题目列表(包括答案和解析)
Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese 1 at my face, but I pushed them 2 . My mom believed I would learn 3 I was ready .But the 4 never came.
On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was 5 at him, confused, scratching my head. “Still can’t speak Chinese?” He 6 me, “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown .”
“Hey, this is America, not China. I’ll get some 7 with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for 8 .
“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu ,” she said, handing over a $20 bill. I 9 the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.
I found the fish 10 surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I shouted to the fishman. But he 11 my English words and turned to serve the next customer. The laugh of the people behind increased 12 their impatience. With every 13 , the breath of the dragons （龙）on my back grew stronger—my blood boiling— 14 me to cry out . “Xian Sheng Yu, please ” “Very Xian Sheng ,” I repeated. The crowd erupted into laughter. My face turned 15 and I ran back home 16 , except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket .
Should I laugh or cry. They‘re Chinese. I’m Chinese. I should feel right at 17 . Instead, I was the joke , a disgrace（丢脸）to the language.
Sometimes, I laugh at my fish 18 , but, in the end, the joke is on 19 . Every laugh is a culture 20 ; every laugh is my heritage （传统）fading away.
1. A．custom B．games C．characters . D．language
2. A．ahead B．around C．along D．aside
3. A．when B．before C．unless D．until
4. A．success B．study C．time D．attempt
5. A．aim B．joke C．nod D．stare
6. A．cared about B．laughed at C．argued with D．asked after
7. A．right now B．from now C．at times D．in time
8. A．decision B．permission C．information D．preparation
9. A．repeated B．reviewed C．spelled D．kept
10. A．farm B．stand C．pond D．market
11. A．guessed B．forget C．doubted D．ignored
12. A．by B．as C．with D．from
13. A．second B．effort C．desire D．movement
14. A．forcing B．allowing C．persuading D．leading
15. A．bright B．blank C．pale D．red
16. A．open-mouthed B．tongue-tied C．empty-handed D．broken-hearted
17. A．service B．home C．risk D．root
18. A．trade B．deed C．challenge D．incident
19. A．it B．us C．me D．them
20. A．thrown B．lost C．divided D．reflected
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| Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese 1 at my face, but I pushed them 2 . My mom believed I would learn 3 I was ready. But the 4 never came. On a Chinese New Year's Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was 5 at him, confused, scratching my head. "Still can't speak Chinese?" He 6 me, "You can't even buy a fish in Chinatown." "Hey, this is America, not China. I'll get some 7 with or without Chinese." I replied and turned to my mom for 8 . "Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu," she said, handing over a $20 bill. I 9 the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown. I found the fish 10 surrounded in a sea of customers. "I'd like to buy some fresh fish," I should to the fishman. But he 11 my English words and turned to serve the next customer. The laugh of the people behind increased 12 their impatience. With every 13 , the breath of the dragons (龙) on my back grew stronger-my blood boiling- 14 me to cry out. "Xian Sheng Yu, please." "Very Xian Sheng," I repeated. The crowd erupted into laughter. My face turned 15 and I ran back home 16 , except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket. Should I laugh or cry? They're Chinese. I should feel right at 17 . Instead, I was the joke, a disgrace (丢脸) to the language. Sometimes, I laugh at my fish 18 , but, in the end, the joke is on 19 . Every laugh is a culture 20 ; every laugh is my heritage (传统) fading away. | ||||
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The Price of a Dream
I grew up poor, living with my wonderful mother. We had little money but plenty of love and attention. I was 36 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 37 a dream.
My dream was to be a sportsman. 38 I was sixteen, I had started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and hit anything that moved on the football field. I was also 39 . My high-school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who not only believed in me, but taught me 40 to believe in myself. He 41 me the difference between having a dream and realizing the dream. One particular 42 with Coach Jarvis changed my life forever.
It was the summer between my junior and senior years, and a friend recommended (推荐) me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket—money for a new bike and new clothes, and the 43 of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 44 summer baseball to deal with the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as 45 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” he said. “Your playing days are limited. You can’t 46 to waste them.” I stood before him with my head hanging, trying to think of the 47 that would explain 48 him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 49 in me.
“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” he asked. “Three twenty-five an hour,” I replied.
“Well,” he asked, “is $3.25 an hour the 50 of a dream?”
That simple question made it 51 to me the difference between 52 something right now and following a dream. I 53 myself to sports that summer, and within the year I was 54 by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 55 a $20,000 contract. In 2000, I bought my mother the house of my dream!
1.A. happy B. polite C. shy D. honest
2.A. lose B. have C. make D. need
3.A. By the time B. The time C. At one time D. At a time
4.A. right B. popular C. lucky D. confident
5.A. how B. why C. when D. whether
6.A. gave B. taught C. brought D. asked
7.A. accident B. matter C. problem D. experience
8.A. aim B. idea C. start D. purpose
9.A. keep up B. put up C. give up D. pick up
10.A. mad B. happy C. frightened D. shameful
11.A. adopt B. afford C. affect D. effect
12.A. answers B. excuses C. words D. ways
13.A. for B. to C. on D. in
14.A. sadness B. regret C. hopelessness D. disappointment
15.A. source B. prize C. price D. allowance
16.A. direct B. clear C. clean D. straight
17.A. wanting B. changing C. dreaming D. choosing
18.A. provided B. devoted C. headed D. imagined
19.A. worked B. mentioned C. fired D. hired
20.A. paid B. got C. offered D. signed
I remember as a small child people would often ask me,
"What are you going to be when you grow up?"
