Question

    On the 3rd of July,about six in the morning,I was watering my flowers.A young man entered the garden.He was blonde,beardless;he wore a German cap and gold glasses in a proud way.A long,loose woolen coat hung down in a sad way around his body.He wore no gloves;his leather shoes had huge soles.I put down my watering-pot, and greeted him in German with:"Guten Morgen!”＂Monsieur,"he said to me in French, but with a very unpleasant accent,"my name is Hermann Schultz;I have come to pass some months in Greece,and I have carried your book with me everywhere."

That praise filled my heart with sweet joy;the stranger's voice seemed more beautiful than Mozart's music,and I directed a swift look of gratitude toward his gold glasses.You would hardly believe how much we love those who have taken the trouble to understand our jargon(行业术语)。

I took him by the hand and seated him beside me on the garden-bench.He told me that he was a botanist and that he had a commission from the"Jardin des Plantes"in Hamburg.In order to complete his herbarium(植物标本馆)，he was studying the country,the animals,and the people.He expressed himself uneasily,but with frankness which inspired confidence.He questioned me,if not about every one in Athens,at least about all the principal persons in my book.In the course of the conversation,he made some statements on general subjects,which seemed to me quite insightful.Therefore, they motivated me to think more deeply and get a more reasonable opinion.At the end of an hour we had become good friends.

1.How did the author find the young man at first?

A.Fashionable.

B.Unfavorable.

C.Easy-going.

D.Indifferent.

2.Why did the author feel grateful to the young man?

A.Because he brought the author a good pair of glasses.

B.Because he thought highly of the author's achievements.

C.Because he delighted the author with Mozart's music.

D.Because he took the time to read the author's work.

3.What can we infer about the young man from the last paragraph?

A.He was good at public speaking.

B.He was lacking in self-confidence.

C.He was slow in learning German culture.

D.He was enthusiastic about studies of plants.

4.What's the author's purpose in writing the text?

A.To introduce a young botanist's achievements.

B.To show the start of his friendship with a stranger.

C.To describe the benefits of doing gardening.

D.To explain the beauty of studying biology.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述一位年轻人就作者书籍上的内容向作者请教讨论，最后他们成为好朋友的事情。

1.推理判断题。由第一段的第七句＂Monsieur," he said to me in French, but with a very unpleasant accent可知，“先生”，他用法语和我说，但是是一种非常令人不愉快的口音。由此可知，作者一开始觉得这个年轻人是令人不快的。结合选项可知，选项B正确。

2.推理判断题。由第二段最后一句You would hardly believe how much we love those who have taken the trouble to understand our jargon(行业术语)。可知，你几乎不能相信我们是多么热爱那些不辞劳苦地理解我们行业术语的人。由此可见，作者因为年轻人花时间去理解作者的书籍而感激他。结合选项可知，选项D正确。

3.推理判断题。由最后一段第三句In order to complete his herbarium(植物标本馆)，he was studying the country, the animals, and the people.第五句He questioned me, if not about every one in Athens, at least about all the principal persons in my book.和第六句In the course of the conversation, he made some statements on general subjects, which seemed to me quite insightful.可知，为了完成他的植物标本馆，他正在研究国家，动物和人。他向我提问，即使不是关于雅典的所有人，至少是我书本上的所有主要人物。在这次谈话过程中，他对一般话题阐述了些观点，这对于我来说似乎相当有见解。由此可见，这个年轻人对植物研究的热爱。结合选项可知，选项D正确。

4.推理判断题。由全文内容可知，第一段最后一句"my name is Hermann Schultz; I have come to pass some months in Greece, and I have carried your book with me everywhere."”，第三段第一句“I took him by the hand and seated him beside me on the garden-bench.，第三段的第五句He questioned me, if not about every one in Athens, at least about all the principal persons in my book.和最后一句At the end of an hour we had become good friends.可知，我的名字叫Hermann Schultz，我已经来希腊几个月了，并且我去哪都会携带你的书。我拉着他的手，让他在花园椅子上坐在我旁边。他向我提问，即使不是关于雅典的所有人，至少是我书本上的所有主要人物。在最后一个小时，我们已经成为好朋友。由此可见，作者写这篇文章的目的是为了展示他和这位陌生年轻人之间的友谊是怎么开始的。结合选项可知，选项B正确。