Question

Do you have any foreign friends? Do you know their characteristics (特征) ？

The Germans are very quiet and they always keep calm. They don't like to speak more words. They look very serious. They like different kinds of amusements. The Germans are very hard-working. They like tidiness,especially the women,who always keep their home clean.

In some ways,the Englishmen look the same as the Germans. They are veryquiet and never talk too much with the strangers. They are really polite,so we often hear they say ^u Thank you”or “Sorry”. The gentlemen are also the Englishmen.

The French^' s holidays are very long. They like traveling and usually spend their long time staying in other countries. The Frenchmen are more outgoing than the Germans. It is very easy to make friends with them.

Compared to the Frenchmen,the Americans are more outgoing. And they are even opener than all of the Europeans. They don 't like to depend on others. So it is very common that the students do part-time jobs in their free time. And in the Americans^J eyes,success is an important part in their life.

() 1. According to the passage,   are very quiet

   A. only the Germans   B. only the Frenchmen

   C. both the Germans and the Englishmen

() 2. What does the underlined word “tidiness” mean in Chinese?

A.整洁 B.时尚 C.随意

() 3. In the writer 'ns   B. the Englishmen   C. the Germans

() 4. What can we learn about the Frenchmen from the passage?

   A. They are more outgoing than the Americans.

   B. It is very easy to make friends with them.

   C. They like traveling in their own country.

() 5. Which is the best title of the passage?

   A. Foreigners ’ Hobbies. B. Who Are More Outgoing?

   C. Characteristics of the Foreigners.

Answer 1

1. C 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. C

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1. C细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“The Germans are

very quiet and they always keep calm. ” 以及第三段第 二句“They are very quiet and never talk too much with the strangers. ” 可知选 C

2. A细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句中“especially the

women,who always keep their home clean. ”可知选 A

3. B细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“The gentlemen

are also the Englishmen. ” 可知选 B

4. B细节理解题。根据第四段中最后一句“It is very easy

to make friends with them. ” 可知选 B。

5. C主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“Do you have any foreign friends? Do you know their characteristics?” 可知选C