Question

You want to know about my staying in America, right? Well, to tell you the truth, it is really an eye-opening experience to study here.

In China, I had English classes five times a week since fifth grade. However, I didn’t know how different textbook English could be from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School, Connecticut.

When I first studied English, I was told to say, “I am fine.” when people say “How are you?” But in the US, I found that people say, “I am good.” or “I’m tired.”

One day, someone greeted me with “What’s up?” It made me confused(不知所措). I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didn’t know what to say.

Since then, I have discovered more and more differences between Chinese and US cultures.

To my surprise, US girls spend a lot of time in the burning sun to get a tan(曬黑). However, in China, girls try every possible way to get their skin paler, or “whiter”.

I was also surprised by how hard-working US students are.

In China, schoolwork is almost everything, so we study hard and that’s it. But here, a “good” student gets good grades, does a lot for the public and plays sports or music.

The kids here are so talented, I am starting to be sorry that I gave up playing the piano at an early age and that I have never thought about sports.

1.According to the writer, textbook English is ______ everyday English.

A．quite different from                     B．the same as

C．more difficult than                      D．easier than

2.A good US student spends his / her time ______.

A．only in doing homework

B．only on sports or music

C．only in working for the public

D．on studies, sports or music and public work

3.Which of the following is NOT true ?

A．The writer is now staying in the US.

B．American girls love to have white skin.

C．The US students are hard-working.

D．Schoolwork is almost everything in China.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.D

3.B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文作者主要描述了中美文化上的不同，以及人們價值取向的不同。

1.根據I didn’t know how different textbook English could be from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School, Connecticut.及下文描述可知選A。

2.根據But here, a “good” student gets good grades, does a lot for the public and plays sports or music.本句中here指的是美國，故選D。

3.根據US girls spend a lot of time in the burning sun to get a tan(曬黑).可知選項B，描述錯誤。

考點：關于中美文化區別的說明文

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