1.When I was going home to India last year,I called up my mother to ask if she wanted anything from China.
When India had not opened up its markets to the world,I carried suitcase full of dark glasses and jeans.Thankfully,we can get all these anywhere in India now.
As long as I can remember,she didn't even drink India tea.
I dutifully bought a big packet of Longjing and headed home to hear the story.My mother and her brother,both regular newspaper readers,believed that Chinese green tea was the wonder drug for all illness.
At the turn of the century,China was not really familiar to the average Indian.It was a strange country.
How things change!And how soon!
Now every town of any size seems to have a"China Market".And everyone is talking about China.
The government of India has planned to send a team to China to see how things are done.A minister once said that India must open the doors for more foreign investment and such a step would"work wonders as it did for China".
But it's a two-way street.I just heard about a thousand Shenzhen office workers who have gone to Bangalore to train in software.Meanwhile,all the India IT majors are setting up a strong presence in China.
No wonder that trade,which was only in the millions just ten years ago,is expected to hit about US 15billion for last year and US20 billion by 2008,a goal set by both government.
No wonder,my colleague wrote some weeks ago about this being the Sino-Indian century as the two countries started on January 1 the Sino-Indian Friendship Year.
But what is still wonder to me is my mother drinking Chinese tea.
31.Why did the mother ask for Chinese tea?C
A.She was tired of Indian tea.
B.She had a son working in China.
C.She believed it had a curing effect.
D.She was fond of Chinese products.
32.What does the author mean by"it's a two-way street"in Paragraph 10?D
A.China and India have different traffic rules.
B.Tea trade works wonders in both India and China.
C.Chinese products are popular in both China and India.
D.The exchanges between India and China benefit both.
33.What do we know about the Indian IT industry?B
A.It will move its head office to Shenzhen.
B.It is seeking further development in China.
C.It has attracted an investment of US $15 billion.
D.It caught up with the US IT industry in 2008.
34.In the text the author expressesC.
A.his concern for his mother's health
B.his support for drinking Chinese green tea
C.his surprise at China's recent development
D.his wonder at the growth of India's IT industry.
分析 本篇文章描写了印度向中国打开贸易大门前后的情形的对比--之前,印度的人们对中国的了解甚少,甚至以为中国的绿茶能够治疗任何疾病.对印度人而言,中国是一个神奇的国度.而在敞开了贸易大门之后,印度发生了很大的变化,几乎每个城镇都能看到中国的商场.中印双方都派遣人员进行实地考察和交流.作者最后写道:我的妈妈也开始喝起了中国茶.
解答 31.C 推理判断题.根据第四段句子My mother and her brother,both regular newspaper readers,believed that Chinese green tea was the wonder drug for all illness.她们觉得中国绿茶治百病,由此推理可知,答案为C.
32.D 推理判断题.根据第八段及第九段内容可以推理--第八段讲印度政府派送人员到中国,第九段讲到中国深圳的公司派遣人员到印度,因此可以推理为双方互惠交流.答案为D.
33.B 推理判断题.从倒数第三段的句子:Meanwhile,all the IT majors are setting up a strong presence in China.可知印度的IT产业正在中国寻求进一步发展.选A.
34.C 作者情感态度推测.从句子How things change!And how soon!以及后面的描述,可知作者对中国的发展非常惊讶.故答案为C.
点评 在做阅读理解题时,首先需要快速的浏览全文,把握文章的主旨大意;其次要学会带着问题到文中相应的地方,通过细节阅读来寻找或概括答案;最后理清作者的写作思路也非常重要;总之,做此类题时,需要平时加大阅读量,掌握一些阅读技巧.