选词填空(一) 爱心故事+文化差异+人物故事
A [2019·陕西改编]
meter as stop one out wait you sell slow
wife
It was nine on a cold winter night. I hurried to go home from work on my motorbike.
At the last crossing, while I 1. for the green light, I saw an old man walking toward me. He 2. me, and I felt a little nervous. The old man said 3. , “Excuse me. Could you please help me?” I looked at him up and down. He looked about 70 years old.
The old man took 4. a 10-yuan bill and said to me, “You see the old lady over there? She is selling baked(烤) sweet potatoes. Could you just take the money and buy one from her?” He pointed at an old lady selling something about fifty 5. away in the corner.
“But why don’t you go and buy it 6. ?” I was puzzled(迷惑的). The old man continued, “That old lady is my wife and it’s her 7. day to sell baked sweet potatoes. Just now I called her. She told me that there was only one sweet potato left and she wouldn’t go home until all the sweet potatoes 8. out. But I know she can’t stand the cold because her legs hurt. I’m very worried about her.”
At that time, I understood why the old man asked me to buy his 9. sweet potato. I felt really warm and moved. Without taking the money, I rode to the old lady quickly and bought the last one.10. I waved goodbye to the old man, I could see him standing there with a thankful smile.
B [2020·原创]
why excite they good live until mean
nature time west
An old saying goes, “When in Rome(罗马), do as the Romans do.” I learned the 1. of this when I studied in Russia.
One day I invited some of my Chinese friends to a famous local restaurant in Moscow.My guests and I were 2. about visiting Red Square and happy about our meeting.We had a warm chat 3. the waiter told me that we were being too loud.We lowered our voices. But this didn’t last long. The waiter came over to us two more 4. with the same message.
How bad an impression(印象) we must have left on the local people! In China it’s 5. and important for a host to make a 6. atmosphere(气氛).However, in Russia and 7. countries, having a meal in a public place means you must keep your voice low.You need to be polite to others.
I felt bad about this.Even though we tried our 8. , it’s very difficult to develop a new habit. Russians have their own special habits.My Russian friend, Andrew, always looks around and thinks for a while before leaving home.I asked him 9. he did this.“Aha,” Andrew said,“in Russia, people always spend about a minute going over things and plans in 10. minds before leaving.So they won’t leave anything necessary behind.”
Finding the differences between cultures is much fun.I’d like to keep my eyes and mind open.
C [2020·原创]
complete two all painting add busy teacher
what suggest you
Once upon a time there was a painter who just finished his lessons from a great painter. He decided to display(展示) one of his best 1. on a busy street.
He put his painting at the 2. street-crossing in the city. And below it a board read, “Gentlemen, I have painted this piece. Since I’m new, I might have made some mistakes in my work. Please put a cross(错号) wherever you see a mistake.”
When he came back in the evening, he was 3. surprised to see that the whole painting was filled with crosses. Discouraged and broken, he ran to his 4. place. He said sadly, “I’m useless and if this is 5. I have learned to paint, I’m not worth teaching.”
The teacher gave him a 6. . He said, “My son, I will prove that you are a great artist.” His teacher told him, “Just paint the same painting once again and give it to me.”
Then they went to the same street the 7. morning. While the painter was displaying the same painting, his teacher was 8. something to the old board, “I have put colors and brushes just below. If you see a mistake, please correct it.”
