题型:完形填空 题类:常考题 难易度:困难
浙江省台州市联谊五校2018-2019学年高二上学期英语期中考试试卷
Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese1at my face, but I pushed them 2, my mom believed I would learn3I was ready .But the4 never came.
On a Chinese New Year's Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was 5at him, confused, scratching my head. "Still can't speak Chinese?" He 6me, "You can't even buy a fish in Chinatown."
"Hey, this is America, not China. I'll get some 7with or without Chinese." I replied and turned to my mom for 8.
"Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu," she said, handing over a $20 bill. I9 the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.
I found the fish 10 surrounded in a sea of customers. "I'd like to buy some fresh fish," I shouted to the fishman. But he 11 my English words and turned to serve the next customer. The laugh of the people behind increased 12 their impatience. With every 13, the breath of the dragons(龙) on my back grew stronger—my blood boiling-- 14 me to cry out, "Xian Sheng Yu, please" "Very Xian Sheng," I repeated. The crowd burst into laughter. My face turned 15 and I ran back home16, except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.
Should I laugh or cry? They're Chinese. I should feel right at home. 17, I was the joke, a disgrace ( 丢脸)to the language.
Sometimes, I laugh at my fish 18, but, in the end, the joke is on 19. Every laugh is a culture 20; every laugh is my heritage (传统) fading away.
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