Question

In Europe, many people make friends across the borders(边界)through town twinning. Two towns in different countries decide to become twin towns.

Their citizens find pen-friends in the twin towns. They exchange newspapers and stamps. The school teachers discuss teaching methods with the teachers in the twin town. Officials visit the twin town for celebrations. Ordinary citizens travel to the twin town, too, but not very often if it is far away.

Sometimes, schools even exchange school classes for two or three weeks! For example, German middle school students study for a while at the school in their twin town in Britain, staying with British families. A few months later, their British friends come to study in Germany.

Some towns even arrange exchange visits for theatre groups, choirs(歌唱队)and orchestras(管弦乐队). Others send lectures to the twin towns who tell the people there all about their own town, and show photos and slides.

Some towns organize exhibitions to show works of art, for example, paintings by artists from their twin town. Many British towns are so pleased with the results of the twinning that they set out to find more than one twin town!

Tonbridge, a middle-sized town in Kent, for example, has twin towns in Germany and in France. Richmond near London has links with Germany, France and a town in former Yugoslavia!

Town twinning can help to make friends and helps people to help each other. It helps students to improve the language skill, and it contributes(有助于)to international peace and understanding.

1. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?

A. Twin towns exchange newspapers and stamps.

B. Twin towns exchange business trade.

C. Schools in the twin towns exchange school classes for a period of time.

D. Lectures are sent to the twin town who tell the people there about their own town.

2. Twin towns develop ________________.

A. between European countries and China

B. in the English speaking countries

C. in the same country

D. between different countries

3. How many countries are mentioned in the passage?

A. 3. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　   B. 6.

C. 5. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　   D. 4.

4. One of the advantages of town twinning is ________________.

A. to earn more money

B. to set up schools

C. to improve students’ language skills

D. to develop industry and agriculture

 

Answer 1

答案：B;D;D;C
提示：

2 见文章第一段Two towns in different countries decide to become twin towns. 3 文中一共涉及了四个国家，故3题选D。 4 从文章最后一段可知，4题选C。