Question

Uganda is a country in East Africa and,as in many such countries,a high percentage of the population,about 80 percent,are village-dwellers living in huts,which are often no bigger than a garage. The walls of the huts are made of mud,which is held together by reeds and sticks,and the roofs of the older ones are thatched（覆蓋）with grass,although an increasing number of newer village houses have roofs made from corrugated（波紋形的）iron.

Several generations of the same family live together in the huts,which are usually divided into two sections by a curtain. The inner section,the one furthest from the open door of the hut,is where everyone sleeps and food is prepared and served in the outer part. If the family owns chickens or goats,they are kept in a small room attached to the main house.

Food is usually prepared on open fires although some people prefer to cook inside. However,this is quite dangerous and also means that the walls of the hut are stained by smoke and the atmosphere is acrid. The family sit in a circle on mats while they eat.

Newer village houses are almost always made of corrugated iron and are bigger,with one or two separate bedrooms and the kitchen in a smaller building beside the main house. But,old or new,the houses are not powered by electricity,and all homes are lit by paraffin（石蠟）candles called “tadobba”.

Nor is there any running water in the houses. Some villages have their own well,but in many cases,collecting water involves a long and arduous walk to a river or spring,carrying plastic containers or pots made of clay.

Children are the ones who have to fetch water,and they have to do this early in the morning before they go to school,or in the evening when they come home. They often have to climb high hills or walk through valleys with narrow paths through dense vegetation. It is no surprise that they grow up muscular and fit after such daily exercise,walking for several kilometres carrying such heavy weights.

1.Most Ugandans live        .

A．with their whole family in large mud houses in the countryside

B．in towns in small houses made of mud and iron

C．in villages in small houses made of wet earth,grass and wood

D．With their parents and children as well as their chickens and goats

2.Where is food usually prepared?

A．In the kitchen.

B．On the floor in the middle of the house.

C．On fires in front of the hut.

D．In a small room attached to the main house.

3.How are the old and new houses the same?

A．Both of them have roofs made of corrugated iron.

B．Neither of them have a garage or kitchen.

C．Neither of them have electricity,lights or running water.

D．Both of them have water inside but no electric light.

4.The majority of Ugandan children have to          .

A．go to a well or a river and often carry it for a long distance

B．do a lot of work cooking and carrying water

C．collect water on the way home from school

D．get water out of their own well

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.C

3.C

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述非洲的烏干達的村民的起居情況，他們住在比車庫不大的茅草屋里，人住在最里面的部分，牲口住在挨著主房的小房間里，屋里沒有電沒有水，打水的活都是孩子們在放學后或上學前去做的，因此，練就了一個好身體。

1.細節理解題。根據The walls of the huts are made of mud,which is held together by reeds and sticks,and the roofs of the older ones are thatched（覆蓋）with grass,他們住在村里的小茅屋里有泥草和木頭做的，故選C。

2.細節理解題。根據Food is usually prepared on open fires.故選C。

3.細節理解題。根據Nor is there any running water in the houses. old or new,the houses are not powered by electricity,and all homes are lit by paraffin（石蠟）candles called “tadobba”.老房和新房都沒有電，沒有水，故選C。

4.細節理解題。根據Children are the ones who have to fetch water,and they have to do this early in the morning before they go to school,or in the evening when they come home. 這些孩子負責打水，故選A。

考點：日常生活類短文閱讀。

點評：細節題為閱讀考題的重頭戲，所占比例高達80% ，相對而言較簡單，因為這類題雖然要求理解準確，但基本上限于字面意義的理解，范圍也限于局部，因此是我們可望得高分的部分。細節題絕大部分體現“中心思想是解”這一原理。本文都是細節理解題，在文中比較容易找到答案。