Musa teaches English at Chunmiao Primary School in Wuhan. He had never heard of China’s idol (偶像) of selflessness before he arrived in the country, but this unusual young man from Nigeria is carrying on the good work of China’s hero soldier.
Musa’s week begins with a crowded two-hour bus ride for a flag-raising ceremony (儀式) at Chunmiao Primary School with old classrooms for the children of migrant (移民) workers on the outside parts of Wuhan.An hour later, he steps in front of a room full of expectant (期盼) students, some of whom recently organized a dance exhibition for their foreign teacher.
The dance showed the spirit of Lei Feng (1940-1962), a soldier who was idolized (作偶像) across China for his selflessness. It was especially meaningful to Musa because the students call him “foreign Lei Feng”.
“I know Lei Feng, he is a good man. Everyone should learn from Lei Feng,” he says.
Born to a family of diplomats (外交官) in 1985, he is the second of nine children and the eldest son. Musa was expected to become a diplomat like his father, who worked in Canada from 2007.In 2008, Musa was picked by Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to study in China for a master’s degree in sociology (社會學(xué)碩士學(xué)位). With the hope of joining the foreign service, he then went on to study for a doctor’s degree in international relations at Central China Normal University.
【小題1】The students Musa teaches at Chunmiao Primary School are __________.

A．native children in Wuhan
B．children of workers from outside Wuhan
C．children from different foreign countries
D．children from poor families
【小題2】Musa is called “Foreign Lei Feng” because __________.
A．he is doing good deeds as Lei Feng did
B．he is teaching English at a primary school
C．he is loved and respected by the students
D．he helps the students dropping out of school
【小題3】Some students organized a dance exhibition to __________.
A．say good bye to their foreign teacher
B．show their wish to learn English
C．remember China’s hero soldier
D．honor their foreign teacher
【小題4】Before he came to China, Musa ___________.
A．taught English in his country
B．did what Lei Feng did in the countryside
C．knew nothing about Lei Feng
D．was interested in Chinese dance
【小題5】What can we learn about Musa from the last paragraph?
A．He studies Chinese in a China’s University.
B．He has an elder sister in his big family.
C．He was a foreign official in Canada.
D．He got a doctor’s degree in a China’s University.


【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】D
【小題4】C
【小題5】B

解析試題分析：
本文說的是，來自Nigeria的留學(xué)生Musa幫助武漢郊區(qū)一家農(nóng)民工子弟學(xué)校孩子，被孩子們稱為“外國雷鋒”。同時介紹了他來中國留學(xué)的目的。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題。由第二段Musa’s week begins… at Chunmiao Primary School with old classrooms for the children of migrant (移民) workers on the outside parts of Wuhan.一句可知，Musa任教的是一所農(nóng)民工子弟學(xué)校。故選擇B項。
【小題2】推斷題。由第一段this unusual young man from Nigeria is carrying on the good work of China’s hero soldier.可知，這個外國小伙繼續(xù)著雷鋒的“好事”，因而被稱為“外國雷鋒”。故A項正確。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題。由第二段最后一句some of whom recently organized a dance exhibition for their foreign teacher.可知，部分學(xué)生組織了體現(xiàn)雷鋒精神的舞蹈向這位“外國雷鋒”致敬。故D項正確。
【小題4】 細(xì)節(jié)題。由第一段He had never heard of China’s idol (偶像) of selflessness before he arrived in the country可知，來中國前，他對雷鋒一無所知。A,B,D三項文中沒有依據(jù)。故選擇C項。
【小題5】推斷題。由第一段he is the second of nine children and the eldest son可知，他是家里第二個孩子，也是長子。據(jù)此推斷他有一個姐姐。 故B項正確。
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