Question

    If you go to a different country, you may get to know a different way of life. Here are stories of three young people when they first went to the US.

John: I still remember when I first went to the US three years ago, everything was new to me. When I met my host (主人) mum at the airport, she asked, “Do you want to go to the bathroom?” I was not sure what she was asking. I thought bathroom meant shower room, so I answered, “No, I forgot to take the soap (肥皂)!” Later I knew “bathroom” meant “toilet”.

Eric: Before I went to the US, I thought that everything in the US was large: tall people, big meals and large clothes. When I first got to my school, I was surprised by the size of the school: there was only one building with three floors. And there were fewer than 500 students in the school. Then I went into the dormitory (学生宿舍) and met my little 13-year-old roommate Jason. The room was also very small. However, in the small dormitory, in the small school, I made good friends with my roommate and my classmates.

Linda: Every country has different cultures. I, a girl from Thailand, didn’t know much about American culture. All I knew was from books and movies. So when I first went to the US, I was surprised by something. For example, when I first met my host family, they hugged me. People in my country only hug when they know each other very well.

1.What did John think his host mum’s question meant at first?

A.“Do you need to use the toilet?”

B.“Do you want to take a shower? “

C.“Is there a bathroom on the plane?”

D.“Is there a piece of soap with you?”

2.What did Eric think of his school when he first went to the US?

A.It was the same as he thought.

B.Everything was small in the school.

C.It was the most beautiful school in the US.

D.There were too many students in the school.

3.How did Linda learn the American culture before she went to the US?

A.By living with an American family.

B.By talking with her American friends.

C.By reading books and watching movies.

D.By taking classes on the American culture.

4.If two people from Thailand hug each other, they may ________.

A.be very good friends

B.know a lot about the American culture

C.meet each other for the first time

D.be very kind persons

5.We can learn from the passage that ________.

A.Jason was a tall and strong boy

B.John went to the US four years ago

C.Linda likes American culture very much

D.Eric loved his school and his classmates

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了三个年轻人John， Eric和Linda首次去美国时的故事。

1.细节理解题。由第二段第四句“I thought bathroom meant shower room.”可知John一开始以为房东妈妈问他要不要洗澡，故选B。

2.细节理解题。由第三段第二句“When I first got to my school... there was only one building with three floors.”可知Eric第一次去学校被只有3层的教学楼惊到了，学校特别小，而且后文中还提到了寝室也很小，故选B。

3.细节理解题。由第四段第三句“All I knew was from books and movies.”可知Linda在去美国前是通过图书和电影了解美国文化的，故选C。

4.推理判断题。由第四段最后一句“People in my country only hug when they know each other very well.”可知在泰国只有彼此非常了解的两个人才会拥抱，所以我们推断在泰国如果有两个人拥抱了，那么他们可能是很好的朋友，故选A。

5.细节理解题。文章只讲了John， Eric和Linda首次去美国时的故事，没有Jason，所以A错误；由第二段第一句“I still remember when I first went to the US three years ago...”可知John是三年前去的美国，不是四年前，所以B错误；文章最后一段Linda并没有说她非常喜欢美国文化，只说了美国文化和泰国文化不同，所以C错误；由第三段最后一句“However, in the small dormitory...I made good friends with my roommate and my classmates.”可知Eric很喜欢自己的学校和同学，和同学们成为了好朋友，所以D项正确，故选D。