I spent two months with an American family last year when I studied in America.I
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I spent two months with an American family last year when I studied in America.
It is said, “The best house is in America, the best wife is in Japan, and the best food is in China.” So I took pride （自豪）and __21__ to __22__ “the best food” for my American family. Each day, regardless of my poor skill of cooking, I would do something in __23__ way: changing the dishes’ colour, the meat’s type or the soup’s style. （风味）Thus, my American friends could discover the __24__ of eating Chinese food. Because of my “__25__” job, I was often rewarded （奖励） by their __26__ of appreciation （感激）such as “very delicious”, “excellent”, etc.
But the joke was here: Yesterday, I cooked Sichuan style __27__ for dinner. I was __28__ at my achievement.（成就）
When all the family members arrived at the table, they first looked __29__ at the fish, then looked at me. “Why do all the fish have their __30__?” they asked, “It’s terrible!”
Terrible or beautiful? I don’t know. But I __31_ know that fish heads are delicious. The __32__ is the best part of fish; in __33__ only the respectable （受敬重的）guest can have the special honour of __34__ it.
Another __35__ thing is: The American friends often said to me “__36__” as they __37__ fruits or other things. According to Chinese tradition I would simply smile in answer to their kindness __38__ actually helping myself to any of the food. __39__, I said “help yourself” to them whenever I brought home fruits. Dear me, no matter how much or how often I brought home food, as long as it was nice to their taste, they __40__ hesitated （犹豫）to use their hands to “help themselves” until all was finished
| 小题1: | | A．worry | B．attention | C．delight | D．pleasure |
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| 小题2: | | A．buy | B．fetch | C．cook | D．leave |
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| 小题3: | | A．their | B．a new | C．the same | D．a simple |
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| 小题4: | | A．way | B．joy | C．trouble | D．importance |
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| 小题6: | | A．expressions | B．flowers | C．talk | D．smile |
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| 小题8: | | A．praised | B．pleased | C．good | D．surprised |
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| 小题9: | | A．happily | B．excitedly | C．surprisedly | D．worriedly |
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| 小题10: | | A．bones | B．skins | C．tails | D．heads |
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| 小题11: | | A．do | B．will | C．want to | D．should |
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| 小题12: | | A．tail | B．head | C．soup | D．flesh |
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| 小题13: | | A．fact | B．China | C．USA | D．the West |
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| 小题14: | | A．enjoying | B．looking at | C．playing with | D．cooking |
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| 小题15: | | A．real | B．exciting | C．interesting | D．easy |
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| 小题16: | | A．please help us | B．excuse me | C．help yourself | D．eat them please |
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| 小题17: | | A．brought home | B．wanted | C．were buying | D．were eating |
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| 小题18: | | A．not | B．but not | C．without | D．nor |
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| 小题19: | | A．At last | B．Above all | C．After all | D．In return |
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| 小题20: | | A．usual | B．often | C．never | D．had |
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:B
小题5:C
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:B
小题13:B
小题14:A
小题15:C
小题16:C
小题17:A
小题18:C
小题19:D
小题20:C |
解析
本文主要描述了“我”在国外经常做中国菜给外国主人吃，虽然厨艺不精，但还是常受到他们的称赞。另外还举了两个例子体现了中西文化的差异。
小题1: D. 在国外做中国菜，显然是感到自豪和高兴。
小题2: C. 从接下来的文字中可以得知是烹饪而不是其他动词。
小题3: B. 从下文中可以看出“我”是以一种新的方式来做菜。
小题4: B. 根据上下文，外国人吃“我”做的菜应该是感到有乐趣的。take delight in doing sth.意为“乐于做……”
小题5: C. 从下文得知外国人喜欢吃“我”做的菜，那“我”的菜应该是好吃的。
小题6: A. 下文提到了比如“very delicious”, “excellent”，很明显是表达的意思。
小题7: B. 从下文可以得知是鱼，而不是其他食品。
小题8: B. “我”自然对自己的作品是满意的。
小题9: C. 根据下文外国朋友的疑问和惊讶的语气可以选出答案来。
小题10: D. 前后照应，下文提到了“fish heads are delicious”。
小题11: A. 这里是加强语气，意为“我”的确知道。
小题12: B. 根据上下文可以得出答案。
小题13: B. 因为“我”是中国人，很明显了解中国的习俗。
小题14: A. 在中国只有受敬重的人才有享用它的荣幸。
小题15: C. 最后一段讲的是另外一件表现中美文化习惯上的差异的事，应该是有趣的事。
小题16: C. 根据平时的口语表达可以得出答案。
小题17: A. 根据上下文得知是买回来后让“我”随便吃。
小题18: C. 中国的习俗是嘴上可能会说吃，而实际上并不会真的去吃。
小题19: D. At last“最后”，Above all“最重要的是”, After all“毕竟”, In return“作为回报”。
小题20: C. 文章最后提到“until all was finished”，很明显他们是从不犹豫。 |
举一反三
I start to wonder what else had changed since I’d been gone. My parents are in an awkward puzzle, wondering how to treat me now----whether to treat me—still their daughter—as one of them, an adult, or as the child they feel they sent away months earlier.
