Born in America , I spoke English ,not Chinese , the language of my ancestors . When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese at my face , but I pushed them . My mom believed I would learn I was ready . But the never came.
On a Chinese New Year’s Eve , my uncle spoke to me in Chinese , but all I could do was at him , confused , scratching my head . “ Still can’t speak Chinese?” He me , “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown .”
“Hey ,this is America , not China. I’ll get some with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for .
“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu ,” she said ,handing over a $20 bill . I the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.
I found the fish surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I should to the fishman. But he my English words and turned to serve the next customer .The laugh of the people behind increased their impatience. With every , the breath of the dragons (龙) on my back grew stronger—my blood boiling— me to cry out . “ Xian Sheng Yu , please.” “Very Xian Sheng ,” I repeated .The crowd erupted into laughter . My face turned and I ran back home , except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.
Should I laugh or cry? They’re Chinese. I should feel right at . Instead , I was the joke , a disgrace (丢脸)to the language.
Sometimes, I laugh at my fish , but , in the end, the joke is on . Every laugh is a culture ; every laugh is my heritage (传统) fading away.
A．custom B．games C．characters D．language
A．ahead B．around C．along D．aside
A．when B．before C．unless D．until
A．success B．study C．time D．attempt
A．aim B．joke C．nod D．stare
A．cared about B．laughed at C．argued with D．asked after
A．right now B．from now C．at times D．in time
A．decision B．permission C．information D．preparation
A．repeated B．reviewed C．spelled D．kept
A．farm B．stand C．pond D．market
A．guessed B．forgot C．doubted D．ignored
A．by B．as C．with D．from
A．second B．effort C．desire D．movement
A．forcing B．allowing C．persuading D．leading
A．bright B．blank C．pale D．red
A．open-mouthed B．tongue-tied C．empty-handed D．broken-hearted
A．service B．home C．risk D．root
A．trade B．deed C．challenge D．incident
A．it B．us C．me D．them
A．thrown B．lost C．divided D．reflected
A few days ago, I got a letter from a student. In his letter, he told me, “I have this friend at school. She’s one of my good friends but lately she has been ___36__ strange. When I talked to her the other day, she said coldly, ‘Do I look like I care?’ She was being all strange to me. She told me __37___ she thought I was a bad friend, but she still thinks I am her best friend. I am so confused.”
In my letter in reply, I gave him my advice:
After reading your question, I can understand why you’re confused. It sounds like your relationship with your friend is a little shaky. There could be several reasons for her __38__. For example, maybe she has a lot on her mind and is __39__ a few challenges of her own. She may not feel comfortable talking to anyone about them __40__ and may just need a little time to sort through her own feelings. Or, on the day you talked to her, she could have been having a bad day and didn’t realize she was very cold to you. I could list a few more __41__for you, but you know, __42__, the only person who knows why your friend reacted that way is your friend. My__43__ to you is to tell her how you feel. Let her know she hurt your feelings and ask why on some days she’s nice to you, and on other days she isn’t __44__ nice. It could be that your friend is making some other new friends at school and is having difficulty __45___ her old relationships. Whatever her reasons are, you should let her know that you are a unique, caring person who certainly deserves a good friendship at school, _46__ you wouldn’t have taken the time to write me. If your __47__ with this person fades a bit, it’s OK, because you will develop may other friendships.
36. A. proving B. thinking C. showing D. acting
37. A. before B. if C. until D. in case
38. A. background B. feelings C. reactionD. appearance
39. A. getting alone B. going through C. blaming for D. standing up
40. A. already B. too C. yetD. afterwards
41. A. choices B. questions C. opportunitiesD. excuse
42. A. last but not least B. to conclude C. to be honestD. as a result
43. A. letter B. focus C. recommendation D. advice
44. A. too B. as C. also D. such
45. A. refusing B. finding C. remembering D. balancing
46. A. and B. otherwise C. becauseD. so
47. A. attitude B. progress C. hesitation D. closeness
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阅读下面短文，从各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。
Mary had her own special kind of joy. and she knew exactly how to spread it around. She lifted children from 1 into laughter，love，and belonging.
Each time she found a new 2 for a child，she gave the family one of her little homemade paper roses. It had become a3 for her,and the families didn’t’ever forget it．
One evening，Mary was 4a meeting for adoptive parents．0ne of the 5 fathers stood up to introduce himself. But before he spoke,he reached into his coat pocket and held up a 6 ，red paper rose.
“Twenty years ago today, I felt alone and 7 .I didn’t know the talents inside me or what was possible for me.
Then Mary 8 two wonderful people into my life. They taught me what it was like to feel 9.They not only loved me10.They opened a world of 11 that I didn’t know existed．My new parents told me，‘Reach for your dreams!’
I did, and today I’m 12 to be giving that chance to a child who13 just like me. My mother gave me this little rose. By now，all of you14 where she got it so long ago.
Mary sent me a new rose just yesterday. And my new rose 15 a new spring，a beautiful new 1 6for my own little girl. It 1 7 me to show her what unconditional love is，and to teach her to reach for her own beautiful dreams.
Thank you, Mary，for the special little things like roses that 18 our lives together. And thank you for all you’ve done for me and so many families over the years!”
One brief event can send our spirits soaring or 19 us in
quiet to ponder a new beginning. 20it is also the very small
things，like Mary’s roses，that tie together the meaningful things.
