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(標題) 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】

試題分析：本文敘述的是一位立志騎自行車游覽絲綢之路的人到達西安的事情，告訴我們這位美國人正要實現自己的目標。

1.D 推理題。本文敘述的是一位立志騎自行車游覽絲綢之路的人到達西安的事情，告訴我們這位美國人正要實現自己的目標。故D正確。

2.B 推理題。根據文章第一段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可知他騎著自行車進入了賓館大廳，以前服務員從來沒有遇見到這個情況，所以他們趕快去報告經理。故B正確。

3.C 細節題。根據文章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可知他是從印度出發，現在到達了中國，下一站是巴基斯坦。故C項的順序是正確的。

4.A 細節題。根據文章第三段第一句When he was 11, he read the book Ma-rco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road.可知馬可波羅的書讓他有了尋訪絲綢之路的想法。故A正確。

5.A 推理題。美國人Friedlander立志要騎自行車環游全世界，這需要很大的毅力，因為這樣的旅行很辛苦。說明他是一個很有毅力的人。故A正確。

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