题目内容
While many teenagers may dream of meeting with pop star Jay Chou or NBA hero Yao Ming, Li Jing had a far more powerful person on her mind. The Senior 2 from Beijing No. 35 High School dreamt of meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin.
After more than a year of hard work and with a little good luck, Li fulfilled(实现) her dream. On October 11, 2004, the 16-year-old girl joined a team of Chinese Journalists who went to the Kremlin(克里姆林宫), Moscow, to interview Putin.
Li felt nervous before talking with Putin.“But his greeting and warm smile put me at ease,” she said.
Li admires Putin very much, because of his strong will and style of leadership. “He looks very cool,” Li said. During her interview, Li asked Putin whether he plans to educate his two teenage daughters to be officials in the future. Putin smiled and answered he hopes they can do whatever job suits their interests and personalities.
Although Li would only have several minutes, she started working on her interview questions last August after applying for the opportunity. “Journalists” work is by no means easy. You need to do lots of homework on your interviewee,”she said. She read many books about Putin and Russia in her spare time.
Li’s parents encouraged her to be a student journalist. “We fully support her, as long as it does not affect studies,”said her father. Previous in her job for a student magazine, Chinese Young Journalists, she wrote a letter to President Hu Jintao during the SARS epidemic(流行疫情).
Li has learnt a lot from her experience. She said learning to manage her time and develop the confidence to speak with important people were not things she could learn in class.
1.The underlined word “interviewee” in the fifth paragraph probably means __________.
A.the person who interviews others
B.the person who is interviewed
C.the person who know how to interview
D.the person who plan to interview famous people
2.Which of the following best describes Li Jing’s parents’ attitude towards her being a student journalist?
A.They think to a student journalist is purely a waste of time.
B.They worry that to be a student journalist will affect her studies
C.They consider it is quite good for Li Jing if it doesn’t affect her studies.
D.They neither support it nor object to it.
3.Li Jing is different from those students of her age because __________.
A.she doesn’t like pop star Jay Chou
B.she hates meting with the NBA hero Yao Ming
C.she wants to meet neither Jay Chou nor Yao Ming
D.She dreams of meeting the president powerful Russian leader
4.Which of the following statements is Not True?
A.Li realized her dream not just because of her hard work
B.Li was at easy at the first sight of president Putin
C.Li considers Putin a great leader because of his strong will and style of leadership
D.Li thinks impossible to learn in class the confidence to speak with great people
5.It can be inferred from the passage that________
A.Everybody can be a journalist easily.
B.Putin will force his daughters to what he plans for them.
C.President Hu Jintao answered Lijing’s letter.
D.Journalists must get permission to ask questions.
1.B
2.C
3.D
4.B
5.D
【解析】
试题分析:本文叙述了一个16岁的小女孩是一个小记者,她有一个不同于其他人的梦想,她想见见俄罗斯总统普京,最后她终于有机会采访普京了,她珍惜这次机会,并且从中可以学到课本上没有的东西,她的父母对于她的课外活动也是支持的只要不影响她的学习就行。
1.词义猜测题。根据构词法的知识可以猜测该词的词义。以-ee为后缀结尾的词, 一般表示“被……的人”。故选B。
2.细节理解题。根据Li’s parents encouraged her to be a student journalist. “We fully support her, as long as it does not affect studies,”said her father. 父母对她的课外活动的态度是很支持的, 前提是不影响学习。故选C。
3.细节理解题。根据The Senior 2 from Beijing No. 35 High School dreamt of meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin.其他的孩子都梦想见明星而她梦想见外国的总统,与众不同,故选D。
4.细节理解题。根据Li felt nervous before talking with Putin. 她开始的时候有些紧张。故选B。
5.推理判断题。根据Although Li would only have several minutes, she started working on her interview questions last August after applying for the opportunity.记者必须得到允许之后才能开始采访,故选D。
考点:故事类短文阅读。
点评:词义猜测题体现了应用英语的重要能力,也是高考阅读理解中必考的题型。它不但需要准确无误地理解上下文,而且要有较大的泛读量,掌握或认识较多的课外词汇。考生应学会通过构词、定义、同位、对比、因果、常识、同义、反义及上下文线索等确定词义。在英语中,有很多词可以在前面加前缀,在后面加后缀,从而构成一个词,乍看起来,这个词可能是新词,但掌握了一定的构词知识,就不难猜出它的词义。
If Confucius(孔子)were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles. He’d need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out.
While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day ,few people in the United States will give him a passing thought. It’s nothing personal. Most Americans don’t even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes.
But this doesn’t mean that Americans don’t care about Confucius. In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China.
In the past two decades, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities. More recently, the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language and culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually include Chinese art, history and philosophy(哲学).Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantage of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks of Western philosophy. Students in the United States, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese. So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States. Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers.
So the old thinker’s ideas are still alive and well.
Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West.
As for the old thinker, he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West, even if his birthday is.
【小题1】The opening paragraph is mainly intended to .
A.provide some key facts about Confucius |
B.attract the readers’ interest in the subject |
C.show great respect for the ancient thinker |
D.prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations |
A.have a great interest in studying Chinese |
B.take an active part in Chinese competitions |
C.try to get high scores in Chinese exams |
D.fight for a chance to learn Chinese |
A.Forgotten Wisdom in America |
B.Huge Fans of the Chinese Language |
C.Chinese Culture for Westerners |
D.Old Thinker with a Big Future |
A.a biography | B.a history paper |
C.a newspaper | D.a philosophy textbook |