阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I have learned four languages—English, Spanish, French and Chinese. Although I wasn’t great at （1） when I was a kid, I （2） by traveling to places like Beijing, Dali and Kunming.
An （3） time for me was two summers ago when I went to Hangzhou. I joined a program where I became an English teacher for primary school kids. This （4） let me learn more about the Chinese language and traditions. Our classroom was like a melting pot（熔炉）of ideas, with lots of language sharing and laughter.
My travels and （5） experience in Hangzhou completely changed how I see the world. It made me （6） the close relationship of different countries, and now I want to be a global citizen（世界公民）. I want to help people from different countries understand each other, （7） between China and the US.
In China, we see a lot of （8） of American culture, such as Disney cartoon characters, McDonald’s and Coca-Cola. However, I couldn’t find many signs of Chinese culture in the US, except for Chinese （9） . I went to some but found the food there very different from real Chinese food. I think China still has much to do to further promote（推动）its cultural influence among the American people. As for me, I will （10） to be one of those who can help deepen the understanding between China and the US.
（1）
| A． |
English |
B． |
Spanish |
C． |
French |
D． |
Chinese |
（2）
| A． |
appeared |
B． |
improved |
C． |
graduated |
D． |
increased |
（3）
| A． |
awful |
B． |
important |
C． |
embarrassing |
D． |
expensive |
（4）
| A． |
class |
B． |
survey |
C． |
experience |
D． |
examination |
（5）
| A． |
teaching |
B． |
loving |
C． |
guiding |
D． |
communicating |
（6）
| A． |
change |
B． |
remind |
C． |
realize |
D． |
achieve |
（7）
| A． |
only |
B． |
seriously |
C． |
actually |
D． |
especially |
（8）
| A． |
programs |
B． |
dreams |
C． |
signs |
D． |
advertisements |
（9）
| A． |
restaurants |
B． |
shops |
C． |
farms |
D． |
factories |
（10）
| A． |
regret |
B． |
refuse |
C． |
happen |
D． |
continue |
It was only October, but my students were already talking about Christmas plans. As each day passed, everyone became more excited waiting for the final school bell. As soon as everyone heard the, they would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.
David was a small boy in old clothes. I had oftenwhat kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so improperly for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves, But something made David.I can still remember he was alwaysa smile and willing to help, He always stayed after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He would just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly head for home.
Weeks passed and theover the coming Christmas grew into restlessness(烦躁)until the last day ofbefore the holiday break. I smiled in relief(安慰)as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw Davidstanding by my desk.
“I have something for you, " he said and pulled from behind his back a small box, Handing it to me, he said anxiously, "Open it." I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my.I saw nothing. I looked at David's smiling face and back into the box and said, "The box is nice, David, but it's.”
"Oh no it isn't, " said David. "It's full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn't see or touch unless you know it's there."
Tears filled my eyes as I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given attention to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaningthe little empty box set on my desk.
A．warning B．calling C．ringing D．shouting
A．admired B．wondered C．realized D．learned
A．special B．kind C．popular D．funny
A．bringing B．enjoying C．wearing D．sharing
A．argument B．arrangement C．movement D．excitement
A．school B．year C．attention D．program
A．weakly B．sadly C．quietly D．helplessly
A．anger B．joy C．appreciation D．surprise
A．cheap B．empty C．useless D．improper
A．from B．behind C．over D．towards
Once I spoke at a high school. After the speech, the principal asked me to see a special student. An had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it would mean a great deal to him. I agreed.
He was Matthew. he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five, then they were told would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal weight lifter.
I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. He spoke about and succeeding and seeking（追寻）his dreams.
When we finished talking, I went to my and pulled out the first gold medal I won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about and overcoming obstacles（克服障碍）than I ever would. He looked at it for a while, then took it off and handed it to me. He said, “You are a champion. You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.”
Last summer I got the news that Matthew had and a letter Matthew had written to me a few days before:
Dear Rick,
My mom said I should send you a thank-you letter. The doctors are to tell me that I don't have long to live any more. But I still smile as much as I can.
I told you that in the future I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal. But I know now I'll . I know I'm a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you.
Thank you for loving me.