I run into two of my best friends from high school; we stare at each other, expressionless. We ask the simple questions and give simple answers. It’s as if we have nothing to say to each other. I wonder how things have changed so much in such a small amount of time. We used to laugh and promise that no matter how far away we were, our love for each other would never change. Their interests don’t interest me anymore, and I find myself unable to relate my life to theirs.
I had been so excited to come home, but now I just look at it all and wonder: Is it me? Why hadn’t the world stood still here while I was gone? My room isn’t the same, my friends and I don’t share the same promise, and my parents don’t know how to treat me—or who I am, for that matter.
I get back to school feeling half-satisfied, but not disappointed. I sit up in my bed in my dorm room, surrounded by my pictures, dolls. As I wonder what has happened, I realize that I can’t expect the world to stand still and move forward at the same time. I can change and expect that things at home will stay the same. I have to find comfort in what has changed and what is new; keep the memories, but live in the present.
A few weeks later, I’m packing again, this time for winter break. My mom meets me at the door. I have come home accepting the changes, not only in my surroundings, but most of all in me.
小题1:What can we infer about the writer?| A．She is a high school student. | B．She is a college student. | | C．She is a clerk in a school. | D．She is a traveler. |
小题2:What surprises the writer most?| A．The living conditions of her parents. | B．The decorations in her room. | | C．The meeting with her best friends. | D．The things still staying the same. |
小题3:What is this passage mainly about?| A．The writer’s curiosity about the changes. | | B．The changes in the writer’s surroundings and in herself. | | C．The writer’s disappointment about the changes. | | D．The writer’s refusal to accept the changes. |
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After two classes, I started to recognize several of the faces in each class. There was always someone braver than the others who would introduce themselves and ask me questions about how I was liking Forks. I tried to be diplomatic, so mostly I just lied a lot to appear to be skilled at dealing with people. At least I never needed the map.
One girl sat next to me in both Trig and Spanish, and she walked with me to the cafeteria for lunch. She was tiny, several inches shorter than my five feet four inches, but her wildly curly dark hair made up a lot of the difference between our heights. I couldn"t remember her name, so I smiled and nodded as she gossiped about teachers and classes. I didn"t try to keep up.
We sat at the end of a full table with several of her friends, who she introduced to me. I forgot all their names as soon as she spoke them. They seemed impressed by her bravery in speaking to me. The boy from English, Eric, waved at me from across the room.
It was there, sitting in the lunchroom, trying to make conversation with seven curious strangers, that I first saw them.
They were sitting in the corner of the cafeteria, as far away from where I sat as possible in the long room. There were five of them. They weren"t talking, and they weren"t eating, though they each had a tray of untouched food in front of them. They weren"t staring at me, unlike most of the other students, so it was safe to stare at them without fear of meeting an over interested pair of eyes. But it was none of these things that caught and held my attention.
I stared because their faces, so different, so similar, were all extremely, inhumanly beautiful. They were faces you never expected to see except perhaps on the airbrushed pages of a fashion magazine, or painted by an old master as the face of an angel. It was hard to decide who was the most beautiful -- maybe the perfect blond girl, or the bronze-haired boy.
