13．Slater and Emma are an American couple that have lived in China for four years．They are both English teachers．
Emma begun studying Chinese a year ago； however，she has made amazing progress．Aside from her excellent pronunciation，she has mastered nearly 1，000Chinese words．She says she finds the best way to improve her spoken Chinese is to communicate with strangers．She often goes to squares or parks and starts up conversations．
Although Slater speaks only a little Chinese，he is more knowledgeable about Chinese customs and culture．
Emma studied medicine in college，while Slater's major was graphic design．Due to the economic recession，he could not find a suitable job after graduation，so after graduating he worked as a cashier in a grocery store．This must have been pretty boring for a young，educated man．Thus，when one of his friends asked him if he was willing to take on a teaching position in China，Slater jumped at the chance．
Although，Slater and Emma were born and grew up in the United States，they are different from typical Americans．They are both vegetarian，they like Chinese vegetable dishes．
And unlike many Americans，they save money．Emma says that her generation emphasizes saving money．Their modes of consuming are different compared to their fathers．One of the reasons is the heavy burden of repaying a student loan．After the age of eighteen，most Americans start living independently．The majority of college students take out loans in order to pay their tuition and fees．On average，it takes graduates fifteen years to pay off debt．Emma proudly says that Slater has already paid back half of his loan in just four years．
5．Where does Emma usually go to practice her spoken Chinese？A
A．To parks．B．To her classroom．C．To other school．D．To stores．
6．The underlined word"recession"in the forth paragraph meansD．
A．expression B．procession C．impression D．depression
7．Why does the American couple in this passage save money？C
A．To buy houses．
B．To study further．
C．To pay back their loans．
D．To travel all over the world．
8．Why does Slater come to China to work？D
A．Because he likes to work in China．
B．Because he wants to know more about Chinese culture and customs．
C．Because he wants to become a teacher．
D．Because he doesn't like his job in America．
分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章向我們介紹了一對美國夫婦斯拉特爾和艾瑪，他們在中國當英語老師，并且已經在中國生活了四年，艾瑪在學習漢語上取得了驚人的進步，他們的消費觀也不像其他的美國人一樣，他們很注意省錢，因為他們需要償還學生貸款．
解答 5．A 細節(jié)理解題，根據第二段She says she finds the best way to improve her spoken Chinese is to communicate with strangers．She often goes to squares or parks and starts up conversations．可知艾瑪發(fā)現(xiàn)提高口語的最好方法是與陌生人交流，因此她經常去廣場或公園和人們對話，故選A．
6．D 詞義猜測題，根據第四段Due to the economic recession，he could not find a suitable job after graduation，so after graduating he worked as a cashier in a grocery store．可知由于經濟衰退，所以他在畢業(yè)之后找不到合適的工作，"recession"指的是在當時經濟不好，故選D．
7．C 細節(jié)理解題，根據最后一段One of the reasons is the heavy burden of repaying a student loan．可知他們省錢的一個原因是因為他們需要償還貸款，故選C．
8．D 推理判斷題，根據第四段This must have been pretty boring for a young，educated man．Thus，when one of his friends asked him if he was willing to take on a teaching position in China，Slater jumped at the chance．可知 Slater 認為在美國的收銀員的工作是無聊的，因此他到中國來任教，故選D．
點評 考查學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力．做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確選擇．在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
