完形填空

先通讀短文，掌握其大意，然后從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)可以填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳答案，并將其標(biāo)號(hào)填入題前括號(hào)內(nèi)。

（一）

“Long time no see” is a very interesting sentence. When I first read this sentence from an American friends email， I laughed. I thought it was a perfect __1__ of Chinglish.

Obviously， it is a word-by-word literal translation of the Chinese greetings with a __2__ English grammar and structure！ Later on， my friend told me that it is a standard American __3__. I was too thrilled to believe her. Her words could not __4__ me at all. So I did a __5__ on google. com. To my surprise， there are over 60 thousand web pages __6__ “Long time no see”. This sentence has been __7__ used in e-mails， letters， newspapers， movies， book， or any other possible places. Though it is __8__ informal， it is part of the language that Americans use daily. __9__， if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word， the __10__ will tell you that the grammar needs to be corrected.

Nobody knows the __11__ of this Chinglish sentence. Some people thought that it came from Charlie Chans movies. In 1930s， Hollywood moviemakers successfully __12__ a world wide famous Chinese detective named “Charlie Chan” on wide screens. Detective Chan liked to teach Americans some Chinese wisdom __13__ quoting Confucius. “Long time no see” was his trademark. Soon after Charlie Chan， “Long time no see” began a __14__ phrase in the real world __15__ the popularity of these movies.

Some people __16__ America to a huge melting pot. All kinds of culture are __17__ in the pot together， and they __18__ the color and taste of each other. American Chinese， though a minority ethnic group in the United States， is also __19__ some changes to the stew！ Language is usually the first thing to be __20__ in the mixed pot.

（ ）1. A. example B. sign C. word D. change

（ ）2. A. damaged B. perfected C. learned D. ruined

（ ）3. A. custom B. greeting C. habit D. proverb

（ ）4. A. persuade B. encourage C. convince D. believe

（ ）5. A. job B. research C. survey D. search

（ ）6. A. containing B. printing C. publishing D. expressing

（ ）7. A. widely B. hardly C. seldom D. deeply

（ ）8. A. lots of B. plenty of C. lot of D. sort of

（ ）9. A. Unfortunately B. Luckily C. Ironically D. Suddenly

（ ）10. A. hardware B. software C. operator D. speaker

（ ）11. A. use B. origin C. expression D. meaning

（ ）12. A. created B. published C. did D. discovered

（ ）13. A. by B. in C. with D. of

（ ）14. A. ordinary B. rare C. modern D. popular

（ ）15. A. in spite of B. as to C. thanks to D. but for

（ ）16. A. compare B. add C. join D. own

（ ）17. A. joined B. mixed C. complied D. done

（ ）18. A. improve B. change C. lower D. promote

（ ）19. A. owing B. putting C. taking D. contributing

（ ）20. A. influenced B. mentioned C. used D. considered

（二）

A man who loved to hunt and bought two setters[塞特獵犬] that he trained to be fine bird dogs. He kept them in a large， fenced pen[圍欄] in his __1__.

One morning he __2__ a little bulldog[牛頭犬] running down the path behind his home. It saw the two dogs and squeezed under the fence. The man thought he should perhaps __3__ the setters so they wouldnt hurt the little dog， but __4__ his mind. Maybe they would teach that bulldog __5__， he thought.

As he __6__， fur began to fly， and all of it was bulldog fur. The bulldog soon had enough and __7__.

To the mans __8__， the incident was repeated the following day， with the __9__ results.

The man left early the next morning __10__ a business trip and returned after several weeks. He asked his wife what finally __11__ the bulldog.

“You wont __12__ it，” she replied. “At the same time every day that little dog came to the backyard and __13__ our setters. He never __14__ a day！ Now when our setters hear him barking down the __15__， they ran down into the basement. Then the little bulldog walks around our backyard __16__ he owned it.”

How do you manage those problems you __17__ daily？

Dale Carnegie made this observation： “Most of the important things in the world have been __18__ by people who have kept on trying __19__ there seemed to be no hope at all.”

In the end， its the __20__ bulldog that will own the backyard .

（ ）1. A. backyard B. cave C. garage D. cage

（ ）2. A. watched B. observed C. stared D. glimpsed

（ ）3. A. round up B. throw up C. hold up D. lock up

（ ）4. A. changed B. made up C. turned D. closed

（ ）5. A. a class B. a course C. a lesson D. a subject

（ ）6. A. ensured B. predicted C. informed D. responded

（ ）7. A. took away B. broke away C. kept away D. got away

（ ）8. A. satisfaction B. joy C. surprise D.disappointment （ ）9. A. only B. same C. similar D. sensitive

（ ）10. A. on B. for C. with D. in

（ ）11. A. turned out B. became of C. happened D. came about

（ ）12. A. prepare B. believe C. conclude D. perform

（ ）13. A. fought with B. fought for C. fought off D. fought back

（ ）14. A. missed B. increased C. appointed D. acquired

（ ）15. A. avenue B. path C. street D. road

（ ）16. A. even if B. what if C. only if D. as if

（ ）17. A. come up with B. come round C. come across D. come through

（ ）18. A. advocated B. adopted C. accomplished D. approved

（ ）19. A. why B. where C. when D. whether

（ ）20. A. naughty B. smart C. strong D. determined

參考答案及解析：

（一）

本文為說(shuō)明文，講述了跨文化交際中中美文化相互影響的語(yǔ)言現(xiàn)象。文章第一段引入話題Long time no see的表達(dá)式。第二段講述作者考證Long time no see是個(gè)漢語(yǔ)式英語(yǔ)表達(dá)方式的情況。第三段講述了Long time no see的來(lái)歷。第四段通過(guò)Long time no see的例子，進(jìn)一步引申語(yǔ)言相互影響的問(wèn)題，說(shuō)明美國(guó)是一個(gè)多元文化并存的國(guó)家。

