Question

完形填空。

通读下面的短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

"The grass looks greener on the other side of the fence." That's an old _____________ in English. It means other places often look better, more interesting than the place _____________ you live. Some people worry _____________ young Chinese are beginning to feel that way. They see young Chinese ignoring 忽视Chinese culture and, instead, _____________ Japanese cartoon books, watching Korean soap operas and even celebrating western holidays.

Foreign books and soap operas are good, _____________ Chinese writers and actors are just as good. As for holidays, Christmas is nice, but it can _____________ have the meaning for Chinese that Spring Festival has, and the West has nothing to compare with Mid-autumn Festival. And let's not forget the part of Chinese culture I like best: _____________ friendliness. Not all countries are as _____________ as China.

It's good to enjoy other cultures and to learn _____________ them, but they cannot replace your own culture. It's good to look on the other side of the fence, but _____________ you take a good long look. You will find that the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence.

1.A. saying           B. words          C. voice             D. talk

2.A. why               B. when            C. where             D. how

3.A. if               B. that            C. what              D. whether

4.A. buy               B. refusing       C. refused          D. buying

5.A. but               B. so              C. or                D. because

6.A. always            B. ever           C. still             D. never

7.A. it               B. they            C. its               D. their

8.A. warmer            B. warm            C. co1d            D. colder

9.A. from              B. with            C. to               D. over

10.A. make up          B. make sure      C. make up of       D. be sure to

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.D

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文针对一些中国年轻人喜欢外国书籍，爱看外国电视剧，过外国节日的社会现象，同时也说明了中国传统文化的博大精深，告诉中国人不能忘记中国传统文化。

1. 谚语：saying，故选A。

2.

3.

4.

5. but ，但是，表转折；B. so，因此，表示结果；C. or，或者、否则，表示选择、结果；D. because，因为，表示原因。外国的好，而中国的也好。同一些年轻的观念相反，表转折。故选A。

6. always ，总是；B. ever，曾经；C. still，还，仍旧；D. never，从不，绝不。对中国人来讲，圣诞绝对没有春节的意义。故选D。

7.

8.

9.

10. make up组成，构成；B. make sure，确信，确保；C. make up of，由……组成；D. be sure to，确信，后跟动 词原形。故，选B。

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。