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2014届高三英语二轮专题精品特训：完形填空 Born in America，I spoke English，not Chinese，the language of my ancestors.When I was three，my parents flashed cards with Chinese __21__ at my face，but I pushed them __22__.My mom believed I would learn __23__ I was ready.But the __24__ never came. On a Chinese New Years Eve，my uncle spoke to me in Chinese，but all I could do was __25__ at him，confused，scratching my head.“ Still cant speak Chinese？”He__26__ me，“You cant even buy a fish in Chinatown.” “Hey，this is America，not China.Ill get some __27__ with or without Chinese.”I replied and turned to my mom for __28__. “Remember to ask for fresh fish，Xin Xian Yu，”she said，handing over a $20 bill.I __29__ the words，running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown. I found the fish __30__ surrounded in a sea of customers.“Id like to buy some fresh fish，”I shouted to the fishman.But he __31__ my English words and turned to serve the next customer.The laugh of the people behind increased __32__ their impatience.With every __33__，the breath of the dragons(龙)on my back grew stronger—my blood boiling—__34__ me to cry out，“Xian Sheng Yu，please.”“Very Xian Sheng，”I repeated.The crowd erupted into laughter.My face turned __35__ and I ran back home __36__，except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket. Should I laugh or cry？Theyre Chinese.Im Chinese.I should feel right at __37__.Instead，I was the joke，a disgrace(丢脸)to the language. Sometimes，I laugh at my fish __38__，but，in the end.the joke is on __39__.Every laugh is a culture __40__；every laugh is my heritage(传统)fading away. 【语篇解读】 本文通过介绍作者在美国出生，小的时候不懂汉语，到唐人街上买鱼被嘲笑的一次经历，反映了作者对中国语言文化传承的反思。 21．A.custom B．games C．characters D．language 解析　当“我”三岁的时候，父母给“我”看一些卡片，上面有一些中国的汉字，但是“我”都把它们推开了。Chinese characters“汉字”，符合语境。custom“风俗”，game“游戏”，language“语言”，均太抽象，不适合用于卡片，不符合语境。 答案　C 22．A.ahead B．around C．along D．aside 解析　由语境可知，此处为转折关系，父母将一些带汉字的卡片给“我”看，但是“我”把它们推开了。push aside“把……推向一旁”，符合语境。push ahead“向前推，推行”，push around“把……推来推去”，push along“离开”，均不符合语境。 答案　D 23