Question

One year ago, I traveled 15,000 kilometers from Australia to the US. I am from a beachside town in the ____ of Sydney, and thought there would be almost no ____ differences between my home country and my ____. I was surprised at how wrong I was, and at ____ different the two countries could be.

The United States is ____ in almost every aspect. The buildings are gigantic (巨大的) and so are the people who ____ and work in them. At mealtimes, the portions (份額) often ____ to me to be big enough for three or four people. I once ____ a baked potato which turned out to be bigger than my head! This was a big ____ for me.

The longer I spent in the US, the more I started to ____ smaller differences like the culture of ____ in restaurants. In Australia we don't tend to give a tip ____ the service has been really excellent. In the US you tip for ___ everything, even at the hairdresser. Waiters and shop assistants ____ to be given 15 percent of the bill, although in places ____ New York or Washington DC, a tip can be as much as 20 percent.

___， I also became more wary (謹(jǐn)慎的) of believing the stereotypes (成見(jiàn)) I had heard at home as I traveled. Not all Americans are ignorant of geography, for example.Despite this, certain stereotypes about places did seem to ____ true for me. There is an immense (強(qiáng)烈的) sense of speed in New York. Everyone ___ to and fro, and very seldom takes time to ____ the moment. This is very different from the Australian lifestyle. Australians are laid back. Even in a major city like Sydney, we “Aussies” take time to “stop and smell the roses”—very different from our American counterparts.

Navigating (駕馭) the culture divide between Australia and the US was challenging at times. But I took up that ____ and learned a lot from it. It was an adventure.

1.A.heart B．city

C．center D．suburbs

2.A.cultural B．commercial

C．economic D．scientific

3.A.home town B．departure

C．location D．destination

4.A.how B．why

C．however D．where

5.A.big B．modern

C．small D．fashionable

6.A.travel B．survive

C．live D．serve

7.A.happened B．seemed

C．proved D．managed

8.A.brought B．ordered

C．designed D．fetched

9.A.laughter B．pleasure

C．shock D．embarrassment

10.A.prefer B．notice

C．tell D．a(chǎn)ppreciate

11.A.serving B．tipping

C．donating D．toasting

12.A.unless B．if

C．when D．since

13. A.rarely B．mostly

C．a(chǎn)lmost D．hardly

14.A.try B．wait

C．think D．expect

15.A.like B．a(chǎn)long

C．for D．in

16.A.So B．Therefore

C．However D．But

17.A.come B．become

C．turn D．get

18.A.walks B．drives

C．wanders D．rushes

19.A.depend on B．reflect on

C．spy on D．watch on

20.A.experience B．job

C．challenge D．business

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.A

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.B

9.C

10.B

11.B

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.A

16.B

17.A

18.D

19.B

20.C

【解析】

文章大意：離開(kāi)家鄉(xiāng)澳大利亞前往美國(guó)旅行，作者原以為兩個(gè)國(guó)家文化差異很小，結(jié)果卻令人大跌眼鏡。作者從這次挑戰(zhàn)中學(xué)到了很多東西。

1.答案：D　我來(lái)自悉尼市郊的一處海邊小鎮(zhèn)。由空前的a beachside town可知，應(yīng)該是位于悉尼市郊。suburb“郊區(qū)，郊外”。

2.2】答案：A　我以為我的家鄉(xiāng)和我的“目的地(美國(guó))”幾乎沒(méi)有“文化”差異。cultural“文化的”；commercial“經(jīng)濟(jì)的”；economic“經(jīng)濟(jì)的，節(jié)省的”；scientific“科技的”。由常識(shí)可知，美國(guó)和加拿大的經(jīng)濟(jì)與科技的差異很明顯，所以此處選A項(xiàng)。最后一段也有照應(yīng)。

3.3】答案：D　見(jiàn)上句解析。destination“目的地”，此處指美國(guó)；home town“家鄉(xiāng)”；departure“出發(fā)，離開(kāi)”；location“地方，地點(diǎn)，位置”。

4.4】答案：A　我對(duì)于兩個(gè)國(guó)家文化上的巨大差異感到震驚。how修飾形容詞different，意為“多么地不同”。

5.5】答案：A　美國(guó)的每個(gè)方面都體現(xiàn)出一個(gè)“大”字。

6.6】答案：C　美國(guó)的大樓都是摩天大樓而且在里面“生活”和工作的人也很高大。

7.7】答案：B　就餐時(shí)，所給的飯食份額對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)“好像”夠三至四人吃的。

8.8】答案：B　我曾經(jīng)“點(diǎn)”了一份烤土豆，結(jié)果它竟然比我的頭還大。order“點(diǎn)(酒菜等)”；bring“帶來(lái)”；design“設(shè)計(jì)”；fetch“去取”。

9.9】答案：C　這讓我“大吃一驚”。a shock“一件令人吃驚的事情”。

10.0】答案：B　在美國(guó)待得越久，我就越“注意到”一些像餐館里“付小費(fèi)”一類(lèi)的文化上的小差異。notice“注意”；prefer“更喜歡”；tell“辨別，區(qū)分”；appreciate“感激，欣賞”。

11.1】答案：B　此處與下一空前的a tip照應(yīng)。

12.2】答案：A　在澳大利亞，“除非”被服務(wù)得很好，否則我們不付小費(fèi)。unless“除非”；if“如果”；when“在……時(shí)”；since“自……以來(lái)，既然”。

13.3】答案：C　在美國(guó)，“幾乎”一切事情都要付小費(fèi)。此處強(qiáng)調(diào)美國(guó)與澳大利亞的不同，所以應(yīng)該選表示肯定意義的詞，排除A、D兩項(xiàng)；mostly“主要地，通常，一般地”；almost“幾乎”。

14.4】答案：D　侍者和商店服務(wù)生“預(yù)計(jì)”能得到所付費(fèi)用的百分之十五。expect“預(yù)計(jì)，期望”。

15.5】答案：A　在“像”紐約或者華盛頓這一類(lèi)地方，小費(fèi)的數(shù)額可能高達(dá)百分之二十。like“像”。

16.6】答案：B　therefore“因此”；so“所以”；however“然而”；but“但是”。前面的差異使我原先的成見(jiàn)變得謹(jǐn)慎起來(lái)。該段與前面是因果關(guān)系，所以選A、B兩項(xiàng)；而so一般不用逗號(hào)和句子隔開(kāi)。

17.7】答案：A　come true“實(shí)現(xiàn)，成真，應(yīng)驗(yàn)”。盡管如此，對(duì)一些地方的成見(jiàn)的確是“應(yīng)驗(yàn)了”。

18.8】答案：D　紐約人有強(qiáng)烈的速度感。他們來(lái)去“匆匆”。walk“走”；drive“開(kāi)車(chē)”；wander“閑逛”；rush“匆匆忙忙”。

19.9】答案：B　他們(紐約人)很少花時(shí)間“思考”現(xiàn)在。reflect on“認(rèn)真思考，沉思”；depend on“依靠”；spy on“監(jiān)視”；無(wú)watch on搭配。

20.20】答案：C　take up the challenge“接受挑戰(zhàn)”。但是，我“接受了挑戰(zhàn)”，從中學(xué)到了很多東西。