题目内容
8.For foreigners in China,food isn't simply a meal.It's sometimes a (16)B.I often fail to order the right food and use chopsticks correctly when I sit down in a restaurant.Because not every dish has a picture on the menu,(17)D food becomes a guessing game.My father and I often (18)Dwhat kind of vegetables or meat we're eating.In one of our favourite Sichuan restaurants,it took three waiters 15minutes to take our order for (19)C.I simply wanted water,but my father wanted to try one of the fresh juices listed on the menu.There were two (20)A,however.There were neither pictures nor English on the menu.Finally,he just ordered a Coca Cola.
One of our most embarrassing(令人尴尬的) experiences was at a famous restaurant.It was always (21)C,so we thought it might be a good restaurant to visit.We had the most difficult time ordering our meal,since there were so many choices.Luckily,the waiter was very (22)Band successfully understood us.During the dinner,noodles slipped(滑落) through my chopsticks onto the table lots of times.Once,I tried to pick up a dumpling for my father,but I (23)Bit on his shorts.We both looked at it as it fell to the floor.I looked behind me and people were (24)Aabout my chopsticks skills.
No matter how difficult it is for us to understand the menu,the waiters are always very understanding of our (25)D.They always give us good service,even when they realize they have to clean up the noodles that have slipped through my chopsticks.
| 16.A.surprise | B.challenge | C.prize | D.mistake |
| 17.A.cooking | B.selling | C.sending | D.ordering |
| 18.A.fear | B.report | C.explain | D.guess |
| 19.A.dessert | B.fruit | C.drinks | D.vegetables |
| 20.A.problems | B.inventions | C.chances | D.directions |
| 21.A.noisy | B.peaceful | C.crowded | D.empty |
| 22.A.honest | B.patient | C.proud | D.brave |
| 23.A.ate | B.dropped | C.prepared | D.got |
| 24.A.laughing | B.thinking | C.arguing | D.learning |
| 25.A.culture | B.habit | C.conversation | D.situation. |
分析 这篇文章主要通过讲述作者父子俩在中国餐馆订餐吃饭的经历,说明对外国人来说,在中国吃饭不是一件简单的事情.
解答 16-20 BDDCA 21-25 CBBAD
16.B考查名词及语境理解.surprise:惊讶;challenge:挑战;prize:奖赏;mistake:错误.For foreigners in China,food isn't simply a meal根据语境可知,这里指的是外国人在中国吃饭有时是一种挑战.故应选B.
17.D考查动词语及语境理解.cooking:烹饪、煮;selling:销售;sending:派、送;ordering:订购.联系下文"it took three waiters 15 minutes to take our order"的描述可知,这里指的是预订食物就像竞猜游戏.故应选D.
18.D考查动词及语境理解.fear:害怕;report:汇报;explain:解释;guess:猜测.根据上文"----becomesa guessing game"的描述可知,这里指的是作者和父亲经常要猜测吃什么蔬菜或肉.故应选D.
19.C考查名词及语境理解.dessert:点心;fruit:水果;drinks:饮料;vegetables:蔬菜.根据下文"I simply wanted water,but my father wanted to try one of the fresh juices listed on the menu."的描述可知,这里指的是作者他们预订的饮料花了三个服务员15分钟.故应选C.
20.A考查名词及语境理解.problems:问题;inventions:发明;chances:机会;directions:方向.根据There were neither pictures nor English on the menu可知,这里指的是有两个问题,即菜单上既没有图片,也没有英语.故应选A.
21.C考查形容词及语境理解.noisy:吵闹的;peaceful:平静的;crowded:拥挤的;empty:空荡的.根据下文"we thought it might be a good restaurant to visit."的描述可知,作者他们觉得这是一个好餐馆,是因为人多.故应选C.
22.B考查形容词及语境理解.honest:诚实的;patient:耐心的;proud:自豪的;brave:勇敢的.根据上文"We had the most difficult time ordering our meal,since there were so many choices."的描述可知,这里指的是服务员很有耐心.故应选B.
23.B考查动词及语境理解.ate:吃;dropped:掉落;prepared:准备;got:得到.根据上文"noodles slipped(滑落) through my chopsticks onto the table lots of times"的描述可知,这里指的是作者不会使用筷子,因此在夹饺子的时候把它掉落在鞋子上了.故应选B.
