Question

You want to know about my staying in America, right? Well, to tell you the truth, it is really an eye-opening experience here.

In China, I had English classes five times a week since fifth grade. However, I didn’t know how different textbook English could be from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School, Conmecticut.

When I first studied English, I was told to say “I am fine” when people say “How are you?” But in the US, I found that people say “I am good” or “I’m tired.”

One day, someone greeted me with “What’s up?” It made me confused (困惑的). I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didn’t know what to say.

Since then, I have discovered more and more differences between Chinese and US cultures.

To my surprise, US girls spend a lot of time in the burning sun to get a tan. However, in China, girls try every possible way to get their skin paler, or “whiter”.

I’m also surprised by how hard-working US students are. In China, schoolwork is almost everything, so we study hard. But here, a “good” student gets good grades, does a lot for the public and plays sports or music.

The kids here are so talented. I am starting to be sorry that I gave up playing the piano at an early age and that I have never thought about sports.

1.According to the writer, textbook English is everyday English.

A. quite different from B. the same as

C. more difficult than D. similar to

2. What does the underline word “tan” in the sixth paragraph mean in Chinese?

A. 曬黑 B. 曬白 C. 能量 D. 美貌

3.A good US student spends his/her time .

A. only in doing homework

B. only on sports or music

C. on studies, sports or music, and public work

D. on getting good grades

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.A

3.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文是通過介紹作者在美國(guó)學(xué)習(xí)的親身經(jīng)歷，來講述了在本國(guó)學(xué)習(xí)教科書的英語(yǔ)與美國(guó)的日常英語(yǔ)之間的不同。同時(shí)發(fā)現(xiàn)美國(guó)的女孩更喜歡在太陽(yáng)下將皮膚曬黑。更重要的一點(diǎn)是，在本國(guó)學(xué)生的成績(jī)是唯一評(píng)價(jià)的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，而在美國(guó)，一名“好”學(xué)生，必須學(xué)習(xí)成績(jī)好，公益活動(dòng)做的多，要多參與體育鍛煉和音樂方面的活動(dòng)。

1. I didn’t know how different textbook English could be from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School, Connecticut.句意：直到我來到霍奇學(xué)校，我才知道日常英語(yǔ)與教科書上英語(yǔ)的不同。明確了作者的觀點(diǎn)。故選A

2..故選A。

3. “good” student gets good grades, does a lot of for the public and plays sports or music.句意：在美國(guó)一名好學(xué)生的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)是要得到好成績(jī)，做許多的公益活動(dòng)，體育運(yùn)動(dòng)和音樂方面的參與。因此說明一點(diǎn)，評(píng)價(jià)學(xué)生的“好”是多方面考慮的。故選C

考點(diǎn)：故事類短文閱讀。