Question

【題目】請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

During all those summers as a kid when I worked at Indian Jan’s Taco Stand, I like working with an old Indian woman named Darlene. She would tell me about our heritage. It is important that my white skin doesn’t overpower my native , according to her.

I the importance of my heritage. It’s one of the things I’ve learned from Darlene. 39 I’m a half Native American, you would never guess it by looking at me. On the , I look like my mother—I have her light hair, German eyes, and pale skin. My father is the native one, and I grew up fully aware of the between his skin and mine. People in the small Nebraska town where I grew up often seemed of his dark skin and shiny black hair. He often wore it long and in ponytail（馬尾辮）, something that men in our just didn’t do.

I grew up feeling like I didn’t belong to either of my-parents’ and that I couldn’t ever be anything in-between. When I was at home in Nebraska, people would say “Broken Rope? What kind of a name is that？” , in the summer, when we visited the reservation（美洲印第安人居住地）where my father grew up, I would always be the whitest person around, sticking like snow.

I Darlene all of these when I was thirteen. She stopped kneading（揉）the bread and kept for a minute, just looking span>at me. she leaned closely to my ear and said, “We are all one people.”

I looked at her, “It doesn’t matter what your skin color is,” she said. “It doesn’t matter who your parents are, or where you live, or what you . You matter because you .You’re the past. You’re the future. You both heritages inside you, and you keep them alive forever. That’s what’s . ”

【1】A.preserved B. accepted C. shared D. proved

【2】A.language B. blood C. ability D. charm

【3】A.believe in B. take in C. burst in D. cut in

【4】A.When B. If C. Since D. Although

【5】A.outside B. screen C. way D. contrary

【6】A.chaos B. balance C. connection D. difference

【7】A.concerned B. tried C. frightened D. disappointed

【8】A.hearts B. parts C. villages D.alleys

【9】A.cases B. accents C. cultures D. dreams

【10】A.hear B. change C. write D. give

【11】A.Then B. Thus C. However D. Otherwise

【12】A.around B. out C. together D. up

【13】A.offered B. showed C. told D. reminded

【14】A.calm B. awake C. quiet D. occupied

【15】A.Wildly B. Luckily C. Typically D. Finally

【16】A.confused B. amazed C. bored D. ashamed

【17】A.miss B. like C. want D. have

【18】A.care B. exist C. prepare D. insist

【19】A.defend B. choose C. distinguish D. carry

【20】A.innocent B.alternative C.important D.ambiguous

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【5】A

【6】D

【7】C

【8】B

【9】C

【10】A

【11】A

【12】B

【13】C

【14】C

【15】D

【16】A

【17】D

【18】B

【19】D

【20】C

【解析】

一位美洲土著人的幫助讓作者最終找到了歸屬感。

【1】C 考查動詞。根據第一段中“an old Indian woman named Darlene”，第二段中“I’m a half Native American”及倒數第二段中“We are all one people”可知選C項shared（共同的）。preserve “保藏”； accept “接受”； prove “證明”。

【2】B 考查名詞。根據下文“I’m a half Native American”和“I have her light hair, German eyes, and pale skin.”可知，重要的是，我的白皮膚沒有蓋過我的印第血統(tǒng)，故選B項，blood“血統(tǒng)”。language “語言”；ability “能力”；charm “魅力”。

【3】A 考查動詞短語。根據下文“It’s one of the things I’ve learned from Darlene.”可知，我相信我的印第安血統(tǒng)的重要性，故選A項believe in“相信”。 take in “吸收，汲取，欺騙”； burst in “闖入，突然出現”；cut in“插嘴”。

【4】D 考查連詞。根據下文“I have her light hair, German eyes, and pale skin.”可知，盡管我又一半的印第安人血統(tǒng)，但是你永遠不能通過外表猜出我的這一身份，故選D項although“盡管”。when “當……時候”；if“如果”； since “既然，由于”。

【5】A 考查名詞。根據語境可知，這里是指從外表看，我像母親，故選A項outside“外表”, on the outside“從外表看”。on the screen “在屏幕上”； on the way “在路上”；on the contrary “相反”。

【6】D 考查名詞。根據“I look like my mother”和“My father is the native one”可知，我從小到大就明白我和父親的膚色不同。故選D項difference“不同”。 chaos “混亂”； balance “平衡”； connection “聯(lián)系”。

【7】C 考查動詞。根據下文“something that men in our just didn’t do”可知，小鎮(zhèn)上的人似乎常常被父親黝黑的皮膚和烏黑發(fā)亮的長發(fā)嚇著，故選C項frightened“受驚嚇的”。concerned “擔心的”；tried “厭倦的”；disappointed “失望的”。

【8】B 考查名詞。our parts指的是“the small Nebraska town”, parts這里意為“地區(qū)區(qū)域”，故選B項。hearts “心臟，中心”； villages “村莊”（改成town）；alley “胡同”。

【9】C 考查名詞。根據下文“Broken Rope? What kind of a name is that？”和“when we visited the reservation where my father grew up, I would always be the whitest person around”可知，從小我就感覺自己不屬于父母的文化，故選C項cultures“文化”。case “情況” ；accent “口音”； dream “夢想”。

【10】A 考查動詞。根據語境可知，人們聽到我的姓會搞不明白，故選A項hear“聽到”。change “改變”； write “寫”； give “給”。

【11】A 考查副詞。根據“When I was at home in Nebraska”及“when we visited the reservation”可知選A，then“接著”。thus “因此”；however “然而”；otherwise“否則”。

【12】B 考查動詞短語。根據“I would always be the whitest person around”可知，和周邊人相比，我總是最白的，像雪那樣顯眼。故選C項stick out“顯眼”。stick around “不走開，待在原地”； stick together “團結在一起”； stick up “豎立”。

【13】C 考查動詞。根據下文“She stopped kneading（揉）the bread…”可知，13歲時，我把這一起都告訴了Darlene，故選C項told“告訴”。offer “提供”；show “展示”；remind “提醒”。

【14】C 考查形容詞。根據“just looking at me”可知，Darlene停止了揉面，沉默了一分鐘。故選C項quiet“沉默”。calm “鎮(zhèn)定”；awake “醒著”；occupied “忙碌”。

【15】D 考查副詞。根據“kept for a minute, just looking at me.”可知，最終，她湊在我耳邊說：“我們是同一個族群。”故選D項finally“最終”。wildly “瘋狂地，野蠻地”；luckily “幸運地”；typically “典型地;代表性地”。

【16】A 考查形容詞。根據語境可知，我看著Darlene，對她說的“We are all one people”這句話很迷惑，故選A項confused“迷惑的”。amazed “驚訝的”；bored “厭煩的”；ashamed “羞愧的”。

【17】D 考查動詞。根據上文“I have her light hair…”可知，Darlene認為，我擁有什么都不重要，故選D項have“擁有”。miss “錯過，想念”；like “喜歡”；want “想要”。

【18】B 考查動詞。根據下文“You’re the past. You’re the future.”可知，Darlene認為，我因為存在重要。故選B項exist “存在”。care “關心”；prepare “準備”；insist “堅持”。

【19】D 考查動詞。根據“you keep them alive forever”可知，你擁有這兩種血統(tǒng)。故選D項carry “攜帶，具有”。 defend “防衛(wèi)”；choose“選擇”； distnguish “區(qū)分”。

【20】C 考查動詞。與文中多次出現的matter（重要）相呼應，故選C項important“重要”。 innocent “清白的，無辜的”； alternative “可選擇的，可替代的”；ambiguous“含糊的，模棱兩可的”。