China and the Netherlands (荷蘭) are long-time friends. The Netherlands is more than 41,500 square kilometres in area. It is a bit larger than the size of Taiwan, China.
The Netherlands is rich in culture and art. It is home of many great artists, for example, Vincent van Gogh. Besides fine art, the Netherlands is also called the country of tulips (郁金香). It has the world’s largest tulip garden: Keukenhof garden.
Dutch people are very hard-working. There’s a saying: “God made the Earth, but the Dutch made Holland.” More than a quarter of the country is below sea level. So Dutch people build many dams (水壩) to protect the country from flooding. They have created almost one sixth of the country from seas and rivers!
Did you know?
◆ Rubber ducks are popular around the world. Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman created it in 2007. The yellow duck is 26 metres high.
◆ Wooden clogs (木底鞋) are traditional shoes in the Netherlands. They make good gifts for tourists.
◆ In the Netherlands, it is impolite to start eating at once. Dutch people will sometimes say “delicious” before eating.
◆ Like the UK, the Netherlands also has
kings and queens.
【小題1】Taiwan, China is     than the Netherlands in area.

A.a(chǎn) bit smallerB.much largerC.much smallerD.a(chǎn) little larger
【小題2】Paragraph 3 mainly tells us about    .
A.hard-working Dutch people
B.culture in the Netherlands
C.Dutch artists
D.size of the Netherlands
【小題3】What is not talked about in the reading?
A.Table manners. B.Artists.C.Weather.D.Tulips.
【小題4】About     of the Netherlands is created from the seas and rivers.
A.16%B.25%C.60%D.75%
【小題5】Which is NOT TRUE about the Netherlands?
A.China and the Netherlands have been neighouring countries for a long time.
B.Keukenhof garden is famous for tulips.
C.The Dutch may give foreign friends wooden clogs as small presents.
D.In the Netherlands, it’s good manners to praise (稱贊) the food before eating.


【小題1】A
【小題2】A
【小題3】C
【小題4】A
【小題5】A

解析試題分析:文中給我們介紹了荷蘭的一些情況。它比臺灣的面積大一點,荷蘭人是非常勤勞的,大約百分之十六的荷蘭是從大海和河流開創(chuàng)出來的。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。中國臺灣在面積上比荷蘭小一點。根據(jù)文中It is a bit larger than the size of Taiwan, China. 它比臺灣的面積大一點可知答案,故選A。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第三段主要告訴我們勤勞的荷蘭人。根據(jù)文中Dutch people are very hard-working.荷蘭人是非常勤勞的可知,故選A。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。短文中什么沒有談到?天氣。根據(jù)本文中第二、五、七段可知短文中沒談到天氣,故選C。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。大約百分之十六的荷蘭是從大海和河流開創(chuàng)出來的。根據(jù)文中They have created almost one sixth of the country from seas and rivers!從大海和河流里他們開創(chuàng)了這個國家的六分之一可知,故選A。
【小題5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。關(guān)于荷蘭下面哪一個是錯的?中國和荷蘭是鄰國好長時間了。根據(jù)文中It has the world’s largest tulip garden: Keukenhof garden. Wooden clogs (木底鞋) are traditional shoes in the Netherlands. They make good gifts for tourists.In the Netherlands, it is impolite to start eating at once. Dutch people will sometimes say “delicious” before eating.可知A是錯的,故選A。
考點:文化類短文閱讀。

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