A

Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A，B，C，and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

I spent two months with an American family last year when I studied in America.

It is said，“The best house is in America， the best wife is in Japan， and the best food is in China.”So I was proud to 1 “the best food”for my American family. Each day，though my cooking skill was poor，I would do something in 2 way：changing the dishes’colour，the meat’s type or the soup’s flavor（風(fēng)味）. Thus，my American friends could discover the 3 of eating Chinese food. Because of my“good”job，I was often rewarded（獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)）by their 4 of thanks such as “very delicious”，“excellent”，etc.

But the joke was here：yesterday，I cooked Sichuan style 5 for dinner. I was pleased at my achievement.

When all the family members arrived at the table，they first looked 6 at the fish，then looked at me.“Why do all the fish have their 7 ？” they asked，“It’s terrible！”

Terrible or beautiful？I don’t know. But I 8 know that fish heads are delicious. The head is the best part of fish；in 9 only the respectable guest can have the special honour of 10 it.

Another 11 thing is：the American friends often said to me“ help yourself ”as they brought home fruits or other things. Besides，no matter how much or how often I brought home food， 12 it was nice to their taste，they never hesitated （猶豫）to use their hands to“help themselves” until all was finished.

1. A. buy B. fetch C. cook D. leave

2. A. their B. a new C. the same D. a simple

3. A. way B. joy C. trouble D. importance

4. A. expressionsB. flowers C. talk D. smile

5. A. meat B. fish C. soup D. egg

6. A. happily B. excitedly C. surprisedly D. worriedly

7. A. bones B. skins C. tails D. heads

8. A. do B. will C. want to D. should

9. A. fact B. China C. USA D. the West

10. A. enjoying B. looking at C. playing with D. cooking

11. A. real B. exciting C. interesting D. easy

12. A. unless B. in order thatC. as long as D. in case

答案及解析

本文主要描述了“我”在國(guó)外經(jīng)常做中國(guó)菜給外國(guó)主人吃，雖然廚藝不精，但還是常受到他們的稱贊。另外還舉了兩個(gè)例子體現(xiàn)了中西文化的差異。

1. C。從接下來的文字中可以得知是“烹飪”而不是其他動(dòng)詞。

2. B。從下文中可以看出“我”是以一種新的方式來做菜。

3. B。根據(jù)上下文，外國(guó)人吃“我”做的菜應(yīng)該是感到有樂趣的。

4. A。下文提到了比如“very delicious”、“excellent”，很明顯是“表達(dá)，詞句”的意思。

5. B。從下文可以得知是魚，而不是其他食品。

6. C。根據(jù)下文外國(guó)朋友的疑問和驚訝的語氣可以選出答案來。

7. D。前后照應(yīng)，下文提到了“fish heads are delicious”。

8. A。這里是加強(qiáng)語氣，意為“我”的確知道。

9. B。因?yàn)椤拔摇笔侵袊?guó)人，很明顯了解中國(guó)的習(xí)俗。

10. A。在中國(guó)只有受敬重的人才有享用它的榮幸。

11. C。最后一段講的是另外一件表現(xiàn)中美文化習(xí)慣上的差異的事，應(yīng)該是有趣的事。

12. C?！爸灰保? as long as）食物符合他們口味，他們夸獎(jiǎng)“我”從不猶豫。

B

Directions：Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

I was always told that the three Ps，patience， positive thinking and perseverance（毅力），were a sure path 1 success. But this advice does not always work as planned. My high school maths exam is one example. The exam， 2 was supposed to be held in our classroom，changed to the library at the 3 minute. This， 4 ，didn’t bother me because maths had always been my strongest subject. I patiently walked to the library，took my seat and did some deep breathing to help relax 5 . But my mood quickly changed when I saw 6 first question. I had no idea how to do it. I tried to stay positive and persevered 7 I finally found the solution. With the problem solved，I felt proud of my achievement. Unfortunately，I then noticed that I had just 10 minutes left to complete the 8 ！

【答案】

1. to / toward / towards 2. which 3. last 4. however

5. myself 6. the 7. until / till 8. rest

編輯/梁宇清