Question

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Americans prefer to try every way to have fun, for example, they drive their own cars, some even tow a small boat after vehicle. They start from Los Angeles, California under sun,       through four or five hundred miles to go to La Fulin, Colorado to spend weekends while Chinese people are still      with work, and have dinner at home together with families in weekends or       time watching TV.

The difference is mainly due to cultural customs and traditions       the two countries. It is said that Chinese people are living for others, while Americans are for      . When Chinese people come to the United States, they fight for       first, and then desperately make money after they are recognized by others. It seems that, the purpose to earn money is not to enjoy life,      for their following generations sons and daughters and even grandchildren. Chinese people prefer to save money       emergency, such as illness. Although Chinese people with       in the United States don’t need to worry about their own social welfare and health insurance, they work still very hard, as they hope that they can       more money.

Chinese people’s interest is in the amount on the passbook（存折）, so they spend       money usually. Most of Chinese are very thrifty（节约的）, and they are       to spend money, but there are exceptions. They are willing to spend money on their       . Many Chinese people think that, they endure（容忍） many       , so they wish that their children could live much better. Therefore, in the United States elementary schools, you can see that those who      the best, with more pocket money are Chinese students. In contrast, American children dress very simply, with just a little pocket money.

      Chinese, Americans believe in living for themselves. They do everything for their own.      , they earn money to enjoy a      life, and pursue a higher quality of life. As for their own parents or children, they think that parents have their own pension and social welfare, and children should live a(n)      life when they are 18’ years old. So they could boldly spend money on themselves.      , Americans save little money. In the street, it is easy for Chinese to take out 300-400 dollars, but it is hard to say for Americans.

1.A. running       B. driving         C. going           D. walking

2.A. boring        B. pleasant        C. busy            D. angry

3.A. spend         B. take           C. cost            D. pay

4.A. through       B. for             C. among          D. between

5.A. themselves     B. theirs          C. them            D. others

6.A. survival       B. remainder      C. existence        D. material

7.A. or            B. nor            C. but            D. and

8.A. in possession of B. on account of    C. in spite of       D. in case of

9.A. identity       B. force           C. fame           D. power

10.A. borrow       B. give           C. use             D. save

11.A. large         B. few           C. much            D. little

12.A. easy          B. reluctant       C. willing          D. happy

13.A. children       B. relatives       C. parents          D. friends

14.A. hardships      B. problems       C. difficulties       D. sufferings

15.A. match         B. decorate        C. dress           D. wear

16.A. Different from  B. Interested in     C. Similar to       D. Thanks to

17.A. Otherwise      B. However       C. Therefore       D. Since

18.A. better          B. well           C. good           D. rich

19.A. single          B. independent     C. different        D. comfortable

20.A. In that case      B. As a whole      C. In this way      D. As a result

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.D

11.D

12.B

13.A

14.A

15.D

16.A

17.C

18.A

19.B

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲的是中美人的生活方式以及思想观念方面的差异。美国人会寻找多种方式给自己的生活增添乐趣，中国人却往往忙于工作。中国人崇尚节约，但很舍得给孩子花钱，美国人却不然。

1. their own cars，故选B。

2. busy with sth. 故选C。

3. take, cost, pay都有花费的意思，但在短文中__ time watching TV，根据动词搭配spend some time (in) doing sth. 故选A。

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5.

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7.

8.

9. need to worry about their own social welfare and health insurance这里讲的是中国人在美国的身份已经得到了认可，故选A。

10.

11.

12. of Chinese are very thrifty（节约的），讲的中国人很节约，故选B。

13. they wish that their children could live much better，故选A。

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20. So they could boldly spend money on themselves，而后文又写到他们基本上没有什么存款，所以在此处表达的意思是结果。故选D。

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