Question

On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles.”

    Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.

    When he was 11, he read the book Ma-rco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true.

    Robert Friedlander’s next destinations (目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.

1.The best headline(标题) for this newspaper article would be      .

A. The Kingdom of Bicycles            B. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi’an

C. Marco Polo and the Silk Road         D. An American Achieving His Aims

2.The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because

A. he asked to see the manager

B. he entered the hall with a bike

C. the manager had to know about all foreign guests

D. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him

3.Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order,        .

A. China, Pakistan, and India               B. Pakistan, China, and India

C. India, China, and Pakistan            D. China, India, and Pakistan

4.What made Friedlander want to come to China?

A. The stories about Marco Polo .     B. The famous sights in Xi’an .

C. His interest in Chinese silk.                D. His childhood dreams about bicycles .

5.Friedlander can be said to be       .

A. determined        B. friendly                C. hardworking     D. open-minded

 

Answer 1

【答案】

     

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述的是一位立志骑自行车游览丝绸之路的人到达西安的事情，告诉我们这位美国人正要实现自己的目标。

1.D 推理题。本文叙述的是一位立志骑自行车游览丝绸之路的人到达西安的事情，告诉我们这位美国人正要实现自己的目标。故D正确。

2.B 推理题。根据文章第一段On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an with his bicycle可知他骑着自行车进入了宾馆大厅，以前服务员从来没有遇见到这个情况，所以他们赶快去报告经理。故B正确。

3.C 细节题。根据文章2,4段across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India和 Robert Friedlander’s next destinations (目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan可知他是从印度出发，现在到达了中国，下一站是巴基斯坦。故C项的顺序是正确的。

4.A 细节题。根据文章第三段第一句When he was 11, he read the book Ma-rco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road.可知马可波罗的书让他有了寻访丝绸之路的想法。故A正确。

5.A 推理题。美国人Friedlander立志要骑自行车环游全世界，这需要很大的毅力，因为这样的旅行很辛苦。说明他是一个很有毅力的人。故A正确。

考点：考察新闻报道类短文