Question

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    Kit-ken Lim,a student from Taiwan,China,is studying in Chicago. The following excerpts (摘录) are taken from her diary during her first three months in the United States.

August 31 

    People often refer to Taipei as “The Sleepless City^, but I didn't understand why until I got to . Chicago. I was shopping wkh another student this evening when suddenly the store owners along the street started pulling down their gates and locking their doors,even though it was still light out. This is something I’ve never seen in Taiwan,where the busiest streets “stay awake” all night. You can go out to restaurants,stores,and movies even long after midnight. 

September 5 

    After the first week of class,I’ve found some differences between Chinese students and American students. Whenever a teacher asks a question,my classmates give their answers almost immediately. And some of them interrupt the teacher. In Taipei,we’ re usually quiet in class so the teacher can finish on time. We tend to ask the teacher questions afterward. I don’t know whether it's acceptable here for students to ask teachers questions after class. October 6

    I met a really interesting local girl in my neighborhood café. I was writing a letter to my mother,and she asked me what language I was writing in. We ended up talking for about an hour!People in Chicago seem very comfortable with each other. It seems quite natural for two people to just start talking in a café. This is something that doesn’t happen in Taipei. At home,I would never just start chatting with a stranger. I like that because it's easy to meet new people here.

13. What happened when the author was shopping in Chicago?

   A. She got lost in the city.

   B. A store owner drove her out. 

    C. She met an old classmate.

    D. Stores in the street started to close.

14. By saying “the busiest streets‘stay awake’ all nigh”,the author means .

   A. there is usually much traffic on the streets

   B. shops in the streets have long business hours

    C. it is always light out in the streets in the evening   

    D. people living near the streets don’t sleep until midnight 

15. According to the text,students in Chicago .

   A. are active in class

   B. behave badly in class

    C. like walking around in class   

    D. ask teachers questions after class

16. From Lim’s diary on October 6 ,we know that.

   A. the girl in the café was annoying

   B. the author often writes to her mother

    C. it's easier to run a café in Taipei than in Chicago. 

    D. people in Chicago seem more outgoing than those in Taipei 

Answer 1

13.D 14.B 15.A 16.D

D篇作者以日记的形式记述了自己在芝加哥学习 期间的经历。

13.D. 细节理解题。由August 31当天日记中的pulling down their gates and locking their doors可知，作者逛街时，突然街上的所有店铺都开 始关门。

14.B. 推理判断题。由August 31当天日记中的 You can go out to restaurants,stores,and movies even long after midnight 可知，在台湾，店铺的营业时间一般都比较长。

15.A. 细节理解题。由September 5当天日记.中的 give their answers almost immediately 和interrupt the teacher可知，在芝加哥，学生上课时都很活跃。

16.D. 推理判断题。从October 6当天的日记中 可.以看出，作者在咖啡馆遇到—位当地的女 孩，女孩主动跟作者聊天,两人虽是初次见面， 却聊了将近一个小时。而后作者又提到在自 己家乡的情况：At home,I would never just start éhatting with a stranger ,由此可知，D 项正确。