Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese ___16___ at my face, but I pushed them aside. My mom believed I would learn when I was ready. But the ___17___ never came.
On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was ___18___ at him, confused, scratching my head. “Still can’t speak Chinese?” He ___19___me, “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown.”
“Hey, this is America, not China. I’ll get some right now with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for ___20___.
“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,” she said, handing over a $20 bill. I ___21___ the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.
I found the fish ___22___ surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I shouted to the fisherman. But he ___23___ my English words and turned to serve the next customer. The laugh of the people behind increased with their impatience. With every ___24___, the breath of the dragons on my back grew stronger---my blood boiling---___25___ me to cry out, “Xian Sheng Yu， please.” “ Very Xian Sheng,” I repeated. The crowd burst into laughter. My face turned ___26___ and I ran back home ___27___, expect 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 ___28___. Instead , I was the joke , a disgrace (丢脸)to the language.
Sometimes, I laugh at my fish ___29___, but , in the end .the joke is on me. Every laugh is a culture ___30___; every laugh is my heritage (传统)fading away.
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第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
One summer in college, I was invited to be an instructor at a high school leadership camp.
I first 16 a boy under the tree on the first day of camp. His obvious 17and shyness made him appear weak and lonely. Nearby, 200 18 campers were playing and joking, but the boy seemed to want to be anywhere 19where he was.
I was instructed to care more about campers who might feel 20 . So I 21 him and said, “Hi, I’m Kevin. It’s nice to meet you. How are you?”
22 a shaky voice he 23 answered, “Okay, I guess.”
I calmly asked him to join in the activities and 24 some new people. He quietly replied, “No, this is not really my thing.”
I could 25 that this whole experience was 26to him. But I somehow knew it wouldn’t be right to 27 him, either. It was going to take more time and 28.
The next day, I was leading camp songs for the campers. They eagerly participated. But the boy was just sitting alone, 29 out the window.
That evening at our nightly staff meeting, I made my 30 about him known. I asked them to pay speci
al attention and spend time with him 31 they could.
The days flew by fast. When the “last dance” came, surprisingly, the boy from under the tree was now a shirtless dancing 32 . He owned the dance floor 33meaningful time with others. I couldn’t’ believe it was him.
In that instant, I realized how easy it is to give a bit of 34 every day. You may never know how much each gesture may mean to someone else. I tell this story as 35 as I can, and I advise others to look out for their own “boy under the tree.”
16．A．learned B．recognized C．noticed D．heard
17．A．anger B．discomfort C．excitement D．satisfaction
18．A．ambitious B．curious C．anxious D．eager
19．A．other than B．just as C．or rather D．as well as
20．A．left out B．put out C．made out D．let out
21．A．passed B．left C．visited D．approached
22．A．At B．In C．On D．By
23．A．unfortunately B．unwillingly C．unconsciously D．uninterestingly
24．A．help B．interview C．find D．meet
25．A．sense B．suggest C．consider D．prove
26．A．familiar B．similar C．strange D．typical
27．A．push B．pull C．pardon D．punish
28．A．effects B．exercises C．efforts D．expenses
29．A．observing B．examining C．admiring D．staring
30．A．trouble B．concern C．devotion D．understanding
31．A．unless B．before C．when D．since
32．A．wonder B．danger C．scene D．instructor
33．A．sparing B．saving C．spreading D．sharing
34．A．himself B．yourself C．themselves D．itself
35．A．soon B．far C．often D．Long
第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）
A lesson in caring
It was a cold evening and my daughter and I were walking up Broadway．I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box．But Nora did．She wasn’t even four, but she __36__ at my coat and said, “That man’s cold, Daddy, __37__ we take him home?”
I don’t remember my reply．But I do remember a sudden __38__ feeling inside me．I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her __39__, whether it was __40__ in flight or children playing．But now she was noticing __41__ and beggary．
A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and __42__ it to an elderly person．It was quick and easy．I __43__ us up．Nora was __44__ about it．She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how __45__ our job was．When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to __46__ myself to leave the house to fetch the food package．On the way to the school, I fought an urge to turn __47__．The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home．Why do this? __48__, we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed．She __49__ us right over．
The building was in a bad state．Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress．She took the package and asked us to come in．Nora ran inside．I unwillingly followed．__50_ inside, I saw that the apartment belonged to someone poor．Our hostess showed us some photos．
Nora played and when it came time to say good-bye, we three hugged, I walked home in tears．
Professionals call such a（n） __51__ a “volunteer opportunity”．They are opportunities, and I’ve come to see．Where else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something __52__ that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and __53__ clothes for the homeless．Yet, as I’ve __54__ her grow over these past four years, I still wonder ------ which of us has __55__ more?
