Question

【题目】（B）请先阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框中所给的词中选出最恰当的一个，并用其适当形式填空，每个词限用一次，并将答案填写在答题卷的相应位置。

difference about think habit lively

low mean natural talk keep

difference about think habit lively

low mean natural talk keep

An old saying goes,“ When in Rome（罗马）, do as the Romans do.” I learned the 【1】 of this when I studied in Russia.

One day I invited some of my Chinese friends to a famous local restaurant in Moscow. My guests and I were excited 【2】 visiting Red Square and happy about our meeting. We had a warm 【3】 until the waiter told me that we were being too loud. We turn our voices 【4】. But this didn’t last long. The waiter came over to us two more times with the same message.

How bad an impression（印象）we must have left on the local people! In China, it’s 【5】 and important for the host to make a 【6】 atmosphere（气氛）. However, in Russia and Western countries, having a meal in a public place means you must 【7】 your voice low. You need to be polite to others.

I felt bad about this. Even though we tried our best, it’s very difficult to develop a new 【8】.

Russians have their own special habits. My Russian friend, Andrey always looks around and thinks for a while before leaving home. I asked him why he did this.“ Aha,” Andrey said,“ in Russia, people always take about a minute to 【9】 over things and plans in their minds before leaving. So they won’t leave anything necessary behind.”

Finding the 【10】 between cultures is much fun. I’d like to keep my eyes and mind open.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】meaning

【2】about

【3】talk

【4】lower

【5】natural

【6】lively

【7】keep

【8】habit

【9】think

【10】difference

【解析】

短文大意：本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者在莫斯科一家餐馆就餐时的尴尬经历，揭示了俄罗斯人特殊的餐饮习惯，表现了对发现不同文化之间差异的浓厚兴趣。

【1】句意：当我在俄罗斯学习的时候，我了解了这个意思。定冠词the后接名词；the meaning of……的意思，根据句意结构和上下文提示，可知填meaning。

【2】句意：我和我的客人对参观红场感到兴奋，也为我们的会议感到高兴。be excited about对…感到兴奋，后接名词或动名词；根据句意结构和上下文提示，可知填about。

【3】句意：我们热烈交谈，直到服务员告诉我，我们太大声了。不定冠词a后接单数名词，have a warm talk热烈交谈；根据句意结构和上下文提示，可知填talk。

【4】句意：我们把声音降低了。根据上文the waiter told me that we were being too loud. 服务员告诉我，我们太吵了，可知我们降低了声音，需用low的比较级，故填lower。

【5】句意：在中国，营造活跃的气氛对主人来说是自然而重要的。and连接并列结构，根据and important和上下文提示，可知填natural。

【6】句意：在中国，营造活跃的气氛对主人来说是自然而重要的。atmosphere气氛/氛围，名词需用形容词修饰；根据句意结构和上下文提示，可知填lively。

【7】句意：然而，在俄罗斯和西方国家，在公共场所用餐意味着你必须保持低调。keep your voice low保持低调；根据句意结构和上下文提示，可知填keep。

【8】句意：尽管我们尽了最大努力，但很难养成一种新习惯。new新的，形容词修饰名词；根据句意结构和上下文提示，可知填habit。

【9】句意：人们总是在离开前花一分钟的时间去思考事情和计划。think over仔细考虑；根据句意结构和上下文提示，可知填think。

【10】句意：发现不同文化之间的差异是很有趣的。the difference between……之间的区别；根据句意结构和上下文提示，可知填difference。

短文填空，要求根据上下文和所给单词提示，用正确的单词填空，使句意通顺、前后连贯。重在考查学生对所学语言的综合运用能力和对文段的理解判断能力。本题难度不大，只要把握好上下句的意思和关系，正确作答是不成问题的。