Question

    Richard Dermer is a pizza shop owner. But he is better known for his hobby. As a extraordinary kite collector, people are impressed by kites covering the walls from all over the world when they walk into his pizza shop.

Dermer worked at Hideaway. He bought the pizza shop in 1960. Then, in 1970, his game-partner and manager at Hideaway was the first to market the Japanese version of the game Go in the United States. It was this game that led Dermer to kites, and from there he took off—eventually becoming president of the American Kiefliers Association.

Dermer now has a huge kite collection. He told Collectors Weekly, “Initially, I was a novice, but I enjoyed learning, trying to acquire more about kites. And the more I got into kite festivals and collecting kites, the more I discovered and the deeper the subject became.”

What Dermer’s collection and hobby brings to the United States is an international perspective and history on kite flying. In India, for example, kite flying is a fierce, sometimes violent sport, while in Thailand, kite battles reflect the war of the sexes between men and women. Kites were used in World War II, to distract German planes and for target practice.

When Dermer started stunt kite (特技风筝), it was pretty new. All the kites were triangular, and they all looked the same. But soon with his efforts, that changed. People could see kites of all shapes, sizes and colors flying in the sky. During the 1980s and 1990s kites went through quite a developmental stage where they were getting better and better as new lighter, stronger materials were being developed. Dermer even set up the new rules for judging these stunt kite competitions, which take into account how much control the flier has, and the difficulty of the moves.

1.What is Richard Dermer’s occupation?

A.A plane pilot. B.A food businessman.

C.A kite seller. D.A sales manager.

2.What does the underlined word “novice” in paragraph 3 mean?

A.Advanced person. B.Learned person.

C.Inexperienced person. D.Well-known person.

3.What can we learn about the kites from paragraph 4?

A.Kites are not popular in the USA. B.Flying kites is illegal in Thailand.

C.Kites played a part in World War II. D.Flying kites is an interesting sport in India.

4.With the efforts of Richard Dermer, kites became ________.

A.portable B.diverse C.available D.delicate

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.B

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要介绍了比萨到老板Richard Dermer爱好收藏风筝，他的收藏和爱好给美国带来的是关于放风筝的国际视角和历史，列举了不同国家对于放风筝的看法以及历史上风筝曾经发挥的作用。如今在Richard Dermer的努力下，风筝变得多样化，人们可以看到各种形状、大小和颜色的风筝在天空中飞翔。

1.

细节理解题。根据第一段中Richard Dermer is a pizza shop owner.可知Richard Dermer是一家比萨店的老板。由此可知，Richard Dermer的职业是一个食品商人。故选B。

2.

词义猜测题。根据后文but I enjoyed learning, trying to acquire more about kites.可知Dermer说自己一开始是个没经验的人，但是他喜欢学习，努力获得更多关于风筝的知识。由此可知，划线单词的意思是“没有经验的人”。故选C。

3.

细节理解题。根据第四段中Kites were used in World War II, to distract German planes and for target practice.可知在第二次世界大战中，风筝被用来分散德国飞机的注意力，也被用作射击练习。由此可知，风筝在第二次世界大战中发挥了作用。故选C。

4.

细节理解题。根据最后一段When Dermer started stunt kite (特技风筝), it was pretty new. All the kites were triangular, and they all looked the same. But soon with his efforts, that changed. People could see kites of all shapes, sizes and colors flying in the sky. During the 1980s and 1990s kites went through quite a developmental stage where they were getting better and better as new lighter, stronger materials were being developed. Dermer even set up the new rules for judging these stunt kite competitions, which take into account how much control the flier has, and the difficulty of the moves.可知当Dermer开始制作特技风筝的时候，它还是一项新发明。所有的风筝都是三角形的，它们看起来都一样。但随着他的努力，情况很快发生了变化。人们可以看到各种形状、大小和颜色的风筝在天空中飞翔。在20世纪80年代和90年代，风筝经历了一个相当大的发展阶段，随着新的更轻、更强的材料被开发出来，风筝变得越来越好。Dermer甚至为这些风筝特技比赛设立了新的评判规则，其中考虑到飞行员的控制力和动作的难度。由此可知，在Richard Dermer的努力下，风筝变得多样化。故选B。