Question

【題目】閱讀短文，從每題所給的三個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

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(cái)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 is 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.”

【1】What does the underlined word “nomads” in the 1st paragraph mean?

A．People who move from place to place.

B．People who come from Roma.

C．People who have their own homeland.

【2】What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?

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.

【3】What can we infer（推斷） about the Roma according to the passage?

A．Most of the Roma live in very unusual houses.

B．Most Roma get married either when they are very young or very old.

C．Their culture is very different from other European cultures.

【4】What is the main purpose of the passage?

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.

【5】What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Brave Roma Travelers

B．Famous Roma Music.

C．The Roma: Past and Present

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

試題解析：本文主要講述了吉普賽人這個(gè)民族的歷史根源以及現(xiàn)在的狀況。

【1】詞義猜測題。分析這個(gè)單詞后面的句子，由其后面的一句have lived in large groups that travel from place to place，可推知，這個(gè)詞的意思應(yīng)選A。

【2】段落大意題。分析最后一個(gè)段落，可知此段的首句the Roma are finding ways to live in peace with others while keeping the treasures of their culture是本段的中心句，分析各個(gè)選項(xiàng)的意思，可知選B。

【3】推理判斷題。 根據(jù)第第五段所說的內(nèi)容，其中指出吉普賽人的文化不會(huì)與其它國家的文化同化，由此可推斷，他們的文化與歐洲人的文化是不同的。故選C。

【4】主旨大意題。縱觀全文，本文要講述了吉普賽人這個(gè)民族的歷史根源以及現(xiàn)在的狀況。結(jié)合各個(gè)選項(xiàng)的意思，可知應(yīng)選A。

【5】標(biāo)題判斷題。 根據(jù)全文的內(nèi)容并且結(jié)合各個(gè)選項(xiàng)的意思，可知應(yīng)選C最符合此文的標(biāo)題。