Living in a new country is not easy, but not for me. My ___1___ in China are not only about learning but also about kindness.
I moved from the UK to China and began to teach in a university. Many ___2___, like visits to museums and food festivals, were organised for international students and teachers to get used to the new ___3___. Through them, I made many new Chinese friends and learned more about their language and culture. Gradually, I ___4___ the university and the city I work in.
Everyone around me is ___5___. They showed me how to use a new app, took time to go to the bank with me and helped me enter the school with QR code. One day, my family and I went out shopping. When we ___6___ to our apartment, we couldn’t enter it because the electronic lock did not work. ___7___, the manager of the building came with the master key. He tried his best but ___8___. He called a maintenance staff (维修工) to help and stayed with us ___9___ the door was opened.
The care I have ___10___ makes me feel at home. Thanks to everyone around me, my life in a new environment is less hard.
1.1.
A lessons
B books
C experiences
D
解析:选C。C。根据下文“are not only about learning but also about kindness”可知,这里指在中国的经历(experiences),而lessons(课程)和books(书籍)范围过窄。
2.2.
A parties
B events
C clubs
D
解析:选B。B。后面列举的“visits to museums and food festivals”都属于活动事件(events),parties(派对)和clubs(俱乐部)范围太具体。
3.3.
A environment
B work
C requirements
D
解析:选A。A。国际学生和教师需要适应的是新环境(environment),work(工作)和requirements(要求)与上下文不符。
4.4.
A looked for
B fitted into
C got away from
D
解析:选B。B。根据上文“made many new Chinese friends”可知,作者逐渐适应(fitted into)了大学和城市,looked for(寻找)和got away from(逃离)语义不符。
5.5.
A brave
B clever
C warm
D
解析:选C。C。下文列举的帮助行为体现了周围人的热情(warm),brave(勇敢)和clever(聪明)与帮助行为无关。
6.6.
A returned
B went
C came
D
解析:选A。A。从购物返回公寓用returned(返回),went(去)和came(来)方向不对。
7.7.
A However
B Actually
C Soon
D
解析:选C。C。根据事件发展顺序,管理人员很快(Soon)就来了,However(然而)和Actually(实际上)表示转折,不符合语境。
8.8.
A continued
B failed
C started
D
解析:选B。B。根据下文“called a maintenance staff”可知,管理人员尽力了但还是失败(failed)了,continued(继续)和started(开始)与文意相反。
9.9.
A until
B unless
C after
D
解析:选A。A。管理人员一直陪伴直到(until)门打开,unless(除非)和after(之后)不符合陪伴的持续性。
10.10.
A given
B received
C Needed
D
解析:选B。B。作者感受到的是他收到(received)的关怀,given(给予)和needed(需要)与主语"I"搭配不当。