Question

China and the Netherlands (荷兰) are long-time friends. The Netherlands is more than 41,500 square kilometres in area. It is a bit larger than the size of Taiwan, China.

The Netherlands is rich in culture and art. It is home of many great artists, for example, Vincent van Gogh. Besides fine art, the Netherlands is also called the country of tulips (郁金香). It has the world’s largest tulip garden: Keukenhof garden.

Dutch people are very hard-working. There’s a saying: “God made the Earth, but the Dutch made Holland.” More than a quarter of the country is below sea level. So Dutch people build many dams (水坝) to protect the country from flooding. They have created almost one sixth of the country from seas and rivers!

Did you know?

◆ Rubber ducks are popular around the world. Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman created it in 2007. The yellow duck is 26 metres high.

◆ Wooden clogs (木底鞋) are traditional shoes in the Netherlands. They make good gifts for tourists.

◆ In the Netherlands, it is impolite to start eating at once. Dutch people will sometimes say “delicious” before eating.

◆ Like the UK, the Netherlands also has

kings and queens.

1.Taiwan, China is 　　　 than the Netherlands in area.

A. a bit smaller B. much larger C. much smaller D. a little larger

2.Paragraph 3 mainly tells us about 　　　.

A. hard-working Dutch people

B. culture in the Netherlands

C. Dutch artists

D. size of the Netherlands

3.What is not talked about in the reading?

A. Table manners. B. Artists. C. Weather. D. Tulips.

4.About 　　　 of the Netherlands is created from the seas and rivers.

A. 16% B. 25% C. 60% D. 75%

5.Which is NOT TRUE about the Netherlands?

A. China and the Netherlands have been neighouring countries for a long time.

B. Keukenhof garden is famous for tulips.

C. The Dutch may give foreign friends wooden clogs as small presents.

D. In the Netherlands, it’s good manners to praise (称赞) the food before eating.

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：文中给我们介绍了荷兰的一些情况。它比台湾的面积大一点，荷兰人是非常勤劳的，大约百分之十六的荷兰是从大海和河流开创出来的。

1.中国台湾在面积上比荷兰小一点。根据文中It is a bit larger than the size of Taiwan, China. 它比台湾的面积大一点可知答案，故选A。

2.细节理解题。第三段主要告诉我们勤劳的荷兰人。根据文中Dutch people are very hard-working.荷兰人是非常勤劳的可知，故选A。

3.细节理解题。短文中什么没有谈到？天气。根据本文中第二、五、七段可知短文中没谈到天气，故选C。

4.细节理解题。大约百分之十六的荷兰是从大海和河流开创出来的。根据文中They have created almost one sixth of the country from seas and rivers!从大海和河流里他们开创了这个国家的六分之一可知，故选A。

5.关于荷兰下面哪一个是错的？中国和荷兰是邻国好长时间了。根据文中It has the world’s largest tulip garden: Keukenhof garden. Wooden clogs (木底鞋) are traditional shoes in the Netherlands. They make good gifts for tourists.In the Netherlands, it is impolite to start eating at once. Dutch people will sometimes say “delicious” before eating.可知A是错的，故选A。

考点：文化类短文阅读。