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30,000 people across 15 countries were asked to name both the “funniest” and “least funny” nationality in a poll conducted by Badoo.com, the world’s largest social network for meeting new people, with 119 million users worldwide.
The Americans were voted the funniest nationality, ahead of the Spanish --- the funniest Europeans --- in second, Italians in third and British in seventh.
The voting for the “least funny” nationality confirmed the view of America’s Mark Twain that “a German joke is no laughing matter”. The Germans won, ahead of the Russians and Turks. The stereotype of German humourlessness is believed to derive from their reputation for efficiency, punctuality and rationality(理性). Examples of German jokes include: “Yesterday, I met my friend Horst at the hospital. He’d swallowed a sponge. He says it doesn’t hurt but he’s always thirsty.”
“When we meet someone new, one of the first things we notice is whether they make us laugh”, says Lloyd Price, Badoo’s Marketing Director. “America is a worthy poll winner”, says Price. “It’s the world’s only comedy superpower.”
The British pride themselves on their humour but learn from the poll that they’re not as funny as they think. They placed just seventh of 15 --- behind the Brazilians, French and Mexicans.
小题1:According to the poll, which is the right order from the funniest nationality to the least funny one?
A.Spanish, Americans, French, Mexicans, British |
B.Americans, Spanish, Italians, Brazilians, French |
C.British, Mexicans, Brazilians, Spanish, Americans |
D.Italians, French, British, Mexicans, Brazilians |
A.The poll was conducted among 119 million people by Badoo. com. |
B.Spanish are the funniest nationality in Europe. |
C.That Germans are named the “least funny” nationality is because of Mark Twain. |
D.Some people think that British are funny while others think the opposite in the poll. |
A.acquire | B.suffer | C.translate | D.accomplish |
A.The author wants to show that Germans are good at telling jokes. |
B.The author wants to confirm what Mark Twain said. |
C.The author wants to prove that Germans are not funny at all. |
D.The author just wants to say that swallowing a sponge is no harm. |
A.The Funniest Nationality |
B.A Global Poll Conducted by Badoo.Com |
C.Americans Won the Funniest Nationality |
D.Americans Voted “Funniest Nation”, Germans “Least Funny” |
答案
小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:D
解析
试题分析:本文主要讲了民意调查显示,美国被选为最幽默的国家,德国被选为最缺少幽默的国家。
小题1:根据The Americans were voted the funniest nationality, ahead of the Spanish --- the funniest Europeans --- in second, Italians in third and British in seventh.以及The British pride themselves on their humour but learn from the poll that they’re not as funny as they think. They placed just seventh of 15 --- behind the Brazilians, French and Mexicans.故选B。
小题2:根据ahead of the Spanish --- the funniest Europeans --- in second,故选B。
小题3:根据their reputation for efficiency, punctuality and rationality(理性).可猜出“derive”的意思是得到,故答案为A。
小题4:根据The stereotype of German humourlessness is believed to derive from their reputation for efficiency, punctuality and rationality(理性).可知答案为C。
小题5:根据The Americans have been voted the world’s “funniest nationality” ---the one “best at making people laugh” ---in a global poll (民意调查), which also names the Germans the “least funny” nationality and the British “not as funny as they think”.可知答案为D。
点评:先阅读问题,然后带着问题,再读全文,找出答题所需要的依据,完成阅读。这篇文章非常容易,根据问题找到相关问题的段落或句子,便可选出答案。
核心考点
试题【The Americans have been voted the world’s “funniest nationality” ---the one “bes】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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The comments by Shao Qiwei, director of China’s State Administration of Tourism, came a day after Shanghai’s mayor Han Zheng said the city was preparing to build China’s second Disney theme park.
“China has a very large population. We now have 1.3 billion people. The market is very large. As far as I know, Hong Kong Disneyland is now very crowded,” said Shao, whose comments were broadcast on Hong Kong’s Cable TV.
The Hong Kong theme park, which opened in September, was widely criticized in January when it turned away hundreds of Lunar New Year holiday makers from mainland China because the park was full. Chaos(混乱) erupted when angry crowds tried to force their way into the park.
The embarrassing incident prompted a public apology from Hong Kong Disneyland Managing Director Bill Ernest and a dressing down from Hong Kong’s leader Donald Tsang. Authorities are carefully studying the issue of overcrowding in preparation for the possible building of the Disney park in Shanghai, Shao said.
