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Although it might have happened anywhere, my encounter with the green banana started on a steep mountain road in the central area of Brazil. My ancient jeep __1__ when the radiator(水箱) began to leak, and I was ten miles from the __2__ garage. The over-heated engine __3__ me to stop at the next village. People came over to look. “That’s easy to __4__, ” a man said. He sent a boy running for some green bananas. He patted me on the shoulder, __5__ me that everything would __6__.
A few minutes later, the boy returned with an armful of green bananas. The man cut one in half and__7__ the cut end against the radiator. The banana __8__ into a glue against the hot metal, stopping the leaks instantly. I was so __9__ at this that I must have looked rather foolish and everyone laughed. They then __10__ my radiator and give me extra bananas to take along __11__ my radiator should give me trouble again. An hour later, after using the green banana once more, my radiator and I reached our __12__.
As a__13__ of American education, I had never paid the slightest attention to the green banana, except to regard it as a fruit whose __14__ had not yet come. __15__, on that mountain road, its time had come to __16__ my need. But as I __17__ it further, I realized that the green banana had been there all along. I came to appreciate the special __18__ of those people, and the special value of the green banana.
The world is full of__19__ green bananas with special value and meaning. They have been there for ages, ripening slowly, perhaps waiting patiently for people to come along to __20__ them.
【文章大意】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。随着全球化的深入, 文化碰撞、文化冲突司空见惯, 如何看待异国文化和文化差异值得深思。本文作者在旅行的山路上水箱开始漏水, 热情的村民用古老的办法为作者临时解决了问题, 这一次与当地本土文化的不期而遇让作者意识到每种文化都有自己的精妙之处和文化宝藏。
1. A. gave up B. broke down C. speeded up D. calmed down
【解析】选B。考查动词词组。根据设空处下文the radiator began to leak可知作者的吉普车出了故障, 故答案为B项。A:放弃, B:(机器)出故障, C:加速, D:镇静下来。
2. A. nearest B. biggest C. best D. cheapest
【解析】选A。考查形容词。句意:我离最近的汽修厂有十英里远。A:最近的, B:最大的, C:最好的, D:最便宜的。
3. A. allowed B. forced C. commanded D. prevented
【解析】选B。考查动词。句意:过热的发动机迫使我在下一个村子停下来。A:允许, B:迫使, C:命令, D:阻止。
4. A. recover B. fail C. fix D. arrive
【解析】选C。考查动词。句意:一个人说:“很好修理”。A:恢复, B:失败, C:修理, D:到达。
5. A. convincing B. reminding C. encouraging D. inspiring
【解析】选A。考查动词。句意:他拍了下我的肩膀, 使我相信一切都会得以解决。A:使信服, B:提醒, C:鼓励, D:激励, 鼓舞。
6. A. pay off B. go through C. stay up D. work out
【解析】选D。考查动词词组。句意:他拍了下我的肩膀, 使我相信一切都会得以解决。A:还清(债务), 取得回报, B:经历, 经受, C:熬夜, D:解决, 弄清楚。
7. A. pressed B. equipped C. threw D. rubbed
【解析】选A。考查动词。句意:那个男人把香蕉一切两半, 并把切口按在水箱上。A:按, 压, B:装备, 配备, C:扔, D:摩擦。
8. A. mixed B. ran C. burst D. melted
【解析】选D。考查动词。句意:由于金属的热度香蕉融化成为胶水, 立马阻止了水箱的漏水。A:混合, B:跑, C:迸发, D:融化。
9. A. annoyed B. disappointed C. astonished D. desperate
【解析】选C。考查形容词。句意:我对此是如此惊讶以至于我肯定看起来很愚蠢, 每个人都笑了。A:恼怒的, B:失望的, C:吃惊的, D:绝望的。
10. A. exchanged B. refilled C. replaced D. blocked
【解析】选B。考查动词。句意:他们把我的水箱重新加满, 还给了我额外的香蕉带着, 以防我的水箱万一再给我惹麻烦。A:交换, B:重新加满, C:替换, D:阻挡。
11. A. in case B. regardless of C. instead of D. rather than
【解析】选A。考查介词词组。句意:他们把我的水箱重新加满, 还给了我额外的香蕉带着, 以防我的水箱万一再给我惹麻烦。A:以防万一, B:不管, 不顾, C:而不是, D:而不是。
12. A. farm B. mountain C. country D. destination
【解析】选D。考查名词。句意:一个小时后, 又用了一次绿香蕉, 我和我的水箱抵达了目的地。A:农田, B:山, C:国家, D:目的地。
13. A. teacher B. beginner C. product D. founder
【解析】选C。考查名词。句意:作为美国教育的产物, 我没有注意过绿香蕉, 除了把它视为一种时令还没到的水果。A:老师, B:初学者, C:产物, D:创建者。
14. A. time B. color C. taste D. chance
【解析】选A。考查名词。句意:作为美国教育的产物, 我没有注意过绿香蕉, 除了把它视为一种时令还没到的水果。A:时机, B:颜色, C:味道, D:机会。
15. A. Therefore B. Besides C. Suddenly D. Consequently
【解析】选C。考查副词。句意:出人预料地, 在那条山路上, 为了满足我的需求, 它的时机到了。A:因此, B:此外, C:突然, D:结果。
16. A. answer B. meet C. deny D. respond
【解析】选B。考查动词。句意:出人预料地, 在那条山路上, 为了满足我的需求, 它的时机到了。A:回答, B:满足, C:否认, D:回应。
17. A. deal with B. come across C. make advantage of D. reflected on
【解析】选D。考查动词词组。句意:但是当我再次反思时, 我意识到绿香蕉一直都存在。A:处理, B:偶遇, C:利用, D:反思。
18. A. confidence B. wisdom C. kindness D. honesty
【解析】选B。考查名词。句意:我开始欣赏那些村民的特殊智慧, 还有绿香蕉的特殊价值。A:信心, B:智慧, C:善良, D:诚实。
19. A. unusual B. unbelievable C. unexpected D. unfortunate
【解析】选C。考查形容词。句意:世界充满了出乎意料的绿香蕉, 它们有特殊的价值和意义。A:不同寻常的, B:难以置信的, C:出乎意料的, D:不幸的。
20. A. import B. grow C. pick D. encounter
【解析】选D。考查动词。句意:它们存在好几十年了, 慢慢成熟, 耐心地等待着人们到来与之相遇。A:进口, B:生长, C:采摘, D:相遇。
