Question

I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I'm left __16__.Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other __17__？

I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s，__18__ children from different races and religions played and studied __19__ in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone's __20__ from Ismail's. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu—we just __21__ our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well __22__ or otherwise.

We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we'd __23__ the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to __24__ the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his __25__．

When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail's family later returned to their village, and I __26__ touch with him.

One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I __27__ my destination. The driver acknowledged my __28__ but did not move off. Instead, he looked __29__ at me.“Raddar？”he said, using my childhood nickname(绰号)．I was astonished at being so __30__ addressed(称呼). Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two __31__ we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something __32__ to describe.

If we can allow our children to be __33__ without prejudice, they'll build friendships with people, regardless of race or religion, who will be __34__ their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and __35__ we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote，“we happy few, we band of brothers”．

16．A.interested  B．pleased

C．puzzled  D．excited

17．A.parties  B．cities  C．villages  D．races

18．A.why  B．which  C．how  D．when

19．A.together  B．around

C．alone  D．apart

20．A.drop  B．throw  C．move  D．roll

21．A.refused  B．made  C．sought  D．accepted

22．A.paid  B．meant

C．preserved  D．treated

23．A.explore  B．search

C．discover  D．desert

24．A.get through  B．deal with

C．come across  D．take away

25．A.arrival   B．choice  C．effort  D．company

26．A.lost  B．gained

C．developed  D．missed

27．A.stated  B．ordered

C．decided  D．chose

28．A.attempts  B．instructions

C．opinions  D．arrangements

29．A.anxiously  B．carelessly

C．disappointedly  D．fixedly

30．A.familiarly  B．strangely

C．fully  D．coldly

31．A.departures  B．months

C．years  D．decades

32．A.possible  B．funny

C．hard  D．clear

33．A.them  B．themselves

C．us  D．ourselves

34．A.from  B．by  C．with  D．against

35．A.still  B．otherwise  C．then  D．instead

Answer 1

“我”从小与邻里一些不同种族和宗教信仰的孩子快乐地生活在一起，20年后“我”邂逅了儿时的朋友，那种亲切难以言表。如果我们让自己的孩子毫无偏见地和其他孩子建立友谊，那我们会成为快乐的兄弟帮。

16. C　“我”对周围发生的误解或冲突感到疑惑。

17. D　根据上下文，出现的不信任和问题主要是不同种族的偏见造成的。

18. D　when在此引导定语从句，指代前文的in the early 1960s。

19. A　根据上下文，“我”与来自不同种族和宗教信仰的孩子们和谐地在一起玩耍和学习，故选A。

20. B　a stone's throw意为“一颗石头掷出去的距离”，即很近。

21. D　根据上下文，“我们”都接受彼此的不同(包括种族和宗教方面)。

22. B　语境：我们的长辈没有向我们灌输没必要的建议，无论是善意的还是恶意的。well meant意为“善意的”。

23. A　“我们”一起骑着自行车到乡间探险，希望能有一些意外收获。explore探索，探险。

24. C　come across偶然遇见或发现。

25. D　有时，当Ismail想和“我们”一起去镇上做“我们”难得一次的购物时，“我们”也会很高兴地让他同去。company此处意为“陪同”。

26. A 　根据下文，“我”20年后才再次遇见Ismail，所以是儿时失去了联系。

27. A　“我”向司机说明了“我”的目的地。state叙述，说明。

28. B　司机确认了“我”的目的地，但并没有出发。instructions意为“指示”，在此指“我”所告诉司机的目的地。

29. D　他定定地看着我。anxiously焦急地，担忧地；carelessly粗心地；disappointedly失望，均不合题意。

30. A　根据上文，司机叫的是“我”儿时的绰号，所以“我”对如此熟悉的称呼感到震惊。

31. D　由上下文可知，“我”与Ismail再次相遇是经过较长的一段时间，因此D项符合题意。

32. C　“我”感觉到了一种真正的感情，一种难以表达的感情。

33. B　如果我们能让我们的孩子真诚，没有偏见，他们就能与人建立友谊，而不管他们是什么种族或宗教。be oneself显得真诚，自然。

34. B　这些朋友将在他们身边与他们同甘共苦。by their side在他们身边。

35. C　社会建立在这样的友谊上，那么我们就真的能像莎士比亚所说的“我们快乐，我们是兄弟帮”。