Question

    I dreamed of going to the USA when I was a middle school student. When I was in high school. I made a ______to go to America.

I wanted to study English and American culture. And I didn’t want to study in college in China at all. In China, it is very _______to enter a famous college or university but easy to enter others, the students don’t study hard after they enter the college or university. This was one of the reasons why I came to America.

I came to America last September. I have been here for eight months. When I first came here I was very surprised. There are many differences________China and America. I felt it was very strange and interesting.

I was also very upset because I heard English ________. Whenever I watched TV, went shopping, or even took a walk, I heard only English. Everything was very hard for me because I could _________understand English. Now I am used to hearing English and I talk with Americans more easily, ______ all things are getting better.

After I came here, I realized how much I love my family, how difficult it is to live by myself, how exciting it is to live in another country, and how important it is to do _______ I want to do. If I didn’t come here, maybe I didn’t realize these things. This is the most important experience in my life. I’m going to stay here for about three years. I’ll never_______ the life in the USA.

1.______

2.______

3.______

4.______

5.______

6.______

7.______

8.______

Answer

1.decision

2.difficult/hard

3.between

4.everywhere

5.hardly

6.so

7.what

8.forget

【解析】

本文记述了一位中国留学生在美国的留学生活。短文讲述了他为什么来美国留学的原因，在美国的生活由不适应到逐渐习惯的过程。

1.句意：当我高中的时候，我决定去美国。

根据句意理解及前句I dreamed of going to the USA when I was a middle school student. 当我还是个中学生的时候，我梦想去美国。以及后句I wanted to study English and American culture. And I didn’t want to study in college in China at all. 我想学习英美文化。我根本不想在中国上大学。可知这里表达的是“决定去美国”，英语中表达“决定”是make a decision，所以这里应该填decision，故答案为decision。

2.句意：在中国，进入名牌大学很难。

根据句意理解及后句but easy to enter others可知，but引导的前后两句表达的是转折关系，所以这里表达的是“很难”，英语是difficult/hard，是一个形容词，在句中放在is后面做表语，故答案为difficult/hard。

3.句意：中国和美国有许多不同之处。

根据句意理解可知，这里指的是“在……和……之间”，英语是between … and，所以这里应该用介词between，故答案为between。

4.句意：我也很难过，因为每当我看电视，购物，甚至散步时，我到处都能听到英语。

根据句意理解及后句Whenever I watched TV, went shopping, or even took a walk, I heard only English.可知，这里指的是“到处都听到英语”，英语中“到处”是everywhere，故答案为everywhere。

5.句意：因为我几乎听不懂英语。

根据句意理解及前句Everything was very hard for me可知，这里指的是“几乎不会英语”，英语是hardly，是一个副词，在句中修饰动词，故答案为hardly。

6.句意：所以一切都在好转。

根据句意理解及前句Now I am used to hearing English and I talk with Americans more easily可知，这里表达的是“所以”，英语是so，故答案为so。

7.句意：做我想做的事是多么重要。

根据句意理解及句子结构分析可知，这里是一个宾语从句，空格在从句中做的是do的宾语，且表达的是“做什么”，所以这里应该用what引导，故答案为what。

8.句意：我永远不会忘记在美国的生活。

根据句意理解及前句This is the most important experience in my life.可知，这里表达的是 “不会忘记”，英语是forget，而句子用的是一般将来时，所以这里应该用动词原形，故答案为forget。