From the moment the iron bird landed in the roaring noise ofBoston Logan International Airport with its wings proudly spread,my wings withered quietly in this unfamiliar country.
“I think... I don't know... I just want to say ...” My voice 1.B into the noise of the grand dining hall of DeerfieldAcademy, 2.C listening. Like most of the Asian students, Ifound myself able to 3.A my head, only in math class. Allthis made me puzzled and 4.D .
“Helen, what is your name in Chinese？” Rosie asked me one morning as I 5.C my backpack onto the seat next to her.
“Gao Yushen”， I 6.A clearly in standard Chinese, slightly surprised by the 7.D .“Why？”
“Just interested. Can you write it there？” She 8.D at the board.
I printed my name in Chinese characters “高雨莘” in the center of the board.
“Yushen (雨莘) is my 9.B name. ‘Yu’(雨) means ‘to give rain’ and‘shen’ means ‘many’. ‘To give rain to the many’ 10.C my parents' hope that I can nourish the many people around me.”
Mild laughter, even one or two whistles 11.A from the silence. “Wow.” “Cool！”
“But I am new.” I murmured, “I think I need your 12.B more than you need mine...” “So, what are the four little 13.D in the character for ‘rain’ ？” Rosie asked.
“They are rain drops.”
“ 14.C I put eight dots in it？”
“Hmm...Big rain, then.” I answered 15.B .
For the first time since my 16.A at the school, I laughed with such abandon and my old 17.C . Helen Keller, after whom I 18.D myself in English, magically managed to 19.A with the world and “nourished the many” 20.A her loss of vision and hearing.
文章大意：本文主要讲述了作者最初去美国的时候，因为不熟悉环境而感到困惑和沮丧，但是同学Rosie询问她的中文名及其含义的举动，让她消除了这种情绪。
1．A.picked up B．died away
C．sent out D．carried away
解析：根据空前一句“I think...I don't know...I just want to say...”并结合语境可知，作者由于不熟悉环境，不敢大声说话，声音也逐渐减弱了下来。die away“逐渐减弱”。
2．A.anybody B．somebody
C．nobody D．everybody
解析：根据上文中的“My voice 1 into the noise of the grand dining hall ofDeerfieldAcademy”可知，由于作者声音微弱，没有人听她说话。
3．A.raise B．hold
C．turn D．shake
解析：根据语境和常识可知，亚裔学生数学一般较好，所以在数学课上能够(自信地)抬起头来。
4．A.sensitive B．innocent
C．conservative D．upset
解析：根据语境可知，所有的不适应让作者感到困惑和沮丧(upset)。conservative“保守的”。
5．A.seized B．cast
C．dropped D．found
解析：根据语境及空后的“onto”可知，作者把双肩包放在Rosie旁边的座位上。drop“使落下“符合语境。seize“抓住”；cast“扔，掷”。
6．A.pronounced B．wrote
C．announced D．yelled
解析：结合语境和空前的“Gao Yushen”可知，作者用标准的普通话念出了自己的名字。
7．A.expression B．request
C．command D．question
解析：根据上文Rosie询问作者的中文名可知，作者对这个问题感到有点惊讶。command“命令”不符合语境。
8．A.glared B．aimed
C．kept D．pointed
解析：结合语境可知，Rosie指着(pointed)黑板让作者把名字写在黑板上。
9．A.full B．first
C．family D．original
解析：根据常识可知，雨莘是作者的名字。first name“名字”。
10．A.stands by B．stands out
C．stands for D．stands back
解析：结合上文中的“‘Yu’(雨)means ‘to give rain’ and ‘shen’ means ‘many’”和语境可知，作者在介绍自己名字的寓意，stand for“代表”符合语境。 stand by“袖手旁观”；stand out“显眼，突出”；stand back“退后，置身事外”。
11．A.rose B．ranged
C．escaped D．made
解析：轻微的笑声，甚至一两声口哨声从寂静中传来。rise“(声音)听得到”符合语境。
12．A.comfort B．help
C．sympathy D．contribution
解析：根据语境和上文中的“But I am new”可知，作者初来乍到，还无法如她名字所表达的那样帮助很多人，因此她说自己更需要别人的帮助。
13．A.characters B．signs
C．signals D．dots
解析：根据汉字“雨”的结构和下文中的“They are rain drops”可知，此处所说的是该字里面四个点的含义。dot“点”符合语境。下文中的“I put eight dots in it”也是提示。
14．A.How about B．How come
C．What if D．What about
解析：根据下文中的“Hmm...Big rain，then.”可知，Rosie询问如果加八个点的话会怎样。how come“为什么，怎么会”；what if“要是……的话会怎样”。
15．A.carefully B．jokingly
C．frankly D．angrily
解析：根据常识可知，“雨”字只有四个点，加八个点成为“大雨”的说法为开玩笑的说法。jokingly“开玩笑地”。
16．A.arrival B．departure
C．application D．approach
解析：结合语境可知，这次经历是作者来到新环境以来第一次笑得那么放纵，又像以前那样自在(ease)。
17．A.patience B．caution
C．ease D．interest
解析：参见上题解析。
18．A.taught B．prepared
C．devoted D．named
解析：结合上文中的“Helen，what is your name in Chinese？”和语境可知，作者的英文名为Helen，取自Helen Keller。name“命名，给……取名”符合语境。
19．A.communicate B．consult
C．discuss D．live
解析：结合语境和常识可知，尽管海伦·凯勒失去了听力和视力，她还是设法与世界交流，并滋养大多数人。
20．A.despite B．until
C．for D．except
解析：参见上题解析。