1. 選A。作者認(rèn)為L(zhǎng)ong time no see（好久不見(jiàn)）是一個(gè)很典型的中國(guó)式英語(yǔ)的例子。

2. 選D。ruined在此是“糟糕的”意思。

3. 選B。這是一個(gè)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的美國(guó)問(wèn)候語(yǔ)，前面Chinese greetings有提示。

4. 選C。她的話不能使我信服。convince是“使……信服”的意思。

5. 選D。google. com.是個(gè)網(wǎng)站的名稱，作者在網(wǎng)上搜索Long time no see這個(gè)短語(yǔ)。

6. 選A。有6萬(wàn)多個(gè)網(wǎng)頁(yè)含了Long time no see這個(gè)短語(yǔ)。

7. 選A。從上文可以看出，這個(gè)問(wèn)候語(yǔ)使用廣泛。

8. 選D。sort of用作狀語(yǔ)，意思為“有點(diǎn)”。

9. 選C。ironically是“具有諷刺意味的是”之意。前面講到這個(gè)問(wèn)候語(yǔ)使用廣泛，而Word軟件卻把它當(dāng)作一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤的句子來(lái)處理，前后意義轉(zhuǎn)折。

10. 選B。按常識(shí)判斷Microsoft Word是一個(gè)計(jì)算機(jī)軟件。

11. 選B。從后面的came from可以推斷，前一句話的意思為“無(wú)人知道這個(gè)短語(yǔ)的來(lái)歷”。

12. 選A。create在此是“塑造（電影、文學(xué)形象）”之意。

13. 選A。by“通過(guò)……方式”之意，在此作方式狀語(yǔ)。

14. 選D。這些電影放映后不久，“Long time no see”在美國(guó)成了一個(gè)流行詞語(yǔ)。

15. 選C。thanks to“由于”之意。

16. 選A。compare … to把……比作。

17. 選B。各種文化在美國(guó)這個(gè)大熔爐里混合。

18. 選B?；ハ嘀g都進(jìn)行改變（同化）。

19. 選D。contribute sth to … 向……貢獻(xiàn)出……。

20. 選A。在這個(gè)多元文化的大熔爐里，語(yǔ)言通常是第一個(gè)受到影響的。

（二）

本文主要講述的是： 一個(gè)喜歡打獵的人買(mǎi)了兩只塞特獵犬，把他們關(guān)在后院的圍欄里。一只小牛頭犬每天都來(lái)挑戰(zhàn)這兩只塞特獵犬。意料之外的事情發(fā)生了：兩只強(qiáng)大的塞特獵犬一聽(tīng)到小牛頭犬的叫聲就會(huì)跑進(jìn)地下室，因此弱小的小牛頭犬竟然占領(lǐng)了后院。通過(guò)這個(gè)故事作者想告訴我們一個(gè)道理： 世上多數(shù)重要的事情都是被那些在看似毫無(wú)希望的情況下依然堅(jiān)持嘗試的人做成的”。

1. 選A。根據(jù)最后一段選擇A。

2. 選B。observe 在此處的意思是：注意到，相當(dāng)于notice。

3. 選D。lock up“將某人/某物鎖于某處不得進(jìn)出，將某人/某物監(jiān)禁起來(lái)”； round up“將……趕攏/集攏”； throw up“嘔吐” ； hold up “延誤，阻擋，使停頓”。

4. 選A。change ones mind“改變主意”，選擇的關(guān)鍵是前面的but； make ones mind“下定決心”；turn ones mind （to）“把注意力轉(zhuǎn)移到……” ； close ones mind （to） … “拒不考慮某事物”。

5. 選C。teach sb. a lesson“給某人一個(gè)教訓(xùn)”。

6. 選B。predict“預(yù)測(cè)”； ensure“保證”；inform“通知”；respond“反應(yīng)，回答，應(yīng)答”。

7. 選D。get away“逃脫，離開(kāi)”；take away“拿走，帶走”；break away“脫離，擺脫”； keep away“避開(kāi)，不接近”。8. 選C。

9. 選B。根據(jù)前文的repeat 選出B。the same“相同的”，same前必須加the，若用 similar，應(yīng)該省略the。

10. 選A。on a business trip“因公旅行”，是固定詞組。

11. 選B。what will / has … become of“某人/某事情況怎樣” 。12. 選B。

13. 選A。fight with“與……戰(zhàn)斗”；fight for“為了爭(zhēng)取……而戰(zhàn)斗”；fight off“擊退”；fight back“抵抗， 還擊”。

14. 選A?！八鼜臎](méi)有錯(cuò)過(guò)一天”，所以選miss。

15. 選B。根據(jù)第2段第1句選出B。

16. 選D。as if “好像”，從句中用虛擬語(yǔ)氣；even if “即使，盡管”；what if “倘使……會(huì)怎樣，如果……怎么辦”；only if“只要”。

17. 選C。come across“偶然遇到”；come up with “提出”； come round = come around “來(lái)，繞道而來(lái)”；come through“經(jīng)過(guò)……，安然渡過(guò)（疾病，危機(jī)等）?！?/p>

18. 選C。accomplish“完成，實(shí)現(xiàn)，達(dá)到”；advocate“提倡”；adopt“采用， 采取，收養(yǎng)”；approve“批準(zhǔn)， 贊成”。

19. 選B。where 引導(dǎo)狀語(yǔ)從句，表示情況，形勢(shì)。

20.D。 determined“有決心的”?！白詈?，擁有后院的就是那只有決心的小牛頭犬了”。