Question

On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles.”
Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.
When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true.
Robert Friedlander’s next destinations  were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.
【小題1】The best headline for this newspaper article would be ______ .

A．The Kingdom of Bicycles	B．A Beautiful Hotel in Xi’an
C．Marco Polo and the Silk Road.	D．An American Achieving His Aims

【小題2】The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because______ .

A．he asked to see the manager

B．he entered the hall with a bike

C．the manager had to know about all foreign guests

D．the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him

【小題3】Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order.  ______ .

A．China, India, and Pakistan	B．India, China, and Pakistan
C．Pakistan, China, and India	D．China, Pakistan, and India

【小題4】What made Friedlander want to come to China? ______.

A．The stories about Marco Polo .	B．The famous sights in Xi’an .
C．His interest in Chinese silk.	D．His childhood dreams about bicycles .

【小題5】Friedlander can be said to be _______ .

A．clever

B．friendly

C．hardworking

D．strong—minded

Answer 1

【小題1】D
【小題2】B
【小題3】B
【小題4】A
【小題5】D  

解析試題分析：這篇新聞報道主要講敘了一個美國人如何踏上絲綢之路， 來到中國訪問實現(xiàn)自己四十四年前童年夢想的故事。
【小題1】標(biāo)題題：A、B、C 三個選項雖然都是短文中涉及到的事實， 但綜合全篇， 可出這篇新聞報道主要講敘了一個美國人如何踏上絲綢之路， 來到中國訪問實現(xiàn)自己四十四年前童年夢想的故事。選D。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題。結(jié)合The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles.可知這個人把自行車騎到旅店。答案是B。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.可知這個旅程開始于印度，現(xiàn)在在中國，從最后一段的句子：Robert Friedlander’s next destinations  were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.可知這個旅程將在巴基斯坦結(jié)束。選B。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)題。此題可從he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road.得出答案選A。
【小題5】推斷題。從短文中我們得知該美國人55歲高齡， 去年12月從印度新里出發(fā)， 騎自行車歷經(jīng)6個月來到中國西安， 并將繼續(xù)沿絲綢之路旅行， 以現(xiàn)童年夢想， 應(yīng)該是"意志堅強(qiáng)的"。選D。
考點：考查新聞報道類短文
點評：這篇新聞報道主要講敘了一個美國人如何踏上絲綢之路， 來到中國訪問實現(xiàn)自己四十四年前童年夢想的故事。這類文章結(jié)構(gòu)清晰易懂，集中考查了推理題和細(xì)節(jié)題，要求考生有較強(qiáng)的細(xì)節(jié)理解能力。做題時也可以結(jié)合自己的生活常識和經(jīng)驗，再通過邏輯推理和判斷。主旨題關(guān)鍵是弄清每段的大意，再結(jié)合重點的句子判斷。