第二节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1. 5分，，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three. my parents flashed cards with Chinese___ 36___at my face, but I pused them___37___, my mom believed I would learn ___38___ I was ready. But the___ 39___ never came.

On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was___40___ at him, confused, scratching my head. “ Still can’t speak Chinese?” He___41___ me, “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown.”

“Hey, this is America, not Chinese. I’ll get some___42___ with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for___43___.

“Remenber to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,” she said, handing over a $20 bill. I ___44___ the words running downstairs into the srreets of Chinatown.

I found the fish___45___surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I should to the fisherman. But he ___46___ my English words and turned to serve the next customer. The laugh of the people behind increased ___47___ their impatience. With every ___48___, the breath of the dragons (龙) on my back grew stronger—my blood boliing—___49___ me to cry out. “Xian Sheng Yu, please.” “Very Xian Sheng,” I repeated. The crowd erupted into laughter. My face turned ___50___ and I ran back home___51___, except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.

Should I laugh or cry They ‘re Chinese. I should feel right at ___52___. Instead, I was the joke, a disgrace (丢脸)t o the language.

Sometimes, I laugh at my fish ___53___, but, in the end. the joke is on___54___. Every laugh is a culture___55___; every laugh is my heritage (传统) fading away.

36 A. custorn B. games C. characters. D. language

37 A. ahead B. around C. along D. aside

38 A. when B. before C. unless D. until

39 A. success B. study C. time D. attempt

40 A. aim B. joke C. nod D. stare

41 A. cared about B. laughed at C. argued with D. asked after

42 A. right now B. from now C. at times D. in time

43 A. decision B. Permission C. information D. preparation

44 A. repeated B. reviewed C. spelled D. kept

45 A. farm B. stand C. pond D. marked

46 A. guessed B. forget C. doubted D. ignored

47 A. by B. as C. with D. from

48 A. second B. effort C. desire D. movement

49 A. forcing B. allowing C. persuading D. leading

50 A. bright B. blank C. pale D. red

51 A. open-mouthed B. tongue-tied C. empty-handed D. Broken-hearted

52 A. service B. home C. task D. root

53 A. trade B. deed C. challenge D. incident

54 A. it B. us C. me D. them

55 A. thrown B. lost C. divided D. reflected