Question

    You may know the English letters A, B and C, but do you know there are people called “ABC”? You may like eating bananas, but do you know there are people called “banana persons”? If you don’t know, I will tell you about it. They are some Chinese people like you and me, but they aren’t in China. Why do people call them like that?

If we call somebody an ABC person, we mean he or she is a Chinese but was born（出生）in America. Sometimes, people also call them “banana persons”. A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So if somebody is a “banana person”, he or she is “white” inside and “yellow” outside. By saying that, we mean he or she has yellow skin（皮肤）but does things in an American way. “Banana persons” were born in America and they live in America for a long time, so they think like Americans and do things like Americans. However, these people still have Chinese blood（血统）.Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents are from China. They all have black eyes and black hair, so they look like us, Chinese people.

There are many famous “banana persons” in America. They do very well in America and they are really great in their own fields.

1.From the passage, we can learn “ABC” means ______.

A.English letters B.People’s names

C.“banana persons” D.American bananas

2.What is a “banana person” like outside？

A.An American. B.A Chinese. C.An Australian. D.An Englishman

3.Why do “banana persons” "do things like Americans？

A.Because they have white skins.

B.Because they have American blood.

C.Because they were born in America and live there for a long time.

D.Because their parents are Americans.

4.The best title（标题）for the passage is ______.

A.What Is a “Banana Person” B.A Great Person’s Name Is ABC

C.Great “Banana Persons” D.Great Chinese People in America

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.A

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要给我们介绍了生活在海外的华人，称之为“香蕉人”，他们都有黑眼睛和黑头发，他们出生在美国，他们在美国生活了很长一段时间，所以他们像美国人一样思考。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一、二行“If we call ……them “banana persons”“如果我们称某人为ABC人，我们的意思是他或她是中国人，但在美国出生。有时，人们也叫他们“香蕉人”，故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第二段倒数第一、二、三行“However, these ……Chinese people”“然而，这些人仍然有中国血统，他们的父母、祖父母甚至曾祖父母都来自中国。他们都有黑眼睛和黑头发，所以他们看起来像我们中国人”，故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据文章第二段第五、六行“Banana persons” were born in America and they live in America for a long time, so they think like Americans and do things like Americans”“香蕉人”出生于美国，他们在美国生活了很长一段时间，所以他们像美国人一样思考，也像美国人一样做事”，故选C。

4.主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要讲的是什么是香蕉人，故选A。