Passage 17（2019 •湖北省襄阳市）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。（选项中有一项为多余选项。）
I wish there would be a way to describe China in a simple word but that's impossible.
▲58． In my English classes when the students were asked what they would do if they only had a few hours to live, most students told me they would spend their last few hours with their families and parents.
▲59．I teach in Xiangyang, a beautiful city which the Hanjiang River goes across it and I live here better. The foods are cheaper than those in the US, so are clothing and articles(物品) of everyday us. People pay less for the public transportation, too.
▲ 60． However, it is reported that still there are a few children who can’t afford the expenses(费用) of schooling. But the government organized Project Hope many years ago. It creates conditions for the poor children to go back to school.
▲61．I seldom saw the things mentioned of the creative(有创造力的) changes China has made. But the economic miracles(经济奇迹) have the big problems.
▲62． To be honest, if I compare China with the US, my answer has always been the same: “We are not worse or better than each other; we are only different. ”
A．It’s a tradition to value education in China.
B．I realize that family is everything in China.
C．I am often asked which country I consider better.
D．You’ll not know China unless you go closer to it.
E. I was used to reading the news of China in the US.
F. The cost of living here isn’t as high as that in the US.
【答案与解析】
【文章大意】本文讲述了我对中国的印象。比如，中国人非常重视家庭、中国的生活费用不像美国那么高、在中国重视教育是一种传统等等。
58．B 细节推理题。根据下文In my English classes when the students were asked what they would do if they only had a few hours to live, most students told me they would spend their last few hours with their families and parents. 可推知这里说的是与家庭有关的事情，结合选项可知B选项I realize that family is everything in China.“我意识到中国人非常重视家庭”符合语境，故答案选B。
59．F 细节推理题。根据下文The foods are cheaper than those in the US, so are clothing and articles(物品) of everyday us. People pay less for the public transportation, too. 可推知这里说的是与美国和中国的生活费用有关，结合选项可知F选项The cost of living here isn’t as high as that in the US.“这里的生活费用不像美国那么高”符合语境，故答案选F。
60．A 细节推理题。根据下文However, it is reported that still there are a few children who can’t afford the expenses(费用) of schooling. But the government organized Project Hope many years ago. It creates conditions for the poor children to go back to school. 可推知这里说的与中国的教育有关，结合选项可知A选项It’s a tradition to value education in China.“在中国重视教育是一种传统”符合语境，故答案选A。
61．E 细节推理题。根据下文I seldom saw the things mentioned of the creative(有创造力的) changes China has made. But the economic miracles(经济奇迹) have the big problems. 这里说的是中国的改革和经济问题，可推知此处应与新闻有关，结合选项可知E选项I was used to reading the news of China in the US.“在美国我习惯看中国的新闻”符合语境，故答案选E。
62．C 细节推理题。根据下文To be honest, if I compare China with the US, my answer has always been the same: “We are not worse or better than each other; we are only different. ”可推知这里说的是关于中国和美国做比较的事情，结合选项可知C选项I am often asked which country I consider better.“我经常被问哪个国家更好” 符合语境，故答案选C。
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。（选项中有一项为多余选项。）
I wish there would be a way to describe China in a simple word but that's impossible.
▲58． In my English classes when the students were asked what they would do if they only had a few hours to live, most students told me they would spend their last few hours with their families and parents.
▲59．I teach in Xiangyang, a beautiful city which the Hanjiang River goes across it and I live here better. The foods are cheaper than those in the US, so are clothing and articles(物品) of everyday us. People pay less for the public transportation, too.
▲ 60． However, it is reported that still there are a few children who can’t afford the expenses(费用) of schooling. But the government organized Project Hope many years ago. It creates conditions for the poor children to go back to school.
▲61．I seldom saw the things mentioned of the creative(有创造力的) changes China has made. But the economic miracles(经济奇迹) have the big problems.
▲62． To be honest, if I compare China with the US, my answer has always been the same: “We are not worse or better than each other; we are only different. ”
A．It’s a tradition to value education in China.
B．I realize that family is everything in China.
C．I am often asked which country I consider better.
D．You’ll not know China unless you go closer to it.
E. I was used to reading the news of China in the US.
F. The cost of living here isn’t as high as that in the US.
【答案与解析】
【文章大意】本文讲述了我对中国的印象。比如，中国人非常重视家庭、中国的生活费用不像美国那么高、在中国重视教育是一种传统等等。
58．B 细节推理题。根据下文In my English classes when the students were asked what they would do if they only had a few hours to live, most students told me they would spend their last few hours with their families and parents. 可推知这里说的是与家庭有关的事情，结合选项可知B选项I realize that family is everything in China.“我意识到中国人非常重视家庭”符合语境，故答案选B。
59．F 细节推理题。根据下文The foods are cheaper than those in the US, so are clothing and articles(物品) of everyday us. People pay less for the public transportation, too. 可推知这里说的是与美国和中国的生活费用有关，结合选项可知F选项The cost of living here isn’t as high as that in the US.“这里的生活费用不像美国那么高”符合语境，故答案选F。
60．A 细节推理题。根据下文However, it is reported that still there are a few children who can’t afford the expenses(费用) of schooling. But the government organized Project Hope many years ago. It creates conditions for the poor children to go back to school. 可推知这里说的与中国的教育有关，结合选项可知A选项It’s a tradition to value education in China.“在中国重视教育是一种传统”符合语境，故答案选A。
61．E 细节推理题。根据下文I seldom saw the things mentioned of the creative(有创造力的) changes China has made. But the economic miracles(经济奇迹) have the big problems. 这里说的是中国的改革和经济问题，可推知此处应与新闻有关，结合选项可知E选项I was used to reading the news of China in the US.“在美国我习惯看中国的新闻”符合语境，故答案选E。
62．C 细节推理题。根据下文To be honest, if I compare China with the US, my answer has always been the same: “We are not worse or better than each other; we are only different. ”可推知这里说的是关于中国和美国做比较的事情，结合选项可知C选项I am often asked which country I consider better.“我经常被问哪个国家更好” 符合语境，故答案选C。
