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【题目】The weather is getting colder. People are wearing their winter coats, hats and gloves (手套). But best of all, now is the time of year to wear qiuku (秋裤)！

Qiuku has many names in English. Some people call it long underwear. The formal (正式的) name in English is thermal (保暖的) underwear, or thermals for short.

But the most popular (通俗的，普及的) nickname is “long johns”. Some people think they are named after the famous British boxer (拳击手) John Sullivan. He wore clothing like long underwear while boxing. However, no one knows if this is true.

US people wear long johns too, but they’re not very popular. Every home in the US has heaters (暖气). So you don’t need to wear warm clothes indoors during winter. Most people also think they are not very fashionable to wear. But some people have to work outdoors in winter. They need to wear long johns to keep warm during winter.

I love to wear long johns too. I wear them at home all the time during the winter. They are comfortable and relaxing to wear.

【1】What is the most popular name for qiuku in English?

A. Underwear B. Thermal underwear C. Thermals D. Long johns

【2】Why are long johns not so popular in the US?

① Because Americans don’t like boxing or the name.

② Because people have heaters at home and don’t feel cold.

③ Because most of people think long johns are not fashionable.

④ Because many of them often work outdoors and long johns are too long.

A. ①② B. ②③ C. ③④ D. ①④

【3】What does the writer think of wearing long johns?

A. He also thinks long johns are old fashioned.

B. He thinks long johns are comfortable to wear.

C. He only wears them in China, but never in the US.

D. He doesn’t feel relaxed when wearing long johns.

【4】The writer wants to ________ by writing this article.

A. sell (卖) more long johns. B. tell us about long johns.

C. ask more people to wear long johns. D. explain (解释) why people wear long johns.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 D

【2】 B

【3】 B

【4】 B

【解析】

冬天到了，天气越来越冷了，又到了穿秋裤的时候了。这篇短文给我们讲述了“秋裤”的不同称呼和名称的由来，并介绍了美国人以及作者对秋裤的不同观点。

【1】细节理解题。根据短文第三段中But the most popular (通俗的，普及的) nickname is “long johns”.可知，“秋裤”最受欢迎的英文名字是long johns，故应选D。

【2】细节理解题。根据短文第四段中Every home in the US has heaters (暖气). So you don’t need to wear warm clothes indoors during winter. Most people also think they are not very fashionable to wear.可知，秋裤在美国不是那么流行，原因有：在美国每家都有暖气，所以在室内不需要穿保暖的衣服；其次大多数人都觉得秋裤不是那么时尚。故应选B。

【3】细节理解题。根据短文最后一段I love to wear long johns too. I wear them at home all the time during the winter. They are comfortable and relaxing to wear.可知，作者喜欢穿秋裤，他觉得很舒服、很放松。由此可知应选B。

【4】主旨大意题。根据文意可知，这篇短文中作者介绍了“秋裤”的很多名字，以及名称的由来。还提到了美国人和自己对“秋裤”的不同看法。作者只是介绍了关于“秋裤”的一些事实，没有推销、售卖或者要求人们都来穿“秋裤”的意思，故应选B。D选项只是文章一部分内容的意思，并不能概括全文的内容。

这篇短文中作者介绍了“秋裤”的很多名字，以及名称的由来。还提到了美国人和自己对“秋裤”的不同看法。文章主题明确，内容贴近学生们的日常生活，因此比较容易理解。后面的题目设置有细节理解题和主旨大意题。细节题考查学生们对文章事实信息的理解，答案常可以在原文直接找到。做题时，应注意根据题目中的关键词语定位到原文，搜索信息作答。例如第2小题，这个题目问的是“秋裤”在美国不是那么流行的原因，这一内容是在文章第四段中提到的，根据这一段中Every home in the US has heaters (暖气). So you don’t need to wear warm clothes indoors during winter. Most people also think they are not very fashionable to wear.可知原因有两个：一是在美国每家都有暖气，所以在室内不需要穿保暖的衣服；二是大多数人都觉得秋裤不是那么时尚。结合题目中列举的句子可知应选B。