Question

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（娱乐）．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（欧洲人）．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 “outgoing” mean in Chinese?A．时尚的

B．安静的

C．外向的

D．外面的

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 Americans from the passage?A．They like to depend on others．

B．It is important for them to get success．

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．Making friends with foreigners．

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题解析：本文主要介绍了几个西方国家以及美国的人的性格特征。

1.】细节理解题。根据第二段中的The Germans are very quiet and they always keep calm以及第三段中的the Englishmen look the same as the Germans． They are very quiet and never talk too much with the strangers，可知英国人和德国人都是很安静的。应选D。

2.】词义猜测题。根据第二段所讲的“德国人很安静”以及本单词后一句It is very easy to make friends with them，可知这个词的意思应该与“安静”相反，应选C。

3.】细节理解题。根据第三段中的The gentlemen are also the Englishmen，可知应选C。

4.】细节理解题。根据文章的最后一句And in Americans’ eyes, success is an important part in their life，可知应选B符合其内容。

5.】标题判断题。纵观全文，本文主要介绍了几个西方国家以及美国的人的性格特征的，故选C。

考点：政治经济文化类阅读