Question

    Do you have any foreign friends? Do you know their characteristics（特征）?

The Germans（德国人）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 house 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. 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 American' s eyes, success is an important part in their life.

1.What the passage is mainly about?

A.Differences among the 4peoples. B.What the Europeans have in common.

C.The importance of making foreign friends. D.Relationship between Europeans and Americans.

2.Who are the most open of the 4?

A.The Germans. B.The English. C.The French. D.The Americans.

3.This passage tells us that       .

A.the Germans are better off than other Europeans

B.kids in America don't like to go to school

C.Europeans are easier to make friends with

D.Englishmen and Germans have a lot in common

4.Which of the following best describes the English?

A.Hard-working. B.Polite. C.Out-going. D.Independent.

5.From this passage we can see that          .

A.the French enjoy life more than work B.the English are not friendly to strangers

C.German women mostly work at home D.the Americans love nothing but success

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】

短文大意：本文是说明文，主要介绍了不同外国人的不同特征：德国人内向和工作努力；英国人彬彬有礼；法国人外向和友善；美国人开放和崇尚成功等。

1.文意理解题。根据开头“Do you have any foreign friends? Do you know their characteristics你有外国朋友吗?你知道他们的特点吗”，结合文章对德国人、英国人、法国人和美国人的介绍，可知主要介绍了四种外国人的不同特点，Differences among the 4 peoples符合文意，故选A。

2.细节理解题。The Germans德国人；The English英国人；The French法国人；The Americans美国人。根据第五段“A Compared to the Frenchmen, the Americans are more outgoing. and they are even opener than all of the Europeans.与法国人相比，美国人更外向，他们甚至比所有的欧洲人都更开放”，可知美国人是四种人当中最开放的，故选D。

3.细节理解题。A. 德国人比其他欧洲人更富有。B. 美国的孩子不喜欢上学。C. 欧洲人更容易结交朋友。D. 英国人和德国人有许多共同之处。根据第三段“In some ways, the Englishmen look the same as the Germans.在某些方面，英国人看起来和德国人一样”，可知英国人和德国人有很多共同之处，Englishmen and Germans have a lot in common符合题意，故选D。

4.细节理解题。Hard-working勤勉的；Polite礼貌的；Out-going外向的；Independent独立的。根据第三段“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"他们非常安静从不和陌生人说话太多。他们很有礼貌，所以我们经常听到他们说谢谢或对不起”，可知英国人注重礼貌，故选B。

5.细节判断题。A. 法国人喜欢生活多于工作；根据第四段“The French's holidays are very long. They like traveling and usually spend their long time staying in other countries.法国人的假期很长。他们喜欢旅游，通常会花很长时间呆在其他国家”可知说法正确。B. 英国人对陌生人不友好；根据“They are very quiet and never talk too much with the strangers. They are really polite”可知说法错误。C. 德国女人大多在家工作；根据“They like-tidiness, especially the women, who always keep their house clean”可知说法错误。D. 美国人只喜欢成功；根据“And in American's eyes, success is an important part in their life”可知说法错误。综合以上分析，故选A。