Question

    I was about 5 when I first heard the word “Greenland”, and my interest grew from there. Finally, after decades, I decided to go.

When I finally arrived, the place, at first glance, was clearly misnamed: The east coast of Greenland was an expanse (宽阔的区域) of ice and snow, with no sign of human habitation.

One of my purposes of going to Greenland was to make contact with some native Greenlanders. I didn’t know I would achieve this, but success came in an unexpected way.

When I arrived at the Illunnguujuk Hostel, where I had reserved a bed, a young couple and their baby were out front, enjoying the sun and unusual warmth. Greenlanders speak their own Inuit language and learn Danish in school, and many also speak English well. The young woman, however, was not one of these. Her English turned out to be anticlimactic.

When I identified myself, her eyes widened. Another traveler had arrived earlier and, mistaking him for me, they had given him my bed. There was no more space in the hostel. “But don’t worry,” she said, as she threw herself into cleaning a tiny house the family owned. “This is for you,” she said. And as if that weren’t enough, she invited me to eat supper with her family. That evening I sat down to a dinner of fresh fish with a loving, happy native family.

When I first set foot in Greenland I found myself all but shocked by the emptiness, the vastness, and the silence. I had decided that I would probably never return. And then I was taken into this Greenlandic home. I can now say that even cold, empty, and silent scenery is worth visiting, so long as one has a warm and welcoming place to go to.

1.What did the author intend to do in Greenland?

A.Get a part-time job.

B.Live with a native family.

C.Make some native contact.

D.Do business with the natives.

2.What does the underlined word “anticlimactic” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A.Simple. B.Modem.

C.Outstanding. D.Disappointing.

3.The author lost his bed in the hostel because of       .

A.the language barrier B.a misunderstanding

C.a wrong address D.the high price

4.What made the author’s visiting Greenland worthwhile?

A.Tasting the local food. B.Helping a local family.

C.Meeting friendly people. D.Enjoying the great scenery.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.C

【解析】

作者去访问Greenland，最初感到空旷、无知和沉默，后来遇到了友好的人，使作者认为Greenland的访问是值得的。

1.

细节理解题。根据第三段第一句One of my purposes of going to Greenland was to make contact with some native Greenlanders.可知作者在Greenland打算做一些本地接触。故选C。

2.

词义猜测题。根据第四段中Greenlanders speak their own Inuit language and learn Danish in school, and many also speak English well. The young woman, however, was not one of these. Greenlanders说他们自己的Inuit语言，讲自己在学校学到的丹麦语，并且很多人也说英语很好。然而，这位年轻妇女不是这些当中的一个。可知她的英语是令人失望的。However然而，表示转折，在这里起关键作用。故选D。

3.

推理判断题。根据倒数第二段第一、二句When I identified myself, her eyes widened. Another traveler had arrived earlier and, mistaking him for me, they had given him my bed. There was no more space in the hostel. “可知旅馆店主误把另一个旅行者当作了作者，把作者的床给了他，这是一个误会。因此可知作者因为误解失去了宾馆的床位。故选B。

4.

推理判断题。根据倒数第二段最后一句That evening I sat down to a dinner of fresh fish with a loving, happy native family.和最后一段最后两句And then I was taken into this Greenlandic home. I can now say that even cold, empty, and silent scenery is worth visiting, so long as one has a warm and welcoming place to go to.可知作者没有地方住，当地人为作者找到了住的地方，并且还邀请作者去家里吃晚饭，当地人的友好让作者很感动。因此推断遇到了友好的人使作者的Greenland访问变得值得。故选C。