I spent two months with an American family last year when I studied in America.
It is said, “The best house is in America, the best wife is in Japan, and the best food is in China.” So I took pride (自豪)and __21__ to __22__ “the best food” for my American family. Each day, regardless of my poor skill of cooking, I would do something in __23__ way: changing the dishes’ colour, the meat’s type or the soup’s style. (風(fēng)味)Thus, my American friends could discover the __24__ of eating Chinese food. Because of my “__25__” job, I was often rewarded (獎勵) by their __26__ of appreciation (感激)such as “very delicious”, “excellent”, etc.
But the joke was here: Yesterday, I cooked Sichuan style __27__ for dinner. I was __28__ at my achievement.(成就)
When all the family members arrived at the table, they first looked __29__ at the fish, then looked at me. “Why do all the fish have their __30__?” they asked, “It’s terrible!”
Terrible or beautiful? I don’t know. But I __31_ know that fish heads are delicious. The __32__ is the best part of fish; in __33__ only the respectable (受敬重的)guest can have the special honour of __34__ it.
Another __35__ thing is: The American friends often said to me “__36__” as they __37__ fruits or other things. According to Chinese tradition I would simply smile in answer to their kindness __38__ actually helping myself to any of the food. __39__, I said “help yourself” to them whenever I brought home fruits. Dear me, no matter how much or how often I brought home food, as long as it was nice to their taste, they __40__ hesitated (猶豫)to use their hands to “help themselves” until all was finished
小題1:
A.worryB.a(chǎn)ttentionC.delightD.pleasure
小題2:
A.buyB.fetchC.cookD.leave
小題3:
A.theirB.a(chǎn) newC.the sameD.a(chǎn) simple
小題4:
A.wayB.joyC.troubleD.importance
小題5:
A.hardB.dailyC.goodD.new
小題6:
A.expressionsB.flowersC.talkD.smile
小題7:
A.meatB.fishC.soupD.egg
小題8:
A.praisedB.pleasedC.goodD.surprised
小題9:
A.happilyB.excitedlyC.surprisedlyD.worriedly
小題10:
A.bonesB.skinsC.tailsD.heads
小題11:
A.doB.willC.want toD.should
小題12:
A.tailB.headC.soupD.flesh
小題13:
A.factB.ChinaC.USAD.the West
小題14:
A.enjoyingB.looking atC.playing withD.cooking
小題15:
A.realB.excitingC.interestingD.easy
小題16:
A.please help usB.excuse meC.help yourselfD.eat them please
小題17:
A.brought homeB.wantedC.were buyingD.were eating
小題18:
A.notB.but notC.withoutD.nor
小題19:
A.At lastB.Above allC.After allD.In return
小題20:
A.usualB.oftenC.neverD.had

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:B
小題5:C
小題6:A
小題7:B
小題8:B
小題9:C
小題10:D
小題11:A
小題12:B
小題13:B
小題14:A
小題15:C
小題16:C
小題17:A
小題18:C
小題19:D
小題20:C
本文主要描述了“我”在國外經(jīng)常做中國菜給外國主人吃,雖然廚藝不精,但還是常受到他們的稱贊。另外還舉了兩個例子體現(xiàn)了中西文化的差異。
小題1: D. 在國外做中國菜,顯然是感到自豪和高興。
小題2: C. 從接下來的文字中可以得知是烹飪而不是其他動詞。
小題3: B. 從下文中可以看出“我”是以一種新的方式來做菜。
小題4: B. 根據(jù)上下文,外國人吃“我”做的菜應(yīng)該是感到有樂趣的。take delight in doing sth.意為“樂于做……”
小題5: C. 從下文得知外國人喜歡吃“我”做的菜,那“我”的菜應(yīng)該是好吃的。
小題6: A. 下文提到了比如“very delicious”, “excellent”,很明顯是表達(dá)的意思。
小題7: B. 從下文可以得知是魚,而不是其他食品。
小題8: B. “我”自然對自己的作品是滿意的。
小題9: C. 根據(jù)下文外國朋友的疑問和驚訝的語氣可以選出答案來。
小題10: D. 前后照應(yīng),下文提到了“fish heads are delicious”。
小題11: A. 這里是加強(qiáng)語氣,意為“我”的確知道。
小題12: B. 根據(jù)上下文可以得出答案。
小題13: B. 因為“我”是中國人,很明顯了解中國的習(xí)俗。
小題14: A. 在中國只有受敬重的人才有享用它的榮幸。
小題15: C. 最后一段講的是另外一件表現(xiàn)中美文化習(xí)慣上的差異的事,應(yīng)該是有趣的事。
小題16: C. 根據(jù)平時的口語表達(dá)可以得出答案。
小題17: A. 根據(jù)上下文得知是買回來后讓“我”隨便吃。
小題18: C. 中國的習(xí)俗是嘴上可能會說吃,而實際上并不會真的去吃。
小題19: D. At last“最后”,Above all“最重要的是”, After all“畢竟”, In return“作為回報”。
小題20: C. 文章最后提到“until all was finished”,很明顯他們是從不猶豫。
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