Question

Each Sunday, people can hear the music of the Mission Dolores Basilica in San Francisco. The Spanish missionaries（傳教士）built the church in 1791. It was the start of a special kind of neighborhood: the Mission District.

The area is a place with a long and varied history. One community member says that it’s important for people to understand the many levels of history in the neighborhood. He feels that this knowledge is a big part of understanding what it means to be a real San Franciscan.

One of the most interesting parts of the district is its people. Over the years, immigrants have come to the area from Ireland, Germany, and Italy. But the most recent immigrants are mainly from Latin America. It’s easy to see the style that these recent additions give to the neighborhood. You can see it in the art on the walls, taste it in the food, and hear it in the music!

Juan Pedro Gaffney, the director of the Spanish Choir（唱詩班）of San Francisco, says that the people there share the pain and the happiness of their friends and family members and that music has always been a basic part of cultural identity in the district. He feels that the music of the district is colorful and lively.

But it isn’t just its music that’s colorful and lively. Its art is full of life as well.

The local art community stays close to the area’s culture and tradition. A local arts organization often leads people on walks through the district. They visit streets like Balmy Alley, which is famous for its murals （壁畫）. Even though the meanings behind the murals are always changing, they are still very powerful. One artist explains that they are fighting for fairness in the community and to help the environment through murals. Apparently, they’re something the community likes.

Many of these artists feel that the district is a successful neighborhood where new immigrants are welcome. “People see that they’re not so different from each other,” says one artist. “There are a lot of things that bind（捆綁）the immigrants through culture and tradition.”

1.The underlined phrase “this knowledge” in Paragraph 2 refers to ____________.

A. having memories of the Spanish missionaries

B. knowing the history of the Mission Dolores Basilica

C. realizing what it means to be a real San Franciscan

D. understanding the many levels of history in the neighborhood

2.The author shows the multi-culture of the Mission District from the aspects of ____________.

A. literature and sports B. music and murals

C. buildings and clothes D. customs and festivals

3.It can be inferred from the passage that in the Mission District ____________.

A. immigrants from different cultures live in harmony

B. Latin American music and foods are the most attractive

C. the Spanish Choir stands out in the competition of different cultures

D. new immigrants have to give up their own culture to be welcome

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. The Mission Dolores Basilica

B. A Special Type of Neighborhood

C. Music of the Mission District

D. The Spanish Choir of San Francisco

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章主要介紹了一個很特別的社區(qū)，舊金山教會區(qū)。文章介紹了該社區(qū)的人民、音樂以及藝術氛圍。

1.D 詞義辨析題。此處的this knowledge代指的內容是上文曾經(jīng)提到過的，故根據(jù)上文的One community member says that it’s important for people to understand the many levels of history in the neighborhood.可知，選擇D。

2.B 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段的But it isn’t just its music that’s colorful and lively. Its art is full of life as well可知，選擇B，既指音樂也指藝術即壁畫。

3.A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段的Juan Pedro Gaffney, the director of the Spanish Choir（唱詩班）of San Francisco, says that the people there share the pain and the happiness of their friends and family members可知選擇A，所有的人們和諧相處。

4.主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段的It was the start of a special kind of neighborhood: the Mission District.可知，選擇B，文章主要介紹的是一個特別的社區(qū)。

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