Question

I came to India a year ago to find a village in which I could live and write but it was many months before I settled down happily in this Himalayan community.I wasted a lot of time looking for the “typical” village, yet no such thing exists. Conditions vary too widely.But the villages I stayed in had much in common—poverty, dirt, ignorance. Often the villagers themselves were puzzled, suspicious. Why had I come? I had put aside my work as a political journalist because my ideas had changed. I had come to believe that what was happening in the Third World was more important than anything else. But to understand how three quarters of the world’s people live, and how their future might affect ours, I felt that I first had to try and share their way of life.In the end I chose a mountain village because it was a little cooler than those in the plains. I took the bus from town along a bumpy road. Then came a rough walk down a steep path to the river. After this I began the climb into the Mils. Whenever I stopped to catch my breath, there was a magnificent view. After several hours’ walk the village came into view.

1.After the writer had arrived in India,________.

A．he spent a year writing about the place he lived in

B．he spent quite some time looking for a suitable place to live in

C．he stayed in an Indian village working for the poor

D．he lived in a Himalayan community for many months.

2.While looking for a typical village, the writer found__________.

A．he was searching for the impossible

B．all the villages were exactly the same

C．he was doing something enjoyable

D．the villagers were curious about him

3.Before coming to India, the writer________.

A．had been a successful politician

B．had made a decision to work for India

C．had studied India culture for some months

D．had worked for newspapers and magazines

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了作者一年前到印度后一直想找一个理想的典型的村子来居住，结果发现这样的村子根本不存在，最后作者决定尝试分享印度人的生活方式。

1.从文章第一段第一句I came to India a year ago to find a village in which I could live and write but it was many months before I settled down happily in this Himalayan community可知答案为B

2.从文章第一段第二句I wasted a lot of time looking for the “typical” village, yet no such thing exists可以找到正确答案为A。

3.从文章第六行句子I had put aside my work as a political journalist可以得知作者来印度之前作者是一个政治新闻工作者，因此是他是为报纸和杂志工作的。

考点：文化类阅读。