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In Europe,many people make friends between their countries through town twinning.Town or city twinning means two towns in different countries agree and decide to become “twins” with a sister city relationship.
The people find pen friends in the twin town.They exchange newspapers and stamps.The school teachers discuss teaching methods with the teachers in the twin town.Officials visit the twin town for celebrations.Ordinary people travel to the twin town,too,but not very often if it is far away.
Sometimes,schools even exchange their classes for two or three weeks!For example,German middle school students study for a while at the school in their twin town in Britain,staying with British families.A few months later,their British friends come to study in Germany.
Many British towns are so pleased with the results of the twinning that they set out to find more than one twin town!
Tonbridge,a small town in Kent,for example,has twin towns in both Germany and France.Richmond near London has relationships with Germany,France and even a town in a Balkan country!
Town twinning can help make friends.It helps students improve their language skills,and also helps people to understand the differences between nations.
21.Twin towns develop .
A.between European countries and China
B.in the English-speaking countries only
C.in the same country
D.between different countries
答案:D
解析细节理解题。从第一段中的“Townorcitytwinningmeanstwotownsindifferentcountries...”可知姊妹城是在不同的国家之间开展的。
22.How many countries are mentioned in the passage?
A.4. B.5.
C.6. D.7.
答案:A
解析细节理解题。文中提到Germany,Britain,France和aBalkancountry。
23.One of the advantages of town twinning is .
A.to earn more money
B.to set up schools
C.to improve students’ language skills
D.to develop industry and agriculture
答案:C
解析细节理解题。从文章最后一段中的“Ithelpsstudentsimprovetheirlanguageskills...”可知缔结姊妹城的好处之一就是提高学生的语言技能。
24.Which is the best title for the passage?
A.Town Twinning
B.Friendly Towns
C.Exchanging Teachers and Students
D.Peace and Understanding
答案:A
解析主旨大意题。文章的第一段为全文的主旨,主要讲的是城市之间成为姊妹城的事。
