Question

完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

In my village in China, people are proud of being old.     people always respect old people. However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a         since “old” shows that a person is going to retire(退休) or that the body is not working well.

After I moved to           , I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. Once, when I was           to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so          . I told her that I had made         they got their food quickly because I always respect the old.         I said that, her face         great displeasure. My manager, who happened          what I said, took me aside and gave me a long talk about how they          the description “old”. I then walked back to the          and said sorry to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was          by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer          .

After that, I changed the        I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more; I still respect them,          now I don’t show my feelings through words.

1.A. Young         B. Old           C. Poor               D. Rich

2.A. luck          B. fact            C. problem           D. fun

3.A. Japan       B. America         C. Australia          D. Italy

4.A. serving        B. cooking         C. getting            D. putting

5.A. silently        B. quickly        C. slowly             D. easily

6.A. head          B. much           C. idea               D. sure

7.A. Before       B. If              C. Although           D. As soon as

8.A. told          B. found           C. showed             D. noticed

9.A. hearing      B. heard            C. hears              D. to hear

10.A. dislike      B. like            C. agree              D. disagree

11.A. kitchen       B. table          C. chair          D. corner

12.A. begun        B. invented        C. caused         D. turned

13.A. angry       B.  happy          C. afraid            D. interested

14.A. idea        B. way            C. life              D. mind

15.A. nor         B. then            C. and              D. but

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.D

8.C

9.D

10.A

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.B

15.D

【解析】

试题分析：此篇文章介绍了作者因为文化之间的差异，导致了尴尬的情景。后来作者改变了对待老人的方法，作者仍然尊重他们,但不是通过语言来体现。

1.考查形容词及语境。句意：年轻人总是尊重老年人。A. Young年轻的；B. Old 年老的；C. Poor 贫穷的；D. Rich富有的；根据句意，选A。

2.考查名词及语境。句意：在美国，变老是个问题，因为老意味着一个人退休了并且身体也会不好。A. luck幸运；B. fact 事实；C. problem问题，难题；D. fun乐趣；根据句意，故选C。

3.考查名词及语境。句意：当我搬到了美国，我有了个机会在中国饭店当服务员。A. Japan 日本； B. America美国； C. Australia 澳大利亚； D. Italy意大利；根据句意和前面的However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a since “old” shows that a person is going to retire(退休) or that the body is not working well.可知应该是美国，故选B 。

4.考查动词及语境。句意：当我给一位中年夫妇上菜时，中年夫妇问我为什么菜上的如此之快。A. serving上菜；B. cooking做饭；C. getting得到；D. putting放置；根据句意及其后面的the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly，故选 A。

5.考查副词及语境。句意：当我给一位中年夫妇上菜时，中年夫妇问我为什么菜上的如此之快。A. silently安静地；B. quickly快速地；C. slowly 慢地； D. easily容易地；根据句意，故选B。

6.考查动词及语境。句意：我告诉她，我确信他们的食物上的很快因为我尊重他们。A. head 头； B. much很多；C. idea主意；D. sure确信；根据句意，故选D。

7.考查连词及语境。句意：我一说，她听后很失望。A. Before在……之前；B. If如果；C. Although尽管；D. As soon as一……就；根据句意，故选D。

8.考查动词及语境。句意：我一说，她听后很失望。A. told告诉；B. found发现；C. showed展现； D. noticed注意到；根据句意，故选 C。

9.考查动词及语境。句意：我的经理碰巧听到我说的话。A. hearing正在听；B. heard听到； C. hears听到；D. to hear碰巧做某事[听；此题考查happen to do sth碰巧做某事，根据句意，故选D。

10.考查动词及语境。句意：经理把我拉到一边告诉我了在美国是不喜欢被人看作是老人的。A. dislike不喜欢；B. like 喜欢；C. agree 同意；D. disagree不同意；根据句意；可知答案选A。

11.我回到桌旁向那位妻子道歉。A. kitchen 厨房； B. table桌子； C. chair椅子；D. corner角落；根据句意，因为顾客在吃饭，应该是桌子旁，故选B。

12.在那对夫妻听到我的原因后,明白是文化差异引起的问题,所以他们大笑不再生气了。A. begun 开始；B. invented发明； C. caused引起； D. turned转向，变得；根据句意，故选C。

13.在那对夫妻听到我的原因后,明白是文化差异引起的问题,所以他们大笑不再生气了。A. angry生气；B. happy 高兴，快乐；C. afraid害怕；D. interested感兴趣的；根据句意，故选A。

14.之后,我改变了我对待老人的方法。A. idea主意；B. way方式； C. life生活；D. mind思想；根据句意，故选B。

15.我仍然尊重他们,但不是通过语言来体现。A. nor 也不；B. then接下来； C. and并且；D. but但是；根据句意，前后句关系是转折的关系，故选D。

考点：考查日常生活类短文。