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 Year’s Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was 25 at him, confused, scratching my head. “Still can’t speak Chinese?” He 26 me , “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown .”
“Hey, this is America, not China. I’ll 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. “I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I shouted to the fisherman. 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 on my back grew stronger—my blood boiling— 34 me to cry out. “ Xian Sheng Yu, please.” “Very Xian Shen ,” 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? They’re 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.
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(答案→)C
解析：本篇文章为记叙文。我长在美国，已熟悉英语，但身为中国人，因为没有学习汉语而导致了去中国城买鱼的尴尬，这让我明白了一个道理：笑话反映的是一种文化的缺失，我们不应该让文化丢失。
【小题1】C根据本段第一句中the language of my ancestors可知，这里父母是想利用有汉字的闪存卡放在我面前。故选C项。其余三项不符合语境
【小题1】D由本句中but这个转折连词可知，这里表明作者没有看它，而是将其放在了一边。put aside意为把某物放到一边，符合语境，故选D项。put ahead意为拨快；put around 意为传播。
【小题1】A由本句中I was ready可以推断出：我母亲认为当我准备好的时候，我才会学，此处只有when符合语境。故选A项。
【小题1】C由本句中But及never可知，这里强调的是：我学习汉字的时间从来没有来过。故选C项。
【小题1】D由本句中的confused可知，当叔叔跟我讲汉语的时候，我困惑了，不明白了。因此我只能用我的眼睛盯着我的叔叔看。A项意为瞄准；B项意为开玩笑；C项意为点头；D项意为注视，瞪着眼睛看。只有D项符合语境，其余三项不符合，排除
【小题1】B A项意为关心；B项意为嘲笑；C项意为与……争论；D项意为问候，问安。由本句中You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown可以推断出，叔叔是在嘲笑我。故选B项
【小题1】A由本句中I’ll get some with or without Chinese.及联系下段可知，我想证明给我的叔叔看，我现在就能去唐人街买到鱼。right now意为现在，立即，符合语境。故选A项
【小题1】B由下段中母亲说话的内容可知：我希望征得母亲让我去卖鱼。A项意为决定；B项意为许可；C项意为信息；D项意为准备。由语境可知，应为母亲的许可比较合适，其余三项与语境不符，排除。
【小题1】A由上句母亲话中的Xin Xian Yu及我没有学习汉语可以推断出：我为了防止忘掉要买的东西的名字，而不断重复着母亲的话。故选A项。
【小题1】B A项意为农场；B项意为货摊；C项意为池塘；D项意为集市，市场分析句子结构可知：我发现鱼摊被很多顾客围着。故选B项
【小题1】D由第二段中You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown及本句中turned to serve the next customer可知，这个卖鱼人没有在意我说的话，即无视，不理睬。只有D项符合句意
【小题1】C本句中The laugh of the people behind increased表明我身后的人因为失去耐心而开始笑起来。with impatience意为因为不耐烦。故选C项。
【小题1】A由本段的第三句中turned to serve the next customer及本句中the breath of the dragon on my back grew stronger可知，当我再一次问的时候，我生气了。second表示在一的意思。故选A项
【小题1】A由本句中my blood boiling可知，我被激怒了，因此我强迫自己大声喊出我要买的东西。B、C、D三项不符合作者当时的心情，故排除。
【小题1】D由上句中The crowd erupted into laughter可知，因为我说错了汉语而引来了大家的哄堂大笑，这让我十分难堪，故我的脸变红了。因此答案为D。
【小题1】C上段中母亲让我买Xin Xian Yu及由本句中expect for the $20 bill可知，我没有买到鱼，而是空着手回家的。故选C项
【小题1】B由本段中They’re Chinese. I’m Chinese可知，同为中国人，我应该感到自在、自如才对。这与后面的Instead , I was the joke……形成对比。故选B项。
【小题1】D A项意为交易，买卖；B项意为行动，所做之事；C项意为挑战；D项意为发生的事（常指小事）。由本句中I laugh at可知，作者时常以自己买鱼的那件小事自嘲。故答案为D项
【小题1】C分析句意可知，这里作者以买鱼这件小事自嘲，当然自嘲的对象是作者本人。因此C项符合语境。
【小题1】B分析句子结构可知，该空应与fading away意思相近。A项意为被扔掉；B项意为被丢失；C项意为被分开；D项意为被反映的。因此B项符合语境和句意。