Question

This month in Travelers Corner there are three teenagers’ experiences in year-abroad programs.

Mariko Okada--Japan

My year abroad in the United States was a fantastic experience. I’m not a shy person, and I was very comfortable speaking to everyone. So I got lots of speaking practice. I also learned lots of interesting things about American culture. When I got home, my friends all said that I had improved so much! I hope to go back again in the future.

Carla Fonseca--Brazil

I spent last year studying English in London. I’m from a small town, and London is a very big city. Sometimes I felt it was too big.  There were so many people to talk to, but I always felt embarrassed about my English. I missed my family, and I really missed my two cats. My roommate was always using our telephone, so I hardly had the chance for a nice long talk with my parents. I think it was a good experience for me, but I’m glad to be home!

Alvin Chen--Hong Kong

Studying in New Zealand was a fun experience for me, but it was also lots of hard work! I had English classes six hours a day, five days a week with lots of homework. I also kept a diary of my experience. I like to write, and I wrote two or three pages in my diary every day.  On Saturdays,  my alien family took me to lots of interesting places and showed me so many wonderful things about the culture. I’m really glad I went!

1.What is true about Mariko, Carla, and Alvin?

A. They are all good at English.

B. They all spent a year abroad.

C. They all studied in the same country.

D. They all hope to spend more time abroad in the future.

2.Who was very comfortable speaking English?

A. Carla.    B. Mariko.    C. Alvin.    D. Alvin and Carla.

3.Mariko thought that ___________

A. she missed her cats    B. she was too shy to speak

C. she learned about some cultural things    D. her roommate was easy-going

4.Carla hardly had the chance for a nice long talk with her parents because_________.

A. she couldn’t speak English well

B. the phone call was so expensive

C. London was too big to find a pay phone

D. her roommate was always using the telephone

5.When Alvin studied in New Zealand, he  ___________ .

A. had a hard time    B. wrote letters to his parents

C. had lots of homework    D. visited lots of interesting people

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.C

【解析】本文主要介绍了三个青少年Mariko Okada，Carla Fonseca和Alvin Chen在国外的学习经历。

1.B

推理判断题。根据This month in Travelers Corner there are three teenagers’ experiences in year-abroad programs. Mariko Okada--Japan ，Carla Fonseca--Brazil

和Alvin Chen--Hong Kong可知这三个人都在外国待了一年。故选B。

2.B

细节理解题。根据I’m not a shy person, and I was very comfortable speaking to everyone.可知Mariko Okada说英语非常舒服，故选B。

3.C

细节理解题。根据I also learned lots of interesting things about American culture可知Mariko Okada认为她了解一些美国的文化，故选C。

4.D

细节理解题。根据My roommate was always using our telephone, so I hardly had the chance for a nice long talk with my parents.可知Carla几乎没有机会和父母好好地长谈一次，因为她的室友总是使用电话，故选D。

5.C

细节理解题。根据Studying in New Zealand was a fun experience for me, but it was also lots of hard work! I had English classes six hours a day, five days a week with lots of homework. 可知Alvin在新西兰学习时，有很多作业，故选C。

点睛：根据题干要求，在文中寻找答案所在的语句或段落，进行分析理解，词义猜测，推理判断和概括归纳，选出正确的选项。例如小题3，根据I also learned lots of interesting things about American culture可知Mariko Okada认为她了解一些美国的文化，故选C。