完型填空(共20小题;
阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didn’t know what she could do and wanted to
_______. She was tired of fighting and fighting. One problem had been settled, but
_______ appeared.
Her father, a cook, took her into the
_______. He poured water into three pots and boiled it. After the water came to a boil, he put some
_______ in the first pot, eggs in the second and coffee in the last. He waited for them for a few minutes
_______ any words.
The girl closed her mouth and waited, impatient and
_______ by what her father was doing. After about 20 minutes, her father
_______ the stove, took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took the eggs and put them in another bowl. After that he
_______ the coffee into a cup. Turning back to his
_______, he asked, “Sweetheart, what do you see?”
“Carrots, eggs and coffee,” she replied.
Her father asked her to
________ the carrots. She did and felt that the carrots were
________ ______ he asked her to take the eggs and break them. After peeling them, she felt the eggs were hard.
Last, her father asked her to smell the coffee.
She asked, “What does this
________, Father?”
He
________ that each of the things had felt the same unfortunate fate. They were all boiled in
________, but with a
________ result. The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after being boiled. The fragile eggs became
________ after cooking. Coffee grounds were very unique. They could change the water.
“________ one are you?” asked her father. “When calamity(不幸的事) ________ on your door, what will your ________ be? Are you carrots, eggs of coffee?”
21. A.give in | B.give up | C.go on | D.carry on |
22. A.the other | B.the rest | C.another | D.the second |
23. A.kitchen | B.storeroom | C.backyard | D.bedroom |
24. A.potatoes | B.carrots | C.tomatoes | D.apples |
25. A.with | B.over | C.beyond | D.without |
26. A.confused | B.excited | C.surprised | D.relaxed |
27. A.turned on | B.turned down | C.turned off | D.turned out |
28. A.put | B.poured | C.flew | D.picked |
29. A.son | B.pot | C.kitchen | D.daughter |
30. A.touch | B.eat | C.smell | D.taste |
31. A.strong | B.heavy | C.light | D.soft |
32. A.Now that | B.Since then | C.After that | D.Once again |
33. A.mean | B.say | C.refer | D.think |
34. A.questioned | B.explained | C.required | D.suggested |
35. A.water | B.pot | C.stove | D.fire |
36. A.similar | B.same | C.different | D.wonderful |
37. A.hard | B.calm | C.delicious | D.broken |
38. A.What | B.Whichever | C.Whose | D.Which |
39. A.looks | B.touches | C.knocks | D.waits |
40. A.reaction | B.responsibility | C.answer | D.impression |