Question

Audrey is a Chinese-­American student. She has found many value(价值观)differences between Chinese and Americans.

About money

(1) Americans would like to spend more than they have, so many of them are always in debt(欠债)．Chinese usually spend less than they have, so many of them always have money left in the bank.

(2) American kids love to make money by themselves. Chinese kids always ask their parents for money.

(3) American parents think it is not useful to send their children to an expensive university. Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to good universities and that might make them very poor sometimes.

About school

(1) Many American girls take part in sports, dancing and singing groups while Chinese girls take part in academic groups.

(2) Some American students think that “B” is a gift while Chinese students think that “B” is terrible.

American parents and Chinese parents

American parents allow their daughters or sons to go out to have some part-­time jobs in their free time or at weekends. Chinese parents usually don't allow their children to do so in middle or high schools.

1. What would a Chinese middle school student probably NOT do at weekends according to the passage?

A．Study at home.                  B．Do part­-time jobs.

C．Take part in sports groups.     D．Do chores.

2.Some Chinese people have money left in the bank because________．

A．they usually spend less than they have

B．they spend more than they have

C．they don't like spending money at all

D．they make a lot of money

3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Chinese parents usually give their kids money.

B．American children love to make money by themselves.

C．The reason why Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to good universities.

D．Americans usually spend more money than they have.

4.The underlined word “academic” probably means _______ in Chinese.

A．学术的  B．娱乐的

C．运动的  D．休闲的

5.The best title for the passage would probably be ________．

A．Differences between Chinese and Americans

B．Chinese Students and American Students

C．Chinese Values and American Values

D．Chinese Parents and American Parents

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文告诉我们中国人与美国人的价值观是有差异的：一个中国中学生在周末不可能做兼职；一些中国人在银行存钱，中国父母为了让孩子上好大学愿意做任何事情等，而美国人恰恰相反。

1.根据这篇短文一个中国中学生在周末不可能做什么？做兼职。根据American parents allow their daughters or sons to go out to have some part-­time jobs in their free time or at weekends. Chinese parents usually don't allow their children to do so in middle or high schools. 故选B。

2.一些中国人在银行存钱，因为他们通常花的比拥有的少。根据Chinese usually spend less than they have, so many of them always have money left in the bank. 可知选A。

3.在文章中哪一项没有提到？中国父母为什么会为了把孩子送到好大学而去做任何事情的原因。根据Americans would like to spend more than they have. American kids love to make money by themselves. Chinese kids always ask their parents for money.故选C。

4.词义猜测题。划线单词“academic”的中文意思可能是学术的。根据She has found many value(价值观)differences between Chinese and Americans.和Many American girls take part in sports, dancing and singing groups while Chinese girls take part in academic groups.可知，应该选A。

5.主旨大意题。这篇文章的最好题目可能是《中国的价值观和美国的价值观》。通读全文可知答案，故选C。

考点：社会文化类短文阅读。