一位美国老人的中国“老家”

David Plymire was born in New York, but he calls Huangyuan, a small town in Qinghai, his hometown. He was barely a year old ___1___ his family moved there. He grew up speaking the local ___2___, eating spicy noodles and playing in the streets — so local that neighbours made up a short ___3___ about the “big-nosed American” and children sang it behind him.

Plymire left at eighteen. It was 38 years before he ___4___ to the town, in 1987. The streets and the old friends were still there, but he found that medical care was ___5___: many people had to travel dozens of kilometres to the city to see a doctor.

So Plymire began to bring ___6___ back to his hometown. First came an ultrasound machine (超声机) from Hong Kong; later came a CT machine worth 350,000 dollars. Over three decades he made more than twenty ___7___ between the two countries and brought 31 pieces of equipment to the county hospital.

Plymire did not have much money himself. He asked friends, Chinese people overseas and charities to cover the ___8___. “I can do very ___9___ on my own,” he said. “It takes many friends to do something for my ___10___.”

Now 95, Plymire keeps in ___11___ with old friends by phone and remembers all their names. In a video call last month he pointed to a photo from 1942 and said in the dialect he had never ___12___: “I’ll always be a child of Huangyuan.” On the other end, an old friend said, “We’ve got hot noodles ready for you.” Plymire’s eyes ___13___ with tears.

Earlier this month a foreign ministry official mentioned his story as an example of ___14___ between the Chinese and American peoples. For the people of Huangyuan, ___15___, he is not an example — he is simply a child of the town.

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1.1.

A when

B while

C until

D since

解析：选A。A　考查连词辨析。原文说“He was barely a year old”（他还不到一岁），下一句紧接“He grew up speaking the local dialect, eating spicy noodles and playing in the streets”，说明搬家时他还不满一岁，所以用 when 引出这个时间点。while强调两件事同时持续，而“满一岁”只是某一时刻的状态，不符合；until意为“直到……才”，会把“已满一岁”说成搬到那里以后才发生的事，与下一句他在湟源长大的内容矛盾；since无论作“因为”还是“自从”，都与这里的因果关系或时间起点对不上。故选A。

2.2.

A words

B dialect

C accent

D tongue

解析：选B。B　考查名词辨析。末段他“said in the dialect he had never forgotten”，直接说明他小时候学会的是当地这一带人说的方言；前文“so local that neighbours made up a rhyme about the ‘big-nosed American’”也说明他讲得和本地孩子一样。words只指一个个“词”，accent只指发音腔调，tongue是“语言”的书面说法、指语言整体（如汉语、英语），与“小镇这一带的话”的范围对不上。故选B。

3.3.

A film

B report

C rhyme

D game

解析：选C。C　考查名词辨析。由“neighbours made up a short … about the ‘big-nosed American’ and children sang it behind him”可知，邻居编的是一段孩子们能跟着唱的短韵文，也就是顺口溜，因此rhyme最贴切。film、report是给孩子看或读的，人们不会跟在他后面“唱”；game是玩的东西，也不能“唱”。故选C。

4.4.

A wrote

B heard

C passed

D returned

解析：选D。D　考查动词辨析。前文“Plymire left at eighteen”，后文“It was 38 years before he … to the town, in 1987”，说的是他离开三十八年后才再次回到这座小镇，returned即“返回、回到”。wrote、heard与“回到镇上、亲眼发现”的实际行程不符；passed只是“路过”，而下一句他在这里见老友、发现医疗条件差，说明他确实在这里停留。故选D。

5.5.

A free

B famous

C limited

D modern

解析：选C。C 考查形容词辨析。冒号后的依据句“many people had to travel dozens of kilometres to the city to see a doctor”（要看病得跑几十公里到城里）说明当地医疗条件不足，所以填入limited（有限的）才与这句解释一致。free（免费）、famous（有名）、modern（现代）与“要跑几十公里”都相互矛盾。故选C。

6.6.

