Question

【題目】 Mike Robinson is a fifteen-year-old American boy and his sister Clare is fourteen. At the moment, Mike and Clare are in Cairo in Egypt, one of the biggest and busiest cities in Africa.

They moved here with their parents two years ago. Their father, Peter, works for a very

big company. The company has offices in many countries, and it has sent Peter to work in Germany, France and China before. Peter usually stays in a country for about two years. Then the company moves him again. His family always goes with him.

The Robinsons love seeing the world. They have been to many interesting places. For example, in Egypt, they have seen the Pyramids，travelled on a boat on the Nile River, and visited the palaces and towers of ancient kings and queens.

Mike and Clare have also begun to learn the language of the country, Arabic. This language is different from English in many ways, and they find it hard to spell and pronounce the words. However, they still enjoy learning it. So far they have learnt to speak German, French, Chinese and Arabic. Sometimes they mix the languages. “It’s really fun,’’ said Clare. The Robinsons are moving again. The company has asked Peter to work back in the US. Mike and Clare are happy about this. They have friends all over the world, but they also miss their friends in the US. They are counting down the days.

【1】How long have the Robinsons been in Egypt ?

A. since two years B. for two years

C. two years ago D. two years before

【2】What have they seen or done in Egypt ？

A. have seen the Pyramids

B. have visited the palaces and towers of ancient kings and queens

C. have travelled on a boat on the Nile River

D. all the above

【3】What do Mike and Clare find difficult about Arabic ?

A. to spell the words B. to pronounce the words

C. A and B D. A or B

【4】Who do they miss in the US ?

A. their teachers B. their friends

C. their parents D. their cousins

【5】.Are they looking forward to going home ?

A. Yes , they are . B. No, they aren’t .

C. We’re not sure . D. Of course not .

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文講的是羅伯遜一家因為爸爸皮特的公司在很多國家，所以他們不得不隨皮特到處搬遷。但他們很喜歡這種生活。尤其是 Mike和Clare兄妹倆，他們不但學(xué)會很多種語言而且交了很多朋友。

【1】B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中信息 They moved here with their parents two years ago. 可知他們兩年前搬到了埃及，所以在埃及待了兩年了，故選B。

【2】D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三自然段的描述可知此題應(yīng)選D。

【3】C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中信息This language is different from English in many ways, and they find it hard to spell and pronounce the words.可知他們發(fā)現(xiàn)阿拉伯語的單詞的拼寫和讀音很難，故選C。

【4】B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中信息They have friends all over the world, but they also miss their friends in the US. 可知他們思念在美國的朋友，故選B。

【5】A推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中信息They are counting down the days.可知他們在倒計時，所以答案是肯定的，故選A。