听力题 Around the year 1000 A.D., some people from northwest India began to travel westwards. Nobody knows why. After leaving their homes, they did not settle down again but spent their lives moving from one place to another. Their later generations are called the Romany people or Gypsies. There are Gypsies all over the world and many of them are still traveling without fixed homes. There are about eight million of them including three million in Eastern Europe. Gypsies sometimes have a hard time in the countries where they travel because they are different. People may be afraid of them, look down on them or think that they are criminals. The Nazis treated the Gypsies cruelly like the Jews and nobody knows how many of them died in Hitler''s death camps. Gypsies have their own language—Romani. They like music and dancing and they often work in fairs and traveling shows. Traveling is very important to them and many Gypsies are unhappy if they have to stay in one place. Because of this it is difficult for Gypsies children to go to school and Gypsies are often unable to read and write. In some places the education authorities try to arrange special traveling schools for Gypsy children so that they can get the same education as other children.
单选题 Why did the ancestors of Gypsies leave their homes?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】本段听力讲述的是吉普赛人的起源和历史故事。从开头两句话Around the year 1000 A.D.some people from northwest India began to travel westwards.Nobody knows why 可知,大家并不知道吉普赛人迁移的原因。故答案为
单选题 What is the attitude of some people towards Gypsies?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】从听力原文第二段People may be afraid of them,look down on them or think that they are criminals.可以归纳出人们对吉普赛人的看法。故答案为
单选题 What measure has been taken to help Gypsy children?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】由原文最后一句话In some places the education authorities try to arrange special traveling schools for Gypsy children可知,某些地方为吉普赛儿童建立了特殊学校,对他们进行教育。故答案为