Question

I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I'm left __16__.Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other __17__？

I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s，__18__ children from different races and religions played and studied __19__ in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone's __20__ from Ismail's. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu—we just __21__ our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well __22__ or otherwise.

We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we'd __23__ the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to __24__ the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his __25__．

When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail's family later returned to their village, and I __26__ touch with him.

One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I __27__ my destination. The driver acknowledged my __28__ but did not move off. Instead, he looked __29__ at me.“Raddar？”he said, using my childhood nickname(綽號)．I was astonished at being so __30__ addressed(稱呼). Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two __31__ we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something __32__ to describe.

If we can allow our children to be __33__ without prejudice, they'll build friendships with people, regardless of race or religion, who will be __34__ their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and __35__ we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote，“we happy few, we band of brothers”．

16．A.interested  B．pleased

C．puzzled  D．excited

17．A.parties  B．cities  C．villages  D．races

18．A.why  B．which  C．how  D．when

19．A.together  B．a(chǎn)round

C．a(chǎn)lone  D．a(chǎn)part

20．A.drop  B．throw  C．move  D．roll

21．A.refused  B．made  C．sought  D．a(chǎn)ccepted

22．A.paid  B．meant

C．preserved  D．treated

23．A.explore  B．search

C．discover  D．desert

24．A.get through  B．deal with

C．come across  D．take away

25．A.arrival   B．choice  C．effort  D．company

26．A.lost  B．gained

C．developed  D．missed

27．A.stated  B．ordered

C．decided  D．chose

28．A.attempts  B．instructions

C．opinions  D．a(chǎn)rrangements

29．A.anxiously  B．carelessly

C．disappointedly  D．fixedly

30．A.familiarly  B．strangely

C．fully  D．coldly

31．A.departures  B．months

C．years  D．decades

32．A.possible  B．funny

C．hard  D．clear

33．A.them  B．themselves

C．us  D．ourselves

34．A.from  B．by  C．with  D．a(chǎn)gainst

35．A.still  B．otherwise  C．then  D．instead

Answer 1

“我”從小與鄰里一些不同種族和宗教信仰的孩子快樂地生活在一起，20年后“我”邂逅了兒時的朋友，那種親切難以言表。如果我們讓自己的孩子毫無偏見地和其他孩子建立友誼，那我們會成為快樂的兄弟幫。

16. C　“我”對周圍發(fā)生的誤解或沖突感到疑惑。

17. D　根據(jù)上下文，出現(xiàn)的不信任和問題主要是不同種族的偏見造成的。

18. D　when在此引導(dǎo)定語從句，指代前文的in the early 1960s。

19. A　根據(jù)上下文，“我”與來自不同種族和宗教信仰的孩子們和諧地在一起玩耍和學(xué)習(xí)，故選A。

20. B　a stone's throw意為“一顆石頭擲出去的距離”，即很近。

21. D　根據(jù)上下文，“我們”都接受彼此的不同(包括種族和宗教方面)。

22. B　語境：我們的長輩沒有向我們灌輸沒必要的建議，無論是善意的還是惡意的。well meant意為“善意的”。

23. A　“我們”一起騎著自行車到鄉(xiāng)間探險，希望能有一些意外收獲。explore探索，探險。

24. C　come across偶然遇見或發(fā)現(xiàn)。

25. D　有時，當(dāng)Ismail想和“我們”一起去鎮(zhèn)上做“我們”難得一次的購物時，“我們”也會很高興地讓他同去。company此處意為“陪同”。

26. A 　根據(jù)下文，“我”20年后才再次遇見Ismail，所以是兒時失去了聯(lián)系。

27. A　“我”向司機說明了“我”的目的地。state敘述，說明。

28. B　司機確認了“我”的目的地，但并沒有出發(fā)。instructions意為“指示”，在此指“我”所告訴司機的目的地。

29. D　他定定地看著我。anxiously焦急地，擔(dān)憂地；carelessly粗心地；disappointedly失望，均不合題意。

30. A　根據(jù)上文，司機叫的是“我”兒時的綽號，所以“我”對如此熟悉的稱呼感到震驚。

31. D　由上下文可知，“我”與Ismail再次相遇是經(jīng)過較長的一段時間，因此D項符合題意。

32. C　“我”感覺到了一種真正的感情，一種難以表達的感情。

33. B　如果我們能讓我們的孩子真誠，沒有偏見，他們就能與人建立友誼，而不管他們是什么種族或宗教。be oneself顯得真誠，自然。

34. B　這些朋友將在他們身邊與他們同甘共苦。by their side在他們身邊。

35. C　社會建立在這樣的友誼上，那么我們就真的能像莎士比亞所說的“我們快樂，我們是兄弟幫”。