语言朋友(21)rica; it is the land of freedom; it's the place where different cultures clash and live together in peace.However, you guys might agree with me.it's not easy to leave home and the security of family, friends and people who love and care about us.And doing it raises some questions： Are you equal to the challenge? You might be sitting in front of your computer watching a documentary about America, which shows you the breathtaking views of skyscrapers in New York, the beautiful warm weather in San Diego, and the huge parties along the beaches of the Sunshine State, Florida.
Just so you know, it's all true.I remember how my heart was racing the first time I visited Times Square in New York.I can't find any words in the dictionary to describe how I felt at that moment.Someday, when you get lucky and go there, you will know what I mean.
Unfortunately, TV and movies never show the other side of what students must do to survive America.Education in the States is really different from other places.Yes, there is the traditional A, B, C and D grading system, and you get to be on the Dean's List if you have all A's on your transcript.However, these grades don't just come from your test performances.The requirements of classes in the US are much more varied and this is the biggest adjustment that overseas students have to manage.
Some have papers that you have to write every week, others have group projects you must do with your classmates, presentations you make in the class, or research you do by yourself to prove your own idea.There comes a night when you have a couple of projects for different classes, a paper, and an exam to study for.And that night you ask yourself, 揥hat did I get myself intoo？” intimidate you, but you should know what it really is like to study in the States.One thing I can promise you is that it is worth all the hard work you put in.And the more time you give to your study, the more open doors you will have by the time you finish your degree.
解题导语：去美国学习是很多学子的愿望但作者要问这些学子们：你真的准备好了吗？________．tand the benefits of studying in the US
解析：写作意图题。根据Are you competitive enough to make it in America？”和最后一段“you should know what it really is like to study in the States.”可以看出作者写这篇文章的目的是帮助准备在美国学习的读者故选A。A
2．According to the author, America is________．a place where people from different backgrounds get on well
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段“it's the place where different cultures clash and live together in peace.”美国是来自不同国家的人也能相处得很好的地方故选D。________.
A．disappointed
B．surprised
C．excited
D．nervous
解析：细节理解题。根据第五段“I remember how my heart was racing the first time I visited Times Square in New York.”可知作者很兴奋故选C。According to the passage, which of the following is most challenging?
A．Attending all the classes.
B．Getting all A's in the tests.
C．Writing papers every week.
D．Balancing different study requirements.
解析：细节理解题。根据第六段“The requirements of classes in the US are much more varied and this is the biggest adjustment that overseas students have to manage.”可知平衡不同的学习要求是最具有挑战性的故选D。ast paragraph most probably means________．词义猜测题。根据“but you should know what it really is like to study in the States”可知这里是“恐吓”的意思故选B。________ (visit) it since his boyhood and it was the first time that he 8.________ (be) there.The following was 9.________ he had seen.
10．________ (arrive) there, he 11.________ (impress) by its beautiful scenery and tall buildings.It is said that Hong Kong has the most skyscrapers in the world.Wherever he went, he saw many smiling faces there.People in Hong Kong were kind, generous, easygoing and ready to help 12.________.Much to his surprise, he saw that people there always kept order in public places.13.________ crowds of people were waiting for the next train at the subway station, they were talking in such a low voice as not to disturb one another.
Chinese and English are their official languages.English is 14.________ (wide) used in governments, markets, service centers and other fields.
Staying there for only a week was a good experience for him, 15.________ he will never forget.
解题导语：作者讲述了一个朋友在香港的所见所闻所感。解析：表具体某一天用on。答案：on解析：动名词作介词about的宾语。答案：visiting解析：在句中作谓语the first time＋答案：had been解析：用what引导表语从句在从句中作宾语。答案：what解析：现在分词作状语表主动。答案：Arriving解析：在句中作谓语表被动。答案：was impressed解析：泛指除自己以外的其他人。答案：others解析：语境中有对比关系的“crowds of people”和“a low voice”引导让步状语从句用though或although表“尽管”。答案：Though/Although解析：修饰动词use用副词形式。答案：widely解析：引导非限制性定语从句在从句中作宾语。答案：which