3．When I first told people I was going to work in Cameroon，the most common reaction was："Why？"The second was："It's in Africa； you'll die!"The third："Where is that？"So let me give some answers．I was offered a job that looked interesting in a part of the world I'd never been to before．I'd also long had an interest in Africa，so I decided it was time to find out the reality．
A small amount of research showed that in more than 40years since gaining independence，Cameroon has been a peaceful country with no wars．Not only are there no wars，but Cameroon is a food exporter to the region．
Now，after three years，I can say that these have been the healthiest years of my life!No malaria or any of the other frightening diseases you read about when Africa is mentioned．The worst thing that ever happened to me was a bout of food poisoning-once．
So what is it like to teach here？Well surprisingly not so different from teaching anywhere else．
Most students come to us with a bit of English in their heads．Cameroon is a bilingual country with French and English as official languages，while there are also close to 200local ethnic languages in a country of 16million people．French is the dominant language，spoken by about 80% of the population．
The local school system is very traditional and somewhat strict．Perhaps not surprisingly when there can be up to 150students in the classroom （of which maybe 30have the books，and there are probably seats for 70）．
Like anywhere else，students appreciate it if you know a bit about their country，and not just Roger Milla （the top scorer of the 1990World Cup，in case you're wondering）．It helps if you know the names of the ten provinces，know who the first president was，or can say a word in a local language．
So in conclusion：Cameroon isn't just football．Not is it war，poverty and disease．It's just life and people，like anywhere else．

29．On hearing the writer's decision，most peopleA．
A．didn't understand him  
B．considered it as a joke
C．a(chǎn)dmired him
D．laughed at him
30．According to the passage，Cameroon isB．
A．a(chǎn) country full of diseases
B．peaceful after liberation
C．a(chǎn) poor country，especially lack of food
D．quite different from others in education
31．What can we infer from the passage？C
A．Food export may lead to many frightening diseases
B．Most students in Cameroon do not need books
C．Cameroon is not as bad as people commonly believed
D．There must be a lot of people suffering from food poisoning．
32．What does the underlined word in the sixth paragraph mean？A
A．leading  B．easy  C．only  D．wonderful．

分析 文章介紹作者決定去喀麥隆，但是很多人不理解他，作者到了喀麥隆后，發(fā)現(xiàn)喀麥隆不像很多人想的那樣糟糕，喀麥隆在解放后是個(gè)自由的國(guó)家，還是糧食的出口國(guó)，作者還提到喀麥隆的教育，當(dāng)?shù)厝说纳钋闆r．

解答 29．A：細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：When I first told people I was going to work in Cameroon，the most common reaction was："Why？"The second was："It's in Africa； you'll die!"The third："Where is that？"可知作者剛剛說(shuō)了自己的決定，很多人不理解他，選A．
30．B：細(xì)節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：A small amount of research showed that in more than 40 years since gaining independence，Cameroon has been a peaceful country with no wars．可知喀麥隆在解放后是個(gè)自由的國(guó)家，選B．
31．C：推理題：從第四段的句子：Now，after three years，I can say that these have been the healthiest years of my life!No malaria or any of the other frightening diseases you read about when Africa is mentioned．可知喀麥隆不像很多人想的那樣糟糕，選C．
32．A：猜詞題：從后面的句子：spoken by about 80% of the population．可知由人口的80%說(shuō)的法語(yǔ)應(yīng)該是主要的語(yǔ)言，dominant=leading，選A．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 本篇文章主要是細(xì)節(jié)理解方面的題型，需要考生通過(guò)跳讀迅速找到對(duì)應(yīng)的句子進(jìn)行詳細(xì)理解，句子的理解可以結(jié)合上下文意思，通過(guò)邏輯推理得到．

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