The official Xinhua News Agency reported Tuesday that no agreement has been reached on the park in Shanghai, quoting senior vice president of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Leslie Goodman. Hong Kong Disneyland is a joint venture between The Walt Disney Co. and the local government, which shouldered the bulk of the park’s construction fees.
小题1:Why is it necessary to build a Disney park in Shanghai?
A.Hong Kong Disneyland can’t meet the need of the large population. |
B.Hong Kong Disneyland is too small and very crowded. |
C.Hong Kong Disney Park was criticized by tourists. |
D.Hong Kong Disneyland is far from the mainland. |
A.the services in the park were not as good as expected | B.they were not allowed to go into the park |
C.the park was too crowded | D.chaos happened at the entrance to the park |
A.has been agreed to by The Walt Disney Co. |
B.is financed The Walt Disney Co. |
C.will be in the charge of the Shanghai government |
D.remains to be discussed with The Walt Disney Co. |
The beggar’s name is Xia Haibo, and he was born in Meihe Village, Tianmen City of Hubei Province. Being 25 years old, he is quite a special beggar in some ways — he doesn’t beg on his knees, as other beggars do when begging. Rather, he often stands in the crowded street, either reading a book or thinking about something carefully. He also started a blog on the Internet which has been clicked more than 500,000 times. He likes reading — he has read many classical Chinese poems. He has kept writing and recently, he has planned to publish his writings.
In 1998, Xia entered Tianmen Middle School as the best student in his town. However, a year before he took the college entrance examination, he came down with a high fever and was later diagnosed (诊断) as having rheumatoid arthritis (类风湿性关节炎). In order to treat his disease, his father borrowed 60,000 yuan from relatives and friends. However, with this money, he didn’t recover from the disease. He did not want to become a burden (负担) to his family any more. So in July, 2006, he left his hometown and went to Wuhan to make a living by begging.
Begging has become a job to Xia now. However, he doesn’t plan to go on living like this. “By July 24, 2008, when I have been begging for two years, I will stop my begging life. I promise,” he said.
It is his plan that by using the money he “earns”, he will rent a small shop in his hometown and keep on writing in his spare time.
Right now, he is trying to finish a book of his own. The book, called Love Is With Me, tells about the people who helped him during his begging life.
小题1:The underlined word “spot” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to “______”.
A.forgive | B.record | C.beat | D.notice |
A.In 1998. | B.In 2001. | C.In 2000. | D.In 2006. |
A.He begs on his knees in the street. |
B.He writes Chinese poems for those who like poems. |
C.He reads or thinks while standing in the street. |
D.He teaches people how to surf the Internet. |
A.His dream is to have his book published. |
B.He will not stop begging until he earns enough money for his future life. |
C.He is writing a book to express his thanks to those who helped him. |
D.He will keep writing while running a small business. |
Since its founding, the People’s Republic of China has maintained close contact with Cambodia. Bilateral(双边的) trade volume has increased rapidly in recent years, from 200 million US dollars in 2002 to nearly 2.5 billion US dollars in 2011.
China is now not only Cambodia’s third largest trading partner, but for many years has been Cambodia’s number one investor. Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodia’s “King-Father” pioneered the relationship.
Pan Guangxue said, “If we look back at previous decades, I think Sihanouk made the right choice, a choice good to Cambodian national development. It was because of his commitment to the development of Sino-Cambodia friendship that we’ve achieved what we have today.”
In 2010, the two countries established a comprehensive strategic partnership, during its Prime Minister Hun Sen’s visit to China.
And 2013 is set to be China-Cambodia Friendship Year.
Pan Guangxue said, “Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on many occasions that China does not tell Cambodia what to do or what not to do. China does not point fingers at Cambodia. I think this is a true evaluation of Sino-Cambodian relations. China pursues an independent peaceful foreign policy of non-alignment(不结盟) and non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries.”
The ambassador says Sihanouk’s death is a huge loss to both China and Cambodia, but that bilateral relations will not be affected.
Pan Guangxue said, “I believe the bilateral relationship will be sustained and grow even stronger.”
With both countries enjoying the benefits of the fruitful relationship, the governments of China and Cambodia have promised that Sihanouk’s legacy(遗产) will continue to be the foundation of even stronger ties.
小题1:We can learn from the passage that Sihanouk ________.
