Ioftenreadofincidentsofmisunderstandingorconflict．I'mleft（36）．Whydothesepeoplecreatemistrustandproblems，especiallywiththosefromother（37）？IwasgrowingupinKualaLumpurintheearly1960s，（38）

Question

I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict．I'm left（36）___．Why do these people create mistrust and problems，especially with those from other（37）___？
       I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s，（38）___ children from different races and religions played and studied （39）___ in harmony．At that time my family lived a stone's （40）___ from Ismail's．And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu-we just （41）___ our differences．Perhaps，our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice，well （42）___ or otherwise．
       We were nine when we became friends．During the school holidays，we'd （43）___ the countryside on our bicycles，hoping to （44）___ the unexpected．At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town．We would be glad of his （45）___．
       When I was twelve，my family moved to Johor．Ismail's family later returned to their village，and I （46）___ touch with him．
One spring afternoon in 1983，I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur．I （47）___ my destination．The driver acknowledged my （48）___ but did not move off．Instead，he looked （49）___ at me．“Raddar？“he said，using my childhood nickname （绰号）．I was astonished at being so （50）___ addressed （称呼）．Unexpectedly!It was Ismail!Even after two （51）___ we still recognized each other．Grasping his shoulder，I felt a true affection，something （52）___ to describe．
       If we can allow our children to be （53）___ without prejudice，they'll build friendships with people，regardless of race or religion，who will be （54）___ their side through thick and thin．On such friendships are societies built and （55）___ we can truly be，as William Shakespeare once wrote，“We happy few．We band of brothers“．
36．A．interested       B．pleased        C．puzzled        D．excited
37．A．parties          B．cities         C．villages       D．races
38．A．why              B．which          C．how            D．when
39．A．together         B．around         C．alone          D．apart
40．A．drop             B．throw          C．move           D．roll
41．A．refused          B．made           C．sought         D．accepted
42．A．paid             B．meant          C．preserved      D．treated
43．A．explore          B．search         C．discover       D．desert
44．A．get through      B．deal with      C．come across    D．take away
45．A．arrival          B．choice         C．effort         D．company
46．A．lost             B．gained         C．developed      D．missed
47．A．stated           B．ordered        C．decided        D．chose
48．A．attempts         B．instructions   C．opinions       D．arrangements
49．A．anxiously        B．carelessly     C．disappointedly D．fixedly
50．A．familiarly       B．strangely      C．fully          D．coldly
51．A．departures       B．months         C．years          D．decades
52．A．possible         B．funny          C．hard           D．clear
53．A．them             B．themselves     C．us             D．ourselves
54．A．from             B．by             C．with           D．against
55．A．still            B．otherwise      C．then           D．instead．

Answer 1

36．C  考查形容词辨析．根据下文作者与Ismail一家融洽的关系可知，作者对种族问题带来的误解和冲突感到不解．故选C．
37．D   考查名词辨析．根据文章围绕种族隔阂问题展开可知，此处应该为来自不同种族的人．故填D．
38．D   考查特殊疑问词辨析．根据句子结构分析可知，此处为when引导的定语从句，修饰前面的theearly 1960s．故填D．
39．A  考查副词．根据句意可知，在20世纪60年代，在KualaLumpur，不同种族的孩子们在一起玩耍学习，相处融洽．故选A．
40．B  考查动词辨析．根据语境可知，此处表示Ismail一家住在距离作者家仅“扔一块石头的距离”．drop下落；move移动；roll卷起，都不合题意．故选B．
41．D  考查动词辨析．根据语境可知，尽管两家有不同的宗教信仰，但两家人都接受彼此的不同．seek寻找，refuse拒绝，均不合题意．故选D．
42．B  考查过去分词辨析．根据句意可知，wellmeant这里是“出于好意”的意思．故选B．
43．A  考查动词辨析．根据语境可知，假期里骑自行车（explorethe countryside）去郊外“探险”．故选A．
44．C  考查动词短语辨析．根据句意可知，去郊外探险，希望偶遇到一些不同寻常的东西．getthrough 接通电话； deal with 处理；take away 拿走．均不符语境，故选C．
45．D  考查名词辨析．根据语境可知，作者一家都很高兴有Ismail的陪同．故选D．
46．A  考查动词辨析．根据下文可知，搬家后作者和Ismail失去了联系．losetouch with sb．和某人失去联系．故选A．
47．A  考查动词．state声明，陈述．根据句意可知，作者向司机说了目的地．故选A．
48．B  考查名词辨析．根据句意可知，司机明白了作者的要求，但他没有发动汽车．故选B．
49．D  考查副词辨析．根据语境可知，fixedly盯着．此时Ismail已经认出了作者，他也为这次重逢感到意外，所以盯着作者看．故选D．
50．A  考查副词辨析．根据语境可知，因为是小时候的绰号，这个时候被人唤起作者感到很熟悉．故选A．．
51．D  考查名词辨析．根据语境可知，从60年代分别到80年代再次见面，所以是二十多年了．twodecades符合题意．故选D．
52．C  考查形容词辨析．根据语境可知，二十年后的重逢，作者感到很兴奋激动，有一种很难描述的感觉．故选C．
53．B  考查固定搭配．根据语境可知，如果让孩子们不带民族偏见地长大，beoneself自在，随心，固定表达．故选B．
54．B   考查介词辨析．byone’s side固定短语“在某人的身旁”．根据语境可知，此处表示“无论富裕还是贫困都在他们身旁的朋友．”故选B．
55．C   考查副词辨析．根据语境可知，这个社会如果建立在这种友谊的基础上，那么我们就能真正像莎士比亚所说的那样．故选C．