36．A．pulled B．glanced C．pointed D．aimed
37．A．would B．can C．need D．must
38．A．general B．funny C．heavy D．simple
39．A．area B．part C．eyesight D．world
40．A．insects B．animals C．plants D．birds
41．A．coldness B．illness C．suffering D．ignorance
42．A．delivered B．returned C．devoted D．posted
43．A．held B．hurried C．signed D．lined
44．A．casual B．sorry C．astonished D．excited
45．A．creative B．valuable C．shocking D．simple
46．A．warn B．stop C．allow D．push
47．A．back B．away C．up D．out
48．A．Therefore B．Obviously C．Still D．Also
49．A．called B．promised C．invited D．helped
50．A．Although B．Once C．Because D．Though
51．A．stay B．visit C．adventure D．challenge
52．A．fair B．famous C．difficult D．enjoyable
53．A．collect B．make C．order D．wear
54．A．let B．made C．watched D．noticed
55．A．increased B．benefited C．tried D．seized
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
There are great doctors and perhaps it is enough to say that Dr Charles Mayo was one． 36，it is not enough for me．
Charles Mayo was not a 37 of mine in the sense that he would 38 by for dinner or remember my daughter’s graduation．We were not that 39，for he lived in Minnesota and I lived in California．He was a friend in the sense that he 40 more like a friend than a doctor when he was being a doctor．
I got very close to him just once．More 41，he got very close to me．I was flying my own plane to Washington and I felt a serious 42 in my back．It turned around， 43for a clinic nearby and got in 44 with Dr Jan，my doctor．Jan at once said I had appendicitis (阑尾炎) and I told him he was the 45 doctor I had ever met．“I have no fever and any other symptoms of it．How can I 46have appendicitis?”
“If you want to 47 better as quickly as possible，we’ll have Charles Mayo look at you．”It took Charles Mayo about thirty seconds to 48 to Jan’s request．
Charles was washing his hands when I was 49into the operation room．I said，my
50 shaking，“You have done this before，haven’t you?”
“Of course，”he said．“Twice．”
Among all his interests he was craziest about being a doctor．He faced 51 often enough to know that while it is final in a sense，it is not 52 final at all．He enjoyed 53too much not to know that it has a meaning beyond here and now．
54 he died on July 29，1968，at the age of seventy，following an accident，he lived on in the 55of his books．I am glad he wrote them，giving people the feeling that we still have him．
36．A．Therefore B．Actually C．However D．Besides
37．A．friend B．teacher C．doctor D．workmate
38．A．come B．pass C．drop D．stand
39．A．fast B．friendly C．far D．close
40．A．seemed B．looked C．found D．became
41．A．luckily B．happily C．exactly D．usually
42．A．trouble B．pain C．worry D．problem
43．A．hurrying B．running C．waiting D．heading
44．A．telephone B．reach C．touch D．related
45．A．funniest B．best C．worst D．oldest
46．A．possibly B．necessarily C．suddenly D．fearfully
47．A．do B．think C．examine D．feel
48．A．stick B．get C．come D．agree
49．A．driven B．wheeled C．forced D．led
50．A．hand B．head C．voice D．leg
51．A．patients B．death C．dangers D．diseases
52．A．only B．nearly C．yet D．really
53．A．himself B．life C．working D．everything
54．A．When B．After C．Although D．As
55．A．pages B．papers C．articles D．Subjects
第二节完形填空（每题1.5分,共30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The day was Thankful Thursday. It’s a36 tradition that my two little girls and I began years ago. Thursday has become our day to go out and make a positive 37 .
My girls shouted “McDonald’s, McDonald’s” as we 38 along a busy Houston road. Suddenly I 39 that almost every crossing I passed through was 40 by a panhandler(乞丐). And then it hit me! All these panhandlers must be hungry, too. Perfect! After we ate, I ordered a(an) 41fifteen lunches and we set out to deliver them. We would pull 42 a panhandler, make a contribution, and tell him or her that we hoped things got better. Then we’d say, “Oh, 43 …here’s lunch.”