Your friend
Matthew
A．excuse B．effect C．operation D．illness
A．While B．When C．Although D．Because
A．they B．he C．she D．him
A．winning B．teaching C．playing D．working
A．home B．desk C．classroom D．bag
A．failure B．success C．luck D．smile
A．around B．in C．back D．down
A．went away B．passed away C．stayed away D．moved away
A．surprised B．brave C．sorry D．happy
A．never B．ever C．often D．seldom
People use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk, shout, and smile. So there are many expressions about mouth. For example, if you say things about a person, the person will be unhappy and say “Do not bad mouth me.”
Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that later they regret they hurt that person’s feelings. The speaker might say: “ I really put my foot in my mouth this time.” If this happens, the speaker might feel down in the mouth.
Information is spread through the mouth. This is general communication people, like friends talking to each other. “How did you hear about that movie?” Someone might ask. The may be : “Oh, by word of mouth.” A more official way of getting information is through a company or government mouthpiece.
Sometimes, a person has a bad or unpleasant with another person. He might say: “It left a bad taste in my mouth.” Or a person might have a very experience, like being chased by an angry dog. He might say: “I had my in my mouth.”
Some people have lots of money because they were into a very rich family. You might say such a person “was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. ” And this rich person is the opposite of a person who lives from hand to mouth.
A．dance B．sing C．walk D．think
A．beautiful B．nervous C．bad D．crazy
A．because B．so C．and D．until
A．never B．seldom C．sometimes D．often
A．with B．between C．during D．on
A．letter B．answer C．key D．report
A．experiment B．expression C．experience D．explanation
A．frightening B．surprising C．pleasing D．exciting
A．eye B．tongue C．finger D．heart
A．taken B．brought C．grown D．born
Sneakers are a kind of shoes worn by many people all over the world. , no one really knows where the word “sneaker” came from. Some say it came from the old English verb “sneak”, which means to move silently and quickly. The only thing we are is that when you put on a pair of sneakers, you feel light-hearted, light-footed and ready to play.
Sneakers of some kind are used by thosewho play tennis, basketball, and other sports. New design has been made for people who run slowly. In fact American children of ages would much rather play in sneakers than anything else.
New York City once held a poetry competition for children. The subject was only “sneaker”. One prize winner called poem “The Sneaker and the World Peace”. “When everyone is wearing sneakers,” she said, “it will be impossible to .”
American school children can be seen every day sneakers of all colors. They put them on in the morning and take them off at bedtime. Sneakers are washed. Some children think the older and dirtier they are, the loveable they are. When their sneakers wear out, children hate to throw them off. How do you explain the closeness between and sneakers? Perhaps another young winnerin the New York Poetry Contest said it best. “A shoe is just a shoe,” he said. “But a sneaker is a friend.”
A．However B．If C．Or D．And
A．excited about B． pleased with C．surprised at D．sure of
A．lovely B． lively C．specially D．cheaply
A．all B．some C．little D．old
A．his B． her C．its D．their
A．explain B．guide C．hate D．love
A．dressing B．wearing C．putting on D．having
A．always B．usually C．sometimes D．seldom
A．much B．many C．more D．most
A．children B．boys C．other shoes D．winners
Street art is a very popular form of art. It is quickly all over the world. You can find it on buildings and street signs from Beijing to Paris.
Art experts(专家) say that the movement began in New York in the 1960s. Young adults would use paint in special cans to put their words and other images on walls and cars the city. One well-known street artist is Swoon. She paper images of people and puts them on walls. Swoon didn’t start her career as a street artist. She studied art, but time went on, she got bored with the works she saw in museums or galleries(美术馆). The people in New York enjoy Swoon’s strong and interesting .
Street artists do their work for a reason. Some of them choose street art because it is to the people. Some artists try to express their opinions in their works. Advertising companies also use street art in their advertisements because it gives the deep impression(印象)and energy. The New York store Saks Fifth Avenue used a street artist’s design for their shop windows and shopping bags.
In today’s world the Internet has a big on street art. Artists can show their pictures to the audience all over the world on the Internet. Many people, , say that seeing a picture on the Internet is never as good as seeing it live. Street art lives with the energy and life of a big . There it will continue to change and grow.
A．watching B．making C．spreading D．searching
A．behind B．by C．over D．around
A．cuts down B．cuts out C．turns down D．runs out
A．as B．after C．before D．while
A．style B．story C．problem D．program
A．safer B．lower C．closer D．stranger
A．hardly B．recently C．seldom D．never
A．success B．discount C．present D．influence
A．anyway B．however C．otherwise D．therefore
A．museum B．country C．city D．street