One year ago, I traveled 15,000 kilometers from Australia to the US. I am from a beachside town in the 16 of Sydney, and thought there would be almost no 17 differences between my home country and my 18 . I was surprised at how wrong I was, and at 19 different the two countries could be.
The United States is 20 in almost every aspect. The buildings are gigantic (巨大的) and so are the people who 21 and work in them. At mealtimes, the portions (份额) often 22 to me to be big enough for three or four people. I once 23 a baked potato which turned out to be bigger than my head! This was a big 24 for me.
The longer I spent in the US, the more I started to 25 smaller differences like the culture of 26 in restaurants. In Australia we don’t tend to give a tip 27 the service has been really excellent. In the US you tip for 28 everything, even at the hairdresser. Waiters and shop assistants 29 to be given 15 percent of the bill, although in places 30 New York or Washington DC, a tip can be as much as 20 percent.
31 , I also became more wary (谨慎的) of believing the stereotypes (成见) I had heard at home as I traveled. Not all Americans are ignorant of geography, for example.
Despite this, certain stereotypes about places did seem to 32 true for me. There is an immense (强烈的) sense of speed in New York. Everyone 33 to and fro, and very seldom takes time to 34 the moment. This is very different from the Australian lifestyle. Australians are laid back. Even in a major city like Sydney, we “Aussies” take time to “stop and smell the roses”---very different from our American counterparts.
Navigating (驾驭) the culture divide between Australia and the US was challenging at times. But I took up that 35 and learned a lot from it. It was an adventure.
【小题1】A．heartB．cityC．centerD．suburbs【小题2】A．culturalB．mercialC．economicD．scientific【小题3】A．home townB．departureC．locationD．destination【小题4】A．howB．whyC．howeverD．where【小题5】A．bigB．modernC．smallD．fashionable【小题6】A．travelB．surviveC．liveD．serve【小题7】A．happenedB．seemedC．provedD．managed【小题8】A．broughtB．orderedC．designedD．fetched【小题9】A．laughterB．pleasureC．shockD．embarrassment【小题10】A．preferB．noticeC．tellD．appreciate【小题11】A．servingB．tippingC．donatingD．toasting【小题12】A．unlessB．ifC．whenD．since【小题13】A．rarelyB．mostlyC．almostD．hardly【小题14】A．tryB．waitC．thinkD．expect【小题15】A．likeB．alongC．forD．in【小题16】A．SoB．ThereforeC．HoweverD．But【小题17】A．eB．beeC．turnD．get【小题18】A．walksB．drivesC．wandersD．rushes【小题19】A．depend onB．reflect onC．spy onD．watch on【小题20】A．experienceB．jobC．challengeD．businessD
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试题分析:
【小题1】考查单词意思，heart意思“心”，city意思“城市”，center意思“中心”，suburbs意思“郊区”，句子意思“我在悉尼郊区的海滨小镇”
【小题2】由第三段第二行like the culture of…所以是文化的，句子意思“认为我的家乡和我的目的不存在文化差异”
【小题3】考查单词意思，home town意思“家乡”，departure意思“离开”，location意思“位置”， destination意思“目的”，句子意思“认为我的家乡和我的目的不存在文化差异”
【小题4】由前面的句子I was surprised at how wrong I was可以知道是how，句子意思“我很惊奇我出的错和两个国家的不同”
【小题5】由后面的句子The buildings are gigantic (巨大的) and so are the people who…可以知道是大的
【小题6】考查单词意思，travel意思“旅行”，survive意思“幸存”，live意思“居住”，serve意思“服务”，句子意思“那里的建筑物巨大，人们住在那里和在那里工作”
【小题7】考查单词意思，happened意思“发生”，seemed意思“好像”，proved意思“证明”，managed意思“完成”，句子意思“在吃饭的时候，份额对我来说足够的大到三人或四人”
【小题8】考查单词意思，brought意思“带来”，ordered意思“订购”，designed意思“设计”，fetched意思“取”，句子意思“我订购了一个烤土豆结果被证明比我的头还大”
【小题9】考查单词意思，laughter意思“笑声”，pleasure意思“高兴”，shock意思“震惊”，embarrassment意思“害羞”，句子意思“对我来说是个很大的震惊”
【小题10】考查单词意思，prefer意思“喜欢”，notice意思“注意”，appreciate意思“欣赏”，tell意思“告诉”，句子意思“我在美国住的时间越长，我越开始注意像在餐厅给小费有小的差异”
【小题11】由后面的句子In the US you tip for…可以知道是小费，句子意思“我在美国住的时间越长，我越开始注意像在餐厅给小费有小的差异”
【小题12】考查单词意思，unless意思“除非”，if意思“如果”，when意思“当…时候”，since意思“自从”，句子意思“在澳大利亚我们不给小费除非服务员一直很优秀”
【小题13】考查单词意思，rarely意思“很少”，mostly意思“大多是”，almost意思“几乎是”，hardly意思“几乎不”，句子意思“在美国几乎所有的事情都给小费”
【小题14】考查单词意思，try意思“尝试”，wait意思“等待”，think意思“思考”，expect意思“希望”，句子意思“服务员和店员希望得到百分之15的账单”
【小题15】like意思“像…”，句子意思“尽管像纽约和华盛顿这些地方，小费可以多达百分之20”
【小题16】therefore意思“因此”，句子意思“我也变得很谨慎对于当我旅游时我在家听到的成见”
【小题17】固定词组e true意思“实现”，句子意思“尽管如此，关于某些地方刻板印象对于我来说似乎很真实”
【小题18】固定句型rush to do sth意思“跑去做某事”，句子意思“每人冲过去，话很少的时间反思”
【小题19】考查固定词组，depend on意思“依靠”，reflect on意思“反应”，spy on意思“侦查”，watch on意思“看”，句子意思“每人冲过去，话很少的时间反思”
【小题20】由前面的句子Navigating (驾驭) the culture divide between Australia and the US was challenging at times.可以知道是挑战