Question

Do you have any foreign friends? Do you know their characteristics(特征)?  
The Germans are very quiet and they always keep calm. They don’t like to speak more words. They look very serious. They like different kinds of amusements. The Germans are very hard—working. They like tidiness, especially the women, who always keep their home clean.  
In some ways, the Englishmen look the same as the Germans. They are very quiet and never talk too much with the strangers. They are really polite, so we often hear they say “Thank you.” Or “Sorry.” The gentlemen are also the Englishmen.  
The French’s holidays are very long. They like traveling and usually spend their long time staying in other countries. The Frenchmen are more outgoing than the Germans. It is very easy to make friends with them.  
Compared to the Frenchmen, the Americans are more outgoing. And they are even opener than all of the Europeans. They don’t like to depend on （依靠）others. So it is very usual that the students do part-time jobs in their free time. And in Americans’ eyes, success is an important part in their life.  
【小題1】According to the passage, ______are very quiet. 

A．only the Germans	B．only the Englishmen
C．only the Frenchmen	D．both the Germans and the Englishmen

【小題2】What does the underlined word “tidiness” mean in Chinese? 

A．整潔

B．安靜

C．時尚

D．隨意

【小題3】What can we learn about the Frenchmen from the passage? 

A．They are more outgoing than the Americans.

B．It is very easy to make friends with them.

C．They like traveling in their own country.

D．They look serious and are always hard-working.

【小題4】Which is the best title of the passage? 

A．Foreigners’ hobbies.

B．Who are more outgoing?

C．Characteristics of the foreigners.

D．Success is an important part in Americans’ life.

Answer 1

【小題1】D
【小題2】A
【小題3】B
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了外國人的特征。然后分別介紹了德國人、英國人、法國人以及美國人的特點，還介紹了其它的情況。
【小題1】細節(jié)理解題。根據第二段The Germans are very quiet. 第三段They are very quiet�？芍�選D。
【小題2】詞義猜測題。根據They like tidiness, especially the women, who always keep their home clean.他們喜歡整潔，特別總是讓家里保持干凈的女人。故選A。
【小題3】細節(jié)理解題。根據It is very easy to make friends with them. 很容易與他們交朋友。故選B。
【小題4】標題概括題。根據文章內容及Do you know their characteristics你知道他們的特征嗎？故選C。
考點：日常生活類閱讀。