A equipment

B money

C appliance

D information

解析：选A。A　考查名词辨析。上一段说医疗条件有限，本句说“So he began to bring ... back to his hometown”，后一句说“First came an ultrasound machine (超声机) from Hong Kong; later came a CT machine worth 350,000 dollars”他先送来了一台超声机，又送来一台CT机；后文还交代他“brought 31 pieces of equipment to the county hospital”，一前一后说明他往家乡运设备（equipment）。money （金钱）、appliance（电器）、information（信息）都与语境不符合。故选A。

7.7.

A calls

B trips

C plans

D friends

解析：选B。B　考查名词辨析。由“between the two countries”（往返于两国之间）和“Over three decades” 可知，他三十年里在两国间来回跑了二十多趟，trips即“行程、往返”。calls是打电话，不能用来形容送设备；plans（计划）不能说明次数；friends是“朋友”，与“往返”这个动作不搭。故选B。

8.8.

A cost

B news

C ground

D story

解析：选A。A　考查名词辨析。前句“He did not have much money himself”说明他自己出不起钱，于是 “asked friends, Chinese people overseas and charities to cover the …”，即请人来付这笔费用，而 cover the cost是固定搭配“支付费用”。news、story虽有“报道”义，ground有“地面、场地”义，但都与“自己没多少钱、要请人出钱”这条线索无关。故选A。

9.9.

A well

B often

C quickly

D little

解析：选D。D　考查副词辨析。他说“I can do very little on my own”，后一句紧接着“It takes many friends to do something for my hometown”，前后一对照，正好是“我一个人的力量很小，要靠许多朋友”。well（好）、often（经常）、quickly（快）都无法与下一句“要靠许多朋友”形成呼应。故选D。

10.10.

A family

B hometown

C school

D country

解析：选B。B　考查名词辨析。首段说“he calls Huangyuan, a small town in Qinghai, his hometown.”，第三段又说他“brought 31 pieces of equipment to the county hospital”，两处都指向他长大的家乡，所以“do something for my hometown”才通。family无据，他把设备送到县医院，不是给家人；school全文未提；country范围过大，也与“小镇、县城、县医院”这些具体地点对不上。故选B。

11.11.

A danger

B touch

C trouble

D public

解析：选B。 B　考查固定搭配。keep in touch with sb.意为“与某人保持联系”，与后面的“by phone and remembers all their names”正好呼应，说明人虽不能回去，联系却没断。danger、trouble、public 都不能与keep in…with构成这个搭配，也与“打电话、记得名字”无关。故选B。

12.12.

A forgotten

B learned

C spoken

D needed

解析：选A。A　考查动词辨析。他已经95岁、离开多年，却仍能“said in the dialect he had never forgotten”，用儿时的方言说出“I’ll always be a child of Huangyuan”，可见这门方言他一直记着。learned与“现在当场又用回这门方言”不符，他并不是此刻才学；spoken若为“had never spoken”，就与“正用方言说话”自相矛盾；needed与记不记得无关。故选A。

13.13.

A dried

B stopped

C closed

D filled

解析：选D。D　考查动词辨析。老朋友在电话那头说“We’ve got hot noodles ready for you.”，这句家常话让老人动了感情，“his eyes filled with tears”即他热泪盈眶。dried（变干）、stopped（停下）、closed（闭上）都不能与 with tears 搭配，也无法传达“被这句话感动”的反应。故选D。

14.14.

A trade

B friendship

C travel

D sport

解析：选B。B　考查名词辨析。外交部官员“mentioned his story as an example of … between the Chinese and American peoples”，而全文主线是一个美国人三十年往中国小城送设备、把那里当家，能概括这条主线的只有friendship。trade（贸易）、travel（旅行）、sport（体育）都只是他做过的事的某个侧面，撑不起“两国人民之间”这个层次。故选B。

15.15.

A though

B therefore

C besides

D meanwhile

解析：选A。A　考查连接副词辨析。前一句说他被当作两国人民友谊的“example”，本句紧接着“he is not an example — he is simply a child of the town”，前后是明显的转折，用though（不过）正好。therefore表因果，方向相反；besides表递进，语气不对；meanwhile表“同时”，而这里比的是两种看法，不是两件同时发生的事。故选A。