《2025年经纶学典5星学霸七年级英语上册译林版》

体裁：说明文
主题：旅行
难度：★★★★★
建议用时：9min
正确率：/5
The phrase “southern spuds(土豆)” becomes hot, thanks to Harbin, a city in Northeastern China that has taken the internet by storm.
Over 3 million visitors went to Harbin during the three-day Chinese New Year holiday. And many of them came from Southern China where snow was nowhere to be found. Harbin locals(本地人) gave these travellers a cute nickname “nanfang xiaotudou” or “southern spuds”. It is because southern people are usually shorter and they look like small potatoes when wearing thick jackets and hats. To Harbin people, this name is not to make fun of southerners, but to create a sense of warmth with humour.
Harbin tried everything to meet visitors' needs, especially those from the south. Cooks carefully cut the local frozen pears into small pieces. Symphony concerts found their way into shopping malls. A drone lifted a man-made moon for travellers to take photos. Harbin really went all out to make them happy.
But even though they did all these to please the southern visitors, the nickname “southern spuds” drove a debate(辩论) on the internet. While Harbin locals used the name to show warmth and goodwill, some travellers felt that calling them “small potatoes” was making fun of their height.
Even though people from the Northeast are sincere and warm, we have to admit that there is a regional stereotype(地域刻板印象) in some parts of China. Nowadays, people travel all the time. So it's important to make the world a more welcoming place. After all, everyone likes kindness and dislikes discrimination(歧视), whether it's on purpose(故意地) or not.
1. According to the second paragraph, why do Harbin people call southerners “southern spuds”?
A. Because southerners like to eat small potatoes.
B. Because southerners sell small potatoes in Harbin.
C. Because southerners look like spuds in thick jackets and hats.
D. Because Harbin locals want to make fun of southerners' height.
2. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?
A. Harbin cooks made some nice food for southern visitors.
B. Harbin tried their best to draw visitors and make them happy.
C. Southern travellers were very happy with Harbin tourism(旅游业).
D. Food, shopping malls, and the man-made moon drew many travellers.
3. Why did some visitors dislike the nickname “small spuds”?
A. Because they did not like to debate on the internet.
B. Because they were not pleased with Harbin tourism.
C. Because they felt that Harbin locals thought they were short.
D. Because they thought that they did not look like small potatoes.
4. According to the last paragraph, how should we treat(对待) people from different places?
A. We should be kind and welcoming.
B. We should not discriminate them on purpose.
C. We should do everything to make them happy.
D. We should treat them according to their stereotypes.
5. What does the writer think of the nickname “southern spuds”?
A. He thinks it's funny.
B. He thinks it's not polite.
C. He thinks it's welcoming.
D. He doesn't show his own idea.

答案： 1. C 细节理解题。根据第二段“It is because southern people are usually shorter and they look like small potatoes when wearing thick jackets and hats.”可知南方人通常比较矮，当他们穿上厚厚的夹克衫和戴上厚厚的帽子时，看起来像个小土豆，因此被称为“南方小土豆”。故选 C。
2. B 段落大意题。结合本段的内容，尤其是“Harbin tried everything to meet visitors' needs，especially those from the south.”可知本段主要介绍了哈尔滨尽最大努力吸引游客，让他们开心。故选 B。
3. C 细节理解题。根据第四段“some travellers felt that calling them ‘small potatoes’ was making fun of their height”可知一些游客觉得称他们为“小土豆”是在取笑他们的身高，即他们觉得哈尔滨当地人认为他们很矮。故选 C。
4. A 推理判断题。根据最后一段“After all，everyone likes kindness and dislikes discrimination，whether it's on purpose or not.”可知每个人都喜欢友善，不喜欢歧视。由此可推知对待来自不同地方的游客，应该友好和热情。故选 A。
5. D 推理判断题。结合文章内容可知，本文介绍了“南方小土豆”这一词汇流行的原因以及其引发的争议；作者在文中并没有表达自己对这一别称的看法。故选 D。