Ⅰ.阅读理解
I moved to the Spanish capital, Madrid, nearly two months ago. I am here for a year teaching English in a secondary school as a language assistant. Before I arrived I thought I would be able to adapt to Spanish culture very easily, but my previous expectations have been very different from the reality of Spanish life.
Firstly, I didn’t realize how difficult it would be to adapt to the Spanish day and the timing of meals. Spanish “midday” is at 14:00, meaning lunch is never before then. My expectation was that I would be eating lunch at 12:00 to 13:00, but most days it’s 15:30 before I eat lunch. Can I really still call this lunch? The same applies to dinner and tea. In the UK, dinner is between 18:00 and 19:00, but now the dinner time is 21:30. The thing I didn’t realize is that this affects the Spanish sleeping routine. Eating dinner so late of course means that Spaniards go to bed so much later. It is such a British thing to go to bed at 22:00!
Queuing (排队等候) politely is also something that is very British. I only realized it when I arrived in Spain. I took it for granted that queuing patiently is as the normal thing as in Britain or countries like China, Japan and America. But this definitely isn’t the case in Spain. If there’s a free table in a restaurant, you can quickly take it, even if there are other people who have been waiting longer than you.
Finally, the reality of the Spanish diet is very different from my expectations. Food products that are so normal in the UK aren’t nearly as popular here.
1.According to the passage, when is lunch time in the UK probably?
A.At 14:00.
B.At 12:00 to 13:00.
C.After 15:30.
D.At 15:30.
2.What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A.Eating dinner so late.
B.Going to bed so early.
C.Eating dinner so early.
D.Going to bed so late.
3.How many aspects of cultural differences between Spain and Britain are mentioned in the passage?
A.2. B.3. C.4. D.5.
Ⅰ. 这是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了作者去西班牙后经历的与英国文化的差异。
1.B 推理判断题。根据第二段第三句My expectation was that I would be eating lunch at 12:00 to 13:00, but most days it’s 15:30 before I eat lunch.(我期望我会在12:00到13:00吃午饭,但大多数的日子是到15:30才吃午饭)并结合文章其他内容可知,作者作为语言助教从英国去西班牙,期望在12:00到13:00之间吃午饭,由此可推知英国的午饭时间可能在12:00到13:00之间。故选B项。
2.A 词义猜测题。画线词所在句子The thing I didn’t realize is that this affects the Spanish sleeping routine.意为“我没有意识到的事情是,这会影响西班牙人的睡眠时间。”,结合第二段倒数第二句Eating dinner so late of course means that Spaniards go to bed so much later.可知,是“很晚才吃晚饭”影响了西班牙人的睡眠时间,所以this指代“很晚吃晚饭”,故选A项。
3.C 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句Firstly, I didn’t realize how difficult it would be to adapt to the Spanish day and the timing of meals.和最后两句Eating dinner so late of course means that Spaniards go to bed so much later. It is such a British thing to go to bed at 22:00!和第三段第一句Queuing (排队等候) politely is also something that is very British.及最后一段第一句Finally, the reality of the Spanish diet is very different from my expectations.可知,文章从就餐时间、睡眠时间、排队和饮食四个方面提到了西班牙和英国的文化差异。故选C项。
I moved to the Spanish capital, Madrid, nearly two months ago. I am here for a year teaching English in a secondary school as a language assistant. Before I arrived I thought I would be able to adapt to Spanish culture very easily, but my previous expectations have been very different from the reality of Spanish life.
Firstly, I didn’t realize how difficult it would be to adapt to the Spanish day and the timing of meals. Spanish “midday” is at 14:00, meaning lunch is never before then. My expectation was that I would be eating lunch at 12:00 to 13:00, but most days it’s 15:30 before I eat lunch. Can I really still call this lunch? The same applies to dinner and tea. In the UK, dinner is between 18:00 and 19:00, but now the dinner time is 21:30. The thing I didn’t realize is that this affects the Spanish sleeping routine. Eating dinner so late of course means that Spaniards go to bed so much later. It is such a British thing to go to bed at 22:00!
Queuing (排队等候) politely is also something that is very British. I only realized it when I arrived in Spain. I took it for granted that queuing patiently is as the normal thing as in Britain or countries like China, Japan and America. But this definitely isn’t the case in Spain. If there’s a free table in a restaurant, you can quickly take it, even if there are other people who have been waiting longer than you.
Finally, the reality of the Spanish diet is very different from my expectations. Food products that are so normal in the UK aren’t nearly as popular here.
1.According to the passage, when is lunch time in the UK probably?
A.At 14:00.
B.At 12:00 to 13:00.
C.After 15:30.
D.At 15:30.
2.What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A.Eating dinner so late.
B.Going to bed so early.
C.Eating dinner so early.
D.Going to bed so late.
3.How many aspects of cultural differences between Spain and Britain are mentioned in the passage?
A.2. B.3. C.4. D.5.
Ⅰ. 这是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了作者去西班牙后经历的与英国文化的差异。
1.B 推理判断题。根据第二段第三句My expectation was that I would be eating lunch at 12:00 to 13:00, but most days it’s 15:30 before I eat lunch.(我期望我会在12:00到13:00吃午饭,但大多数的日子是到15:30才吃午饭)并结合文章其他内容可知,作者作为语言助教从英国去西班牙,期望在12:00到13:00之间吃午饭,由此可推知英国的午饭时间可能在12:00到13:00之间。故选B项。
2.A 词义猜测题。画线词所在句子The thing I didn’t realize is that this affects the Spanish sleeping routine.意为“我没有意识到的事情是,这会影响西班牙人的睡眠时间。”,结合第二段倒数第二句Eating dinner so late of course means that Spaniards go to bed so much later.可知,是“很晚才吃晚饭”影响了西班牙人的睡眠时间,所以this指代“很晚吃晚饭”,故选A项。
3.C 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句Firstly, I didn’t realize how difficult it would be to adapt to the Spanish day and the timing of meals.和最后两句Eating dinner so late of course means that Spaniards go to bed so much later. It is such a British thing to go to bed at 22:00!和第三段第一句Queuing (排队等候) politely is also something that is very British.及最后一段第一句Finally, the reality of the Spanish diet is very different from my expectations.可知,文章从就餐时间、睡眠时间、排队和饮食四个方面提到了西班牙和英国的文化差异。故选C项。
