Question

Audrey is a Chinese-­American student. She has found many value(價值觀)differences between Chinese and Americans.

About money

(1) Americans would like to spend more than they have, so many of them are always in debt(欠債)．Chinese usually spend less than they have, so many of them always have money left in the bank.

(2) American kids love to make money by themselves. Chinese kids always ask their parents for money.

(3) American parents think it is not useful to send their children to an expensive university. Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to good universities and that might make them very poor sometimes.

About school

(1) Many American girls take part in sports, dancing and singing groups while Chinese girls take part in academic groups.

(2) Some American students think that “B” is a gift while Chinese students think that “B” is terrible.

American parents and Chinese parents

American parents allow their daughters or sons to go out to have some part-­time jobs in their free time or at weekends. Chinese parents usually don't allow their children to do so in middle or high schools.

1. What would a Chinese middle school student probably NOT do at weekends according to the passage?

A．Study at home. B．Do part­-time jobs.

C．Take part in sports groups. D．Do chores.

2.Some Chinese people have money left in the bank because________．

A．they usually spend less than they have

B．they spend more than they have

C．they don't like spending money at all

D．they make a lot of money

3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Chinese parents usually give their kids money.

B．American children love to make money by themselves.

C．The reason why Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to good universities.

D．Americans usually spend more money than they have.

4.The underlined word “academic” probably means _______ in Chinese.

A．學術(shù)的 B．娛樂的 C．運動的 D．休閑的

5.The best title for the passage would probably be ________．

A．Differences between Chinese and Americans

B．Chinese Students and American Students

C．Chinese Values and American Values

D．Chinese Parents and American Parents

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文告訴我們中國人與美國人的價值觀是有差異的：一個中國中學生在周末不可能做兼職；一些中國人在銀行存錢，中國父母為了讓孩子上好大學愿意做任何事情等，而美國人恰恰相反。

1.根據(jù)這篇短文一個中國中學生在周末不可能做什么？做兼職。根據(jù)American parents allow their daughters or sons to go out to have some part-­time jobs in their free time or at weekends. Chinese parents usually don't allow their children to do so in middle or high schools. 故選B。

2.一些中國人在銀行存錢，因為他們通常花的比擁有的少。根據(jù)Chinese usually spend less than they have, so many of them always have money left in the bank. 可知選A。

3.在文章中哪一項沒有提到？中國父母為什么會為了把孩子送到好大學而去做任何事情的原因。根據(jù)Americans would like to spend more than they have. American kids love to make money by themselves. Chinese kids always ask their parents for money.故選C。

4.詞義猜測題。劃線單詞“academic”的中文意思可能是學術(shù)的。根據(jù)She has found many value(價值觀)differences between Chinese and Americans.和Many American girls take part in sports, dancing and singing groups while Chinese girls take part in academic groups.可知，應該選A。

5.主旨大意題。這篇文章的最好題目可能是《中國的價值觀和美國的價值觀》。通讀全文可知答案，故選C。

考點：社會文化類短文閱讀。