In Europe, many people make friends between their countries through town twinning. Town or

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 town in both Germany and France. Richmond near London has relationships with Germany, France and even a town in a Balkan(巴尔干半岛的) country!
Town twinning can help make friends. It helps students improve their language skills, and also helps people to understand the differences between nations.
【小题1】Twin towns develop .A．between European countries and ChinaB．in the English-speaking countries onlyC．in the same countryD．between different countries【小题2】How many countries are mentioned in the passage?A．4B．5 C．6D．7【小题3】One of the advantages of town twinning is .A．to earn more moneyB．to set up schoolsC．to improve students’ language skillsD．to develop industry and agricultureD

(答案→)D 解析：本文介绍了在欧洲很流行的city twinning并详细描述了city twinning的好处和特色。【小题1】D 细节题。根据第一段2,3行Town or city twinning means two towns in different countries agree and decide to become “twins” with a sister city relationship.说明这样的城市经常是来自两个不同的国家，故D正确。【小题2】A 细节题。根据文章第三段和第五段的Balkan(巴尔干半岛的) country!France.和For example, German middle school students study for a while at the school in their twin town in Britain, staying with British families说明在本文中一共提及了4个国家。故A正确。【小题3】C 细节题。根据文章最后一段Town twinning can help make friends. It helps students improve their language skills, and also helps people to understand the differences between nations.说明C正确。

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