Question

【題目】 Thanks to the world-famous Colombian writer Garcia Marquez, many people think of Latin America was a land of magic. In Marquez’s books, impossible things happen in this part of the world.

Where does the magic in his book come from? It may come from the mixture of different cultures in Latin America. Although some of their differences have caused problems, they have also been a kind of beauty and encouraged people in Latin America to be more open-minded. Most of the people there speak the same language--Spanish.

Latin America’s environment is quite diverse. People can enjoy beautiful sunshine on the Caribbean islands, ride horses in the green grasslands of Pampas, and experience the snow-covered mountains in the Andes. It even has the world’s biggest rainforest--the Amazon. Many of the world’s most unusual plants and animals live there.

The music and dance of Latin America is quite well-known. Latin American people have created the samba, rumba, chacha and tango. People often dance at parties. Latin dances are cheerful and can bring strangers together.

Latin America is an open and wonderful place. Its diverse environment and cultural traditions have made it a great place to visit.

【1】The magic in Marquez’s books may come from ________ in Latin America.

A.natural environmentB.the same languageC.different culturesD.unusual plants

【2】Most of people in Latin America speak ________.

A.FrenchB.SpanishC.GermanD.English

【3】The underlined word “diverse” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________ ”.

A.多樣的B.公平的C.適當?shù)?/span>D.有益的

【4】The ________ of Latin America can bring strangers together.

A.snow-covered mountainsB.biggest rainforest

C.beautiful sunshineD.cheerful dances

【5】This passage is probably taken from a ________.

A.book reviewB.grammar bookC.travel magazineD.science report

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。由于世界著名的哥倫比亞作家加西亞馬爾克斯，許多人認識到拉丁美洲是一塊神奇的土地，作者介紹了拉丁美洲的多樣的環(huán)境，豐富的文化等等。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Where does the magic in his book come from? It may come from the mixture of different cultures in Latin America.可知那些迷可能來自丁美洲不同文化的混合，對比選項，故選C。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Most of the people there speak the same language—Spanish可知拉丁美洲大部分人說西班牙語，故選B。

【3】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)后文People can enjoy beautiful sunshine on the Caribbean islands, ride horses in the green grasslands of Pampas, and experience the snow-covered mountains in the Andes.“人們可以在加勒比海群島享受美麗的陽光，在潘帕斯的綠色草原上騎馬，體驗安第斯山脈的雪山�！笨芍�拉丁美洲的環(huán)境變化多樣，故選A。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Latin dances are cheerful and can bring strangers together可知“拉丁舞很歡快，能把陌生人聚在一起�！惫蔬xD。

【5】推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文主要介紹了拉丁美洲的多變的環(huán)境，混合的文化等，對比選項，可知這篇短文可能來自旅行雜志，故選C。