Question

It’s something familiar to all parents of young children： you’re in a busy shopping street and your child wants to pee（小便）and he just can’t hold it any longer．But two parents’ decision to let their child relieve（释放）himself has caused much attention in China．

By now, it seems, the whole Chinese Internet is familiar with what happened on a crowded Hong Kong shopping street．A mother holds a nappy（尿布）while her two-year-old pees．A passerby took pictures which then were put online．The woman explained that they had found a public toilet（厕所）but saw there was a long queue, so she had no other choice but to let their child to relieve himself on the street instead．

Why has this one child’s act caused so much upset? Allowing a child under 12 to “answer the call of nature in any public street” is against the law in Hong Kong and the parents will face a 2,000 Hong Kong Dollar（$250）fine（罚款）．But the on-line chatter has put all the attention on the fact that this family were tourists from mainland China, rather than being locals．“For Hong Kongers, people might think from time to time that mainlanders are not so polite and often break the public rules,” says Martin Yip of BBC．Charmaine Chui, who was born in Hong Kong, told BBC she feels angry to have seen mainland tourists peeing in shopping centers and restaurants．“Hong Kong is a beautiful, modern city．What do these people think of it?” she says．

In mainland China, there has also been criticism of the parents’ behavior．But most of the people say they find the parents’ behavior understandable as they had tried to find a toilet for their child and the mother used a paper nappy rather than simply allowing the baby to pee on the ground．

1.The child peed ________ in HK．

A．on a crowded shopping street

B．in a public toilet

C．at home

D．in a restaurant

2.The underlined phrase “answer the call of nature” means _________．

A．回归自然  B．接自然打来的电话

C．上厕所  D．接电话

3.Charmaine Chui feels ____ to have seen mainland tourists peeing in shopping centers and restaurants．

A．understandable B．sorry C．angry D．happy

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．A policeman took photos of the 2-year-old child and put them online．

B．It’s OK for children under 12 to pee wherever they like in Hong Kong．

C．All the Chinese feel very angry about the parents’ behavior．

D．In mainland China, most of the people find the parents’ behavior understandable．

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是很多大陆人去香港时，会让他们的孩子在公共的场所，例如购物街或餐馆等地方解手，类似的事情还被传到了网上，这让很多人都感到不可接受。在香港允许12岁以下的孩子在公共的大街上解手是违背当地法律的。但是很多大陆的人都觉得这件事是可以理解的。

1.A细节理解题。根据短文第二段中the whole Chinese Internet is familiar with what happened on a crowded Hong Kong shopping street….so she had no other choice but to let their child to relieve himself on the street instead.可知，这个孩子是在香港一条拥挤的大街上解手。故选A。

2.C词义猜测题。根据短文第三段中Allowing a child under 12 to “answer the call of nature in any public street” is against the law in Hong Kong and the parents will face a 2,000 Hong Kong Dollar ($250) fine (罚款).可知，让12岁以下的孩子在公共的大街上解手这违背了香港的法律，家长将会面临2,000港元的罚款。这个短语的意思就是上面所说的在大街上让小孩解手。故选C。

3.C细节理解题。根据短文中Martin Yip of BBC. Charmaine Chui, who was born in Hong Kong, told BBC she feels angry to have seen mainland tourists peeing in shopping centers and restaurants.可知Charmaine Chui看到大陆的人让孩子在购物街和餐馆里解手，她感到很生气。故选C。

4.D推理判断题。根据第二段中A passerby took pictures which then were put online.可知A选项不符合文意；根据Allowing a child under 12 to “answer the call of nature in any public street” is against the law in Hong Kong and the parents will face a 2,000 Hong Kong Dollar ($250) fine (罚款).可知B选项不符合文意；根据短文最后一段可知C选项不符合文意。根据But most of the people say they find the parents’ behavior understandable可知D选项是正确的。故选D。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。