Question

Choose the best words or expressions to complete the passage.

How do you usually ________ your vacation? Many Americans like to have their vacations in other countries.

One day, an American woman came to Shanghai for vacation. This was her first time to visit Shanghai and she wanted to ________ some friends here. In the street, she met a Chinese boy, Wang Tong. Wang Tong was only seven years old, but he always wanted to practise speaking English with ________. So he came up and said hello to her, and then he began his first talk with a person from an English-speaking ________. “How old are you?” Wang Tong asked. “I’m sorry. Please don’t ask a lady about her ________,” she answered. Wang Tong was surprised. He didn’t know why. Can you help him?

1.A.watch B.spend C.finish D.arrive

2.A.make B.find C.interview D.teach

3.A.teachers B.doctors C.friends D.foreigners (外国人)

4.A.shop B.country C.name D.book

5.A.dinner B.age C.job D.family

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.B

【解析】

短文讲述一个美国女人来上海度假。一个中国男孩王彤问她多大了，她回答“请不要问女士的年龄。”。

1.句意：你通常如何度过假期？

watch观看；spend度过；finish完成；arrive到达。结合句意：你通常如何度过假期？故选B。

2.句意：她想在这里交些朋友。

make做，使；find发现，找到；interview采访；teach教。make friends交朋友，固定短语。故选A。

3.句意：但他一直想和外国人练习说英语。

teachers老师；doctors医生；friends朋友；foreigners (外国人) 。根据下文“So he came up and said hello to her, and then he began his first talk with a person from an English-speaking ____4____.”可知，王彤和一个说英语的国家的人交谈，应是外国人。故选D。

4.句意：然后他开始了第一次和一个说英语的国家的人交谈。

shop商店；country国家；name名字；book书。根据上文中“an American woman”可知，她来自说英语的国家。故选B。

5.句意：请不要问女士的年龄。

dinner晚饭；age年龄；job工作；family家。根据上文“How old are you? ”可知，应是年龄。故选B。