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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳答案。

　　SEATTLE, WASHINGON - More than 100 people - young and old - stand up and clap their hands for “a great lady who always loved America.” A senator (参议员) shakes her hand and tells her she is a very important American citizen. But the tiny old woman sits quietly at a table, unable to hear many of the nice things everyone is saying about her.

　　Asano Kanzaki is the woman's name. This evening she become a citizen, 81 years after coming to the United States. Those 81 years have been filled with hard work and life in a prison camp during the World War Ⅱ. Those years have also been filled with raising a family with honor in a new country.

　　Mrs Kanzaki came to Seattle in September 1917. She married Kenichiro Kanzaki just a few months before she left Japan. At that time, Japanese could not become citizens. They could not own houses or live in some neighborhoods.

　　On Devember 7,1941, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. The next day Kenichiro was taken to prison. Because he was in the Japanese army when he was younger. A few months later, Asano and her five children joined Kenichiro in a prison camp in Idaho. By then, the Kenichiro boys were young men. “American is your country, and you must fight for it,” their father told them.

　　Akira, the oldest, volouteered (自愿参加) for the U. S. Army because of the honor he felt for his family and his country. He was killed in Italy in November 1944．After the war, Asano and her family went back to Seattle. For the first time, Japanese who had come to the U. S. could become citizens if they took classes. She and her husband were working so hand that they did not have time for the class. At time passed, the children married husbands and wives from different cultures. They were an all - American family.

　　Jenichiro died in 1968, and Asano moved to a small house. After her one hundredth birthday, she made a big decision. “There is not much time left. I need to become an American citizen.” Why now, after so many years? Her youngest son, Hitoshi, said, “Family has always been important to my mother. She comes from a culture that tells you that you must bring honor to your family. Her citizenship brings great honor to her and her family name.”

1．Kanzaki became a United States citzen in ________.

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2．Kanzaki's children probably got American citizenship earlier than their mother because ________.

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A．they studied and passed a test

B．they married Americans

C．they were born in America

D．they lived in America long enough

3．What happened when the U. S. and Japan were fighting World War Ⅱ?

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A．The Kanzaki family went back to Seattle.

B．Many Japanese people were sent to prison camps.

C．The Kanzaki family were living in Idaho.

D．Kanzaki's sons all volunteered for the U.S. Army.

4．Which of the followings can best explain the reason why Mrs Kanzaki wanted to become a citizen?

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A．Her husband told her to.

B．She was persuaded by the U.S. government.

C．She wanted to honor her family.

D．Her children wanted her to.

5．The best title for the newspaper report is “________”.

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A．100 - Year- Old Woman Becomes U. S. Citizen

B．Asano Janzaki - the Pride of America

C．Citizenship is an Honor For Americans

D．A Storey About A Japanese Family in the U.S.

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　　September 4 was my first day at Phillips Academy, my new school. It was also my 18th birthday.

　　I received a warm 1 from my host family--the Steins. Gena was my host mum, and her daughter Lily would also be a new 2 at Phillips. They took me to the school and 3 me around the campus.

　　On our way to my dorm (学生宿舍), we saw a huge truck delivering a student's 4 to her room. Many students at the school were very rich, and they would fill their dorms with decorations (装饰物). But I was 5 not to because I thought it was a 6 of time and money.

　　I had a single room, which was about the 7 of a Chinese college dorm--the ones which normally hold six people.

　　 8 she helped carry my bags, Lily asked me,“What's your favourite 9 , Teresa?”

　　I thought for a moment before answering,“Orange.”

　　I didn't know why she had asked the question.

　　We 10 an introduction meeting after dinner. 11 of the students were native English speakers, so I felt a little 12 .

　　I returned to my room after the 13 , tired and wanting to go to bed after a(n) 14 day.

　　When I opened my door, I found a big 15 . The bed was perfectly made with blankets and an orange sunflower pillow. On the 16 was a sunflower-pattern mat (垫子) while a colorful lamp 17 beside the bed.

　　I opened my mouth, 18 . How beautiful!

　　There was also a 19 card. I touched the little pillow on the bed as I read the card. A warm current (暖流) rushed through my 20 .

