Question

【题目】For the Travel section，writers and editors selected special items to profile from a dozen cities.

Brussels：Chocolate

Nearly half the chocolate consumed in the world is eaten in Europe，and Belgium—with average consumption of 14.99 pounds per person a year—certainly covers its fair share.While Brussels，the country’s capital，is home to hundreds of chocolate makers，what makes a visit necessary is the rich heritage of traditional chocolate makers.

Budapest：Paprika(红辣椒)

The job of preparing Hungarian paprika was once considered too dangerous for mothers to do.A woman who touched her children upon returning from work risked burning them，so only the elderly and unmarried were allowed the delicate task of separating the skin from the flesh.But by the early 20th century，sweeter varieties and a machine turned paprika into a common feature of all Hungarian cuisine.

Lisbon：Tiles(瓷砖)

Is there a bluer country than Portugal？The blue sky and Atlantic Ocean embrace the land.The blue moods of Fado，the dark folk music，form the national soundtrack.And all across Portugal，the typically blue designs of azulejos—ceramic tiles—are spread across churches，castles，palaces，university halls，parks...The result is a beautiful land of Christian saints，Portuguese kings，historical glories，aristocrats(贵族) at leisure，seascapes and so on.

Madrid：Guitars

Walking into one of Madrid’s storied guitar makers’ workshops can feel like stepping into the past.Curly wood shavings，from the palest pine to ebony，fall onto the floor as artisans(工匠) turn some humble wood into works of art.It’s painstaking work—all done by hand—with classical guitar models and the methods of making them changing little over the last century.

【1】What does the job of preparing Hungarian paprika suggest?

A. The popularity of Hungarian peppers.

B. The difficulty of processing peppers.

C. The unique tradition in Budapest.

D. The hot level of Hungarian peppers.

【2】Which city can be a splendid setting for a film?

A. Brussels. B. Budapest.

C. Lisbon. D. Madrid.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【解析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了欧洲四个城市独具特色的传统珍宝。

【1】推理判断题。由Budapest：Paprika(红辣椒)部分中的内容可知，处理布达佩斯的红辣椒曾被认为对妈妈来说很危险，如果刚工作完回家的女人摸了自己的孩子，那就可能灼伤孩子，因而只有年长者和未婚者才被允许做分离红辣椒表皮与果肉的细活。由此可推知，此处强调了布达佩斯红辣椒辣的程度。

【2】细节理解题。通读文章可知，只有Lisbon：Tiles(瓷砖)部分详细描述了因为瓷砖而变得美轮美奂的城市，故C项符合题干要求。