Question

【题目】

Name	Personal Information(个人信息)
Bill Gates	Born on 28th October, 1955 in the US. Wrote Business@the Speed of Thought.
Yao Ming	Born on 12th September, 1980 in Shanghai. A basketball player in Houston Rockets, the USA.
	Born on 18th July, 1918 in South Africa. He was President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
Florence Nightingale	Born on 12th May, 1820 in Italy. The founder of Modern Nursing. She died in 1910.

【1】Mandela is from ________.

A.South AfricaB.ItalyC.the USAD.Shanghai

【2】________ was born in 1980.

A.Bill GatesB.Nelson MandelaC.Yao MingD.Florence Nightingale

【3】Florence Nightingale died at the age of ________.

A.70B.90C.80D.100

【4】The 12th of May every year is Nurses’ Day. It is ________ birthday.

A.Bill Gates’sB.Florence Nightingale’s

C.Nelson Mandela’sD.Yao Ming’s

【5】Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Bill Gates is the founder of Modern Nursing.

B.Nelson Mandela was born in Shanghai.

C.Yao Ming played basketball in America.

D.Florence Nightingale was a good businesswoman.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】B

【5】C

【解析】

本文向我们介绍了四位名人。

【1】细节理解题。根据第三栏中“Born on 18th July, 1918 in South Africa.”可知，曼德拉来自南非。故选A。

【2】细节理解题。根据第二栏中“Born on 12th September, 1980 in Shanghai.”可知，姚明出生于1980年。故选C。

【3】推理判断题。根据第四栏中“Born on 12th May, 1820 in Italy…She died in 1910.”可知，南丁格尔去世的时候90岁。故选B。

【4】细节理解题。根据第四栏中“Born on 12th May, 1820 in Italy.”可知，南丁格尔的生日是五月十二日。故选B。

【5】推理判断题。A项：比尔·盖茨是现代护理的创始人。根据第四栏可知，南丁格尔是现代护理的创始人，该项表述错误；B项：纳尔逊·曼德拉出生于上海。根据第三栏可知，曼德拉出生于南非，该项表述错误；C项：姚明在美国打篮球。根据第二栏内容可知，姚明曾在美国打篮球，该项表述正确；D项：弗洛伦斯·南丁格尔是一位优秀的女商人。根据第四栏内容可知，南丁格尔从事与护理学相关事情，并不从商，该项表述错误。故选C。

本文浅显易懂，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。文章所设试题主要考查细节查找，做题关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查小题和原文的异同。

例如第1小题，审题后根据第三栏中“Born on 18th July, 1918 in South Africa.”可知，曼德拉来自南非。故选A。