Born in America，I spoke English，not Chinese，the language of my ancestors.When I was three，my parents flashed cards with Chinese ____ at my face，but I pushed them ____.My mom believed I would learn ___ I was ready.But the ____ never came.

On a Chinese New Year's Eve，my uncle spoke to me in Chinese，but all I could do was ____ at him，confused，scratching my head.“ Still can't speak Chinese？”He____ me，“You can't even buy a fish in Chinatown.”

“Hey，this is America，not China.I'll get some ____ with or without Chinese.”I replied and turned to my mom for ____.

“Remember to ask for fresh fish，Xin Xian Yu，”she said，handing over a $20 bill.I ____ the words，running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.

I found the fish ____ surrounded in a sea of customers.“I'd like to buy some fresh fish，”I shouted to the fishman.But he ____ my English words and turned to serve the next customer.The laugh of the people behind increased ____ their impatience.With every ____，the breath of the dragons(龍)on my back grew stronger—my blood boiling—____ me to cry out，“Xian Sheng Yu，please.”“Very Xian Sheng，”I repeated.The crowd erupted into laughter.My face turned ____ and I ran back home ____，except 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 ____.Instead，I was the joke，a disgrace(丟臉)to the language.

Sometimes，I laugh at my fish ____，but，in the end.the joke is on ____.Every laugh is a culture ____；every laugh is my heritage(傳統(tǒng))fading away.

1.A.custom?? B．games? C．characters?? D．language

2.A.ahead?? B．around?? C．along?? D．aside

3.A.when?? B．before?? C．unless?? D．until

4.A.success?? B．study?? C．time?? D．attempt

5.A.aim?? B．joke?? C．nod?? D．stare

6.A.cared about?? ????????????? B．laughed at?

C．argued with?? ????????????? D．asked after

7.A.right now?? ????????????? B．from now

C．at times?? ????????????? D．in time

8.A.decision?? ????????????? B．permission

C．information?? ????????????? D．preparation

9.A.repeated?? B．reviewed? C．spelled?? D．kept

10.A.farm? B．stand?? C．pond?? D．market

11.A.guessed?? B．forgot? C．doubted?? D．ignored

12.A.by? B．as?? C．with?? D．from

13.A.second?? B．effort? C．desire?? D．movement

14.A.forcing?? ????????????? B．allowing

C．persuading?? ????????????? D．leading

15.A.bright?? B．blank?? C．pale?? D．red

16.A.thrown? B．lost? C．divided? D．reflected

17.A.service?? B．home?? C．risk?? D．root

18.A.trade?? B．deed? C．challenge?? D．incident

19.A.it? B．us?? C．me?? D．them

20.A.open?mouthed?? ????????????? B．tongue?tied

C．empty?handed?? ????????????? D．broken?hearted

 

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.A

8.B

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.C

13.A

14.A

15.D

16.C

17.B

18.D

19.C

20.B

【解析】本文通過介紹作者在美國出生，小的時候不懂漢語，到唐人街上買魚被嘲笑的一次經(jīng)歷，反映了作者對中國語言文化傳承的反思。

1.　當“我”三歲的時候，父母給“我”看一些卡片，上面有一些中國的漢字，但是“我”都把它們推開了。Chinese characters“漢字”，符合語境。custom“風俗”，game“游戲”，language“語言”，均太抽象，不適合用于卡片，不符合語境。

答案　C

2.由語境可知，此處為轉(zhuǎn)折關系，父母將一些帶漢字的卡片給“我”看，但是“我”把它們推開了。push aside“把……推向一旁”，符合語境。push ahead“向前推，推行”，push around“把……推來推去”，push along“離開”，均不符合語境。

答案　D

3.媽媽相信當“我”準備好的時候就會學的。when符合語境。

答案　A

4.由句中的but所表示的轉(zhuǎn)折關系可知這個時間一直沒有到來。這里指“我”準備好學習漢語的時候，與上句照應。

答案　C

5.叔叔對“我”說漢語，但是“我”能做的就是盯著他，非常迷惑，直撓頭。顯然stare (at)“盯著”，符合語境。

答案　D

6.“還不會說漢語�。�”他取笑“我”說，“你甚至在唐人街連條魚都買不來。”此處是叔叔對“我”善意的嘲笑。故用laugh at“嘲笑”。care about“對……感興趣，關心”；argue with“與……爭吵”；ask after“問候，詢問……的健康狀況”。

答案　B

7.“嘿，這是在美國，不是中國，我現(xiàn)在用或不用漢語都能立馬給你買來(一些魚)。”right now“立刻，馬上”，符合語境。

答案　A

8.“我”說完轉(zhuǎn)向媽媽想征求她的同意。permission“允許，同意”，符合語境。decision“決定”；information“信息”；preparation“準備”。

答案　B

9.“我”重復了一下這幾個字，跑下樓到了唐人街。根據(jù)語境可知“我”不會說漢語，顯然應該是重復媽媽說的，故用repeat。

答案　A

10.“我”找到了那個賣魚的攤點，有很多顧客圍著。stand“售貨處，攤點”，符合題意。farm“農(nóng)場”；pond“池塘”；market“市場”。

答案　B

11.“我”想買些鮮魚，但是漁夫不理會“我”說的英語，轉(zhuǎn)而去招呼下一位顧客。ignore“忽視，不顧，不理”，符合語境。guess“猜想”；forget“忘記”；doubt“懷疑”。

答案　D

12.后面的人的笑聲隨著他們的不耐煩而增加。with隨著，符合語境。

答案　C

13.隨著時間一秒秒的過去，“我”背上龍的氣息越來越強烈——“我”的血液沸騰了——迫使“我”大叫起來。second“秒，瞬間”，符合語境。effort“努力”；desire“欲望”；movement“運動”。

答案　A

14.由語境可知，應選forcing“迫使，強迫”。allow“允許”；persuade“說服”；lead“領導”。

答案　A

15.大家突然都大笑起來，“我”的臉紅了，兩手空空跑回了家。根據(jù)上下文可知D項符合語境。

答案　D

16.“我”沒有買到魚，只有兜里緊攥著的那20美元的鈔票。empty?handed“空手的”，符合語境。open?mouthed“目瞪口呆的，吃驚的”；tongue?tied“發(fā)音不清的，結結巴巴的”；broken?hearted“傷心的”。

答案　C

17.他們是華人，“我”也是，“我”應該感到很自在的，相反，“我”卻成了嘲笑的對象，一個給這門語言丟臉的人。feel at home“感覺自在”，符合語境。

答案　B

18.有時“我”也嘲笑自己那次買魚的事。incident“發(fā)生的事，小插曲”，符合語境。trade“貿(mào)易”；deed“行為”；challenge“挑戰(zhàn)”。

答案　D

19.但是，最終玩笑開到自己身上了。

答案　C

20.每次嘲笑都是文化的缺失，每次嘲笑都是“我”身上民族傳統(tǒng)的消失。

答案　B

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