1、速测(十)完形填空+阅读理解B+C .完形填空Making the Most of Living AbroadMoving abroad can be a challenging experience. You leave your family, friends and 1 else you know. You enter a new culture where the customs and language are 2. However, its also exciting. Its the time to discover new things, 3 new friends and b
2、egin a new adventure.I am working as a language assistant in Lyon, France now. Ive visited France many times before, 4 this is the first time that I have lived here. To 5 at home in France I involve myself in the local culture as much as possible, but this is not 6.Actually, it isnt hard to find oth
3、er English speakers and make friends 7 people who have different cultural customs.So what are the best 8 to involve yourself in the new culture while you are living abroad?Live with a native speakerThere are many advantages of living with a native speaker. Firstly, you will have a friend! 9 alone ca
4、n be a lonely experience, especially when you are far from home. Secondly, you can 10 the local language every day. And 11, you have someone to tell you about the cultural customs and interesting places in the area.Volunteer to do somethingVolunteering is a great way to meet people of different ages
5、. You can 12 speaking the local language with the people there. Talking with homeless people 13 their stories has helped me with my French vocabulary and my understanding of French.Try the local foodThe food in France is great and 14 new food is a fun experience. Ive tried things that Ive never trie
6、d before and my 15 of different bread and cheese types has increased greatly.()1.A. somethingB.everythingC.nothingD.anything()2.A. sameB.usefulC.difficultD.different()3.A. makeB.askC.callD.help()4.A. andB.butC.whileD.or()5.A. stayB.arriveC.feelD.get()6.A. hardB.easyC.sameD.true()7.A. ofB.withC.witho
7、utD.behind()8.A. thingsB.invitationsC.waysD.activities()9.A. LivingB.GettingC.BecomingD.Doing()10.A. speakB.talkC.seeD.have()11.A. firstlyB.secondlyC.thirdlyD.fourthly()12.A. finishB.enjoyC.stopD.practice()13.A. inB.onC.ofD.about()14.A. discoveringB.seeingC.gettingD.making()15.A. educationB.habitC.t
8、alentD.knowledge .阅读理解Passage 1When I was a kid in Minnesota, the watermelon was expensive. One of my fathers friends, Bernie, was a rich businessman who owned a large store in St. Paul.Every summer, when the first watermelons arrived, Bernie would call. Dad and I would go to Bernies place. Wed sit
9、on the edge of the dock(码头), feet dangling(摇晃), and got ready for a big meal.Bernie would take his knife, cut our first watermelon, hand us both a big piece and sit down next to us. Then wed bury our faces in watermelon, eating only the heartthe reddest, juiciest, firmest, sweetest, most seed-free p
10、art and throw away the rest.Bernie was my fathers idea of a rich man. I always thought it was because he was such a successful businessman. Years later, I realized that it was not Bernies wealth itself but his way of dealing with it that my father liked. Bernie knew how to stop working, get together
11、 with friends and eat only the heart of the watermelon.What I learned from Bernie is that being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to eat only the heart of the watermelon. If you dont take the time to dangle your feet over the dock and en
12、joy lifes small pleasure, your work is probably hurting your life.For many years, I forgot that lesson Id learned as a kid on the loading dock. I was too busy making all the money I could.Well, Ive relearned it. I hope I have time left to enjoy the success of others and to take pleasure in the day.
13、Thats the heart of the watermelon. I have learned again to throw the rest away.1.In the second paragraph, the writer and his father were feeling.()A. relaxedB.worriedC.hungryD.proud2.In the eyes of the writers father, Bernie.()A. was just a rich businessmanB.worked hard all the timeC.lived a rich bu
14、t healthy lifeD.knew how to make money3.The underlined part “the heart of the watermelon” in the last paragraph refers to.()A. the best part of the watermelonB.the writers busy lifeC.the writers decision of making moneyD.the writers hope of enjoying life4.What can we learn from the passage?()A. One
15、has to work hard to reach his goal.B.A friend in need is a friend indeed.C.The watermelon is the healthiest fruit.D.One should keep work-life balance.Passage 2America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels
16、 hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a whilethen no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us
17、develop more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending(延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality(好客) easily.A
18、nother difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they dont show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is not usual in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, a
19、s hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at home, but truly cannot manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routi
20、ne(常规). They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.For the Americans, it is often conside
21、red friendlier to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!1.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?()A. Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.B.Frie
22、ndships between Americans usually last for all their lives.C.Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.D.Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.2.From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend,
23、 we will probably be .()A. warmly welcomed at the airportB.offered a ride to his homeC.treated hospitably at his homeD.treated to dinner in a restaurant3.The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean “”.()A. strict with timeB.serious with timeC.careful with timeD.willing to spend time4.A suitable title for this passage would probably be “”.()A. Friendships between ChineseB.Friendships between AmericansC.Americans HospitalityD.Americans and Chineses Views of Friendship【参考答案】.15BDABC610BBCAA1115CDDAD.Passage 114ACDDPassage 214DCDD