24.A考查动词及语境理解.laughing:笑;thinking:想;arguing:争论;learning:学习.根据We both looked at it as it fell to the floor.I looked behind me and people were (24)about my chopsticks skills.这里指的是周围的人都在笑作者使用筷子的技巧.故应选A.
25.D考查名词及语境理解.culture:文化;habit:习惯;conversation:对话;situation:境况、情形.根据They always give us good service,even when they realize they have to clean up the noodles that have slipped through my chopsticks.可知,这里指的是服务员总是理解作者他们的境况.故应选D.
点评 要求根据短文内容,在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词,使短文完整.这种题型全方位考查学生的综合运用语言的能力.包括时态,语态,名词的单复数,固定搭配,代词,副词,形容词的用法等.做题时一定要结合前后语境,利用前后句的关系判断出所要填的单词,并在此基础上根据句子的需要确定各种变化形式.切忌盲目作答,每填出一个空都要有依据.做完后根据所填答案再读一遍短文,检查一下前后语义是否连贯,是否符合前后语境,形式上有没有问题等,从而校正答案.
Christmas was coming,and although there wasn't enough (18)D for a lot of gifts,we planned to hold a family party.And the big excitement for the kids was the fun of Christmas (19)A.The children planned weeks before,asking (20)B what they wanted for Christmas.Luckily,I had saved $120 for them to buy (21)C.The big day arrived.I gave each kid a twenty-dollar note and(22)Bthem to look for gifts of about four dollars each.Then everyone scattered(散开).We had two hours to shop; then we would (23)D again at the"Santa's Workshop".
On the way home,everyone was in high Christmas spirits,(24)C my younger daughter,Ginger,who was unusually (25)A.She had only one small,flat bag with a few candies-fifty-cent candies!I was so angry,but I didn't say anything (26)D we got home.I called her into my bedroom and closed the door,ready to be angry again.
This is what she told me:"I was looking (27)D,thinking of what to buy,and I (28)B to read the little cards on the‘Giving Trees.'One was for a little girl,four years old,and all she (29)A for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃).So I took the card off the tree and bought the doll for her.We have so much and she doesn't have anything."
I never felt so (30)B as I did that day.
| 16.A.bowls | B.forks | C.chopsticks | D.food |
| 17.A.busy | B.serious | C.strict | D.kind |
| 18.A.effort | B.room | C.time | D.money |
| 19.A.shopping | B.traveling | C.parties | D.greetings |
| 20.A.the other | B.each other | C.another | D.all of them |
| 21.A.toys | B.clothes | C.presents | D.bills |
| 22.A.made | B.reminded | C.invited | D.spoke |
| 23.A.draw | B.stay | C.move | D.meet |
| 24.A.including | B.besides | C.except | D.beside |
| 25.A.quiet | B.excited | C.happy | D.sad |
| 26.A.since | B.after | C.while | D.until |
| 27.A.out | B.over | C.forward | D.around |
| 28.A.forgot | B.stopped | C.failed | D.hated |
| 29.A.wanted | B.did | C.got | D.played |
| 30.A.painful | B.rich | C.helpless | D.angry. |
A young boy ran up to me,out of (17)C.He stood right before me with his head down and said (18)D,"Look what I found!"In his hand was a flower,and what a poor sight!The flower was dry and dead.I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.
However,he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his (19)Band said in surprise,"It smells sweet and it's beautiful,too.That's (20)DI picked it.Here,it's for you."The flower before me was dead.But I knew I must(21)D it,or he might never leave.So I accepted the flower,and replied,"This is just what I (22)C."Just then,for the first time I noticed that the boy could not see--he was blind.
Tears(眼泪) came down my face as I (23)Bhim for picking the best one."You're welcome."he smiled,and then ran off to play.I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain.
Through the eyes of a blind child,I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me.And for all those years I myself had been (24)C.I decided to see the beauty in life,and (25)Bevery second of my life.And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.
| 16.A.hopeless | B.colourful | C.simple | D.wonderful |
| 17.A.mind | B.trouble | C.breath | D.work |
| 18.A.sadly | B.excitement | C.angrily | D.excitedly |
| 19.A.head | B.nose | C.ear | D.neck |
| 20.A.how | B.when | C.where | D.why |
| 21.A.buy | B.sell | C.receive | D.accept |
| 22.A.admire | B.dislike | C.want | D.have |
| 23.A.forgave | B.thanked | C.paid | D.hated |
| 24.A.cheerful | B.useful | C.blind | D.deaf |
| 25.A.waste | B.enjoy | C.lose | D.forget |