Question

Kara likes getting e-mail from Fumi. Kara is a third-grader in Arizona(亚利桑那), and Fumi is in third grade in Japan.They are e-pals who send e-mails every week. Fumi sent Kars photos and descriptions of her home.

  The first room in Fumi’s house is a small entryway. People who enter the home remove their shoes. They put on different shoes with soft soles. That seemed odd ot Kara. She wears her street shoes in the house.

  Kara likes the photo of Fumi and her family eating. They gather around a table, just like Kara and her family, Kara’s family sits on chairs, but Fumi’s family sits on cushions on a strau mat on the floor. The table is low to the ground. What seems to be a wall behind Fumi’s family is actually a door without knobs. Fumi explained that the door slides open. It is made from strong paper glued to thin strips of wood. “I could never play ball in that house!” thought Kara.

1. Why did the author write the passage?

A. to explain how to have an e-pal

B. to tell the history of e-mail

C. to compare homes in Japan and in Ameria   

D. to show that homes in Arizona are better than homes in Japan

2.What does Fumi usually do before getting into the house?

A. Take off the shoes.                     

B. Put on her street shoes

C. Wear her different shoes with high heels.   

D. Have slippers on.

3.How is Fumi different from Kara?

A. Fumi lives in the United States.        

B. Fumi’s family sits on the floor to eat.

C. Fumi’s family eats around a table.      

D. Fumi is in the third grade.

4.What is the same about Fumi’s and Kara’s homes?

A. Families sit around a table to eat.       

B. People wear soft-soled shoes inside.

C. The floors are covered with straw mats.  

D. They are in the same country.

5.Kara and Fumi both__________.

A. take their shoes on when they get home.  

B. live in houses with doors made from paper

C. learn about a new place from their e-pal  

D. sit on chairs during dinner

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述了Fumi和 Kara是笔友，他们发送电子邮件来描述彼此的家的不同情况，可以看出两个国家的不同。

1.一段Fumi sent Kars photos and descriptions of her home. Fumi发送Kars照片来描述在日本和在美国的家。可知选C。

2.二段People who enter the home remove their shoes. They put on different shoes with soft soles.可知Fumi在进到房子之前，要先拖鞋。可知选A。

3.细节理解题。根据文中第三段Kara’s family sits on chairs, but Fumi’s family sits on cushions on a strau mat on the floor.可知Fumi的家人坐在地毯上吃饭，可知选B。

4.题。根据文中第三段They gather around a table, just like Kara and her family他们相同的是他们全家都是围着桌子坐在一起。故选A。

5.题。由整篇文章可知他们彼此发送短信是为了从笔友那了解对方的一个地方。故选C。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读