Question

There are a lot of things that happen to me in China but would certainly never happen in the US. One of those things is being called “strong”．

The first time was last December. I was walking across the high school campus in Guangzhou where I taught when a student in a gray scarf waved hello. I smiled and waved back, but then she stopped and called my name. “You're so strong！” She smiled and pointed at what appeared to be my arm.

I looked down at my arms. Let's get one thing clear: I'm a very skinny guy. Once, while rehearsing for a high school talent show, I was told by the teacher in charge that I couldn't participate in the men's shirtless dance routine because my visible rig cage(胸腔) would frighten the audience.

“I'm so what？” “You're so strong！” she repeated. “Um, thanks！” I didn't know what else to say, so we both waved goodbye.

The next morning I stepped into my oral English classroom only to be greeted instantly by a unanimous(异口同声的) “Waaa！” of shock and admiration. “What？” I asked. “You're so strong！” shouted a boy from the back of the class.

“Okay, will someone tell me what that means？” I was curious as to the real reason for such praise. So I turned to the monitor, gesturing for him to speak.

“We just mean, you look very strong today，” he offered earnestly.

“What？！ You mean like this？” I curled my arm like a body?builder.

“No! But it's so cold, and you're only wearing a short?sleeve shirt.”

Oh, I got it. My “strength” had less to do with my muscle and more to do with my apparent ignorance of the cold weather.

1.From the passage we can learn that the author is________.

A. a Chinese student

B. an American student

C. a Chinese teacher

D. an American teacher

2.The author used the example of being refused to join in the dance routine to show that________.

A. many people worry about his bad health

B. he is as strong as a body builder

C. actually he isn't physically strong at all

D. being called “strong” often happens to him

3.The underlined word “she” in the 4th paragraph refers to________.

A. the girl he met on the campus

B. the teacher in charge of the dance routine

C. the girl who joined in the rehearsing

D. a stranger he met on the way to work

4.Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

A. The Chinese Culture or the Western Culture

B. Am I Strong or Do I Need a Sweater

C. How I Can Get Stronger in Winter

D. How We Can Tell Two Different Cultures Apart

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了中国人和美国人在用语使用上的不同，中国人认为强壮不是肌肉上的强壮，而是不顾天气的寒冷，仍然穿很少的衣服。

1. D推断题。根据There are a lot of things that happen to me in China but would certainly never happen in the US. One of those things is being called “strong”．以及 The first time was last December. I was walking across the high school campus in Guangzhou where I taught when a student in a gray scarf waved hello.可推断出作者是位美国教师。

2. get one thing clear: I'm a very skinny guy. Once, while rehearsing for a high school talent show, I was told by the teacher in charge that I couldn't participate in the men's shirtless dance routine because my visible rig cage(胸腔) would frighten the audience.可知作者举这个例子是为了证明事实上，他的体格并不强壮。

3. A细节题。根据I was walking across the high school campus in Guangzhou where I taught when a student in a gray scarf waved hello. I smiled and waved back, but then she stopped and called my name. “You're so strong！” She smiled and pointed at what appeared to be my arm.可知划线的“她”指的是他在大学里遇到的女孩。

4.

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