Question

You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABC? You may like eating bananas. But did you know there is such a thing as a “banana person”? How strange! Are these people from “another earth” ? No. They are just Chinese people like you and me.

ABC means American-born-Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So, when a person is a banana, he or she is white inside---hinting like a Westerner(西方人) and yellow outside --- looking like a Chinese.

Do you know why? Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. Also, they are not interested in Chinese politics(政治),But if ABCs can’t speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are Chinese. They are overseas(海外的) Chinese. These people may be citizens(公民) of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair. But they are not Chinese citizens. They are not people of the People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C.N. Yang(杨振宁). He got the Nobel Prize Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen. www.xkb1.com

1.“ABC” in this passage stands for “_______”.

A. a kind of banana       B. three English letters     C. Chinese born in American

2.Chinese in Westerner countries are called “banana persons” because __________

A. their bodies are white inside but yellow outside.

B. they think like Westerners but look like Chinese

C. they were born in China but go to study in America

3.The underlined word “blood” may probably mean _________

A. 血统           B. 洪水             C. 身份

4.C. N. Yang is mentioned here to show that _________

A. American Chinese are great    

B. Chinese people can win Nobel Prize.

C. American Chinese are not Chinese citizen.

5.This passage mainly talks about________

A. overseas Chinese        B. the Nobel Prize        C. the life story of C.N. Yang

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了ABC其实就是香蕉人是指中国人出生在美国，而且加入了美国国籍，意思是表面是黄种人实质是美国人，他们不是中国公民但是他们是中国人他们的祖先是中国人。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第二段ABC means American-born-Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States意思是中国人出生在美国。故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So, when a person is a banana, he or she is white inside---hinting like a Westerner(西方人) and yellow outside --- looking like a Chinese.故选B。

3.词义猜测题。根据短文最后一段But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China.可知是血统的意思。故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据短文最后一句But they are not Chinese citizens. They are not people of the People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C.N. Yang(杨振宁)可知是美籍华人不是中国人，故选C可知可知啊www.xkb1.com

5.主旨大意题。通读全文后可知本文组要讲述海外中国人。故选C。

考点：文化类短文阅读。