Question

【题目】请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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（马尾辫）, 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】

一位美洲土著人的帮助让作者最终找到了归属感。

【1】C 考查动词。根据第一段中“an old Indian woman named Darlene”，第二段中“I’m a half Native American”及倒数第二段中“We are all one people”可知选C项shared（共同的）。preserve “保藏”； accept “接受”； prove “证明”。

【2】B 考查名词。根据下文“I’m a half Native American”和“I have her light hair, German eyes, and pale skin.”可知，重要的是，我的白皮肤没有盖过我的印第血统，故选B项，blood“血统”。language “语言”；ability “能力”；charm “魅力”。

【3】A 考查动词短语。根据下文“It’s one of the things I’ve learned from Darlene.”可知，我相信我的印第安血统的重要性，故选A项believe in“相信”。 take in “吸收，汲取，欺骗”； burst in “闯入，突然出现”；cut in“插嘴”。

【4】D 考查连词。根据下文“I have her light hair, German eyes, and pale skin.”可知，尽管我又一半的印第安人血统，但是你永远不能通过外表猜出我的这一身份，故选D项although“尽管”。when “当……时候”；if“如果”； since “既然，由于”。

【5】A 考查名词。根据语境可知，这里是指从外表看，我像母亲，故选A项outside“外表”, on the outside“从外表看”。on the screen “在屏幕上”； on the way “在路上”；on the contrary “相反”。

【6】D 考查名词。根据“I look like my mother”和“My father is the native one”可知，我从小到大就明白我和父亲的肤色不同。故选D项difference“不同”。 chaos “混乱”； balance “平衡”； connection “联系”。

【7】C 考查动词。根据下文“something that men in our just didn’t do”可知，小镇上的人似乎常常被父亲黝黑的皮肤和乌黑发亮的长发吓着，故选C项frightened“受惊吓的”。concerned “担心的”；tried “厌倦的”；disappointed “失望的”。

【8】B 考查名词。our parts指的是“the small Nebraska town”, parts这里意为“地区区域”，故选B项。hearts “心脏，中心”； villages “村庄”（改成town）；alley “胡同”。

【9】C 考查名词。根据下文“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，从小我就感觉自己不属于父母的文化，故选C项cultures“文化”。case “情况” ；accent “口音”； dream “梦想”。

【10】A 考查动词。根据语境可知，人们听到我的姓会搞不明白，故选A项hear“听到”。change “改变”； write “写”； give “给”。

【11】A 考查副词。根据“When I was at home in Nebraska”及“when we visited the reservation”可知选A，then“接着”。thus “因此”；however “然而”；otherwise“否则”。

【12】B 考查动词短语。根据“I would always be the whitest person around”可知，和周边人相比，我总是最白的，像雪那样显眼。故选C项stick out“显眼”。stick around “不走开，待在原地”； stick together “团结在一起”； stick up “竖立”。

【13】C 考查动词。根据下文“She stopped kneading（揉）the bread…”可知，13岁时，我把这一起都告诉了Darlene，故选C项told“告诉”。offer “提供”；show “展示”；remind “提醒”。

【14】C 考查形容词。根据“just looking at me”可知，Darlene停止了揉面，沉默了一分钟。故选C项quiet“沉默”。calm “镇定”；awake “醒着”；occupied “忙碌”。

【15】D 考查副词。根据“kept for a minute, just looking at me.”可知，最终，她凑在我耳边说：“我们是同一个族群。”故选D项finally“最终”。wildly “疯狂地，野蛮地”；luckily “幸运地”；typically “典型地;代表性地”。

【16】A 考查形容词。根据语境可知，我看着Darlene，对她说的“We are all one people”这句话很迷惑，故选A项confused“迷惑的”。amazed “惊讶的”；bored “厌烦的”；ashamed “羞愧的”。

【17】D 考查动词。根据上文“I have her light hair…”可知，Darlene认为，我拥有什么都不重要，故选D项have“拥有”。miss “错过，想念”；like “喜欢”；want “想要”。

【18】B 考查动词。根据下文“You’re the past. You’re the future.”可知，Darlene认为，我因为存在重要。故选B项exist “存在”。care “关心”；prepare “准备”；insist “坚持”。

【19】D 考查动词。根据“you keep them alive forever”可知，你拥有这两种血统。故选D项carry “携带，具有”。 defend “防卫”；choose“选择”； distnguish “区分”。

【20】C 考查动词。与文中多次出现的matter（重要）相呼应，故选C项important“重要”。 innocent “清白的，无辜的”； alternative “可选择的，可替代的”；ambiguous“含糊的，模棱两可的”。