Question

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

    A daughter        to her father about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know whether she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was        fighting and struggling. It seemed that if one problem was solved a new one       .

    Her father, a cook, took her to the       . He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to a        In one he placed       , in the second eggs, and in the last ground（磨成粉的）coffee beans. He let them sit and boil, without saying a word.

    The daughter sucked her teeth and impatiently waited,        what he was doing. In about twenty minutes he        the burners. He        the carrots and eggs out and placed them in a bowl! Then he        the coffee into a cup. Turning to her, he asked, "Darling, what do you see?"

    "Carrots, eggs and coffee," she replied.

    He brought her closer and asked her to        the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it After pulling off the       , she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to sip（啜飲）the coffee. She smiled as she        its rich aroma（芳香）.

    "What does it mean, Father?" she asked.

    He        that each of them had        the same adversity（厄運）, boiling water, but each reacted       . The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting, but after being subjected to the boiling water, it        and became weak. The egg had been       , with its thin outer shell protecting its liquid inside, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique. After they were in the boiling water, they had        the water.

    "Which are you?" he asked his daughter.

    When adversity knocks on your door, how do you       ? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?

1.A. complained                  B. told                C. reported                 D. discussed

2.A. boring with          B. fed up             C. tired of                      D.uncertain about

3.A. rose               B. arose               C. raised            D. was happened

4.A. kitchen            B. restaurant          C. dinning room            D. market

5.A. conclusion                   B. stop                C. life               D. boil

6.A. eggs                        B. carrots             C. beans                    D. coffee

7.A. knowing                 B. understanding         C. puzzling           D. wondering

8.A. turned on                   B. turned off          C. turned in                  D. turned up

9.A. came              B. gave                 C. fished                   D. figured

10.A. poured                    B. painted            C. packed                  D. picked

11.A. watch                     B. smell                 C. feel                      D. search

12.A. space                     B. shell                C. surface                   D. skin

13.A. digested                  B. suffered            C. measured                D. tasted

14.A. explained                 B. demanded         C. declared                 D. claimed

15.A. sat                         B. boiled              C. faced                    D. fallen

16.A. immediately                B. constantly          C. differently               D. similarly

17.A. hardened                 B. softened           C. lightened                D. tightened

18.A. fragile                     B. round              C. thin                     D. small

19.A. adjusted                   B. adapted             C. accustomed               D. changed

20.A. change                     B. face                C. represent              D. respond

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.B

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.C

16.C

17.B

18.A

19.D

20.D

【解析】

試題分析：面對困境時，你會選擇屈服，還是會選擇勇敢面對，亦或是選擇用自己的力量努力去改變周圍環境呢？在本文中一位身為廚師的父親用生活中簡單的現象給女兒上了一堂有關生活的課，故事中的哲理發人深省，引人深思。

1.A動詞辨析。A. 抱怨；B.告訴；C. 報告；D. 討論。根據下文女兒敘述生活的艱辛并且想要放棄等內容可以推斷A選項正確。句意：女兒向父親抱怨說生活對她來說是多么的艱難。

2.C動詞短語辨析。A. 無聊； B. 厭煩 ；C. 疲勞 ；D.不確定。固定短語be bored with= be fed up with=be tired of表示“厭倦，厭煩”，由上文wanted to give up可知她厭倦了生活的拼搏奮斗，所以選C。

3. B動詞辨析。A.升起； B. 產生；C. 舉起 ；D. 發生。rise指日月星辰的升起，物價、水位、溫度的上升以及起身、起床等；而raise是及物動詞，意思是提出問題、飼養、撫養、舉起；arise指情況的發生，問題的出現，由語境可知此處是指問題此起彼伏，接踵而來，根據詞義判斷B選項正確。

4.A名詞辨析。A. 廚房； B. 飯館；C. 餐廳；D. 市場。后文講到父親煮胡蘿卜，雞蛋和咖啡等，由此判斷父親把女兒帶到廚房里，所以B選項正確。

5.D名詞辨析。A. 結束；         B. 停止；C. 生活；D.沸騰。根據情理可知水放到爐火上，一會就會沸騰，come to a boil“達到沸點，開始沸騰”，所以D選項正確。

6.B名詞辨析。A. 雞蛋；B. 胡蘿卜；C. 豆子 ；D. 咖啡。根據下文Carrots, eggs and coffee," she replied.可知第一個鍋里放的是胡蘿卜，所以答案選B。

7.D動詞辨析。A. 知道；B. 理解    ；C. 迷惑；     D. 想知道。根據上文The daughter sucked her teeth and impatiently waited可以推測女兒對于父親不回答她的問題，而是把她帶到廚房里感到很困惑，不知道父親究竟要做什么，所以答案選D。

8.B動詞短語辨析。A. 開；B. 關；C. 就寢 ；D. 開大。下文父親把胡蘿卜等從鍋里撈出來，由此可知此時父親煮好了東西，把爐子關掉，所以B選項正確。

9. C動詞辨析。A.來；B. 給；C. 釣魚 ；D. 想象。fish sth out “經搜尋后從(某物)中拖出或拉出某物”，由語境可知父親把雞蛋和胡蘿卜從水里撈出來，所以答案選C。

10. A動詞辨析。A.倒；B. 刷漆；C.打包；D. 撿起。根據后句the coffee into a cup可知父親把咖啡倒入杯中，所以A為正確選項。

11.C動詞辨析。A. 觀看；B. 聞；C. 感覺 ；D. 搜索。下文提到She did and noted that they were soft.她發現這些胡蘿卜很軟，由此推斷父親讓女兒用手摸摸胡蘿卜，故答案選C。

12.B名詞辨析。A. 空間；       B. 殼；C. 表面 ；D. 皮膚。根據上文 take an egg and break it可以推測父親讓女兒剝掉蛋殼，觀察雞蛋的內部，所以B選項正確。

13.D動詞辨析。A. 消化；B. 受苦； C. 測量；D.品嘗。根據上文he asked her to sip（啜飲）the coffee.可知她嘗到了咖啡濃郁的芳香，所以答案選D。

14.A動詞辨析。A. 解釋；B.決定；C.宣告；D. 聲明。根據下文父親的話可知父親在向女兒解釋他這樣做的目的，所以A選項正確。

15.C動詞辨析。A. 坐      ；B. 煮沸 ；   C. 面對     ；D. 倒下。由語境可知此處是指胡蘿卜，雞蛋和咖啡在面對沸水或者厄運時候，不同的反應，所以答案選C。

16.C副詞辨析。A. 立即；B. 經常地 ；C. 不同地 ；D. 相似地。根據上文可知這三樣東西在沸水中煮后的結果不同，所以答案選C。

17.B動詞辨析。A. 變硬；B.變軟；C. 變輕；D.變緊。根據上文She did and noted that they were soft以及常識可知，胡蘿卜在經過水煮之后會變軟，所以答案選B。

18.A形容詞辨析。A. 易受傷害的；B. 圓的；C.瘦的；D. 小的。根據常識可知雞蛋易碎，選A。

19.D動詞辨析。A. 調節；      B. 使適應；C.使習慣 ；D. 改變。根據情理可知用水煮咖啡，咖啡會溶于水中，從而改變了水的性質和味道，故答案選D。

20.D動詞辨析。A. 改變；B. 面對；C.再現；D. 回應。根據上下文可知父親用生活中簡單的現象來教育女兒如何去面對困境，所以D選項正確。

考點：考查故事類短文。