文章大意：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，讲述了儿子问我肤色不同的人是不是都是一样的，我把颜色、形状和大小都不同的苹果剥完皮让儿子区分，让儿子明白了人就像苹果一样，虽然外表不同，但是内心都是一样的这个道理。
1 . 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”
I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain,
____ you can just wait until we make a quick
____ at the grocery store. I have something
____ to show you. ”
At grocery store, we
____ some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to
____ your question.” I put one apple of each
____on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a
____ look on his face.
“People are like apples. They come in all
____colors, shapes and sizes. On the
____, some of the apples may not
____ look as delicious as the others. ” As I was talking, Adam was
____ each one carefully.
Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them,
____ them back on the table, but
____ a different place.
“Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”
He said, “I
____ tell. They all look the same now. ” “Take a bite of
____ See if that helps you
____ which one is which. ”
He took
____, and then a huge smile came cross his face.”People are
____ like apples! They are all different, but once you
____ the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”
He totally
____ it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.
1. | A．although | B．so | C．because | D．if |
2. | A．stop | B．start | C．turn | D．stay |
3. | A．expressive | B．encouraging | C．informative | D．interesting |
4. | A．bought | B．counted | C．saw | D．collected |
5. | A．check | B．mention | C．answer | D．improve |
6. | A．size | B．type | C．shape | D．class |
7. | A．worried | B．satisfied | C．proud | D．curious |
8. | A．ordinary | B．normal | C．different | D．regular |
9. | A．outside | B．whole | C．table | D．inside |
10. | A．still | B．even | C．only | D．ever |
11. | A．examining | B．measuring | C．drawing | D．packing |
12. | A．keeping | B．placing | C．pulling | D．giving |
13. 14. | A．mustn’t | B．can’t | C．shouldn’t | D．needn’t |
15. | A．each one | B．each other | C．the other | D．one another |
16. | A．admit | B．consider | C．decide | D．believe |
17. | A．big bites | B．deep breaths | C．a firm hold | D．close look |
18. | A．just | B．always | C．merely | D．seldom |
19. | A．put away | B．get down | C．hand out | D．take off |
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