单选题
Which of the following is true about American transportation
system?
a. Only those who are well off can afford to travel by plane.
b. Trains run even slower than cars.
c. People prefer to take trains even they are slower than planes.
d. Cars are preferred over planes.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析]
Here in America, the train system isn't very good. Trains don't go any faster than cars; you're better off taking a plane.
单选题
According to the speaker, Xiao Wang ______.
a. speaks and writes well in German but does not know much about French or
English
b. speaks well in German, French and English but does no write well in any
of them
c. speaks and writes better in German than in French or English
d. speaks and writes well in German, French and English
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析]
Xiao Wang speaks almost faultless German and writes the language like a second tongue. And he's at home in French and English.
单选题
What does the speak mean?
a. World War One did not break out over night though it seemed so.
b. World War One Came into being in a short period of time.
c. World War One had been fought for years.
d. World War One did not last for a long time.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析]
The hostility between Germany and other parts of Europe had been simmering for years, but World War One reached boiling points at moments.
单选题
Which of the following is NOT true about average
Americans?
a. They think there is a distinction between those purely white and the
rest.
b. They do not think there is much difference between black and brown
races.
c. They think black people include only those of purely African
origin.
d. They do not think it is good for a white person to marry a black
one.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析]
To Americans, between "black" and "white" there are no other races. Someone with one black and one white parent looks black.
单选题
What of the following statements is NOT true about Chuck
Feeney?
a. He is mean toward other people.
b. He lives a very economical life.
c. He is charitable.
d. He is rich.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析]
Chuck Feeney, a millionaire who has given almost his entire fortune over to a charitable trust, wears a five dollar watch, flies economy, maintains a very modest lifestyle.