四、完形填空。〔人与社会——文化沟通〕
My name is Brad Li. I'm here today to tell you about my 1 as an exchange student in the United States last year.
I must admit(承认) that at first America was a big culture shock for 2. Many things were 3 to me: the language, the food and even the school.
I stayed with a host family in a small town. My host parents, Mr and Mrs Hurst, were very 4. They organized a lot of activities for me in my spare time 5 I wouldn't miss my home or feel lonely.
However, to a certain degree, life in the US was hard to get used to. My main 6 was with the language. I failed to understand much in the first few weeks because everyone spoke so 7. Though I soon 8 to get used to it, I still had problems because they used a lot of idioms(习语). For example, they often say they are “under the weather” when they are ill. Their everyday English is very 9 from what we learn in China.
Another difference was the food. My host family always had bread, potatoes and salad for meals. I really 10 the dumplings, rice and delicious dishes from home.
School was a big shock too. They do not 11 students to wear uniforms, so students can wear almost whatever they like. Some students have strange hairstyles(发型) as well.
Anyway, I have many great 12 of that year, especially playing in the snow in winter, and playing baseball. At Halloween, I went to a party dressed 13 Harry Potter. At Thanksgiving, we had a big dinner with delicious turkey.
It was an exciting year for me. Now I 14 more about American culture. My American friends asked me many questions about life in China, and this made me 15 my own culture as well.
() 1. A. activity
B. nature
C. party
D. experience
() 2. A. you
B. me
C. her
D. him
() 3. A. right
B. smooth
C. comfortable
D. strange
() 4. A. kind
B. busy
C. proud
D. awful
() 5. A. as long as
B. as soon as
C. even though
D. so that
() 6. A. goal
B. dream
C. problem
D. weight
() 7. A. slowly
B. quickly
C. clearly
D. angrily
() 8. A. agreed
B. expected
C. managed
D. planned
() 9. A. different
B. absent
C. free
D. safe
() 10. A. afforded
B. missed
C. left
D. refused
() 11. A. cause
B. allow
C. advise
D. require
() 12. A. memories
B. advantages
C. faults
D. interviews
() 13. A. of
B. with
C. on
D. as
() 14. A. influence
B. examine
C. understand
D. solve
() 15. A. wait for
B. think about
C. take up
D. dream of

1~5. DBDAD 6~10. CBCAB 11~15. DADCB

【分析】
这是一篇以“交换生的美国经历”为主题的完形填空，解题思路为：1. 先通读全文把握主旨（作者作为交换生在美国的文化适应过程）；2. 逐空分析时，结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配及语法知识确定答案；3. 不确定的空可通过前后文逻辑关系（如因果、目的、转折等）辅助判断。
【解析】
1. 句意：我要讲去年作为美国交换生的经历。experience意为“经历”，符合语境，选D。
2. 句意：起初美国对我来说是巨大的文化冲击。介词for后用宾格me，选B。
3. 文化冲击下，很多事物对我来说是陌生的，strange意为“陌生的”，选D。
4. 寄宿父母组织很多活动，说明他们很友善，kind意为“友善的”，选A。
5. 组织活动的目的是不让我想家，so that引导目的状语从句，选D。
6. 美国生活难适应，主要问题是语言，problem意为“问题”，选C。
7. 刚开始听不懂是因为大家说得快，quickly意为“快速地”，选B。
8. manage to do sth是固定搭配，意为“设法做成某事”，选C。
9. 日常英语和中国学的不同，different意为“不同的”，选A。
10. 想念家乡的食物，miss意为“想念”，选B。
11. 学校不要求学生穿校服，require意为“要求”，选D。
12. 有很多那年的美好回忆，memories意为“回忆”，选A。
13. dress as是固定搭配，意为“装扮成”，选D。
14. 现在更了解美国文化，understand意为“了解”，选C。
15. 这让我思考自己的文化，think about意为“思考”，选B。
【答案】
1~5. DBDAD 6~10. CBCAB 11~15. DADCB
【知识点】
语境理解、词汇辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本文围绕交换生的跨文化经历展开，贴近学生生活，侧重考查基础词汇的词义辨析、固定搭配及上下文逻辑的运用，是难度适中的完形填空题型，有助于学生理解文化差异。
【难度系数】
0.6