Well, it 31 being
a cowboy or some super hero. Later it was a fireman, a policeman, a lawyer...
As I grew older my dreams for the future 32 . When, at last,
I was in college, I had my 33 set on becoming a preacher (牧师) like my father.
34 I studied and prepared for that life. I reached the 35 in
the end and I was preaching 36 full-time for much of my adult
life.
However, for many, there is a
"thief" that goes around stealing our 37 . Sometimes, the
thief will come as a parent, a relative, or a friend, but the 38 thief
is usually ourselves.
We find 39 just about
reaching the top, and a "small" 40 inside says,
"You’ll never 41 it""You can’t possibly do
this." On and on the "small" voice 42 our failure.
Failure, though, is exactly how dreams are 43 . It is one of
the most important tools we have, because it teaches us invaluable (极宝贵的) 44 . When we learn
these lessons well, we are ready for 45
The message I always gave my
children was that you 46 do anything that your heart desires.
Remember the saying, "Nothing is 47 to a willing heart."
There are 48 "overnight" successes, but with
determination, they will arrive. The life you dream of 49 in the
end .Then in your heart, believe it will happen to you. Then work, work, work.
You’ll get the picture.
So, be true to your dream,
and don’t let anyone 50 it from you —especially yourself.
1. A．insisted on B．felt like C．kept on D．started out
2. A．changed B．failed C．planned D．left
3. A．eyes B．heart C．brain D．experience
4. A．But B．So C．Or D．Yet
5. A．agreement B．decision C．aim D．position
6. A．hardly B．slightly C．nearly D．extremely
7. A．money B．plan C．friends D．dreams
8. A．greatest B．tallest C．poorest D．oldest
9. A．themselves B．yourselves C．ourselves D．itself
10. A．sound B．voice C．noise D．speech
11. A．succeed B．make C．put D．finish
12. A．expects B．predicts C．answers D．suffers
13. A．met B．defended C．understood D．realized
14. A．stages B．suggestions C．lessons D．choices
15. A．success B．succeed C．a success D．successful
16. A．are able to B．used to C．have to D．ought to
17. A．interesting B．important C．necessary D．impossible
18. A．many B．a few C．some D．no
19. A．coming B．to come C．came D．will come
20. A．buy B．fool C．steal D．borrow
完形填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，共15分)
On a hot summer day in south Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the lake behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out of the 36 door, leaving behind his shoes, socks, and shirt as he went.
He 37 into the water, not realizing that as he swam to the middle of the lake, a(n) 38 was swimming toward the 39 . His mother in the house saw the two. Full of 40 , she ran toward the water, screaming at her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy became 41 and made a U-turn to swim hurriedly to his mother. But it was too late. Just as he reached her, the crocodile 42 him. The mother grabbed her little boy by the 43 just as the crocodile seized his legs.
The crocodile was 44 stronger than the mother; but the mother was much too 45 to pull her son back. A farmer heard the 46 , raced from his truck, took aim and shot the crocodile.
Remarkably, a few weeks later, the little boy 47 . His legs were extremely scarred by the attack of the animal. 48 , on his arms, were deep scratches where his mother’s fingernails dug into his flesh(肉体) in her 49 to hang on to the son she loved.
The newspaper reporter, who 50 the boy after the accident, asked if he would show him his scars（疤痕）: The boy, with obvious 51 , said to the reporter, “But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my mom would not let go.”
You and I can 52 with that little boy. We have scars, too. Not from a crocodile, but the scars of a painful 53 . some of those scars are ugly and have 54 us deep regret. But , some wounds, my friend, are because our relatives have 55 to let go. In the course of your struggle, they have been there holding on to you.
1.A. back B. front C. open D. closed
2.A. swam B. flew C. went D. drived
3. A. child B. fish C. animal D. crocodile
4. A. shore B. centre C. middle D. lake
5. A. shock B. surprise C. fear D. joy
6.A. realized B. alarmed C. cleared D. pleased
7. A. hold B. arrived C. closed D. reached
8.A. body B. head C. arms D. hands
9. A. less B. much C. little D. few
10. A. hurried B. worried C. eager D. anxious
11. A. screams B. shouts C. voices D. sound
12.A. lived B. saved C. rescued D. survived
13. A. And B. Therefore C. But D. However
14.A. force B. power C. effort D. strength
15.A. asked B. interviewed C. questioned D. reported
16.A. regret B. pride C. joy D. worry
17.A. agree B. disagree C. admire D. respect
18.A. past B. future C. memory D. reminder
19. A. kept B. made C. left D. led
20.A. accepted B. delayed C. denied D. refused
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