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    For a period of a month some time ago, I became a vegetarian. Some people won’t eat meat because they think it is cruel to animals, or because of health _____. My reason is a little ____: it is love.

I simply wanted to honor my grandmother by not eating meat. My grandmother spent a large part of her life as a vegetarian, and some of my happiest childhood ____ in Vietnam were of sharing a meal with her.

In fact, as a child, I learned how to ___ food not from dishes my mother often cooked, but from the simple meals my grandmother ____. Often, dinner with  Grandma would come with interesting stories she had known from her childhood.

Grandma ____ more than a decade ago. Now I am an adult living in San Francisco, and Grandma’s vegetarian suppers and stories have become a ____ past. But one morning it occurred to me that I could no longer hear the sound of my grandmother’s voice, because she had left me forever. So I ___ to become a vegetarian for a month. It is something Grandma would do as a way to ____ those who had died before her. And I could do no less.

In a city famous for its dining experience, this was ____. I turned down several dinner parties for fear of offending(冒犯) the hosts. I ___ walking by restaurants where the ____ of good cooking wafted(漂浮) in the air. My best friend wondered ___ I was going through a mid-life crisis.

In truth, I wanted to change my ___ many times. What got me through that month-long diet was this particular memory of my grandmother. Now, I followed her ____. I invited friends who wanted to taste vegetarian food. And as we ate, I told them stories I had known as a child.

1.A.wonders B.studies C.dreams D.concerns

2.A.different B.useful C.cool D.crazy

3.A.lessons B.opinions C.chances D.memories

4.A.appreciate B.experience C.improve D.support

5.A.sold B.hunted C.demanded D.prepared

6.A.pulled away B.took away C.passed away D.put away

7.A.similar B.temporary C.various D.distant

8.A.supposed B.believed C.decided D.refused

9.A.honor B.protect C.influence D.attract

10.A.difficult B.surprising C.interesting D.natural

11.A.forgot B.regretted C.avoided D.enjoyed

12.A.taste B.skill C.smell D.sense

13.A.before B.if C.until D.unless

14.A.mind B.brain C.view D.duty

15.A.theory B.result C.fact D.way

 

1.D 2.A 3.D 4.A 5.D 6.C 7.D 8.C 9.A 10.A 11.C 12.C 13.B 14.A 15.D 【解析】 这是一篇记叙文。作者回忆起童年时和素食者的祖母一起进餐的快乐经历,于是为了纪念祖母,作者决定做一个月的素食者。虽然过程很困难,作者数词想要改变主意,但是还是坚持了下来,如今作者也追随着祖母的方式,邀请想品尝素食的朋友,一边吃一边给他们讲自己小时候的故事。 1. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:有些人不吃肉,因为他们认为吃肉对动物很残忍,或者是出于健康问题考虑。A. wonders奇观;B. studies研究;C. dreams梦想;D. concerns考虑,关心。根据上文because of health可知此处指出于健康考虑,不吃肉。故选D。 2. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我的理由有点不同:是爱。A. different不同的;B. useful有用的;C. cool凉爽的;D. crazy疯狂的。结合上文可知大多数人不吃肉那么是觉得残忍,要么是因为自身健康问题,而作者是因为爱,所以作者的理由和其他人有点不同。故选A。 3. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:我的祖母一生中大部分时间都是素食者,而我在越南最快乐的童年记忆就是和她一起吃一顿饭。A. lessons课程;B. opinions观点;C. chances机会;D. memories记忆。根据下文中Now I am an adult可知作者如今已经成年了,所以此处是指快乐的童年记忆。故选D。 4. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:事实上,在我还是个孩子的时候,我学会如何欣赏食物,不是从我妈妈经常做的菜,而是从我祖母准备的简单的饭菜。A. appreciate欣赏;B. experience经历;C. improve改善;D. support支持。根据后文Often, dinner with Grandma would come with interesting stories she had known from her childhood.可知和祖母进餐的经历,让还是个孩子的作者学会了如何欣赏食物。故选A。 5. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:事实上,在我还是个孩子的时候,我学会如何欣赏食物,不是从我妈妈经常做的菜,而是从我祖母准备的简单的饭菜。A. sold出售;B. hunted狩猎;C. demanded要求;D. prepared准备。根据上文but from the simple meals my grandmother可知作者吃的是祖母准备的简单饭菜。故选D。 6. 考查动词短语辨析。句意:祖母十多年前就去世了。A. pulled away离开;B. took away带走;C. passed away去世;D. put away放好。根据后文because she had left me forever可知祖母去世了。故选C。 7. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:现在我已经是一个住在旧金山的成年人了,祖母的素食晚餐和故事已经成为遥远的过去。A. similar相似的;B. temporary暂时的;C. various不同的;D. distant遥远的。根据上文more than a decade ago可知祖母十多年前就去世了,所以她的素食晚餐和故事已经成为遥远的过去。故选D。 8. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:所以我决定成为一个月的素食者。A. supposed认为;B. believed相信;C. decided决定;D. refused拒绝。根据后文to become a vegetarian for a month可知作者决定做一个月的素食者。故选C。 9. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:这是祖母会用来纪念那些在她之前去世的人的一种方式。A. honor纪念;B. protect保护;C. influence影响;D. attract吸引。根据第二段中I simply wanted to honor my grandmother by not eating meat.可知吃素也是一种祖母用来纪念去世的人的方式,作者也用这种方式来纪念祖母。故选A。 10. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:在一个以就餐体验闻名的城市,这是很困难的。A. difficult困难的;B. surprising令人惊讶的;C. interesting有趣的;D. natural自然的。作者要做一个月的素食者,但是自己所在的城市到处都是美食,所以这件事变得很困难。故选A。 11. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:我尽量避免路过那些空气中飘着美食香味的餐馆。A. forgot忘记;B. regretted遗憾;C. avoided避免;D. enjoyed欣赏。作者要成为素食者,肯定要避免经过那些散发美食气味的参观,avoid doing sth.“避免做某事”。故选C。 12. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:我尽量避免路过那些空气中飘着美食香味的餐馆。A. taste品味;B. skill技能;C. smell气味;D. sense感觉。根据后文of good cooking wafted in the air可知是指散发在空气里美食的气味。故选C。 13. 考查连接词词义辨析。句意:我最好的朋友想知道我是否正在经历中年危机。A. before在……之前;B. if是否,如果;C. until直到;D. unless除非。此处为宾语从句,表示“是否”应用if。故选B。 14. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:事实上,很多次我都想改变主意。A. mind主意,思维;B. brain智力;C. view观点;D. duty义务。结合上文In truth, I wanted to change my可知作者很多次都想改变主意了,change one’s mind“改变主意”。故选A。 15. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:现在,我追随了她的方式。A. theory理论;B. result结果;C. fact事实;D. way方法。根据后文I invited friends who wanted to taste vegetarian food. And as we ate, I told them stories I had known as a child.可知作者也开始在吃饭时和别人讲故事,说明作者追随了祖母的做法。故选D。
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