五、完形填空
Have you ever felt nervous while doing something for the very first time? If you got dropped off in a new environment with a bunch of strangers, what would you do? It can be extremely difficult, and even frightening at times, to try something 1.
Recently, a popular Chinese vlogger posted videos teaching people how to take the metro and bus in cities. The first reaction of many netizens was 2. After all, who doesn't know how to use public transportation? But soon, many others thanked the creator for her thoughtful and 3 videos because she showed people a simple-to-follow set of 4 on what to do. Many had 5 to realize lots of people in China don't live in large cities. What we may 6 as common knowledge may very well be 7 and confusing to others. Videos like these, which help people to 8 the life skills they may not have, may 9 them a lot of awkwardness.
I remember going to college in America for the first time. When younger, I had already learned many 10 skills, like cooking simple meals. The 11 was different with many of my roommates. They didn't have these skills I consider very basic. And I didn't know how to use the dishwasher 12 to almost every American. What my roommates and I did was help each other out by 13 our knowledge about how to do one thing or another.
It is not 14 for a farmer to learn how to ride the metro, just as it is unnecessary for a city person to learn how to raise chickens. But we can learn how to do both—thanks to the people willing to keep a(n) 15 mind about other people and give a helping hand as well.
()1. A. special B. new C. unusual D. complicated
()2. A. confusion B. relief C. anxiety D. admiration
()3. A. long-standing B. expensive C. inspiring D. informative
()4. A. introductions B. instructions C. requirements D. inspections
()5. A. continued B. seemed C. failed D. come
()6. A. declare B. employ C. feature D. perceive
()7. A. professional B. fascinating C. foreign D. striking
()8. A. pick up B. put up C. take up D. make up
()9. A. bring B. allow C. cause D. save
()10. A. management B. business C. household D. nutrition
()11. A. example B. case C. occasion D. event
()12. A. common B. important C. unique D. particular
()13. A. applying B. acquiring C. spreading D. sharing
()14. A. suitable B. beneficial C. essential D. useful
()15. A. open B. active C. clear D. honest

1.B 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.C 6.D 7.C 8.A 9.D 10.C 11.B 12.A 13.D 14.C 15.A
【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章围绕作者看到网上的一位网友通过录制视频的方式教大家如何乘坐公共交通的事件展开论述。作者认为,对于一些人来说,虽然没有必要去学会生活中他们用不到的所有的技能,但是非常感谢那些愿意对他人保持开放心态并伸出援助之手的人。
1. B 解析:根据前文“If you got dropped off in a new environment with a bunch of strangers”以及常识可知,如果你身处一个陌生的环境,和一群陌生人待在一起,你可能不敢尝试新的事物,甚至会感觉到害怕。故选 B。
2. A 解析:根据后文“After all, who doesn't know how to use public transportation?(毕竟,谁不知道如何使用公共交通工具呢?)”可知,该视频告诉人们如何乘坐地铁这一点让网友们感到困惑。故选 A。
3. D 解析:根据后文“because she showed people a simple-to-follow set of 4 on what to do”可知,该视频为人们如何能够简单地乘坐交通工具提供了信息。故选 D。
4. B 解析:根据后文“what to do”可知,该视频展示了一套简单易行的操作指南,即对如何乘坐公共交通进行说明,让人们知道该怎么做。故选 B。
5. C 解析:根据后文“lots of people in China don't live in large cities”可知,许多人未能意识到中国有很多人不住在大城市。故选 C。
6. D 解析:根据后文“as common knowledge”可知,我们认为是常识的东西,对于他人来说可能是令人困惑的。故选 D。
7. C 解析:根据后文“confusing to others”可知,我们认为是常识的东西,对其他人来说很可能是陌生的和令人困惑的。故选 C。
8. A 解析:根据后文“the life skills”可知,这些视频能够帮助人们掌握生活技能。故选 A。
9. D 解析:根据后文“them a lot of awkwardness”可知,这些视频可能会让他们避免很多尴尬。故选 D。
10. C 解析:根据后文“like cooking simple meals”可知,作者学会了很多家务技巧,如做饭。故选 C。
11. B 解析:根据后文“They didn't have these skills I consider very basic. And I didn't know how to use the dishwasher $\underline{12}$ to almost every American.”可知,作者和其他许多室友的情况是不一样的。故选 B。
12. A 解析:根据前文“how to use the dishwasher”以及“almost every American”可知,作者不知道如何使用几乎每个美国人都司空见惯的洗碗机。故选 A。
13. D 解析:根据前文“help each other out”可知,作者的室友和作者所做的,就是通过分享知识来互相帮助。故选 D。
14. C 解析:根据后文“just as it is unnecessary for a city person to learn how to raise chickens”可知,城里人没有必要学习如何养鸡,同样,农民学习如何乘坐地铁也是没有必要的。故选 C。
15. A 解析:根据后文“about other people and give a helping hand as well”可知,此处表示感谢那些愿意对他人保持开放心态并伸出援助之手的人。故选 A。