题目内容
I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 1 , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and 2 , but rather when he was weak and ill.
My father was 3 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible disease 4 all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is 5 . On night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started talking about 6 , and I told them about one of my 7 . I said that we must very often give things up 8 we grow—our youth, our beauty, our friends—but it always 9 that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father 10 up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up 11 ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say. 12 , he answered his own question: “ I 13 the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.
I was also 14 by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated(愤怒的)at someone, I 15 remember his words and become 16 . If he could replace his great pain a feeling of love for others, 17 I should be able to give up my small irritations. In this 18 , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
Sometimes I 19 what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more 20 when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one gift.
1. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. However D. Eventually
2. A. happy B. healthy C. wealthy D. lonely
3. A. already B. just C. still D. once
4. A. took B. sent C. threw D. put
5. A. impossible B. difficult C. hopeless D. demanding
6. A. people B. jobs C. life D. religion
7. A. decisions B. experiences C. ambitions D. beliefs
8. A. as B. before C. since D. after
9.A.suggests B.promises C.seems D.means
10.A.spoke B.turned C.summed D.opened
11.A.anything B.something C.nothing D.everything
12.A.Surprisingly B.Naturally C.Happily D.Immediately
13.A.had B.lost C.gained D.missed
14.A.touched B.annoyed C.astonished D.disappointed
15.A.could B.should C.would D.might
16.A.relaxed B.calm C.quiet D.excited
17.A.so B.then C.also D.whereas
18.A.area B.method C.form D.way
19.A.doubt B.wonder C.suspect D.guess
20.A.firmly B.carefully C.strictly D.gratefully
1—5 CBDAB 6—10 CDACA 11—15 DACAC 16—20 BBDBB
Last year, I lived in Chile for half a year. I lived with a Chilean family and had the responsibilities of any Chilean teenager. I had good days and bad days I didn’t understand.
Chuquicamata, my host community, is a mining camp. When I arrived there, I was scared. It was so different from what I was used to. There were lots of dogs on the streets, and there was no downtown, few smoothly paved streets, and little to do for entertainment. Rain was not seen very often, earthquakes and windstorms were frequent.
I had studied Spanish for two and a half years and was always one of the best students in my class. But in my first week in Chile I was only able to communicate and needed one person to whom I could explain my shock. I couldn’t speak the thoughts in my head and there were so many.
Most exchange students experience this like me. Culture shock presents itself in everything from increased aggression (敌对心理) towards the people to lack of appetite(食欲). I was required to overcome all difficulties.
As time passed, everything changed. I began to forget words in English and to dream in Spanish and love Chilean food. I got used to not depending on expensive things for fun. Fun in Chuquicamata was being with people. And I took math, physics, chemistry, biology, Spanish, art, and philosophy.
But the sacrifices were nothing compared to the gain. I learned how to accept and to succeed in another culture. I now have a deeper understanding of both myself and others.
【小题1】The author came to Chile last year with the purpose of ________.
A.paying a visit to Chile as a tourist | B.experiencing Chilean life as a teacher |
C.studying Chilean culture as a college student | D.studying knowledge as an exchange student |
A.Because he did not know how to get along with the local people. |
B.Because it was full of dangers like earthquakes and windstorms. |
C.Because its living conditions were worse than what he was used to. |
D.Because it was not convenient for him to shop there. |
A.was not used to eating Chilean food | B.had some friends to have a chat with |
C.couldn’t communicate with people | D.couldn’t express his thoughts in English |
A.Wonderful and worthwhile | B.Difficult but meaningful |
C.Difficult and meaningless | D.Boring and disappointing |
A.its official language is Spanish and English. |
B.It is a developing country without foreign students. |
C.It seldom rains and natural disasters often happen. |
D.Most Chileans are not friendly to foreigners. |