高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解（8）

In today’s age of fast travel, the world seems a smaller place---- and to some people, a less exciting place, Fifty years ago only a few English people and holidays abroad, People who didn’t travel thought of other countries as very far away and different. For example, people thought the French all eat garlic(大蒜), the Italians all eat spaghetti(細(xì)條實(shí)心面). and the Americans all drink Coca Cola, These definite(明確的) ideas of other nationalities are called stereotypes(陳規(guī)老套) . But do we have the same stereotypes today? People travel more, we all watch the same TV programmes, and ideas travel quickly too. Nowadays everyone eats garlic and spaghetti and drinks Coca Cola. Everyone listens to the same music. wears the same fashions(流行式樣) , buys the same cars. They just do it in a different language!

1. Now the world seems to be exciting.

A. bigger and more B. smaller and more

C. smaller and less D. bigger and less

2. Fifty years ago, English people travelled abroad.

A. many B. few C. only some D. a few

3. People thought of other countries as .

A. near and different B. near and the same

C. remote and very different D. remote and the same

4. Nowadays, people’s ideas of other nationalities .

A. have changed B. are the same C. are different D. are almost the same

5. We don’t have the same stereotypes because people _______.

A. travel more B. watch the same TV programmes

C. watch different TV programmes D. travel more and watch the same TV programmes

6. The best title for this passage would be .

A. A Big World B. A Small World

C. An Exacting World D. An Interesting World
 

答案：1C 2 B 3 C 4 C 5 D 6 B