1．

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A．heart　　　　　　　B．card

C．service　　　　　　D．welcome

2．

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A．student　　　　　　B．teacher

C．citizen　　　　　　D．visitor

3．

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A．walked　　　　　　B．introduced

C．showed　　　　　　D．invited

4．

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A．belongings　　　　　　B．newspaper

C．letters　　　　　　　　D．furniture

5．

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A．warned　　　　　　B．forced

C．determined　　　　 D．supposed

6．

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A．matter　　　　　　B．waste

C．show　　　　　　D．use

7．

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A．design　　　　　　B．size

C．pattern　　　　　　D．example

8．

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A．As　　　　　　　　B．Though

C．Because　　　　　　D．While

9．

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A．fruit　　　　　　B．weather

C．food　　　　　　D．colour

10．

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A．organized　　　　　　B．planned

C．attended　　　　　　 D．opened

11．

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A．All　　　　　　B．Most

C．Some　　　　　D．Few

12．

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A．pleased　　　　　　B．nervous

C．angry　　　　　　　D．afraid

13．

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A．dinner　　　　　　B．class

C．meeting　　　　　 D．teaching

14．

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A．exciting　　　　　　B．ordinary

C．tiring　　　　　　　D．interesting

15．

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A．secret　　　　　　B．joke

C．warmth　　　　　 D．surprise

16．

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A．wall　　　　　　B．desk

C．floor　　　　　　D．ground

17．

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A．stood　　　　　　 B．lay

C．appeared　　　　　D．hung

18．

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A．frightened　　　　　　B．moved

C．satisfied　　　　　　 D．understood

19．

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A．post　　　　　　　B．birthday

C．greeting　　　　　D．festival

20．

[　　]

A．mind　　　　　　B．head

C．face　　　　　　D．body

My heart sank when the man at the immigration counter gestured to the back room. I was born and raised in America, and this was Miami, where I live, but they weren’t quite ready to let me in yet.

　 “Please wait in here, Ms. Abujaber,” the immigration officer said. My husband, with his very American last name, accompanied me. He was getting used to this. The same thing had happened recently in Canada when I’d flown to Montreal to speak at a book event. That time they held me for 45 minutes. Today we were returning from a literary festival in Jamaica, and I was shocked that I was being sent “in back” once again.

　　The officer behind the counter called me up and said, “Miss, your name looks like the name of someone who’s on our wanted list. We’re going to have to check you out with Washington.”

　　“How long will it take?”

　　“Hard to say…a few minutes,” he said, “We’ll call you when we’re ready for you.” After an hour, Washington still hadn’t decided anything about me.

“Isn’t this computerized?” I asked at the counter, “Can’t you just look me up?”

“Just a few more minutes,” they assured me.

　　After an hour and a half, I pulled my cell phone out to call the friends I was supposed to meet that evening. An officer rushed over. “No phones!” he said, “For all we know you could be calling a terrorist cell and giving them information.”

　　“I’m just a university professor,” I said. My voice came out in a squeak.

　　“Of course you are. And we take people like you out of here in leg irons every day.”

　　I put my phone away.

　　My husband and I were getting hungry and tired. Whole families had been brought into the waiting room, and the place was packed with excitable children, exhausted parents, and even a flight attendant.

　　I wanted to scream, to jump on a chair and shout: “I’m an American citizen; a novelist; I probably teach English literature to your children.”

After two hours in detention (扣押), I was approached by one of the officers. “You’re free to go,” he said. No explanation or apologies. For a moment, neither of us moved. We were still in shock. Then we leaped to our feet.

　　“Oh, one more thing,” he handed me a tattered photocopy with an address on it, “If you aren’t happy with your treatment, you can write to this agency.”

　　“Will they respond?” I asked.

　　“I don’t know—I don’t know of anyone who’s ever written to them before.” Then he added,” By the way, this will probably keep happening each time you travel internationally.”

　　“What can I do to keep it from happening again?”

　　He smiled the empty smile we’d seen all day, “Absolutely nothing.”

　　After telling several friends about our ordeal, probably the most frequent advice I’ve heard in response is to change my name. Twenty years ago, my own graduate school writing professor advised me to write under a pen name so that publishers wouldn’t stick me in what he called “the ethnic ghetto”—a separate, secondary shelf in the bookstore. But a name is an integral part of anyone’s personal and professional identity—just like the town you’re born in and the place where you’re raised.

　　Like my father, I’ll keep the name, but my airport experience has given me a whole new perspective on what diversity and tolerance are supposed to mean. I had no idea that being an American would ever be this hard.

1.The author was held at the airport because ______.

A. she and her husband returned from Jamaica

B. her name was similar to a terrorist’s

C. she had been held in Montreal

D. she had spoken at a book event

2.She was not allowed to call her friends because ______.

A. her identity hadn’t been confirmed yet

B. she had been held for only one hour and a half

C. there were other families in the waiting room

D. she couldn’t use her own cell phone

3.We learn from the passage that the author would ______ to prevent similar experience from happening again.

A. write to the agency?????????? B. change her name??

C. avoid traveling abroad??????? D. do nothing

4.Her experiences indicate that there still exists ______ in the US.

A. hatred???????????????????? B. discrimination?????

C. tolerance?????????????????? D. diversity

5.The author sounds ______ in the last paragraph.

A. impatient?? B. bitter???????? C. worried??????????? D. ironic (具有讽刺意味的)