Question

【题目】 I left my hometown in London last year and now I have enjoyed working in this small city in China. Learning a foreign language opens you up to the culture and history of a country. So in order to know more about China, I started to learn Chinese.

But at times, I found myself in funny situations. When I greeted strangers in China, they began to talk a lot and very fast. They asked me questions about everything. But all I could do was to look at them with a blank face. I had no idea what they were talking about. Were they just being kind, funny or impolite? Many people want to make friends with me. But I am a bit upset when I find out the reason why they need a foreign friend. They say they want to practice their English. I don’t need friends like this. I like friends to share my feelings and ideas with.

However, the more Chinese I learn, the more similarities I find it has with English. In English, thick-skinned is to describe a person who doesn’t care for criticism (批评). I was surprised to find that houlianpi in Chinese means the same. And both languages share some common idioms (习语). For example, “look on with folded arms” means xiushoupangguan, and “burn the boats” is similar to pofuchenzhou.

I’m still on my journey to learn Chinese. I believe that sometimes you have the most fun on a journey.

【1】The writer comes from __________.

A.the UKB.the USAC.AustraliaD.Canada

【2】Many Chinese want to make friends with the writer because__________ .

A.they are interested in Western culture

B.they want a partner to practice English with

C.they are willing to share feelings and ideas with him

D.they want to help foreigners with their Chinese

【3】The underlined word “similarities” means “__________” in Chinese.

A.相似点B.不同点C.规律性D.重要性

【4】A thick-skinned person may __________.

A.be very strong and seldom fall ill

B.like to criticize others for their mistakes

C.talk a lot and speak fast

D.feel OK when he’s criticized

【5】If there would be a paragraph before the last paragraph of the text, it most probably would be about __________.

A.the reasons why he wants to learn Chinese

B.the similarities Chinese and English share

C.the differences between Chinese and English

D.the importance of learning Chinese and English

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述作者从英国来中国工作，在中国学中文的经历；很多中国人想和他交朋友的原因只是为了练习英语这让他有点沮丧。他在学习中文过程中发现了语言的很多相似之处。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段“I left my hometown in London”作者离开伦敦的家乡，可知作者来自英国。故选A。

【2】细节理解题。根据第二段“They say they want to practice their English”可知很多中国人想和作者交朋友的原因是想练习英语。故选B。

【3】词义猜测题。根据第三段“means the same”，“both languages share some common idioms”以及“is similar to”可知英语与中文有相似之处。故选A。

【4】细节理解题。根据第三段“In English, thick-skinned is to describe a person who doesn’t care for criticism. I was surprised to find that houlianpi in Chinese means the same”可知thick-skinned用来描述不在意批评的人。故选D。

【5】推理判断题。根据第三段“the more Chinese I learn, the more similarities I find it has with English”讲述了英语与中文的相似之处，下一段可推断讲述英语与中文的不同之处the differences between Chinese and English。故选C。