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【題目】 If you’re looking for European culture, there are few better places to visit than Switzerland. Known as the melting pot of Europe, it combines the cultures of Europe with astonishing beauty and fantastic food.

Switzerland’s culture is a combination of neighboring states: France, Germany, and Italy. The result is a multilingual (多語言的) country, as eastern Switzerland speaks French, the southern part speaks Italian and the rest speaks German.

Like the language, the cuisine is also quite different by region. If you visit cities like Geneva, you’ll find traditional French dishes like fondue and raclette, melted Swiss cheese served over bread or potatoes. Meanwhile, in German-speaking regions, like Zurich, you’ll find Rosti, a typical side dish made from fried potatoes.

However, if there’s one thing that unites the Swiss and the rest of the world, it’s their love of chocolate. Swiss chocolate factories are “the most luxurious in the world”, US travel blogger Sarah Schmalbruch wrote on Business Insider. Famous brands, like Lindt, are based in the country. Visitors to Switzerland can enjoy chocolate tasting sessions, and even take classes from master chocolate makers.

Aside from the wide variety of food on offer, Switzerland also offers thrills. The Swiss Alps offer year-round skiing and mountain climbing with local experts. Besides, you can visit the beautiful Matterhorn, known for its distinctive pyramid shape and snow-capped peak. Standing at a height of more than 4, 400 meters, it is the most pictured mountain in the world, according to Smithsonian magazine.

But if city culture is more your thing, you’ll find a wide range of museums and art galleries, not to mention the world’s largest teddy bear museum in Basel.

Even the largest Swiss cities tend to be laid back (悠閑自在的), but with many adrenaline- pumping (腎上腺素激增的) activities and cultural sites, Switzerland is perfect for every taste. After all, where else in Europe offers you the culture of four different countries?

【1】The author presents Switzerland as a multi-cultural country by introducing its _________.

A.languages and foodB.architecture and food

C.festivals and architectureD.costumes and festivals

【2】Why are Sarah Schmalbruch’s words quoted?

A.To show the history of Swiss chocolates.

B.To prove Swiss chocolates are difficult to make.

C.To show how delicious Swiss chocolates are.

D.To stress the popularity of Swiss chocolates.

【3】What can you find in Switzerland?

A.The safest skiing location.B.The most pictured mountain.

C.The largest art gallery.D.The oldest teddy bear museum.

【4】Where can we most probably read this text?

A.In a geography textbook.B.In a science report.

C.In a travel magazine.D.In a personal diary.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文。介紹了瑞士這個多文化國家的文化，語言，飲食以及風景名勝。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。由第二段“Switzerland’s culture is a combination of neighboring states: France, Germany, and Italy. The result is a multilingual (多語言的) country,”以及第三段內(nèi)容“Like the language, the cuisine is also quite different by region.”可知，瑞士文化的多樣性體現(xiàn)在它的語言和美食上。故選A項。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。由第四段Sarah Schmalbruch所說的“Swiss chocolate factories are “the most luxurious in the world”以及第四段第一句話“it’s their love of chocolate”可知，瑞士的人們很鐘愛吃巧克力，巧克力在瑞士非常受歡迎。強調(diào)了瑞士巧克力的受歡迎程度，故選D項。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。由第五段“Besides, you can visit the beautiful Matterhorn, known for its distinctive pyramid shape and snow-capped peak. Standing at a height of more than 4, 400 meters, it is the most pictured mountain in the world”可知，在瑞士我們能看到最美的山峰Matterhorn。A項文中第五段沒有提到“safest”，C項第六段提到了“a wide range of museums and art galleries”，沒有說是“largest”，D項第六段提到了“the largest teddy bear museum”，但是沒有說是“the oldest”。故選B項。

【4】推理判斷題�？v觀全文，文章主要介紹了瑞士這個多文化國家的文化，語言，美食，風景。文章最后一段“Switzerland is perfect for every taste. After all, where else in Europe offers you the culture of four different countries?”還指出瑞士可以滿足所有人的品味。在向讀者推薦瑞士。所以本文極可能是出現(xiàn)在旅行雜志中，故選C項。

做文章出處類推理判斷題重要的是要抓住文章的內(nèi)容或結(jié)構(gòu)特征，弄清楚文章的中心話題是什么，然后結(jié)合生活常識對其進行判斷。比如上題，文章中介紹的是瑞士這個國家的文化美食美景，結(jié)合常識可知這一話題與旅游有關(guān)，對比選項可知，此題應(yīng)選C。考生要具備一定的常識，要對報紙、雜志、網(wǎng)絡(luò)文章、小說、童話、廣告、說明書、旅游指南、操作指南等的特點有基本的了解，這樣才能根據(jù)文章的特點對號入座，選出最佳答案。如果所讀材料篇幅較短，語言通俗易懂且涉及景觀，則可能出自旅游雜志或休閑雜志等。