19.The Real China,on Wheels
"Excuse me,you can sit here,"he said.The man had reasonable pronunciation and looked studious (好學(xué)的),with a smile that made me feel as if I"d arrived for dinner in his living room.(31)B I hadn't,and he didn't know me.I looked around the crowded train carriage as it moved along,there were (32)D people standing than sitting and we were in for a tough five hours-I had missed a seat as a result of my lack of organization.I had had every chance to buy a ticket the day before,while there were still seats available.
"No,no.Icouldn't,"I said.
"Yes,"he replied with a smile."You (33)C sit here."
"But it's your seat.Really,I can't."
"Yes,please,have my seat."We (34)B like this for some time.This guy had taken the (35)D to reserve a seat,and now he wanted to give it away.People were staring at me.This was (36)A.
"You are tired,"he said.
I gave (37)C and sat down.On this Shanhaiguan-Beijing train,I was feeling happy to be (38)C.The young man stood by me at a comfortable distance.
"Excuse me,where are you from?"
"Australia."
And on we went…
One thing standing out for me on that train was the free sense of community (團(tuán)體) among
(39)A strangers.On Beijing's subway,everybody ignores everybody-it's a worldwide (40)C.I was surprised to see once Chinese people (41)C on board a regional (區(qū)域) train,they start talking to each other like (42)C in a hutong(胡同).
I soon(43)B people all over the train were chatting to their fellow(44)A,near or far.There was a lot of laughing.People offered snacks to each other,followed by the usual"No,no,I couldn't.""Yes,yes.Here take some.""Well,OK.Just a little."
Three or four times,I was (45)B by university students who wanted to chat,and soon the audience was attracted by us.I began to feel the older passengers(46)A the significance of what these youngsters were capable of,and they were proud of their young countrymen taking China to the rest of world through (47)C.
These youngsters talked with warmth,intelligence and sincerity (真誠(chéng)),(48)A with reasonable language skills. (49)D,China will find itself in good hands as the decades tick by.
I vowed to (50)B flying around China-the train gets my vote.If you want to see real Chinese people at their finest,jump on a regional train.
31.A.And | B.But | C.Or | D.So |
32.A.kinder | B.poorer | C.stronger | D.more |
33.A.should | B.will | C.can | D.need |
34.A.broke out | B.carried on | C.looked on | D.stood up |
35.A.blame | B.duty | C.chance | D.trouble |
36.A.embarrassing | B.interesting | C.shameful | D.unpleasant |
37.A.off | B.out | C.in | D.up |
38.A.noticed | B.watched | C.seated | D.served |
39.A.a(chǎn)bsolute | B.foreign | C.lonely | D.optimistic |
40.A.a(chǎn)tmosphere | B.fashion | C.phenomenon | D.reputation |
41.A.march | B.wander | C.climb | D.slide |
42.A.travellers | B.families | C.neighbours | D.businessmen |
43.A.a(chǎn)dmitted | B.realized | C.believed | D.imagined |
44.A.passengers | B.citizens | C.workers | D.students |
45.A.mentioned | B.a(chǎn)pproached | C.forgotten | D.investigated |
46.A.understood | B.doubted | C.reduced | D.suspected |
47.A.transportation | B.trade | C.conversation | D.friendship |
48.A.combined | B.decorated | C.burdened | D.satisfied |
49.A.Strangely | B.Accidently | C.Surprisingly | D.Undoubtedly |
50.A.experience | B.a(chǎn)void | C.enjoy | D.deny |