Question

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

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 . 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(晒黑). However, in China, girls try every possible way to get their skin paler, or “whiter”.

I was also surprised by how hardworking US students are.

In China, schoolwork is almost everything, so we study hard and that’s it. But here, a “good” student gets good grades, does a lot of 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                           

2.What does the word “confused” in the fourth paragraph mean in Chinese ?

A. 困惑               B. 憧憬          C. 悲痛          

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

4.Which of the following is NOT true ?

A. The writer is now in US.

B. American girls love to have white skin.

C. American students are talented and hard working.  

5.Which is the main idea for this passage ?

A. My Travel in America.

B. My Studying in America.

C. My Opinion about America.              

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文是通过介绍作者在美国学习的亲身经历，来讲述了在本国学习教科书的英语与美国的日常英语之间的不同。同时发现美国的女孩更喜欢在太阳下将皮肤晒黑。更重要的一点是，在本国学生的成绩是唯一评价的标准，而在美国，一名“好”学生，必须学习成绩好，公益活动做的多，要多参与体育锻炼和音乐方面的活动。

1.

2.confused . I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didn’t know what to say.句意： 有一天，有人对我说：“发生什么了？”这让我困惑。我想了一会儿，然后笑了，因为我不知道该说什么。面对日常的交流，作者发现与教材中学习的不同，因此内心有了困惑，所以没有回答。故选 A

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4.晒黑). 句意：美国女孩花了很多时间在烈日下为了使皮肤晒黑。通过原文得知与第二项不符，故选B

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考点：故事类短文阅读。