题目内容
9.Early the next morning,Keira looked everywhere for something to show her West African roots.She dug through every drawer,but she couldn't find anything that really stood out.Finally,she put on a white shirt and jeans.Although she wore ordinary clothes,she hoped that her interest in her West African roots would not go unnoticed.
At the community center,Keira was lucky enough to get a front-row seat.The first speaker talked about African writers and how they often use traditional stories with traditional characters,such as the Tortoise and the Spider.The speaker mentioned writers her mother and grandmother liked!Also,Tortoise was a favorite character in Keira's bedtime stories.Finally,the speaker mentioned Doudou N'Diaye Rose.He was Keira's favorite drummer.He was from Senegal.She began to realise just how much her West African roots influenced her American life.
Finally,the storyteller came up.He told a story that explained how the chameleon,a small lizard(蜥蜴),changed its colors.Then he introduced the Spider and Tortoise.It was known that they appeared to be generous but in fact they wanted to keep everything for themselves.Some of the stories made these characters seem poor as they fought for every last piece.However,they were simply naughty(调皮的).They certainly did learn their lessons!
Keira couldn't keep her mind from thinking about all the different stories her mother had told.Her memory was pouring out again!She knew about everything the storyteller said.
After the presentation,the class talked to the storyteller.Keira told about how her great-grandmother had moved to the United States from Senegal.Her great-grandmother left her village because of a famine,a time of hunger.She had explained to Keira's grandmother that the villagers spent days begging for food.Her great-grandmother finally came to the United States.Keira told the storyteller about those of her bedtime stories.
When Keira was finished,the storyteller pointed out that she had just done his job.She had described her family and the stories they told.Keira could hardly wait to tell her mother and grandmother the news!
36.Keria wasB about the presentation on the evening of the day before.
A.nervous
B.excited
C.surprised
D.unhappy
37.Keria wore ordinary clothes that day becauseC.
A.the clothes made her stand out
B.they were her favourite clothes
C.she didn't find anything with West African roots
D.she didn't want to show others her West African roots
38.A was a favourite character in Keria's West African traditional stories.
A.Tortoise
B.Spider
C.Lizard
D.Chamelon
39.The underlined word"famine"in Paragraph 5most probably means a time short ofB.
A.money
B.food
C.water
D.job
40.From the passage,we can learnC.
A.culture can't go without certain kinds of clothes
B.one can't find his roots without going to his own country
C.culture not only appears in something material like clothes
D.culture will die soon after you live far away from your place.
分析 当凯拉爬到床上,她想着明天的野地旅行.她的班级是由西非传统说书人去演讲.凯拉很兴奋,因为她是西非血统.她曾祖母从塞内加尔----西非的一个国家,来到美国.直到现在,凯拉没考虑很多关于她的祖先的事情.
次日凌晨,凯拉到处找东西来表明她和西非的渊源.她翻抽屉,但她找不到任何引人注目的东西.最后,她穿了一件白色衬衫和牛仔裤,虽然她穿着普通的衣服,她希望她对西非的根源的兴趣不会被忽视.
在社区中心,凯拉很幸运得到一个前排座位.第一个发言者谈到非洲作家以及他们是如何经常使用传统的故事与传统的文字,如乌龟和蜘蛛.演讲者提到她的母亲和祖母喜欢的作家,另外,乌龟是凯拉的睡前故事中最喜欢的角色.演讲者提到Doudou N'Diaye Rose,他是凯拉的最喜欢的鼓手,他来自塞内加尔.她开始意识到西非的根是多么影响她的美国生活.
最后,讲故事的人上来了.他讲了一个故事来解释变色龙,一只小蜥蜴,改变它的颜色.然后他介绍蜘蛛和乌龟.众所周知,他们似乎很慷慨,但事实上它们想把一切都留给自己.
凯拉无法阻止她脑子思考她妈妈讲的所有不同的故事,她知道讲故事的人所说的一切.
演讲结束后,凯拉告诉他们她的曾祖母是从塞内加尔移居美国的,凯拉告诉那些关于她的故事.当凯拉结束的时候,讲故事的人指出她刚刚完成他的工作.她描述她的家庭和他们的故事.凯拉迫不及待的告诉她的母亲和祖母这个消息!
解答 36.答案:B.细节理解题.根据短文"As Keira climbed into bed,she thought about tomorrow's field trip.Her class was going to a presentation by a West African traditional storyteller.Keira was excited because she was of West African descent."可知当凯拉爬到床上,她想着明天的野地旅行.她的班级是由西非传统说书人去演讲.凯拉很兴奋,因为她是西非血统.故选:B.
37.答案:C.细节理解题.根据短文"She dug through every drawer,but she couldn't find anything that really stood out.Finally,she put on a white shirt and jeans."可知她翻抽屉,但她找不到任何引人注目的东西.最后,她穿了一件白色衬衫和牛仔裤.故选:C.
38.答案:A.细节理解题.根据短文"Also,Tortoise was a favorite character in Keira's bedtime stories."可知乌龟是凯拉睡前故事中最喜欢的角色.故选:A.
39.答案:B.细节理解题.根据a time of hunger饥饿的时刻,可知应该是"一个缺乏食物的时间"既"饥饿的时间".答案是B.
40.答案:C.综合理解题.本文介绍了西非传统人讲述故事的情况.讲的是文化传统不仅仅表现在材料身上比如说衣服上,还表现在其他方面.故选:C.
点评 阅读题型,要注重句子与句子之间、段落与段落之间逻辑关系以及对篇章的整体理解.根据所给问题选择正确选项完成试题.
At that time,I noticed that many(17)D people had difficulty going to the shopping mall after heavy snow.I would spend part of a(18)C Saturday knocking on my elderly neighbor's apartment doors to ask if they(19)B anything from the mall.The mall was down a huge hill and I would bring back a couple of bags of necessities (必需品) for them every time.I liked it and it made them so (20)A,too.
My friends asked me (21)D I was doing and after some time some of them joined in and it became a(22)D as time went by.I (23)A asked for money for these,but sometimes the old ladies would (24)A some in my pocket without telling me.The next time I would buy some flowers or cards for them.
When I went to college,many of these people would ask my mother about me,(25)C my mother didn't always know who they were.I had never told her about what I (26)B to do for these people.And then she knew it through the (27)D between these people and her.I started helping others when I was 12and it has (28)C until today.Now I'm a teacher and teaching my students the art of true(29)B.At first I wrote this for my diary,but my mother said why not share it with (30)A.I hope this inspires (激励) younger people and the older ones as well.
| 16.A.offered | B.helped | C.cared | D.gave |
| 17.A.disabled | B.sick | C.lazy | D.old |
| 18.A.snowy | B.fine | C.free | D.busy |
| 19.A.had | B.needed | C.got | D.took |
| 20.A.pleased | B.relaxed | C.surprised | D.bored |
| 21.A.whether | B.when | C.why | D.what |
| 22.A.case | B.hobby | C.tradition | D.custom |
| 23.A.never | B.usually | C.always | D.sometimes |
| 24.A.put | B.use | C.find | D.save |
| 25.A.so | B.as | C.but | D.or |
| 26.A.planned | B.used | C.remembered | D.learned |
| 27.A.speeches | B.discussions | C.sentences | D.conversations |
| 28.A.stopped | B.finished | C.continued | D.kept |
| 29.A.culture | B.kindness | C.love | D.stress |
| 30.A.others | B.friends | C.strangers | D.mothers. |