1．A．poverty B．10neliness C．misery D．suffering
2．A．home B．place C．school D．1ife
3．A．glory B．favor C．habit D．tradition
4．A. organizing B. planning C. hosting D. attending
5．A．new B．grateful C．kind D．active
6．A．broken B．faded C．treasured D．dried
7．A．tasteless B．powerless C．priceless D．worthless
8．A．directed B．introduced C．brought D．accepted
9．A．10ved B．protected C．cared D．cheered
1 0．A. silently B. continuously
C．unintentionally D．unconditionally
1 1．A．necessities B.possibilities C. beauties D．riches
1 2．A．eager B．willing C．proud D．1ucky
13．A．started out B．came up C．turned out D．grew up
1 4．A．understand B．guess C．tell D．know
1 5．A．replaces B．symbolizes C．equals D．creates
1 6．A．chance B．mystery C．challenge D．beginning
1 7．A．reminds B．helps C．accompanies D．drives
18．A．fix B．close C．tie D．gather
19．A．cause B．push C．put D．1cave
20．A．Yet B．Besides C．Otherwise D．Therefore
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31～40的相应位置上。
Old people enjoy surfing on the Internet
Chinanews, Beijing, Dec. 29. In Beijing, a group of old people, take great 31(please) in surfing on the Internet. Recently, these senior web surfers organized a party, CCTV international channel reported.
About 40-50 old people went to the party, 32was full of joy and happiness. To many people, this might be the first time for them to meet each other face to face. On the other hand, 33, they might have become very close friends through online chatting.
34these people, the youngest might be in 3550s and the oldest might be over 70 years old now. Despite their old age, many might have just started to learn computer and online surfing for no more than a year. Mr. Fan had 36touched any computers, because he didn’t know any of the Pinyin forms adopted by computers.
“We can do what is supposed to 37(do) by young people. It is quite an exciting experience for me sitting by the desk to get to know what has happened around the world. It sure makes my life more 38(color).” said a senior person at the party.
When the party ended, many senior people said they felt very happy when 39(attend)a party like this, it made them feel 40they were young people, too
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31～40的相应位置上。
Old people enjoy surfing on the Internet
Chinanews, Beijing, Dec. 29. In Beijing, a group of old people, take great 31(please) in surfing on the Internet. Recently, these senior web surfers organized a party, CCTV international channel reported.
About 40-50 old people went to the party, 32was full of joy and happiness. To many people, this might be the first time for them to meet each other face to face. On the other hand, 33, they might have become very close friends through online chatting.
34these people, the youngest might be in 3550s and the oldest might be over 70 years old now. Despite their old age, many might have just started to learn computer and online surfing for no more than a year. Mr. Fan had 36touched any computers, because he didn’t know any of the Pinyin forms adopted by computers.
“We can do what is supposed to 37(do) by young people. It is quite an exciting experience for me sitting by the desk to get to know what has happened around the world. It sure makes my life more 38(color).” said a senior person at the party.
When the party ended, many senior people said they felt very happy when 39(attend)a party like this, it made them feel 40they were young people, too
I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car. Coming my way from across the parking lot was1 society would consider a bum(无业游民). From the 2of him, he had no car, no home, no clean clothes, and no money. He sat down in front of the bus stop but didn’t look like he could have enough money to even 3 the bus. “That’s a very pretty car,” he said. He was 4but he had a(n) 5 of dignity around him. I said, “thanks,” and 6wiping off my car. He sat there 7 as I worked. The 8 beg for money never came. As the silence between us widened something inside said, “ask him if he needs any help.” I was9 that he would say “yes”. “Do you need any help?” I asked. He answered in three 10 but profound(深远的) words that I shall never 11 . “Don’t we all?” he said.
I had been feeling high, successful and important 12 those three words 13 me like a shotgun. Don’t we all? I needed help. Maybe not for bus fare or a place to sleep, but I needed help. I 14 my wallet and gave him not only enough for bus fare, but enough to get a warm meal and 15 for the day. Those three little words still ring 16 . No matter how much you have, no matter how much you have17 , you need help too. No matter how 18you have, no matter how 19 you are with problems, even without money or a place to sleep, you can 20 help.
1. A. thatB. what C. which D. how
2. A. expressions B. manners C. looksD. attitudes
3. A. ride B. buy C. drive D. stop
4. A. generousB. disappointed C. modern D. ragged
5. A. air B. atmosphere C. appearance D. figure
6. A. finished B. stopped C. continuedD. began
7. A. quietlyB. casually C. aimlessly D. eagerly
8. A. intenting B. expected C. boringD. supposed
9. A. afraidB. gladC. doubtfulD. sure
10. A. simpleB. complex C. strange D. rigid
11. A. accept B. forgetC. respond D. choose
12. A. unless B. afterC. untilD. when
13. A. fightened B. movedC. woundedD. hit
14. A. reached in B. searched for C. looked upD. exposed to
15. A. shelter B. clothes C. rewardD. blanket
16. A. nice B. ridiculousC. true D. proper
17. A. submitted B. devotedC. appliedD. accomplished
18. A. few B. manyC. littleD. enough
19. A. loadedB. puzzled C. angryD. unsatisfied
20. A. receive B. give C. needD. seek