阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The other day I shared
knowledge on several aspects of Hindi(印地) culture
with you. Today I'm hoping to paint a better picture of 1 it
means to give in India and how their generosity differs from 2 of
Western culture.
I was 3 when we learned the words "thank you"
don't really exist in Hindi. In the mountains, it is 4 used,
and people often seemed annoyed when we tried to thank them. They 5 either
turn their heads, or shake their hands at us.
When we asked our Indian
friends why this is so, they explained that giving and generosity are vital parts
of their culture. Giving is more of a 6 of "changing hands" than an act of generosity.
In their eyes, the foods they would give us were 7 really "theirs". They see them as something
passed along to them and now they are 8 passing them along to us.
The villagers were eager
to 9 their
best cucumbers to a passing stranger. 10,
people in the U.S. tend to donate old, used, or unwanted things 11 their
treasured ones.
12, during a coffee break, a friend told me about how he donated his favourite clothes and shoes—just for the experience of giving up the possessions he likes most. Giving is 13 Westerners can certainly do. We can practise 14 giving away the things we value most—not only actual physical possessions, but also perhaps even more 15, our time and attention.
(1)
A .
how
B .
when
C .
why
D .
what
(2)
A .
that
B .
one
C .
it
D .
both
(3)
A .
amused
B .
interested
C .
shocked
D .
disappointed
(4)
A .
often
B .
occasionally
C .
sometimes
D .
seldom
(5)
A .
could
B .
should
C .
would
D .
might
(6)
A .
matter
B .
change
C .
picture
D .
state
(7)
A .
ever
B .
yet
C .
never
D .
already
(8)
A .
partly
B .
equally
C .
obviously
D .
simply
(9)
A .
give away
B .
give
out
C .
give back
D .
give in
(10)
A .
Therefore
B .
However
C .
Otherwise
D .
Meanwhile
(11)
A .
rather than
B .
better
than
C .
more than
D .
less than
(12)
A .
Importantly
B .
Obviously
C .
Interestingly
D .
Luckily
(13)
A .
anything
B .
nothing
C .
everything
D .
something
(14)
A .
in
B .
by
C .
for
D .
about
(15)
A .
urgent
B .
efficient
C .
important
D .
flexible
答案:(1)D;(2)A;(3)C;(4)D;(5)C;(6)A;(7)C;(8)D;(9)A;(10)B;(11)A;(12)C;(13)D;(14)B;(15)C;