Question

    John Smith is an exchange student from New York. Here is a letter to his friend in his hometown.

Dear David,

How time flies! It's been 3 months since I came to China. I'm having a great time on my student exchange program here. So far, I've completely got used to the life here and have known a lot about traditional Chinese culture. I'd like to share some with you.

In China, there are many different kinds of traditional art forms, such as paper cutting, Chinese clay art and so on. Among them, the kite interests me most. The first ancient Chinese kite appeared more than 2,000 years ago. Then flying kites was spread into Japan, Korea and Malaysia during the Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty. Kites are regarded as the earliest craft (飞行器). They played an important role in the process of inventing the plane.

Tea culture is important in China. Tea was discovered as a kind of drink by accident about 5,000 years ago. It is believed that tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. It didn't appear in England until around 1660. The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19th century. Now tea has become one of the most popular drinks around the world.

Lastly, I'd like to tell you something about one of the traditional Chinese festivals — the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is on the fifteenth day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar (阴历). Chinese people have been celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries.

If you'd like to know more about traditional Chinese culture, I will talk about it in the next letter.

Best wishes!

yours,

John根据语言材料内容选择最佳答案。

1.From this passage, we know that John Smith is from ________.

A.Canada B.the US C.the UK

2.Which of the following isn't a traditional Chinese art form?

A.Paper cutting. B.Chinese clay art. C.The Mid-Autumn Festival.

3.About 5,000 years ago, ________.

A.the first ancient Chinese kite appeared

B.flying kites was spread into Japan, Korea, and Malaysia

C.tea was discovered as a kind of drink by accident

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the letter?

A.David came to China three months ago.

B.Tea didn't appear in England until around the 16th century.

C.Kites played an important role in the process of inventing the plane.

5.John wrote this letter to David in order to ________.

A.share something about traditional Chinese culture with him

B.tell him the tea trade from Western countries to China took place in the 19th century

C.tell him the Mid-Autumn Festival is in August every year

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.C

5.A

【解析】

这是一封约翰·史密斯写给他家乡朋友大卫的信。信中提到了中国的传统艺术形式剪纸、中国粘土艺术等，风筝最吸引约翰，信中还介绍了中国的茶文化和中秋节。

1.

细节理解题。根据第一句“John Smith is an exchange student from New York”可知，约翰·史密斯来自美国的纽约。故选B。

2.

推理判断题。根据信中第二段“In China, there are many different kinds of traditional art forms, such as paper cutting, Chinese clay art and so on.”可知，剪纸和中国粘土艺术是中国的传统艺术形式；根据信中第四段“Lastly, I'd like to tell you something about one of the traditional Chinese festivals — the Mid-Autumn Festival.”可知，中秋节是中国的节日，不是艺术形式。故选C。

3.

细节理解题。根据信中第三段“Tea was discovered as a kind of drink by accident about 5,000 years ago.”可知，茶叶是在大约5000年前被偶然发现的一种饮料。故选C。

4.

推理判断题。根据第一段“John Smith is an exchange student from New York. Here is a letter to his friend in his hometown.”及信中第一行“How time flies! It's been 3 months since I came to China.”可知，是约翰·史密斯来中国三个月了，而不是David，故选项A错误；根据信中第三段“It didn't appear in England until around 1660.”可知，茶在17世纪60年代才在英国出现，故选项B错误；根据信中第二段“They played an important role in the process of inventing the plane.”可知，风筝在发明飞机的过程中发挥了重要作用，故选项C正确。故选C。

5.

主旨大意题。根据信中第一段“So far, I've completely got used to the life here and have known a lot about traditional Chinese culture. I'd like to share some with you.”及全文内容可知，John对中国传统文化有了很多了解，他写信主要是想与家乡的朋友分享中国传统文化。故选A。