18.Do you know Roma people?They were called Gypsies(吉普賽人) by Europeans because they thought they came from Egypt(a country in Africa).About a thousand years ago,the Roma people left their homeland.They are known as nomads because for hundreds of years many of them have lived in large groups that travel from place to place.They have no real homeland.
Today,the Roma are now living all over the world.They have kept their language and many customs.For example,it's important for Roma to marry other Roma.It's also a custom for parents to choose the person their children will marry.Roma people get married when they are young,sometimes even as young as 14.
Romany is the language of the Roma people,which was written down only recently.Because the Roma are nomadic and have moved all over the world,their language has developed in many different ways.It is sometimes hard for Roma in one part of the world to understand Roma from another part.
Roma music is famous all over the world,because many Roma throughout history have been musicians.Their music has influenced many other kinds of music,like classical and jazz.
Roma don't usually assimilate(同化) into host countries.Over many centuries,governments have forbidden them to marry each other,travel or wear their traditional bright clothes.They have their gold taken away from them-treasures(財富) from their parents and grandparents.They have been taken as slaves(奴隸),and have been forced to change their names.
But today,the Roma are finding ways to live in peace with others while keeping the treasures of their culture."There's a will within us to continue to live as a people,"says George Kaslov,whose family arrived in New York from Russia a hundred years ago."All the other ethnic(種族) groups who came to America assimilate gradually with time going; they lose their customs and language.But not the Roma.We hold out."
26.What does the underlined word"nomads"in the first paragraph mean?D
A.People who lived centuries ago.
B.People who come from Rome.
C.People who have their own homeland.
D.People who move from place to place.
27.What's the main idea of the last paragraph?B
A.George Kaslov has a strong will to live on.
B.The Roma still keep their customs and language.
C.The Roma are finding ways to keep the gold of their own.
D.Most ethnic groups assimilate into host countries step by step.
28.What can we infer about the Roma according to the passage?C
A.Most of the Roma live in very unusual houses.
B.Their language is endangered and may soon die out.
C.Their culture is very different from other European cultures.
D.Most Roma get married either when they are very young or very old.
29.What is the main purpose of the passage?A
A.To tell readers about an interesting culture.
B.To tell us why the Roma need our help.
C.To show us how all people are similar.
D.To ask people how to live in peace.
30.What would be the best title for the passage?C
A.Brave Roma Travelers.
B.Famous Roma Music.
C.The Roma:Past and Present.
D.Changing Countries,Changing Cultures.
分析 文章大意:
文章主要講述的是羅馬文化.在以前,羅馬人經(jīng)常聚集在一起生活,但是沒有固定居所,經(jīng)常遷徙,在遷徙過程中形成自己獨有的語言和文化.現(xiàn)在,羅馬文化依然保持著自己的特點,并沒有被其他文化所同化.
解答 26.D,詞義猜測題,文中提到because for hundreds of years many of them have lived in large groups that travel from place to place幾百年以來,他們都生活在一起,沒有固定居所,由此推測詞義為經(jīng)常換地方居住,選擇D.
27.B,細節(jié)理解題,文中提到the Roma are finding ways to live in peace with others while keeping the treasures of their culture現(xiàn)今,許多外來文化都被同化,但是羅馬文化還堅持著自己原有的文化特色,由此推測選擇B.
28.C.推理判斷題,文中提到"Roma don't usually assimilate(同化) into host countries"羅馬文化一直以來都不會被其他文化同化,后文又說各國政府禁止他們的風俗以及穿著,由此推測他們的文化和其他文化有著很大的不同,選擇C.
29.A,內容歸納題,文中首句提到"Do you know Roma people"你了解羅馬人嗎?后文又詳細說明了羅馬人的文化和生活特點,由此推測文章主要講述的應該是羅馬文化,選擇A.
30.C,主旨大議題,文中從一開始以吉普賽人為引,引出了羅馬文化的歷史,后文在此基礎之上講述了羅馬文化的變遷和現(xiàn)在的境遇,由此推測選擇C,講述的是羅馬文化的歷史和現(xiàn)狀.
點評 對于閱讀表達題,一定要記得首先通讀全文,了解文章大意,然后再根據(jù)文章關鍵詞,關鍵句,掌握細節(jié)問題,并進行推理判斷,再去回答具體的問題.