__小題1:__ This was not because the woods and fields were always far away, but because they were too far from the city to permit people to make a day trip between morning and nightfall.
___小題2:___ He decided to turn his little school house into a dormitory for the summer holidays. Anyone who brought his sleeping bag and cooking equipment along could stay there for a very small quantity of money. The idea was a success. A few years later, the school house was much too small to hold the many young people who wanted to stay there. ___小題3:___ This was the first hostel (青年招待所).
Today, young students and workers of every country can meet in the hostel and get to know each other. When young people arrive at the hostel, they have only to show their cards of membership in a hostel organization in their own country. ___小題4:___
Often, at the evening meal, a group of boys and girls from various parts of the country or world will happen to meet at the same hostel. They may put their food together and prepare a dinner with many kinds of dishes. Sometimes a program will be organized after the meal with dances, songs, or short talks followed by a question period.___小題5:___  For this reason, a few weeks spent ‘hostelling’ can be just as useful a part of one’s education as classes in school.
A.In 1970, a young German school master had an idea which changed this situation.
B.People can stay in the hostel if they brought enough equipment with them.
C.One can learn a lot about other places, just by meeting people from those places.
D.As a result, a dormitory was set up in an old castle nearby.
E. For years, children in the industrial areas of Europe seldom left their cities to see the beauties of the countryside.
F. More and more young people went to the hostel for summer holidays.
G. This card will permit them to stay in a hostel all over the world for very low prices.

小題1:E
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:G
小題5:C

試題分析:本文介紹了青年招待所出現(xiàn)的前因后果和詳細情況介紹。
小題1:E 根據(jù)后句This was not because the woods and fields were always far away, but because they were too far from the city to permit people to make a day trip between morning and nightfall.可知孩子們很少有機會到鄉(xiāng)下去欣賞鄉(xiāng)村的景色。故E項符合上下文。
小題2:A 根據(jù)下句He decided to turn his little school house into a dormitory for the summer holidays.可知是這個人改變了這個情況。故A項內(nèi)容符合上下文。
小題3:D 根據(jù)前一句A few years later, the school house was much too small to hold the many young people who wanted to stay there可知房子太小了,要建設(shè)更大的房子了。故D項內(nèi)容符合上下文。
小題4:G 根據(jù)前句When young people arrive at the hostel, they have only to show their cards of membership in a hostel organization in their own country可知年輕人必須要出示自己的card才可以享受這樣的待遇。故G項符合上下文。
小題5:C 根據(jù)下句For this reason, a few weeks spent ‘hostelling’ can be just as useful a part of one’s education as classes in school.可知這種形式對于學生的教育是有很重要的意義的,故C項內(nèi)容符合上下文。
點評:本文介紹了青年招待所出現(xiàn)的前因后果和詳細情況介紹。本題的關(guān)鍵在于要根據(jù)上下文的語境來找出串聯(lián)的信息點,把握上下文之間的邏輯關(guān)系,通過前后的意思連貫性及細致性用心的答題,定能完成的很好。
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