小题1:What does the underlined word “diplomatic” mean?| A．smooth | B．clever | C．honest | D．delight |
小题2:From the passage, we can infer that _______________.| A．“I” was really liking the new place. | | B．“I” was not interested in what the girl said. | | C．“I” had a bad memory, so it’s hard to remember names. | | D．“I” was good at making friends. |
小题3: According to the last two paragraphs, why did “they” catch “my” attention?| A．Because “they” weren’t talking. | | B．Because “they” sat in the corner. | | C．Because “they” didn’t eat the food. | | D．Because “they” looked incredibly beautiful. |
小题4:According to the passage, which statement is NOT true?| A．The girl walked with “me” was a little short. | | B．“I” saw the five students for the first time. | | C．Those students sitting in the corner had finished their food. | | D．“I” probably wanted to know more about those five students. |
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I have spent years of my life traveling all over the world. When I arrive in a new country or city, usually I am very 36 and go to bed early. For this 37 my first day or night in any new place is always quiet and very 38 happens. 39 my first night in Algeciras was very different. This night was very 40 and unusual.
At that time 41 in Southern Spain was a dirty and 42 looked-after city. I arrived late in the evening by 43 . As soon as I got off the boat, I went to look for a 44 . I found a small hotel not far from the boat.
This hotel looked 45 and untidy from the outside. But I was very tired and did not know my 46 around the city of Algeciras. And so I decided to stay in this 47 hotel on the quay(码头). I also decided to stay in this hotel for another 48 . The moon was full and it was a clear, 49 night. From the hotel I could 50 the sea. I could see the huge rock of Gibraltar in the bright moonlight.
The hotel had a narrow 51 and no name. When I went through this doorway, I had to climb up narrow and dark stairs to the first floor. I 52 a small cupboard with a desk in front of it. This was the hotel office.
An untidy and tired woman was sitting beside the 53 . When I said I wanted a room for the night, she took me 54 some more stairs to a room on the second floor. Inside this room the landlord was sitting playing cards with some friends. He was 55 his game of cards and I was simply a nuisance(讨厌的人). He looked at me when the woman told him that I wanted a room. Then he said, Room Five, and turned back to his game of cards.
| 小题1: | | A．frightened | B．excited | C．tired | D．satisfied |
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| 小题2: | | A．choice | B．reason | C．aim | D．journey |
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| 小题3: | | A．much | B．little | C．few | D．many |
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| 小题5: | | A．ordinary | B．common | C．forgetful | D．strange |
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| 小题6: | | A．Gibraltar | B．Algeciras | C．Madrid | D．New Delhi |
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| 小题7: | | A．badly | B．well | C．wrongly | D．good |
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| 小题8: | | A．bus | B．boat | C．plane | D．train |
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| 小题9: | | A．guide | B．driver | C．hotel | D．dinner |
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| 小题10: | | A．clean | B．dirty | C．beautiful | D．interesting |
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| 小题11: | | A．friend | B．address | C．charge | D．way |
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| 小题12: | | A．small | B．large | C．expensive | D．funny-looking |
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| 小题13: | | A．reason | B．person | C．memory | D．sight-seeing |
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| 小题14: | | A．dark | B．cloudy | C．bright | D．sunny |
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| 小题15: | | A．look down at | B．praise | C．study | D．forget |
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| 小题16: | | A．bedroom | B．doorway | C．stairs | D．bulletin-board |
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| 小题17: | | A．came to | B．picked up | C．painted | D．escaped from |
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| 小题18: | | A．cupboard | B．office | C．desk | D．doorway |
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| 小题20: | | A．tired of | B．enjoying | C．throwing | D．buying |
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I truly hope that at the end of this short essay(短文) you will know how to learn English.
I was born in Somalia, and Italian is my mother tongue. 31 enough, soon after I arrived in London when I was 17, I was admitted to a sixth-form college. I found caring (体贴的) teachers there, who 32 taught me English. This, I think, was a(n) 33 factor(因素) that encouraged me to learn the language. The most important thing, 34, is to work hard. So those of you who don’t have such good teachers should not 35. When I was in London, I 36 myself to English learning as I 37 to go to university very much. Mastering the language was the only 38 to achieve my goal.
Now I have 39 my master’s degree from Oxford University. Looking back, I 40 I was quite innocent (天真的),for I never imagined learning English was going to be so much 41. The more fluent I become, the 42 the language became. One can master it only 43 years of tireless efforts(努力).
