Question

Audrey is a Chinese-American student. She has found many value (价值观) differences between the Chinese and Americans.

About money

? The American children love to make money by themselves. Chinese children always ask their parents for money.

? American parents don’t think it is useful to send their children to an expensive university. Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to good universities even if it could make them very poor.

About school

? Many American girls take part in sports, dancing and singing groups. Many Chinese girls take part in academic (学术的) groups.

? American students usually feel happy when they get B in an exam. Chinese students feel sad when they get B.

American parents and Chinese parents

American parents allow(允许) their daughters or sons to go out with their friends if they come back home at the certain time. Chinese parents usually don't allow their children in middle school to go out with their friends at night.

American teachers and Chinese teachers

During parent-teacher meetings, American teachers will always find good things to say to

The parents, even to those with the worst grades. But Chinese teachers often tell the parents the mistakes that their children made at school.

1.American children love money by themselves.

A. making B. asking for

C. borrowing D. using

2. send their children to expensive universities.

A. All Americans B. Chinese parents

C. No parents D. All mothers

3. Chinese girls spend time doing sports, singing and dancing than American girls.

A. more B. less

C. a little D. fewer

4. aren’t allowed to go out with their friends at night.

A. Chinese children B. American parents

C. American children D. American girls

5. look at the bad side of the students as much as they can.

A. Chinese children B. American parents

C. Chinese teachers D. American girls

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：奥德丽是一个美籍华人学生。她发现了许多中国人和美国人之间的价值观差异。美国孩子爱自己的钱。中国的孩子们总是向父母要钱。美国父母并不认为送他们的孩子去一个昂贵的大学有用。中国的父母为了送他们的孩子去好的大学会做任何事情。等等。

1.短文中The American children love to make money by themselves.可知美国孩子喜欢自己赚钱，所以该选A。

2.短文中Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to good universities even if it could make them very poor.可知中国的父母为了送他们的孩子去好的大学会做任何事情，所以该选B。

3.文中Many American girls take part in sports, dancing and singing groups. Many Chinese girls take part in academic (学术的) groups.可知中国女孩比美国女孩做运动唱歌跳舞的时间少，所以该选B。

4.文中Chinese parents usually don't allow their children in middle school to go out with their friends at night.可知中国父母通常不允许他们上中学的孩子和他们的朋友在夜间外出，所以该选A。

5.文中But Chinese teachers often tell the parents the mistakes that their children made at school.可知中国的老师常常告诉家长孩子们在学校犯的错误，所以该选C。

考点：社会现象类阅读。