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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  21  at my face, but I pushed them  22  . My mom believed I would learn  23  I was ready. But the  24  never came.
On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was 25 at him, confused, scratching my head. “Still can’t speak Chinese?” He  26  me , “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown .”
“Hey, this is America, not China. I’ll get some   27  with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for  28  .
“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,” she said, handing over a $20 bill. I  29  the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.
I found the fish  30  surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I shouted to the fisherman. But he  31  my English words and turned to serve the next customer. The laugh of the people behind increased  32  their impatience. With every  33  ,the breath of the dragons on my back grew stronger—my blood boiling—  34  me to cry out. “ Xian Sheng Yu, please.” “Very Xian Shen ,” I repeated. The crowd erupted into laughter. My face turned  35  and I ran back home  36  , except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.
Should I laugh or cry? They’re Chinese. I should feel right at  37  . Instead, I was the joke , a disgrace (丢脸)to the language.
Sometimes, I laugh at my fish  38  , but, in the end, the joke is on  39  . Every laugh is a culture  40  ; every laugh is my heritage (传统) fading away.
小题1:
A.customB.gamesC.charactersD.language
小题2:
A.aheadB.aroundC.alongD.aside
小题3:
A.whenB.beforeC.unlessD.until
小题4:
A.success B.studyC.time D.attempt
小题5:
A.aim B.joke C.nodD.stare
小题6:
A.cared about B.laughed atC.argued withD.asked after
小题7:
A.right nowB.from now C.at times D.in time
小题8:
A.decisionB.permissionC.informationD.preparation
小题9:
A.repeatedB.reviewed C.spelledD.kept
小题10:
A.farmB.standC.pond D.market
小题11:
A.guessedB.forgetC.doubtedD.ignored
小题12:
A.byB.asC.with D.from
小题13:
A.secondB.effortC.desireD.movement
小题14:
A.forcing B.allowing C.persuadingD.leading
小题15:
A.brightB.blankC.pale D.red
小题16:
A.open-mouthedB.tongue-tiedC.empty-handedD.broken-hearted
小题17:
A.service B.home C.risk D.root
小题18:
A.tradeB.deed C.challengeD.incident
小题19:
A.itB.usC.meD.them
小题20:
A.thrownB.lost C.dividedD.reflected

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本篇文章为记叙文。"我"长在美国,已熟悉英语,但身为中国人,因为没有学习汉语而导致了去中国城买鱼的尴尬,这让我明白了一个道理:"笑话"反映的是一种文化的缺失,我们不应该让文化丢失。
小题1:C根据本段第一句中the language of my ancestors可知,这里父母是想利用有汉字的闪存卡放在我面前。故选C项。其余三项不符合语境
小题1:D由本句中but这个转折连词可知,这里表明作者没有看它,而是将其放在了一边。put aside意为"把某物放到一边",符合语境,故选D项。put ahead意为"拨快";put around 意为"传播"。
小题1:A由本句中I was ready可以推断出:我母亲认为当我准备好的时候,我才会学,此处只有when符合语境。故选A项。
小题1:C由本句中But及never可知,这里强调的是:我学习汉字的时间从来没有来过。故选C项。
小题1:D由本句中的confused可知,当叔叔跟我讲汉语的时候,我困惑了,不明白了。因此我只能用我的眼睛盯着我的叔叔看。A项意为"瞄准";B项意为"开玩笑";C项意为"点头";D项意为"注视,瞪着眼睛看"。只有D项符合语境,其余三项不符合,排除
小题1:B A项意为"关心";B项意为"嘲笑";C项意为"与……争论";D项意为"问候,问安"。由本句中You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown可以推断出,叔叔是在嘲笑我。故选B项
小题1:A由本句中I’ll get some___ with or without Chinese.及联系下段可知,我想证明给我的叔叔看,我现在就能去唐人街买到鱼。right now意为"现在,立即",符合语境。故选A项
小题1:B由下段中母亲说话的内容可知:我希望征得母亲让我去卖鱼。A项意为"决定";B项意为"许可";C项意为"信息";D项意为"准备"。由语境可知,应为母亲的许可比较合适,其余三项与语境不符,排除。
小题1:A由上句母亲话中的Xin Xian Yu及我没有学习汉语可以推断出:我为了防止忘掉要买的东西的名字,而不断重复着母亲的话。故选A项。
小题1:B A项意为"农场";B项意为"货摊";C项意为"池塘";D项意为"集市,市场"分析句子结构可知:我发现鱼摊被很多顾客围着。故选B项
小题1:D由第二段中You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown及本句中turned to serve the next customer可知,这个卖鱼人没有在意我说的话,即无视,不理睬。只有D项符合句意
小题1:C本句中The laugh of the people behind increased表明我身后的人因为失去耐心而开始笑起来。with impatience意为"因为不耐烦"。故选C项。
小题1:A由本段的第三句中turned to serve the next customer及本句中the breath of the dragon on my back grew stronger可知,当我再一次问的时候,我生气了。second表示"在一"的意思。故选A项
小题1:A由本句中my blood boiling可知,我被激怒了,因此我强迫自己大声喊出我要买的东西。B、C、D三项不符合作者当时的心情,故排除。
小题1:D由上句中The crowd erupted into laughter可知,因为我说错了汉语而引来了大家的哄堂大笑,这让我十分难堪,故我的脸变红了。因此答案为D。
小题1:C上段中母亲让我买Xin Xian Yu及由本句中expect for the $20 bill可知,我没有买到鱼,而是空着手回家的。故选C项
小题1:B由本段中They’re Chinese. I’m Chinese可知,同为中国人,我应该感到自在、自如才对。这与后面的Instead , I was the joke……形成对比。故选B项。
小题1:D A项意为"交易,买卖";B项意为"行动,所做之事";C项意为"挑战";D项意为"发生的事(常指小事)"。由本句中I laugh at可知,作者时常以自己买鱼的那件小事自嘲。故答案为D项
小题1:C分析句意可知,这里作者以买鱼这件小事自嘲,当然自嘲的对象是作者本人。因此C项符合语境。
小题1:B分析句子结构可知,该空应与fading away意思相近。A项意为"被扔掉";B项意为"被丢失";C项意为"被分开";D项意为"被反映的"。因此B项符合语境和句意。
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D.you should always keep your headlights on
小题3:What can we learn from the text?
A.Kissing goodbye at train stations isn’t allowed in France today.
B.The Singaporean government cares a lot about its environment.
C.Tourists in the United Arab Emirates shouldn’t eat in public.
D.You can turn your headlights off in daytime in Denmark.
小题4:What do we know about the strange law in Canada?
A.It is a newly invented law
B.You aren’t allowed to use dollar-coins.
C.You will be fined if you use coins
D.Shop owners can decide if you can use coins.

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