Question

Let's pretend we're sailing down the Rhine River on a pleasure boat. The Rhine is one of the main water?ways ofGermany, and the river traffic is heavy. It's in?teresting to watch many boats going up and down the river. But the river traffic is not nearly so interesting as the beautiful scenery along the banks and hillsides. The boat is passing many old castles. We can see people working in the vineyards (葡萄园)on the hillsides. There are vineyards as far as the eye can see. Wine from the Rhine Valley is famous all over the world.

Suddenly our boat slows down and begins to turn a little. We are coming to a sharp bend in the river. On our right we can see a rocky cliff over 400 feet high. At first it looks quite ordinary, but there is nothing ordina?ry about it. There are many stories, poems, and songs about the cliff. We are looking at the Lorelei.

Then someone on the boat begins to sing in Ger?man* the song of the Lorelei. It is a song about a beau?tiful siren (美女)who has lured many sailors to their deaths.

The siren is supposed to sit on the rock combing her long golden hair and singing. The sailors who hear her song forget to steer, and the current of river hurls their boats on the rocks and dashes them to pieces.

Soon other people on the boat begin to sing. The beautiful song adds to special magic to the moment, and you begin to realize why so many people have made this trip down the Rhine to see the rock of the Lorelei. 1. The more interesting thing to those who are sailing down the Rhine  River on a pleasure boat is .

A.    to watch many boats going up and down the river

B.    to see the beautiful scene along the banks and hillsides

C.    to hear a song about a beautiful siren

D.    to see a beautiful siren combing her golden hair

2.    Which of the following is famous all over the world?

A.    The Rhine River.

B.    The River Traffic.

C.    Wine from the Rhine Valley.

D.    The Lorelei.

3.    We can see a rocky cliff over 400 feet high .

A.    on our right when coming to a sharp bend

B.    on the Rhine hillsides

C.    from the Rhine Valley

D.    on the boat

4.    The song of the Lorelei is about .

A.    the Rhine wine

B.    a rocky cliff

C.    the beautiful scenery along the Rhine  River

D.    a beautiful and dangerous beauty

Answer 1

【文章大意】本文讲述作者一行人在莱茵河乘船航行的所见所闻，一路上，"我们"看见山腰上在葡萄园工作的人们，看见悬崖峭壁，听见关于美女的传说的歌曲。

B细节理解题。根据第一段第四句话"But the river traffic is not nearly so interesting as the beautiful scenery along the banks and hillsides."可知看沿岸的风景更有趣。

C 细节理解题。由第一段最后一句"Wine from the Rhine Valley is famous all over the world."可以得出答案。

A细节理解题。由第二段第二、三句"我们来到急转弯处， 在其右边可以看见400多英尺高的悬崖峭壁"可得出答案。

D 细节理解题。根据第三段的"It is a song about.a beautiful siren(美女)who has lured many sailors to their deaths."可知歌曲是关于美丽但危险的女人的故事。