Some basic 44 which I would give to people who are interested in learning the language are:
1. Buy a good dictionary. 45 English learners use their dictionaries all the time.
2.46 English newspapers. Don’t forget to 47 the new words in your dictionary.
3. Listen to the radio 48 watching TV as listening to the radio helps you more.
4. Talk, talk and talk to 49 at anytime and anywhere.
And even though at times it may be embarrassing(尴尬的) to make 50，you will finally correct them and remember them. Soon you will start to become fluent.
小题1:
| | A．Luckily | | B．Strangely | | C．Badly | | D．Honestly |
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| | A．excitedly | | B．unhappily | | C．patiently | | D．hurriedly |
| 小题3:
| | A．old | | B．important | | C．new | | D．wise |
| 小题4:
| | A．for example | | B．however | | C．therefore | | D．what’s more |
| 小题5:
| | A．fall behind | | B．show up | | C．go away | | D．lose heart |
| 小题6:
| | A．devoted | | B．introduced | | C．compared | | D．limited |
| 小题7:
| | A．refused | | B．pretended | | C．wanted | | D．entertained |
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| | A．reason | | B．problem | | C．advice | | D．way |
| 小题9:
| | A．missed | | B．completed | | C．shown | | D．learned |
| 小题10:
| | A．realize | | B．hope | | C．doubt | | D．lie |
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| | A．smaller | | B．stranger | | C．harder | | D．nicer |
| 小题13:
| | A．before | | B．beside | | C．through | | D．without |
| 小题14:
| | A．tips | | B．aims | | C．things | | D．choices |
| 小题15:
| | A．Careless | | B．Funny | | C．Busy | | D．Successful |
| 小题16:
| | A．Remember | | B．Read | | C．Sell | | D．Create |
| 小题17:
| | A．replace | | B．combine | | C．look | | D．check |
| 小题18:
| | A．such as | | B．because of | | C．instead of | | D．as a result of |
| 小题19:
| | A．anyone | | B．nobody | | C．something | | D．anything |
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| | A．troubles | | B．mistakes | | C．jokes | | D．friends |
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In all one’s lifetime it is oneself that one spends the most time being with or dealing with. But it is exactly oneself that one has the least understanding of.
When you are going upwards in life you tend to overestimate yourself. It seems that everything you seek for is within your reach. When you are going downhill you tend to underestimate yourself, mistaking difficulties for your own incompetence.
To get a thorough understanding of oneself is to gain a correct view of oneself-aware of both one’s strengths and shortages. You may look forward hopefully to the future but be sure not to expect too much, for ideals can never be fully realized. You may be courageous to meet challenges but it should be clear to you where to direct your efforts. That’s to say so long as you have a perfect knowledge of yourself there won’t be difficulties you can’t overcome.
To get a thorough understanding of oneself needs self-appreciation. Whether you think you are a towering tree or a blade of grass, a high mountain or a small stone, you represent a state of nature that has its own value. If you earnestly admire yourself you’ll have a real sense of self-appreciation, which will give you confidence. As soon as you gain full confidence in yourself, you’ll be enabled to fight and overcome any adversity.
To get a thorough understanding of oneself also requires doing oneself a favor when it’s needed. In time of sadness, do yourself a favor by sharing it with your friends so as to change a gloomy mood into a cheerful one; in time of tiredness, do yourself a favor by getting a good sleep. As you are aware, what a person physically has is but a human body that’s vulnerable when exposed to the elements. So if you fall ill, it’s up to you to take a good care of yourself.
In a word, to get a thorough understanding of oneself is to get a full control of one’s life. Then one will find one’s life full of color and flavor.
小题1: What is described in Paragraph 2 is to show that .| A．a person is easy to estimate himself too high when succeeding | | B．it is difficult for one to have a perfect knowledge of oneself | | C．you should keep up high spirits whatever difficulties you meet | | D．it is essential that a person get a thorough understanding of himself |
小题2: Remember not to expect too much of yourself when looking forward to the future because .| A．your shortages might stop you succeeding | | B．ideals can never be turned into realities | | C．you are likely to lack enough courage | | D．you haven’t understood yourself quite well |
小题3:Having a real sense of self-appreciation can enable one .| A．to realize one’s shortages | B．not to be too proud | | C．to gain enough self-confidence | D．not to go downhill |
小题4:If this passage is divided into three parts, the second part should consist of .| A．Paragraph 2 and Paragraph 3 | B．Paragraph 2 to Paragraph 5 | | C．Paragraph 3 to Paragraph 5 | D．Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5 |
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