Question

阅读理解 Americans：Restless？Illiterate(文盲)？ 　　Americans are queer people; they can't rest．They have more time, more leisure, shorter work hours, more holidays, and more vacations than any other people in the world．But they can't rest．They rush up and down across their continent as tourists; they move about in great herds to conventions(大会); they search the wilderness; they flood the mountains; they keep the hotels full．But they can't rest．The scenery rushes past them．They learn it, but they don't see it．Battles and monuments are announced to them on a tour bus．They hear them, but they don't get them．They never stop moving; they rush up and down as Shriners, Masons, Old Graduates, Bankers－they are a new thing each day, always rushing to a reunion or something．So they go on rushing about till eventually the undertaker(殡葬工)gather them to a last convention． 　　Americans are queer people; they can't read．They have more schools, and better schools and spend more money on schools and colleges than all Europe．But they can't read．They print more books in a year than the French print in ten．But they can't read．They cover their country with one hundred thousand tons of Sunday newspapers every week．But they don't read them．They're too busy．They use them for fires and to make more paper with．They buy eagerly thousands of new novels at two dollars each．But they read only page one．Their streets are full of huge signs．They won't look at them．Their streetcars are filled with advertising; they turn their eyes away．Transparent colors, cart wheels, and mechanical flares whirl and flicker in the crowded streets at night．No one sees them．Tons of letters pour into the mail boxes, through the houses, and down the garbage cans．No one reads them． (1) The underlined word “queer” mean ________． [　　] A． strange B． difficult C． forgetful D． friendly (2) According to the text, when do the Americans stop rushing about? [　　] A． When they are not allowed to． B． When they feel tired and sleepy． C． When they stop breathing eventually． D． When they are seriously ill in bed． (3) The Americans know the places of battles and monuments ________． [　　] A． by driving there in person B． when they are on the tour bus C． from books and magazines D． from their friends and co-workers (4) Why does the writer write this passage? [　　] A． To tell people the Americans are illiterate． B． To prove the Americans to be a queer nation． C． To make fun of the American way of life． D． To give the readers information about USA．

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．C;3．B;4．C;
解析：

(1)	词义理解题。从整篇文章中所列举的种种有关美国生活习惯的事例可知美国人的生活习性非常奇怪。因此可判断出queer的意思是“奇怪的”。其他的解释“困难的”“健忘的”和“友好的”都与那些例子不相吻合。
(2)	推理判断题。根据第1段So they go on rushing about till the undertaker gather them to a last convention．可知要想让美国人真正“休息”只有他们永远停止呼吸后才会有。
(3)	推理判断题。根据第1段Battles and monuments are announced to them on a tour bus．They hear them, but they don't get them．说明美国人只是在旅行途中的车上听人讲述有关战争或博物馆的事，但他们从来就没有真正听进去。
(4)	解析：难。主旨大意题。作者写这篇文章的目的其实是取笑美国人的生活习惯。 　　文章大意：美国是一个奇怪的国家，他们一生都在忙忙碌碌，尽管他们休息的时间非常充足；他们买的书很多但从来只读一页；美国的街道上到处是广告，但他们从来都不看……