I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I’m left完形
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(2017•山西大学模块诊断)
I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I’m left __1__. Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other __2__？
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s, __3__ children from different races and religions played and studied __4__ in harmony. At that time my family lived a ston e’s __5__ from Ismail’s. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu—we just __6__ our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well __7__ or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we’d __8__ the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to __9__ the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his __10__.
When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail’s
family later returned to their village, and I __11__ touch with him.
One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I __12__ my destination. The driver acknowledged my __13__ but did not move off. Instead, he looked __14__ at me. “Raddar？” he said, using my childhood nickname (绰号). I was astonished at being so __15__ addressed (称呼)．Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two __16__ we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something __17__to describe.
If we can allow our children to be __18__ without prejudice, they’ll build friendships with people, regardless of race or religion, who will be __19__ their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and __20__ we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote, “we happy few, we band of brothers”．
1．B．interested
C．excited D．puzzled
2．B．cities
C．races D．villages
3．B．when
C．how D．why
4．B．around
C．together D．apart 5．B．move
C．drop D．roll 6．B．sought
C．accepted D．made 7．B．treated
C．preserved D．meant 8．B．explore
C．discover D．desert 9．through B．deal with C．come across D．take away 10．B．company
C．effort D．choice 11．B．lost
C．developed D．gained 12．B．ordered
C．decided D．chose 13．B．arrangements C．instructions D．opinions 14．B．anxiously C．disappointedly D．carelessly
15．B．strangely
C．fully D．familiarly
16．B．months
C．departures D．years
17．B．funny
C．clear D．hard
18．B．us
C．themselves D．ourselves
19．B．with
C．against D．by
20．B．then
C．instead D．otherwise
答案与解析
本文为夹叙夹议文。作者通过回忆童年时与Ismail的友谊，呼吁人们消除种族偏见，增进理解，珍惜真正的友情。
1．D根据下一句中的“Why do these people create mistrust and problems...”可知，“我”感到困惑。故选D。
2．C根据下文第二段第一句中的“from different races and religions”和最后一段中的“regardless of race or religion”可知，此处谈论的是不同种族的人之间产生的不信任或冲突。
3．B这是一个由when引导的非限制性定语从句。在
