Amiddle-agedman,XuShijie,fromKaifengisapedicab(三輪車）driv...

問題詳情：

A middle-aged man, Xu Shijie, from Kaifeng is a pedicab (三輪車）driver, or rather, a tour guide. Over the past 15 years, he has served hundreds of foreign tourists. He told them stories about Kaifeng in English.

        ①      With the help of a dictionary, he read English magazines and books in his spare time. He also kept a diary in English. Thus, he could learn more new words and grammar.

He first talked to a foreign tourist in 2003. He was nervous and not sure whether the tourist could understand him or not. Luckily, the tourist understood him and they talked happily that day.

Since then, Xu has studied English even harder. He practiced listening and speaking skills every night. In order to provide a better introduction to Kaifeng, he has also read lots of books about the city's history and culture. Xu is now better known as Jason, his English name. He has become the most popular pedicab driver in Kaifeng.    ②     He often helps tourists buy train tickets or medicine. Sometimes, he also helps them find quality hotels. Many people call Xu a culture ambassador. XU said he would try his best to live up to the praise and make Chinese culture known to the world.

58. 下面四個選項中選出能填入文中  ①:  和   ②:   處的最佳選項。

A. Xu has learned English all by himself.

B. At first, people laughed at Xu’s poor pronunciation of English.

C. Foreign tourists don’t care about Xu’s best service.

D. This is not only because he can speak English, but also because he is warm-hearted.

59.  Translate the underlined sentences into Chinese.

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60. What does the passage mainly talk about?

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【回答】

58. AD    59. 任務二： 他很緊張，不確定那位遊客是否能聽懂他。   

60. 任務三：Xu Shijie learned English by himself and he introduced Kaifeng / Chinese culture

【解析】

短文大意：本文介紹的是英語車伕許世傑。許世傑是一名三輪車司機，他自學了英語，為數百名外國遊客服務，用英語給他們講開封的故事，讓世界瞭解*文化，被稱為文化大使。

58.根據With the help of a dictionary, he read English magazines and books in his spare time.可知許世傑自學了英語，備選句子Xu has learned English all by himself.符合句意，故①處選A；根據He has become the most popular pedicab driver in Kaifeng.結合下文He often helps tourists buy train tickets or medicine.可知需陳述許世傑受歡迎的原因，備選句子This is not only because he can speak English, but also because he is warm-hearted.符合句意，故②處選D。

ous緊張的；not sure不確定；whether or not是否；the tourist那位遊客；could能；understand him理解他。根據句意結構，可知填：他很緊張，不確定那位遊客是否能聽懂他。

60.這篇文章主要講了什麼?考查文意理解。根據短文內容，結合he has served hundreds of foreign tourists. He told them stories about Kaifeng in English.可知許世傑自學了英語並長期介紹開封/*文化，故填Xu Shijie learned English by himself and he introduced Kaifeng / Chinese culture。

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