问题详情：
Food is stronger than language. Growing up in Canada, my first __1__ was Cantonese But, as I entered school, my parents switched over to speaking English, __2__ me to this day with a dicey (不确定的)command of the dialect. But more than that, living in Canada and now Beijing means I don't have to __3__ with my original language. I do, however, have to __4__ like a Cantonese, avoiding jiaozi for yuntun and steak for steamed fish.
We are what we eat, not only in terms that __5__ our bodies but culturally. __6__ can be embarrassing. What 9-year-old doesn't remember the schoolyard teasing she got when she opened up her lunch bag __7__ to find a special treat from the "motherland" (heard in the USA: "Eew! You got a chicken's foot?" Heard in China: "Waah! You got peanut butter AND jelly?"). And as every fifth-grader knows, food can make you __8__ in the crowd or be a part of it.
Even for the third and fourth generations, they may not __9__ the mother tongue of their ancestors but they __10___ with their heritage through their traditions; traditions that centre around family gatherings and food.
We __11___ American Thanksgiving the other day and as__12__, had a roast turkey the size of a sturdy(健壮的) bulldog, mashed potatoes, brussels sprouts and pumpkin pie. But being Chinese, we __13__ the traditional bread stuffing with rice because, as everybody knows, you ___14__ going into diabetic shock if you don't have rice every four hours or at least that's what my mother always told me when I asked __15__ we couldn't have pizza for dinner.
（ ）1. A. challenge B. knowledge C. ability D. language
（ ）2. A. leaving B. showing C. giving D. leading
（ ）3. A. come up B. keep up C. catch up D. take up
（ ）4. A. eat B. drink C. play D. live
（ ）5.A. supply B. support C. affect D. build
（ ）6. A. Thought B. Language C. Fun D. Food
（ ）7. A. only B. always C. happily D. suddenly
（ ）8. A. stand up B. stand out C. come up D. come out
（ ）9. A. remember B. tell C. speak D. say
（ ）10. A. confirm B. consider C. insist D. identify
（ ）11. A. celebrated B. created C. cheered D. classified
（ ）12. A. usual B. custom C. normal D. culture
（ ）13. A. examined B. expected C. changed D. charged
（ ）14. A. keep B. risk C. stop D. suggest
（ ）15. A. what B. when C. where D. why
【回答】
【*与解析】
1. D 考查名词。由后一句my parents switched over to speaking English可以推知是有关语言，故*D正确。
2. A 考查动词。leave意为“使处于某种状态”，意指“使我至今带有方言口音”。
3. B 考查短语动词。keep up with意为“保持”， 意指初始语言不算重要，为后面表述食物重要铺垫。
4. A 考查动词及文意理解。结合第一句及后文avoiding jiaozi for yuntun and steak for steamed fish可推知*D正确。
5. C 考查动词。affect意为“影响”，意思是“饮食影响身体，也影响文化”。
6. D 考查文意理解。由下文谈及一位小女孩更关注自己的午餐可推知*D符合文意。
7.A考查副词。only to find表示“意外发现”，最能表达出惊讶之状。
8. B考查短语动词。stand out意为“突出”，意指小孩子们更关注食物，符合上文文意。
9. C考查动词。speak用于“说（某种语言）”，the mother tongue母语。
10. D考查动词。identify with意为“与……认同”，意指继承祖先的传统。
11. A 考查动词。celebrate American Thanksgiving庆祝美国感恩节。
12. B考查名词搭配。as custom意为“依照习俗”，符合句意。
13. C 考查词语搭配。Change A with B意为“将A换成B”，指我们改变了美国过感恩节的传统饮食。
14. B 考查动词。risk doing意为“冒风险……”，用以表达饮食文化的顽固。
15. D 考查连词及文意理解。…why we couldn't have pizza for dinner意为“我们为什么不吃比萨饼”。
知识点：健康保健类
题型：完型填空
