【題目】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 40 years since gaining independence, Cameroon has been a peaceful country with no wars. Not only were 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 not surprisingly, not so different from 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 200 local ethnic languages in a country of 16 million people. French is the dominant language, spoken by about eighty percent of the population.

The local school system is very traditional and somewhat strict. Perhaps not surprisingly when there can be up to 150 students in the classroom ( of which maybe 30 have the books, and there are probably seats for 70)．Like anywhere, students appreciate it if you know a bit about their country, and not just Roger Milla (top scorer of the 1990 World 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. Nor is it war, poverty and disease. It’s just life and people, like anywhere else.

【1】On hearing the writer’s decision, most people__________.

A．a(chǎn)dmired him

B．considered it as a joke

C．didn’t understand him

D．laughed at him

【2】According to the passage, Cameroon is__________.

A．peaceful after liberation

B．a(chǎn) country full of diseases

C．a(chǎn) poor country, especially lack of food

D．quite different from others in education

【3】What can we infer from the passage?

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.

【4】Which language is spoken by about eighty percent of the population in Cameroon?

A. local dialect B. French

C. An ethnic language D. English

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

試題分析：文章介紹了作者決定去喀麥隆工作，但是許多人不理解。作者到了喀麥隆后，發(fā)現(xiàn)那兒并不像人們所想的那么糟糕�？溌≡诮夥藕笫莻�(gè)自由的國(guó)家，還是糧食的出口國(guó)。作者還提到了喀麥隆的教育和人們的生活。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段的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，就有很多人不理解他。故選擇C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段的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，故選擇A。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段的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 .可知選項(xiàng)作者在這兒的三年間，是一生中最健康的三年。沒有什么恐怖的疾病。也就是說(shuō)喀麥隆并不像人們所想的那么糟糕，故選擇C。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段的French is the dominant language, spoken by about eighty percent of the population.可知，80%的人都會(huì)說(shuō)法語(yǔ)，故選擇B。

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