完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的从四个选项中（A、B、C和D），选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese 36 at my face, but I pushed them 37 . My mom believed I would learn 38 I was ready. But the  39  never came.

On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was  40  at him, confused, scratching my head. “Still can’t speak Chinese?” He  41  me, “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown.”

“Hey, this is America, not China. I’ll get some  42  with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for   43  .

“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,” she said, handing over a $20 bill. I  44  the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.

I found the fish  45  surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I shouted to the fishman. But he  46  my English words and turned to serve the next customer. The laugh of the people behind increased  47  their impatience. With every 48  , the breath of the dragons（龙）on my back grew stronger---my blood boiling---  49  me to cry out, “Xian Sheng Yu， please.” “ Very Xian Sheng,” I repeated. The crowd erupted into laughter. My face turned  50  and I ran back home  51  ,expect for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.

Should I laugh or cry? They’re Chinese. I’m Chinese. I should feel right at  52  Instead , I was the joke , a disgrace (丢脸)to the language.

Sometimes , I laugh at my fish      53   , but , in the end .the joke is on    54  . Every laugh is a culture     55   ; every laugh is my heritage (传统)fading away.

A. custom      B. games    C .characters .            D. language

A. ahead       B. around    C. along                 D. aside

A. when        B. before    C. unless                 D. until

A. success       B. study     C. time                  D. attempt

A. aim         B. joke      C. nod                  D. stare

A. cared about          B. laughed at       C. argued with      D. asked after

A. right now          B. from now        C. at times         D. in time

A. decision            B. permission        C. information      D. preparation

A. repeated            B. reviewed          C. spelled         D. kept

A. farm              B. stand             C. pond            D. market

A. guessed           B. forgot             C. doubted         D. ignored

A. by               B. as                 C. with             D. from

A. second            B. effort             C. desire            D. movement

A. forcing            B. allowing             C. persuading        D. leading

A. bright            B. blank              C. pale             D. red

A. open-mouthed     B. tongue-tied    C. empty-handed     D. broken-hearted

A. service           B. home              C. risk             D. root

A. trade             B. deed               C. challenge       D. incident

A. it                B. us           C. me                D. them

A. thrown           B. lost            C. divided           D. reflected

My brother is really ____. He often works in his office far into the night.

A. open-minded    B. hard-working      C. self-confident   D. warm-hearted

Our thoughts, words, and actions often cause harm to others and to us. Without reconciliation (和解), we cannot deepen our understanding and only cause more suffering. "Beginning Anew" is a(n)   1   of reconciliation. It involves three steps —— sharing appreciation, expressing   2   , and expressing hurt and difficulties.

In the first step, we share appreciation. We acknowledge the   3   qualities of the other person. The second step——expressing regret, is to  4  with the other person our regrets for the things we have done or said that might have caused him or her  5  . This requires humility (谦逊), and the   6   to let go of our own pride. In the third step, we express our own hurt with mindful and loving   7   without blaming or criticizing. We speak in such a way that the other person can listen and   8  our words. If we blame the other person, his heart will   9    and he will not be able to hear us. We ask the other person to help us to understand why he has spoken and acted as he has, causing us so much pain. Perhaps, later, he can share his feelings so that we can understand him more deeply. If a strong   10   arises in us while we are expressing our suffering, we should simply   11   and come back to our breathing until the emotion becomes   12 . The other person can   13   us by following his breathing until we are ready to continue. We can enjoy practicing "Beginning Anew" with our partner, our family, or our friends   14  . By doing this, we will   15   misunderstandings from accumulating. Rather, we will take care of them as they arise, as we take care of our children.

1.         A.  method       B.  practice        C.  example    D.  experience

2.         A.  concern      B.  belief          C.  regret     D.  sympathy

3.         A.  positive     B.  poor            C.  confident  D.  selfish

4.         A.  chat         B.  compare         C.  debate     D.  share

5.  A.  pain        B.  anxiety         C. confusion    D.  loss

6.         A.  willingness  B.  kindness        C. happiness    D. weakness

7.         A.  speech       B.  letter          C.  story      D.  question

8.         A.  choose       B.  accept          C.  spread     D.  change

9.         A.  open         B.  close           C.  beat       D.  melt

10.        A.  emotion      B.  responsibility  C.  value      D.  interest

11.        A.  continue     B.  stop            C.  leave      D.  repeat

12.        A.  quieter      B.  warmer          C.  deeper     D.  stronger

13.        A.  forget       B.  support         C.  hate       D.  remember

14.        A.  quickly      B.  carefully       C.  regularly  D.  willingly

15. A.  prevent B.  protect C.  separate    D.  forbid

He'd like to sleep with the window ________ at night.

1. A.
   open wide
2. B.
   open widely
3. C.
   wide open
4. D.
   opened wide

Born in America，I spoke English，not Chinese，the language of my ancestors.When I was three，my parents flashed cards with Chinese ____ at my face，but I pushed them ____.My mom believed I would learn ___ I was ready.But the ____ never came.

On a Chinese New Year's Eve，my uncle spoke to me in Chinese，but all I could do was ____ at him，confused，scratching my head.“ Still can't speak Chinese？”He____ me，“You can't even buy a fish in Chinatown.”

“Hey，this is America，not China.I'll get some ____ with or without Chinese.”I replied and turned to my mom for ____.

“Remember to ask for fresh fish，Xin Xian Yu，”she said，handing over a $20 bill.I ____ the words，running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.

I found the fish ____ surrounded in a sea of customers.“I'd like to buy some fresh fish，”I shouted to the fishman.But he ____ my English words and turned to serve the next customer.The laugh of the people behind increased ____ their impatience.With every ____，the breath of the dragons(龙)on my back grew stronger—my blood boiling—____ me to cry out，“Xian Sheng Yu，please.”“Very Xian Sheng，”I repeated.The crowd erupted into laughter.My face turned ____ and I ran back home ____，except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.

Should I laugh or cry？They're Chinese.I'm Chinese. I should feel right at ____.Instead，I was the joke，a disgrace(丢脸)to the language.

Sometimes，I laugh at my fish ____，but，in the end.the joke is on ____.Every laugh is a culture ____；every laugh is my heritage(传统)fading away.

1.A.custom?? B．games? C．characters?? D．language

2.A.ahead?? B．around?? C．along?? D．aside

3.A.when?? B．before?? C．unless?? D．until

4.A.success?? B．study?? C．time?? D．attempt

5.A.aim?? B．joke?? C．nod?? D．stare

6.A.cared about?? ????????????? B．laughed at?

C．argued with?? ????????????? D．asked after

7.A.right now?? ????????????? B．from now

C．at times?? ????????????? D．in time

8.A.decision?? ????????????? B．permission

C．information?? ????????????? D．preparation

9.A.repeated?? B．reviewed? C．spelled?? D．kept

10.A.farm? B．stand?? C．pond?? D．market

11.A.guessed?? B．forgot? C．doubted?? D．ignored

12.A.by? B．as?? C．with?? D．from

13.A.second?? B．effort? C．desire?? D．movement

14.A.forcing?? ????????????? B．allowing

C．persuading?? ????????????? D．leading

15.A.bright?? B．blank?? C．pale?? D．red

16.A.thrown? B．lost? C．divided? D．reflected

17.A.service?? B．home?? C．risk?? D．root

18.A.trade?? B．deed? C．challenge?? D．incident

19.A.it? B．us?? C．me?? D．them

20.A.open?mouthed?? ????????????? B．tongue?tied

C．empty?handed?? ????????????? D．broken?hearted