Question

Last spring, I was fortunate to be chosen to participate in an exchange study program. In my application letter, I was careful to ____ how much I wanted to see France; evidently, my excitement really came through in my words. Once I ____ that I was going, all I could think about was the fun of foreign travel and making all sorts of new and ___ friends. While traveling was inspiring and meeting people was ____， nothing about my term in France was what I ____.

The moment I arrived in Paris, I was ____ by a nice French couple who would become my host parents. My entire experience was joyous and exciting ____ I received some shocking news from my program coordinator(协调人): there had been a death in my host parents' extended family. They had to travel outside France for several weeks. That afternoon, I had to ___ out of one family's house and into another. The exchange coordinator told me I'd have a ____ this time and asked whether I could share a bedroom with an English speaker. To avoid the temptation(诱惑) to ____ my native language, I asked not to be ____ with an English­speaking roommate. When I got to my new room, I ___ myself to my new roommate Paolo, a Brazilian(巴西人) the same age as I, whom I was surprised to find playing one of my favorite CDs! In just a few hours, we knew we'd be good friends for the rest of the ____.

I left France with many ____， so when people ask me what my favorite part of the trip was, they are always ____ to hear me talk about my Brazilian friend Paolo and the scores of weekdays in class, weeknights on the town, and weekends ____ France we enjoyed together. I love how people ____ seem so different, but end up being so ____. The most valuable lesson I gained from studying in France wasn't just to respect the French people ____ to respect all people，for your next best friend could be just a continent away. I would recommend an exchange program to anyone who wants to experience foreign cultures and gain meaningful ____.

1.A.discuss  B．express  C．announce  D．argue

2.A.approved  B．knew  C．warned  D．denied

3.A.stubborn  B．anxious  C．universal  D．interesting

4.A.boring  B．upsetting  C．exciting  D．promising

5.A.expected  B．liked  C．doubted  D．feared

6.A.sponsored  B．witnessed  C．greeted  D．supported

7.A.until  B．when  C．since  D．while

8.A.move  B．travel  C．walk  D．rush

9.A.housekeeper  B．leader C．roommate  D．colleague

10.A.learn  B．appreciate  C．speak  D．master

11.A.combined  B．fitted  C．involved  D．placed

12.A.added  B．introduced  C．devoted  D．adapted

13.A.term  B．week  C．month  D．vacation

14.A.presents  B．suitcases  C．stories  D．dreams

15.A.surprised  B．disturbed C．embarrassed  D．concerned

16.A.analyzing  B．exploring C．describing  D．investigating

17.A.need  B．shall  C．must  D．can

18.A.generous  B．independent C．similar  D．distant

19.A.and  B．but  C．or  D．so

20.A.instructions  B．friendships C．facts  D．data

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.A

9.C

10.C

11.D

12.B

13.A

14.C

15.A

16.B

17.D

18.C

19.B

20.B

【解析】

本文为记叙文，题材为人物故事类。讲述的是作者参加交换学习项目去法国的一次经历。

1.答案：B 在我的申请信里面，我小心谨慎地表达了自己是多么想去法国看看。

2.2】答案：B 一旦我知道我要去法国，我所能想到的都是国外旅行的有趣之处和交各种各样有趣的新朋友。

3.3】答案：D interesting有趣的。解析见上句。

4.4】答案：C 虽然去国外旅行很让人欢欣鼓舞，遇到一些人也让人激动不已，但是我在法国学习的那一学期里所发生的事是我从没预料到的。

5.5】答案：A 解析同上。

6.6】答案：C 我一到法国，就有一对友好的法国夫妇过来迎接我。

7.7】答案：A 我在法国所有经历都很愉快和令人激动直到我从我的项目协调人那里得到了令人震惊的消息。

8.8】答案：A move表示搬家。由于第一个寄宿家庭中有亲戚过世了，那天下午我不得不从一个家庭搬出去再搬到另一家。

9.9】答案：C 我的交换项目协调人告诉我这一次我会有一个说英语的室友。

10.0】答案：C 为了避免自己说母语，我要求不要与一个说英语的室友安置在一起。

11.1】答案：D place安置，安顿。

12.2】答案：B 我向我的新室友介绍自己。

13.3】答案：A term学期。仅仅几个小时的时间，我们就知道彼此会在接下来的一学期里成为好朋友。

14.4】答案：C 我是带着许多故事离开法国的，这里应该表示我在法国交换学习期间体验了许多，就像是一个个故事一样。

15.5】答案：A 每当有人问我去法国的这一趟我最喜欢的是什么，他们总会很惊讶地听到我说……。

16.6】答案：B exploring在这里是探索、探险，由于我们对法国很好奇，在周末的时候我们应该很享受一起去探索法国的事情。

17.7】答案：D 人们看起来很不一样，但是最后却是如此相似。对于这一点我很喜欢。

18.8】答案：C 与前面的different对应。

19.9】答案：B not...but...我在法国学习期间学到的最有价值的不仅仅是尊重法国人，而是尊重所有的人。

20.20】答案：B 我会推荐一个交换项目给那些想要体验外国文化和获得有意义的友谊的人。

疑难词汇解读

1．participate v．参加

She actively participates in local politics.

她积极参加本地政治活动。

2．recommend vt.推荐

I recommend this book to you.

我把这本书推荐给你。

长难句子分析

My entire experience was joyous and exciting until I received some shocking news from my program coordinator：there had been a death in my host parents' extended family.句意：我在法国的所有的经历都很愉快和令人激动直到我从项目协调人那得到令人震惊的消息——我第一个寄宿家庭中有亲戚去世了。

until I received some shocking news为时间状语从句。there had been a death in my host parents' extended family为news的同位语。