Question

It helps us understand the world better if we know a little geography and have some maps at hand. But with maps in Chinese only, misunderstanding is possible in studying world events. Chinese names are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning to a foreigner. For the opening of the country maps are important and helpful and needed badly.

I wish maps various languages, such as those used in the United Nations, would come out and be sold in all bookstores open to Chinese.

1.The writer is mainly talking about ____.

A. geography B. maps

C. Chinese names D. the opening of the country

2.Knowing a little geography and having some maps in Chinese only, a foreigner ____.

A. can study world events easily

B. can study world events without misunderstanding

C. can’t study world events without misunderstanding

D. will fell joy in studying world events

3.What are the difficulties for a foreigner to use a map in Chinese?

A. A foreigner has nowhere to buy a map

B. All the bookstores only open to Chinese.

C. The names of Chinese people are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning.

D. The names of places on a map in Chinese are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning.

4.According to the passage maps in foreign language are badly needed ____.

A. in a country open to other parts of the world

B. if a country is going to join the United Nations

C. when we are learning geography

D. if there are no maps in bookstores open to Chinese

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要讨论的是关于地图的问题。作者认为，了解一些地理知识，手里有一张地图，可以更好的了解这个世界。可是只有中国地图还是远远不够的，容易造成误解。所以对于一个想对世界开放的国家来说，用外语写成的地图迫切需要。

1.主旨大意题。这篇短文中作者主要讨论的是关于地图的问题。作者认为，了解一些地理知识，手里有一张地图，可以更好的了解这个世界。可是只有中国地图还是远远不够的，容易造成误解。故这篇短文都是围绕地图这个话题展开的。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据短文中But with maps in Chinese only, misunderstanding is possible in studying world events.可知，只有汉语的地图，在了解世界上的事件的时候会造成误解。故这个题应选C。

3.细节理解题。根据短文中Chinese names are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning to a foreigner.可知，对于外国人来说，汉语的名字太长，难发音，而且没有意义。这样外国人用汉语的地图时就会感到非常的困难。故选D。

4.推理判断题。根据短文中For the opening of the country maps are important and helpful and needed badly.可知，对于一个想对世界开放的国家来说，迫切需要用外语写的地图。故选A。

考点：地理类短文阅读。