阅读下面短文.从短文后各题所给的四个选项中.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. Born in America , I spoke Engl

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。

       Bornin America , I spoke English ,not Chinese , the  language of my ancestors ．When I was three, my parents flashedcards with Chinese    36  at my face , but I pushedthem   37   ．My mombelieved I would learn   38    I was ready ．But the    39  never came．

       Ona Chinese New Year’s Eve , my uncle spoke to me in Chinese , but all I could dowas    40   at him , confused , scratching my head ．“ Still can’t speak Chinese?”He     41   me , “You can’t even buy a fish inChinatown ．”

       “Hey,this is America , not China．I’ll getsome    42    with or without Chinese．” I replied and turned to my momfor     43    ．

       “Rememberto ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu ,” she said , handing over a $20 bill ．I     44  the words,  running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown．

       Ifound the fish    45   surrounded in a sea ofcustomers．“I’d liketo buy some fresh fish,” I should to the fishman．But he     46    my Englishwords and turned to serve the next customer ．The laugh of the people behind increased    47    their impatience．With every   48  , the breath of the dragons on myback grew stronger—my blood boiling—    49    meto cry out ．“ XianSheng Yu , please．” “VeryXian Sheng ,” I repeated ．The crowderupted into laughter ．My faceturned    50   and I ran back home   51   , except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket．

       ShouldI laugh or cry? They’re Chinese．I shouldfeel right at     52    ．Instead , I was the joke , a disgrace （丢脸）to the language．

       Sometimes,I laugh at my fish      53   , but , in theend, the joke is on    54  ．Every laugh is a culture     55   ;every laugh is my heritage （传统） fadingaway．

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．forget           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．open-mouthed    B．tongue-tied   C．empty-handed D．broken-hearted

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．thrown               B．lost          C．divided      D．reflected

试题答案

【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】略