文章大意:本文主要讲述了一位父亲用土豆,鸡蛋,咖啡豆这三样食物遇到沸水之后的变化来给女儿上了一堂课。让女儿明白,生活中总会有一些不好的事情发生,真正重要的是如何应对它。
A daughter was tired of struggling (努力) all the time. It seemed that after one problem was solved, another one soon followed.
Her father, a cook, took her to the ________. He filled three pots with water and put each on a big fire. When the three pots began to boil, he put some potatoes in the first pot, some ________ in the second pot, and some coffee beans in the third pot. Twenty minutes later, he ________ the potatoes and put them in a bowl, put the eggs in another bowl, and ________ the coffee into a cup. Turning to his daughter, he said, “Look closer, ________ touch the potatoes.” She did as she was told and found that they were soft. He then asked her to take out an egg and ________ it.
After peeling (剥) off the shell (壳), she observed (观察) the hard—boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to ________ a little coffee. Its rich, strong and ________ smell brought a smile to her face.
The potatoes, eggs and coffee beans met with the same problem—the boiling water. However, each kind reacted (反应) ________. The potatoes became soft and weak, while the eggs became hard; however, the coffee beans ________ the water and created something new.
In life, when something unpleasant knocks on your door, do you react like a potato, an egg, or a coffee bean?
11. A.bedroom | B.washroom | C.kitchen | D.office |
12. A.eggs | B.tomatoes | C.coffee | D.beans |
13. A.put down | B.cut off | C.gave up | D.took out |
14. A.threw | B.poured | C.pushed | D.pulled |
15. 16. A.lose | B.drink | C.break | D.watch |
17. A.taste | B.touch | C.look | D.feel |
18. A.terrible | B.pleasant | C.awful | D.serious |
19. A.patiently | B.similarly | C.politely | D.differently |
20. A.changed | B.invented | C.invited | D.produced |