We handed our final contribution to a small woman and then immediately 44 back in the opposite direction for home. 45 , the light caught us again and we were stopped at the same crossing where this small woman stood. I was 46 and didn’t know quite how to behave.
She made her way to our car, “No one has ever done47 like this for me before,” she said with 48 . Feeling uneasy, and wanting to move the conversation along, I asked, “ So, 49 do you think you’ll eat your lunch?”
She just looked at me with her huge, tired brown eyes and said, “Oh honey, I’m not going to eat this lunch.” I was 50 ,but before I could say anything, she continued, “You see, I have a little girl and she 51 loves McDonald’s, but I don’t have money. But you know what…tonight she is going to have McDonald’s!”
I don’t know if the kids 52 the tears in my eyes. So many times I had questioned whether our acts of kindness were too 53 or insignificant to really effect change. 54 in that moment, I recognized the 55 of Mother Teresa’s words: “We cannot do great things—only small things with great love.”
36. A. weekly B. daily C. monthly D. yearly
37. A. decision B. choice C. contribution D. plan
38. A. walked B. ran C. wandered D. drove
39. A. reminded B. realized C. understood D. thought
40. A. crowded B. occupied C. discovered D. laid
41. A. additional B. expensive C. cheap D. special
42. A. close B. together C. alongside D. throughout
43. A. in fact B. to tell the truth C. generally speaking D. by the way
44. A. faced B. headed C. took D. looked
45. A. Unfortunately B. Luckily C. Unexpectedly D. Hopefully
46. A. excited B. embarrassed C. frightened D. annoyed
47. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing
48. A. amazement B. fear C. sorrow D. amusement
49. A. what B. how C. where D. when
50. A. shocked B. confused C. pleased D. worried
51. A. really B. even C. just D. never
52. A. watched B. felt C. noticed D. recognized
53. A. many B. small C. big D. simple
54. A. Therefore B. Although C. Meanwhile D. Yet
55. A. promise B. oath C. truth D. Spirit
第三节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白
处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I watched as my little brother was cahught in the act. He sat in the corner of the living room, a 21 in one hand and my father’s hymnbook(赞美诗集) in the other. Hearing my father coming, my brother 22 it slightly. He sensed that he had done something 23 . I saw he had 24 my father’s new book and scribbled（乱写）on the first page in pen. Now, 25 at my father fearfully, we 26 waited for his punishment.My father 27 his book, looked at it, and then sat down without saying a word． He was a clergyman and the holder of several degrees. For him, books were knowledge, and yet, he 28 his children.Instead of 29 my brother, he sat down, 30 the pen from my brother’s hand and wrote in the book himself, “John’s work. 1959. aged three.”
The years and the books came and went. Our family 31 what all families go through. We 32 knew our parents loved us and that one 33 was the book by the piano. From time to time we 34 open it, look at the scribbles, read my father’s expression of love and feel 35 .
Now I know that through this 36 act my father taught us how every 37 in life has a positive side-if we are 38 to look at it from another angle. But he also taught us about what really matters in life: 39 ,not objects; tolerance, not judgment; love, no anger. Love is at the very 40 of a family.
When thinking about these, I smile and whisper, “Thank you, Dad. ”
21．A．toy B．knife C．pen D．cup
22．A．tore B．covered C．wiped D．threw
23．A．wrong B．important C．helpful D．great
24．A．borrowed B．stolen C．opened D．read
25．A．glancing B．staring C．coming D．laughing
26．A．all B．either C．both D．each
27．A．picked up B．made up C．put up D．wrapped up
28．A．admired B．needed C．hated D．loved
29．A．punished B．trusting C．helping D．praising
30．A．moved B．took C．brought D．robbed
31．A．spent B．experimented C．suffered D．experienced
32．A．seldom B．always C．never D．sometimes
33．A．proof B．result C．effect D．impression
34．A．might B．should C．would D．could
35．A．excited B．encouraged C．surprised D．frightened
36．A．rapid B．sudden C．hard D．simple
37．A．event B．porblem C．trouble D．accident
38．A．forbidden B．chosen C．prepared D．forced
39．A．money B．people C．bilief D．spirit
40．A．corner B．mouth C．bottom D．Heart
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