Question

【题目】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 very quiet and never talk too much with the strangers. They are really polite, so we often hear they say “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 Americans’ eyes, success is an important part in their life.

【1】According to the passage, ______are very quiet.

A. only the Germans B. only the Englishmen

C. only the Frenchmen D. both the Germans and the Englishmen

【2】What does the underlined word “tidiness” mean in Chinese?

A. 整洁 B. 安静 C. 时尚 D. 随意

【3】In the writer’s eyes, the gentlemen are______.

A. the Germans B. the Frenchmen C. the Englishmen D. the Americans

【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.

D. They look serious and are always hard-working.

【5】Which is the best title of the passage?

A. Foreigners’ hobbies. B. Who are more outgoing?

C. Characteristics of the foreigners. D. Success is an important part in Americans’ life.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 D

【2】 A

【3】 C

【4】 B

【5】 C

【解析】

本文介绍德国人、英国人、法国人和美国人的性格特点。德国人很安静，他们总是保持冷静。德国人工作很努力。他们喜欢整洁。英国人看起来和德国人一样。他们非常有礼貌。绅士们也是英国人。法国人比德国人更外向。和他们交朋友很容易。与法国人相比，美国人更外向。他们不喜欢依赖别人。所以学生们在业余时间做兼职工作是很普遍的。在美国人看来，成功是他们生活中的重要部分。

【1】题意：根据文章，___________很安静。考查细节理解题。A. only the Germans只有德国人；B. only the Englishmen只有英国人；C. only the Frenchmen只有法国人；D. both the Germans and the Englishmen德国人和英国人。根据第二段第一句The Germans are very quiet and they always keep calm.（德国人很安静，他们总是保持冷静。）和第三段第一、二句In some ways, the Englishmen look the same as the Germans. They are very quiet and never talk too much with the strangers.（在某些方面，英国人看起来和德国人一样。他们很安静，从不和陌生人说太多话。）可知德国人和英国人很稳重，可知选D。

【2】题意：下画线单词“tidiness”在汉语中是什么意思？考查词义猜测。A. 整洁；B. 安静；C. 时尚；D. 随意。根据下文who always keep their home clean.（他们总是使他们的家保持干净。）可知此句They like tidiness句意是：他们喜欢整洁。结合They like tidiness的句意，可知tidiness是“整洁”的意思；选A。

【3】题意：在作者看来，绅士们是______________。考查细节理解题。A. the Germans德国人；B. the Frenchmen法国人；C. the Englishmen英国人；D. the Americans美国人。根据第三段最后一句The gentlemen are also the Englishmen.（绅士们也是英国人。）可知绅士们是英国人；选C。

【4】题意：从文章中我们可以了解法国人什么？考查细节理解题。A. They are more outgoing than the Americans. 他们比美国人更外向；B. It is very easy to make friends with them. 和他们交朋友很容易；C. They like traveling in their own country. 他们喜欢在自己的国家旅行；D. They look serious and are always hard-working. 他们看起来很严肃，而且总是很勤奋。根据第四段最后一句It is very easy to make friends with them.（和他们交朋友很容易）可知选B。

【5】题意：这篇文章最好的标题是什么？考查主旨理解题。A. Foreigners’ hobbies. 外国人的爱好；B. Who are more outgoing? 谁更外向；C. Characteristics of the foreigners.外国人的性格特点；D. Success is an important part in Americans’life.成功是美国人生活中的一个重要部分。本文介绍德国人、英国人、法国人和美国人的性格特点。根据本文内容可知这篇文章最好的标题是“外国人的性格特点”，选C。

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