Question

I arrived in Cali, the second largest city in Colombia. The sun was truly shining. Cali was great, the people were friendly and helpful. One thing I knew about Colombia before I came was the coffee. I drank it every day while dreaming about South American adventures in my cold, wet hometown of England.

What I wasn’t prepared for was the beauty there. Even the bus ride was a pleasure. I never thought I would say like this in South America. The landscape was so unexpected, I didn’t imagine Colombia to have this much beauty. There lay fresh mountain waterfalls as well as luminous green hills at every turn, it was so amazing!

Bogota was my next stop. In the beginning, I thought it was a boring city with nothing different from any other. Then I opened my eyes and my heart. It attracted me. The smiles from the locals were infectious(有感染力的), love poured from their hearts.

For me, Bogota and the Colombian people changed my view on everything. I took a walk alone one night to pick up some goods. It was dark, and I was in a strange neighborhood.Yet all I could think about was how safe I felt, I almost felt like I was in my local town. People smiled and carried on with their own business. I walked more slowly and stayed for longer, that moment, I knew I had to change foreigners’ opinion on Colombia.

Thinking about the last month in Colombia, I couldn’t believe how much I had fallen in love with it. I’ve done seven countries in seven months and over twenty-five in my lifetime, and Colombia is right up there at number one! It was like a holiday romance.I will always love Colombia and anyone that tells you it is dangerous has obviously never been there before.

1.___________ impressed the writer most when he was in Cali.

A. Nice weather and mountain waterfalls

B. Friendly people and beautiful views

C. Safe neighborhood and nice people

D. Tasty coffee and beautiful views

2.Which of the statements is the writer’s opinion?

A. Cali is the second largest city in Colombia.

B. Bogota was great, and the people were friendly.

C. The writer has been to seven countries in seven months.

D. It is dangerous to travel in Colombia like other countries.

3.What writing techniques (手法)does the writer use in Paragraph 4?

A. Giving examples    B. Making a definition

C. Making a comparison    D. Explaining cause and effect

4.Who may be interested in this article?

A. People who like making coffee by hand.

B. People who want to have adventures.

C. People who want to do business with others.

D. people who like travelling around the world.

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.D

【解析】这篇短文中作者给我们讲述了他在哥伦比亚的旅行，着重讲述了两个城市Cali和Bogota，通过自己的亲身经历，告诉我们哥伦比亚是怎样的一个国家。

1.细节理解题。短文的前两段介绍了Cali，根据短文中Cali was great, the people were friendly and helpful以及What I wasn’t prepared for was the beauty there可知，作者觉得Cali这个地方的人非常友好，而且那里风景美丽。故应选B。

2.推理判断题。根据短文第三、四段中Bogota was my next stop. ...It attracted me. The smiles from the locals were infectious(有感染力的), love poured from their hearts.... all I could think about was how safe I felt可知，作者觉得Bogota这个地方的人们非常友好，这个城市很安全，因此B选项是作者的观点。A和C两个选项是客观事实，D选项不符合文意。

3.细节理解题。根据短文第四段I almost felt like I was in my local town. People smiled and carried on with their own business. I walked more slowly and stayed for longer可知，作者在这一段中讲述了他在Bogota这个城市的经历和感受，所以他是使用了举例的手法，故应选A。

4.推理判断题。这篇短文中作者给我们讲述了他在哥伦比亚的旅行，着重讲述了两个城市Cali和Bogota，通过自己的亲身经历，他非常喜爱这个国家。由此可以推断，这篇短文对于那些喜欢去全世界旅行的人是有用的，故应选D。

点睛：这篇短文讲述了作者去哥伦比亚旅行的经历，这次旅行让他改变了对这个国家的看法。短文共有五段，第一段和第二段介绍了Cali这个城市；第三段和第四段介绍了Bogota这个城市；最后一段是作者对这个国家的整体感受。后面的题目以细节理解和推理判断为主，我们需要结合作者的描述以及选项作答。例如第1小题，题目是针对Cali来提问的，那么首先我们可以定位答案在文章的第一、二段中，根据这两段的介绍可知，作者突出了这个地方的两个特点：一是那里的人非常友好；第二则讲述了那里的风景美丽。因此应选B。