WarmingUp&ReadingⅠ.单词拼写1．Ihavenotimeto________(聊天)withyou.2．Ihearthattheyhavetakensome________(措施)tosolvethepollutionhere.3．Ourcountry________(接壤)onRussia.4．Thepianist________(包围)byacrowdoffanswillholdaconcertintheWorkers'Stadium.5．Couldyougivemeahandtocarrymy________(行李)tothebedroom?6．The________(风景)oftheWestLakeisbeautifulbeyonddescription.7．Theplaneisleavinginhalfanhour，sowe'dbettergo________(上飞机)now.8．Don'tleavematchesorcigarettesonthetable________(在……之内)reachoflittlechildren.9．ManyEuropeansexploredthe________(大陆)ofAfricainthe19thcentury.10．Twosailorsdidnotseelanduntiltheyhadsailed________(向西)fornearlytwodays.Ⅱ.完形填空(2013·汕头高一检测)MostpeoplewhotravelfromChinatotheUSfindthat,despitehavingstudiedEnglishforyears,theyhaveto“relearn”ituponarriving.WordsthatwelearnedinEnglishclassesarenot__1__thesamewayhere.Tobepartofthe“meltingpot”，__2__inEnglishisnotenough.Youneedanaccenttostandout.WhenIfirstcametotheUSforgraduateschool,Iwasa__3__foreigner.IfeltsooutofplacethatIwantedtohideeverythingaboutmethatwas“__4__”.TotalklikeanAmericanbecameoneofmygoals.Duringmyfirsttermasateachingassistant(TA),mystudents__5__theycouldnotunderstandme.Ilearnedlaterfromastudythatthiscomplaintwas__6__amongtheUSstudentswithaninternationalTA.Itiscalledthe“Oh,no！”syndrome(综合征)：“Oh,no!NotanotherinternationalTA,andnotthat__7__again！”SoIimitated(模仿)theway__8__speakerstalkand,overtime,ImadesuchgoodprogressthatAmericanfriendsstartedto__9__myEnglishashaving“almostnoaccent”.Itookthisasasignofmysuccess.Eversince,peoplehaveoftenmistakenmeforsomeonefrommany__10__：theMidwest,theWestCoast,China,Japan.Mostfrequently,peoplethinkIamfromCalifornia.Butthensuddenly,conformity(一致)wasnolongerapraise：IfItalklikeanAmerican,amIstillChinese?IfIlosemyChineseaccent,doIalsolosemyculturalidentity?AmIdenyingmypastbybeing__11__intoanewculture?NowI__12__thataperson'saccentisapermanentrecordoftheirpastculturalexperienceanditisa__13__ofone'sexposuretodiversecultures.AsafourthyearstudentintheUS,Iamnolongeranervousforeigner.Mynervousnesshasbeen__14__byadesiretoholdontomyculturalorigins.NowIconsciouslyaddsomeChinese“accent”whenIspeak.Idonotwishtospeak“__15__”EnglishbecauseIamproudofwhoIam.1．A.putB．pronouncedC．usedD．understood2．A.fluencyB．senseC．qualityD．interest3．A.nervousB．stupidC．strangeD．curious4．A.valuableB．differentC．dangerousD．foolish5．A.complainedB．whisperedC．toldD．informed6．A.interestingB．rareC．commonD．special7．A.accentB．troubleC．ChineseD．English8．A.otherB．nativeC．popularD．famous9．A.praiseB．encourageC．criticizeD．teach10．A.countriesB．citiesC．statesD．places11．A.meltedB．joinedC．absorbedD．connected12．A.doubtB．regretC．noticeD．realize13．A.markB．wayC．factD．matter14．A.changedB．droppedC．replacedD．taken15．A.poorB．ChineseC．perfectD．BritishⅢ.阅读理解Thereweresmilingchildrenalltheway.Clearlytheyknewthatatwhattimethetrainpassedtheirhomesandtheymadeittheirbusinesstostandalongtherailway,wavetocompletestrangersandcheerthemupastheyrushedtowardsPenang.Oftenwholefamiliesstoodoutsidetheirhomes,wavedandsmiledasifthoseonthetrainsweretheirfavoriterelatives.ThisisthesimplevillagepeopleofMalaysia(马来西亚).Iwasmoved.IhadalwaystraveledtoMalaysiabyplaneorbycar,sothiswasthefirsttimeIwasonatrain.Ididnotparticularly(特别地)r...