A.is the present Cambodian Prime Minister |
B.went for an interview with CCTV the other day |
C.made the right choice to encourage investment in China |
D.had great influence on Sino-Cambodian relations |
A.Sihanouk was committed to Cambodian national development |
B.the two countries has set 2013 to be China-Cambodia Friendship Year |
C.the two countries has established a comprehensive strategic partnership |
D.trade volume between the two countries has increased sharply in recent years |
A.It will more or less damage the bilateral relationship. |
B.It will continue to be the foundation of even stronger ties. |
C.It means a huge loss for both countries in economy. |
D.It has very little negative effect on the bilateral relationship. |
A.China-Cambodia Friendship Year |
B.China-Cambodia friendship to continue |
C.Sihanouk’s death—a great loss to Cambodia |
D.China’s peaceful foreign policy to continue |
Death toll from the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit Ya’an in southwestern China"s Sichuan Province has risen to 188 (as of 18:00 pm, April 22, ), according to latest calculations by local Civil Affairs Bureau. At least 11,826 were reportedly injured in the quake while 25 are still missing, the bureau said.
Experts are anticipating much less casualties in the quake than that from the 8.0 magnitude quake hit Wenchuan on May 12, 2008, also in Sichuan Province, which killed more than 80,000 and injured over 300,000.
Energy released from Wenchuan earthquake would be 30 times of that from Ya’an quake, according to Zhang Xiaonan, an expert with China"s Geophysical Union. Dai Junwu with Harbin-based seismological bureau expects the death toll at less than 1,000, and economic losses from the quake could reach up to 100 billion yuan.
Police and expert teams have already rushed for rescue in the quick stricken areas, and the State Council has banned unauthorized rescue efforts and individual vehicles from going to the quake zone to avoid congestion(交通阻塞).
Rescue efforts were carried “timely and orderly”, said Chinese Premier Li Keqiang who flew to the quicken-stricken area on Sunday, the second day of the quake. He was quoted as saying that “the current priority is to save lives”.
小题1:When did Ya’an earthquake occur?
A.April 22,2008 | B.April 20,2013 | C.May 12,2008 | D.May.22 2013 |
A.About188 | B.At least 11,826 |
C.More than 80,000 | D.Over 300,000. |
A.fell down suddenly | B.broke up |
C.burnt to the ground | D.turned into pieces |
A.Because Ya’an earthquake was not as disastrous as Wenchuan earthquake. |
B.Because the people of Ya’an could save themselves. |
C.Because the State Council wanted to avoid being overcrowded. |
D.Because the State Council wanted to protected the rescuing people |
A.Wenchuan earthquake released 30 times energy of Ya’an earthquake. |
B.Premier Li Keqiang who flew to the quicken-stricken area on April,21,2013. |
C.Wenchuan earthquake killed around 80000 people. |
D.Zhang Xiaonan expected the economic losses from the quake could reach up to 100 billion yuan. |
Wang made the remarks while introducing to reporters travelling with the Chinese official delegation(代表团) the fruits of Xi"s first foreign trip as China"s new head of state, which had taken him to Russia, Tanzania, South Africa, and the Republic of the Congo.
In Russia, Xi and the Russian president Putin had spent eight hours together in meetings and exchanges that could be characterized as frank, practical and congenial, Wang said, adding the two leaders reached important consensus on strategic coordination and set the direction and outlined key sectors for future cooperation.
The two countries have made it clear that they will support each other in promoting their respective development and national renewal, safeguarding core(核心) interests, and independently choosing their own development paths and social and political systems, the foreign minister said.
The two sides agreed that they will closely coordinate in international and regional affairs, uphold the principles of the UN Charter, and jointly promote democracy(民主) in international relations, he said.
China and Russia, during the visit, also promoted their practical cooperation.
During the visit,32 cooperation agreements signed by the two sides are dubbed(给…起绰号,把…称为)as the "contracts(合同) of the century" because they are enormous in value and cover a long period of time, he said.
"The energy cooperation covers such areas as petroleum, natural gas, nuclear power, electricity, coal and new sources of energy, and runs through the industry both of its up and down streams," he added.
小题1:Which country did Xi Jinping visit after Russain?
A. The USA. B. Tanzania C.Congo D. South Africa
小题2:What is the best title of the passage?
A.Xi Jinping’s visit to Russian is a great success. |
B.Xi Jingping visited four countries during Mar.22-30 |
C.Russia is the biggest friend of China. |
D.China and Russia signed 32 "contracts of the century”. |
A.nuclear power | B.petroleum | C.automobile | D.electricity |
A.general agreement and opinion | B.happiness and pride |
C.some financial aid | D.China-Russia friendship |
A.The people of South Africa welcome the president of China |
B.Xi Jinping will visit Barack Obama |
C.Xi Jingping will fly back to Beijing. |
D.Xi Jinping’s visit to Tanzania |
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