Question

You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABCs? Do you know there is such a thing as “a banana person”? How strange! 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. So, when a person is a “banana”, he or she is white inside—thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside—looking like a Chinese.

Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. 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 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 for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.

1.“ABCs” in this passage means_____________.

A. three English letters      B. a kind of banana

C. Chinese born in America    D. Americans born in China

2.Chinese in Western 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

D. they like to eat bananas

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

A. 洪水    B. 祖先    C. 身份       D. 血统

4.Which of the sentences is WRONG about ABCs?

A. They are Chinese citizens.

B. They are overseas Chinese.

C. They may speak little Chinese.

D. ABCs may know little about China.

5.This passage mainly talks about________.

A. different kinds of bananas

B. overseas Chinese

C. the Nobel Prize

D. the story of C.N. Yang

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述ABC是指出生在美国的中国人。他们有中国的血液，他们的父母，甚至祖父母或曾祖父母来自中国，他们都有黑色的眼睛和黑色的头发。但他们不是中国公民。这些人可能是另一个国家的公民，就像美国、加拿大或者新加坡。文章还以著名的科学家杨振宁为例，说明这种出生在美国的中国人。

1.C细节理解题。根据短文“ABC means American-born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States.”的描述可知，ABC是一个中国人，但出生在美国。结合选项可知应选C。

2.B细节理解题。根据短文“when a person is a banana, he or she is white inside - thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside - looking like a Chinese.”的描述可知，香蕉人即是里面是白色的，思考问题像西方人，外面是黄色的，思考问题像中国人。结合选项可知应B。

3.D词义猜测题。根据短文“------Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China They all have black eyes and black hair.”的描述，他们的父母，甚至祖父母或曾祖父母来自中国，他们都有黑色的眼睛和黑色的头发，可知他们有中国的血统。结合选项可知应选D。

4.A细节理解题。根据短文“Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are overseas（海外的）Chinese. These people may be citizens（公民）of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. ”的描述可知，B、C、D选项的叙述符合原文内容，而结合“But they are not Chinese citizens. ”的叙述可知，出生在美国的中国人不是中国公民。故应A。

5.主旨大意题。通过对短文的理解得知，文章主要是讲述海外的中国人。结合选项可知应选B。

考点：考查科普类短文阅读。