20.I was lucky enough to have a chance to study in the United States as an international student from Ukraine when I was fourteen years old.I went to a wonderful school,West Catholic High School,for my freshman year.
I remember my first day at that school as if it were yesterday.I was very nervous,and I could feel my heartbeat on the tips of my toes.My main fear was that I would not be able to express myself due to the language barrier.I was trying to have as little communication as I possibly could.And I almost succeeded,until we had to introduce ourselves in front of the class.
And the moment the word"international"flew out of my mouth,I was surrounded by thirty people who were asking questions one after another.I remember some of the questions were"Where is Ukraine?Is it a kingdom?""Do you have McDonald's?Does it taste the same?"and"Say something in your language".It turned out to be the opposite of less communication,but it was so much fun.
During the first three months,I certainly experienced a bit of cultural shock.I think Americans are the nicest people I have ever met in my entire life.They always smile and say,"Hi,how are you?"
One day,I noticed the students looking at me suspiciously.Finally,my classmate came up to my locker and whispered,"Is that true that you are a princess and that you came to study here so that nobody would recognize you?"At one point,I even had an image of myself wearing a gown (長袍) and waving at the crowd.What?People do have a wild imagination!
During my study abroad experience,I saw a totally new world,experienced great culture,met a lot of incredible people and improved my language.This trip inspired me to learn foreign languages.That is one of the reasons why I speak five different languages today.
25.Why was the author afraid on the first day of school?D
A.Because she was eager to talk with others.
B.Because she couldn't learn a new language without a teacher's help.
C.Because she was not good at the subjects in this school.
D.Because she could not communicate with others well.
26.What happened when the word"international"flew out of the author's mouth?A
A.Her classmates showed interest in her country.
B.Her classmates played a joke on her.
C.Her classmates were eager to make friends with her.
D.Her classmates tried to know less about the author's hometown.
27.What can we learn from the text?C
A.The author was a princess from Ukraine.
B.The author couldn't adapt to the school environment later.
C.The author got lots of benefits through studying abroad.
D.The author always told her classmates about her cultural background.
分析 短文主要介紹了作者作為一個國際交換生在美國學(xué)習(xí)的那段經(jīng)歷,從中作者獲得了很多.
解答 25.D,細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)句子My main fear was that I would not be able to express myself due to the language barrier可知作者害怕是由于語言障礙無法表達自己,故答案為D.
26.A,推理判斷題,根據(jù)句子I was surrounded by thirty people who were asking questions one after another可知當(dāng)作者說出international,她的同學(xué)問了很多關(guān)于她家鄉(xiāng)的問題,因此她的同學(xué)對作者的國家感興趣,故答案為A.
27.C,主旨大意題,根據(jù)最后一段I saw a totally new world,experienced great culture,met a lot of incredible people and improved my language可知作者國外學(xué)習(xí)獲得了很多好處,故答案為C.
點評 解答任務(wù)型閱讀理解題,首先對原文材料迅速瀏覽,掌握全文的主旨大意.因為閱讀理解題一般沒有標(biāo)題,所以,速讀全文,抓住中心主旨很有必要,在速讀的過程中,應(yīng)盡可能多地捕獲信息材料.其次,細讀題材,各個擊破.掌握全文的大意之后,細細閱讀每篇材料后的問題,弄清每題要求后,帶著問題,再回到原文中去尋找、捕獲有關(guān)信息.最后,要善于抓住每段的主題句,閱讀時,要有較強的針對性.對于捕獲到的信息,要做認真分析,仔細推敲,理解透徹,只有這樣,針對題目要求,才能做到穩(wěn)、準(zhǔn).