Question

Jenny, from Germany, spent some time traveling in India. While she was there, she stayed with her Indian friend, Leela. However, there was a language barrier(障碍) for her there. It was very   31   for her to communicate in the new environment, which was very different from   32   of her own country.

  One day, together with Leela, Jenny went to   33   an orphanage(孤儿院). All the children there were very young. At first, Jenny was not sure if she could have a way to communicate with them. She went over to the children   34   and sat beside them. After some time, one of the children    35   her. She felt a little relaxed and smiled back. Then she went close to the child. She slowly put her arm around the child and started   36    a song in German. The child kept smiling and started repeating the words after her. The words that came from the little mouth were different from those that Jenny sang, but the rhythm(节奏) was the same. Jenny sat a little more and the child followed her again. Wanting to join in the   37  , another child went up to Jenny and started singing the rhythm. Then more children joined. They   38   many smiles together.

From the other side of the hall, Leela was smiling and watching them. Noticing Leela’s 39   on her, Jenny had an exciting feeling from her heart: “See, I don’t have any language barriers here. We   40   speak and communicate!” At that moment, she understood: we’re all simple human, and we have the ability to connect with each other.

1.A. nice         B. dangerous             C. difficult           D. easy

2.A. these        B. those                 C. this               D. that

3.A. show         B. visit                 C. build           D. improve

4.A. slowly        B. early                C. hardly          D. easily

5.A. looked at      B. laughed at            C. shouted at       D. smiled at

6.A. singing       B. writing               C. saying          D. playing

7.A. club          B. talk                 C. fun             D. dance

8.A. forgot        B. remembered           C. shared          D. missed

9.A. hands        B. eyes                 C. influence        D. question

10.A. can          B. must                 C. need           D. should

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.C

9.B

10.A

【解析】短文大意：这篇短文主要介绍了珍妮在印度旅行，语言不通，在经过和一群孩子们进行交流之后，重拾信心的故事。

1.联系前一句描述，可知此处指的是在新环境中交流对她来说很困难。故选C，困难的。

2.联系上下文，可知此处指示代词指代的是她在自己国家交流这件事情，抽象事物，故用指示代词that，选D，那，那个。

3.动词辨析。A. 说明，展出；B.参观，访问；C.建造，建立；D.改善，提高。联系下文，可知此处指的是他们去参观一家孤儿院。故选B。

4.副词辨析. A. 慢慢地;B. 提早,在初期;C. 简直不,几乎不;D. 容易地.结合语境可知此处指的是我慢慢地走到孩子们身边.故选A.

5.联系后一句描述,可知此处指的是其中一个孩子对她微笑了.故选D,对……微笑。

6.联系下文，可知此处指的是开始用德语唱一首歌。故选A，唱。

7.名词辨析。A.俱乐部；B.谈话；C.乐趣，娱乐；D.舞蹈。联系前文描述，可知此处指的是唱歌这件趣事。故选C。

8.动词辨析。A.忘记；B. 记得，记起；C.分享；D.想念，错过。结合语境可知此处指的是，他们分享了许多微笑。故选C。

9.名词辨析。A. 手；B. 眼睛；C. 影响；D. 问题，疑问。联系前一句描述，可知此处指的是里拉用眼睛看着她。故选B。

10.情态动词辨析。A.能，能够；B. 必须，一定；C. 需要；D. 应该。结合语境可知此处指的是，我们能够进行交流了。故选A。