Question

Do you have any friends from other countries? Do you know what they are like?
The Germans (德國人) are very quiet and they don’t get excited easily. They don’t want to say more words. They look serious (嚴肅的), but they like all kinds of amusements (娛樂). They work hard and like tidiness. Most German women like to keep their houses clean.             
In some ways, the English look the same as the Germans. They are also quiet and never talk too much with others. They are really polite, so we often hear “Thank you.” or “Sorry.” from them.
The French have long holidays. They like travelling and usually spend their long time in other countries. The French are more outgoing (外向的) than the Germans. It is very easy to make friends with them.
Compared  to (與……比較) the French, the Americans are more outgoing. And they are even opener. They don’t like to depend on (依靠) others. So it is very popular that students do part-time jobs. In Americans’ eyes, working and success are important.
小題1:From the passage, we can learn that　　　 are very quiet.

A．only the Germans	B．only the Englishmen
C．only the French	D．both the Germans and the English

小題2:What does the underlined word “tidiness” mean in Chinese?

A．整潔

B．安靜

C．時尚

D．隨意

小題3:　　　 are the most outgoing.

A．The Germans

B．The French

C．The Englishmen

D．The Americans

小題4:What can we learn about the French from the passage?

A．They are more outgoing than the Americans.

B．It is very easy to make friends with them.

C．They like travelling in their own country.

D．They don’t like to be too excited and are always hard-working.

小題5:Which is the best title of the article?

A．Different people’s hobbies.

B．Who are more outgoing?

C．Characteristics (特征) of the people in different countries.

D．Working hard is an important part in people’s life.

Answer 1

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:C

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了，英國，法國，德國和美國人在性格方面的一些特點。其中英國人和德國人都好靜，法國人易于交朋友，美國人更外向.
小題1:細節理解題。根據短文二三段The Germans (德國人) are very quiet and……In some ways, the English look the same as the Germans. 描述，可知英國人和德國人都很安靜。故選D。
小題2:推理判斷題。聯系后一句Most German women like to keep their houses clean. 可知大部分德國人喜愛整潔。故選A。
小題3:細節理解題。根據短文第四段Compared  to (與……比較) the French, the Americans are more outgoing.描述，可知美國人很外向。故選D。
小題4:細節理解題。根據短文第三段French are more outgoing (外向的) than the Germans. It is very easy to make friends with them.描述，可知同法國人交朋友很容易。故選B。
小題5:標題歸納題。閱讀短文可知，本文主要講述了幾個國家的人的不同性格。故選C，不同國家的人的性格。