Question

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

Americans prefer to try every way to have fun, for example, they drive their own cars, some even tow a small boat after vehicle. They start from Los Angeles, California under sun, through four or five hundred miles to go to La Fulin, Colorado to spend weekends while Chinese people are still with work, and have dinner at home together with families in weekends or time watching TV.

The difference is mainly due to cultural customs and traditions the two countries. It is said that Chinese people are living for others, while Americans are for . When Chinese people come to the United States, they fight for first, and then desperately make money after they are recognized by others. It seems that, the purpose to earn money is not to enjoy life, for their following generations sons and daughters and even grandchildren. Chinese people prefer to save money emergency, such as illness. Although Chinese people with in the United States don’t need to worry about their own social welfare and health insurance, they work still very hard, as they hope that they can more money.

Chinese people’s interest is in the amount on the passbook（存折）, so they spend money usually. Most of Chinese are very thrifty（節(jié)約的）, and they are to spend money, but there are exceptions. They are willing to spend money on their . Many Chinese people think that, they endure（容忍） many , so they wish that their children could live much better. Therefore, in the United States elementary schools, you can see that those who the best, with more pocket money are Chinese students. In contrast, American children dress very simply, with just a little pocket money.

Chinese, Americans believe in living for themselves. They do everything for their own. , they earn money to enjoy a life, and pursue a higher quality of life. As for their own parents or children, they think that parents have their own pension and social welfare, and children should live a(n) life when they are 18’ years old. So they could boldly spend money on themselves. , Americans save little money. In the street, it is easy for Chinese to take out 300-400 dollars, but it is hard to say for Americans.

1.A. running B. driving C. going D. walking

2.A. boring B. pleasant C. busy D. angry

3.A. spend B. take C. cost D. pay

4.A. through B. for C. among D. between

5.A. themselves B. theirs C. them D. others

6.A. survival B. remainder C. existence D. material

7.A. or B. nor C. but D. and

8.A. in possession of B. on account of C. in spite of D. in case of

9.A. identity B. force C. fame D. power

10.A. borrow B. give C. use D. save

11.A. large B. few C. much D. little

12.A. easy B. reluctant C. willing D. happy

13.A. children B. relatives C. parents D. friends

14.A. hardships B. problems C. difficulties D. sufferings

15.A. match B. decorate C. dress D. wear

16.A. Different from B. Interested in C. Similar to D. Thanks to

17.A. Otherwise B. However C. Therefore D. Since

18.A. better B. well C. good D. rich

19.A. single B. independent C. different D. comfortable

20.A. In that case B. As a whole C. In this way D. As a result

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.D

11.D

12.B

13.A

14.A

15.D

16.A

17.C

18.A

19.B

20.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講的是中美人的生活方式以及思想觀念方面的差異。美國人會尋找多種方式給自己的生活增添樂趣，中國人卻往往忙于工作。中國人崇尚節(jié)約，但很舍得給孩子花錢，美國人卻不然。

1. their own cars，故選B。

2. busy with sth. 故選C。

3. take, cost, pay都有花費(fèi)的意思，但在短文中__ time watching TV，根據(jù)動詞搭配spend some time (in) doing sth. 故選A。

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8.

9. need to worry about their own social welfare and health insurance這里講的是中國人在美國的身份已經(jīng)得到了認(rèn)可，故選A。

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12. of Chinese are very thrifty（節(jié)約的），講的中國人很節(jié)約，故選B。

13. they wish that their children could live much better，故選A。

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20. So they could boldly spend money on themselves，而后文又寫到他們基本上沒有什么存款，所以在此處表達(dá)的意思是結(jié)果。故選D。

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