6．When I came to Cincinnati （a city in the US） as an au pair （家庭打工留學(xué)生），a lot of things there were different from what I knew．My host family lived in a huge house I could only describe as a"castle"．In Germany I had lived in a small apartment together with my mom．Soon I found out that the"castle"was actually rather small in our neighborhood．
Everybody there was very friendly and polite．They greeted you when they were walking by at least 3feet away from you．They must not have seen a German au pair before，for most people I met asked me all kinds of questions about Germany．I enjoyed answering their various strange questions．I made a lot of friends and I started to hang out with them．
Of course，there were a number of new things，and it took me the whole year to find them all out．I never got homesick．Perhaps it was because I did not have too many negative （負面的） experiences and felt loved and welcomed there．
However，I had undergone some painful experiences back in Germany．I was frustrated by the way people would run me over and not even say"Sorry．"Taking up my studies at the TU-Dresden，I felt lonely．Everybody here seemed to be withdrawn （離群的） and I missed everything I had in Cincinnati．Germany was so"cold"．I found it so much harder to make new friends．After six months I got a roommate and only two good friends．I also flew back to Cincinnati several times for long periods．I felt that without those visits I was not able to make it．
Now I am over this German culture shock．It almost took me an entire year．I am still going back and forward between Dresden and Cincinnati four times a year．
24．When the author lived in Cincinnati，B．
A．some people were not very kind to her
B．many people were curious about her motherland
C．she lived in a real castle
D．she lived in the biggest house in the neighborhood
25．In the opinion of the author，life in Cincinnati wasC．
A．hard B．painful
C．wonderful D． strange
26．Which of the following statements is TRUE about the author？B
A．She lived with her mother in a big house in Germany．
B．She did miss her friends in Cincinnati when she was at the TU-Dresden．
C．She never went back to Cincinnati after she came back to Germany．
D．She seldom hung out with her American friends as she was too busy．
27．What is the best title for this passage？C
A．University life in Germany
B．Advantages of living in USA
C．My culture shock experience
D． How to be an au pair in USA．
分析 本文是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，屬于記敘文，當(dāng)我來到辛辛那提市（美國城市）作為一個家庭打工留學(xué)生，發(fā)現(xiàn)了很多事情是不同于我所熟悉的．本文以此展開講述，主要講述了作者在一個美國城市的經(jīng)歷以及所體驗到的文化沖擊．
解答 24．B．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段中"They must not have seen a German au pair before，for most people I met asked me all kinds of questions about Germany．"可知他們對我的祖國很好奇，問了許多問題，故選B．
25．C．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第三段中"I never got homesick．Perhaps it was because I did not have too many negative （負面的） experiences and felt loved and welcomed there．"可知作者在美國這個城市中不感到寂寞、不是很想家，因此可推知他很喜歡這里，故選C．
26．B．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第四段中"Taking up my studies at the TU-Dresden，I felt lonely"以及"I missed everything I had in Cincinnati．"可推知當(dāng)他回到自己的故鄉(xiāng)之后反而很想念美國的城市以及那里的人們，故選B．
27．C．主旨大意題．根據(jù)文章的內(nèi)容可知，本文主要講述了作者在美國一個城市的經(jīng)歷以及他所體驗到的"文化沖擊"．故選C．
點評 本文是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題，推理判斷題，主旨大意題．做題時學(xué)生應(yīng)仔細閱讀原文，把握文章主要內(nèi)容，聯(lián)系文章上下文內(nèi)容并結(jié)合所給選項含義，從中選出正確答案，一定要做到有理有據(jù)，切忌胡亂猜測．
