Question

US First Lady Michelle Obama, along with her mother and two daughters, made their first trip to China from March 20-26. They went to Beijing, Xi’an and Chengdu.

In a speech at Peking University, Mrs Obama encouraged students to study abroad.

“It’s not enough to get good grades in school,” she said in the speech. “It is better to travel 10,000 miles than to read 10,000 books. The experiences in other countries help make our life successful. By learning each other’s languages and by showing such curiosity (好奇) and respect (尊重) for each other’s cultures, you are building bridges of understanding and bonds of friendship,” she said. The US is the top destination (目的地) for Chinese students. More than 200,000 Chinese students are now studying in the US. In 2009, US President Barack Obama announced (宣布) his goal of sending 100,000 students to China. Since then, more than 68,000 US students have come to China. What’s more, many kids in the US are now studying Chinese. “Learning Chinese is a cool thing in school. It is good for our future,” said Mason Grabowski, 14, a student from Chicago. “It is a hard language, but it is never too early to start learning it. ”

1.In March,         members of the Obama family visited China.

A. three    B. four    C. five    D. six

2.In her speech at Peking University, Michelle Obama encouraged students to         .

A. get good grades at school    B. study in America

C. study in other countries    D. learn a foreign language

3.Over         US students have studied in China since 2009.

A. two hundred thousand    B. one hundred thousand

C. sixty-eight thousand    D. ten thousand

4.The underlined word “goal” means “        ” in Chinese.

A. 目标    B. 进球    C. 梦想    D. 麻烦

5.We can learn that         from the passage.

A. Michelle Obama visited four cities in China

B. President Obama hopes his daughters can build bridges of understanding by studying abroad

C. Mason Grabowski thinks it’s too early for her to learn Chinese

D. the US is the most popular destination for Chinese students

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.D

【解析】本文介绍了米歇尔·奥巴马和她的家人来中国访问。她在北大做演讲，鼓励中国学生到外国学习。同时，从2009年起，有68000多名美国学生到中国学习。

1.B

推理判断题。US First Lady Michelle Obama, along with her mother and two daughters, made their first trip to China from March 20-26.可知奥巴马家庭中的米歇尔·奥巴马，她的母亲和她的两个女儿来中国访问，一共是四个人，故选B。

2.C

细节理解题。根据In a speech at Peking University, Mrs Obama encouraged students to study abroad. 可知米歇尔·奥巴马在北大的演讲中鼓励学生们去外国学习，故选C。

3.C

细节理解题。根据Since then, more than 68,000 US students have come to China.可知自从2009年，6万8千多名美国学生在中国学习，故选C。

4.A

词义猜测题。根据sending 100,000 students to China.可知送10万学生到中国，这是奥巴马的目标，故选A。

5.D

推理判断题。根据The US is the top destination (目的地) for Chinese students.可知美国是中国学生最受欢迎的留学国家，故选D。

点睛：根据题干要求，在文中寻找答案所在的语句或段落，进行分析理解，词义猜测，推理判断和概括归纳，选出正确的选项。例如小题3，根据Since then, more than 68,000 US students have come to China.可知自从2009年，6万8千多名美国学生在中国学习，故选C。