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Do you know Carole Gregory, an amazing o...

    Do you know Carole Gregory, an amazing old woman? She is putting films into her life. She often makes some cakes into the shapes of her favorite_____  in films.

The 68-year-old woman comes from England. She makes a living by_____cakes. About months ago, she thought about it _____ for a few days and then decided to accept a new challenge (挑战) after ____ one of her favorite films.

“I love this new challenge,” said Carole. “_____ I’ve made thousands of cakes over the years, this is my first time trying to make a change. And I’ve found making film cakes _____ a hobby is the most fun. It’s exciting to put films into my life!”

However, it’s not an easy job. Sometimes making a film cake can ______ her many days.

“Baking (烘焙) a cake is easy,” said Carole. “But it is _____ to make the cake into a special shape.”

After long hard work, Carole _____lots of great cakes. Among them, the Predator (铁血战士) cake has been the most _____ one so far. Everyone is _____ about it and its picture has been viewed over 10,000 times online.

“People often ask if I’ve ever got bored or wanted to do _____ else but I’m an artist and I wouldn’t change my job.” Carole says.

“Now I’m looking forward to my next challenge, and ______ my hobby. I’m thinking about _______ to make my cakes better.” When talking about her future plan, Carole seems to be happy.

No matter how old you are, you should always keep trying and never give up. As for us teenagers, it is necessary to learn to make our own _____ and learn to deal with the problems. In this way, whatever problems we meet in the future, we will be able to face them bravely and are willing to take on any new challenge.

1.A.toys B.roles C.directors D.clothes

2.A.eating B.buying C.selling D.showing

3.A.seriously B.quickly C.easily D.sadly

4.A.making B.watching C.joining D.producing

5.A.Until B.Unless C.Because D.Although

6.A.as B.for C.like D.to

7.A.pay B.cost C.take D.spend

8.A.pleasant B.exciting C.boring D.hard

9.A.threw B.bought C.made D.found

10.A.important B.dangerous C.delicious D.popular

11.A.sure B.crazy C.sad D.worried

12.A.nothing B.anything C.everything D.something

13.A.continue B.to continue C.continuing D.continued

14.A.when B.what C.how D.where

15.A.progress B.decisions C.friends D.mistakes

 

1.B 2.C 3.A 4.B 5.D 6.A 7.C 8.D 9.C 10.D 11.B 12.B 13.C 14.C 15.B 【解析】 文章主要讲述传奇老人卡罗尔·格雷戈里经常把蛋糕制成她最喜欢的电影角色的形状。最后,文章通过卡罗尔·格雷戈里的故事启发青少年应该学会自己做决定并处理问题。 1.句意:她经常把蛋糕制成她最喜欢的电影角色的形状。 考查名词辨析。toys玩具,roles角色,directors导演,clothes衣服。由文章第六段第二句“Among them, the Predator cake...”可知,“她经常把蛋糕做成她最喜欢的电影角色的形状。”故选B。 2.句意:她以卖蛋糕为生。 考查动词辨析。eating吃,buying买、购买,selling卖、出售,showing展示。make a living by“以……为生”,动词短语,后接名词或动名词。由此可知,此句句意为“她以卖蛋糕为生。”故选C。 3.句意:几个月前,她认真思考了几天…… 考查副词辨析。seriously严重地,严肃地,认真地;quickly迅速地;easily容易地,轻易地,不费力地;sadly令人遗憾,不幸地,悲伤地,伤心地。由“thought about(思考、考虑)”可知,此句句意为“…她认真思考了几天…”。故选A。 4.句意:几个月前,在她看完一部她最喜欢的电影之后,她认真思考了几天,然后决定接受一项新的挑战。 考查动词辨析。making制作,制造;watching观看;joining加入;producing生产。由上文“She makes a living by selling cakes.(她以卖蛋糕为生。)”可知,她既不是导演也不是演员,所以此句句意为“……在她看完一部她最喜欢的电影之后……”。故选B。 5.句意:尽管多年来我已经制作了很多蛋糕,但这是我第一次努力作出改变。 考查连词辨析。Until直到……时,谓语动词通常是延续性动词;Unless除非,表示条件;Because因为,表示原因。Although虽然、尽管,引导让步状语从句。由下文句意可知,上文句意应该是“尽管多年来我已经制作了很多蛋糕”。故选D。 6.句意:我发现把电影蛋糕当作爱好是最有乐趣的。 考查介词辨析。as作为,当作;for给,对,为了。like像;to向,往,到。由句中的“a hobby”可知,此句句意为“我发现把电影蛋糕当作爱好是最有乐趣的。”故选A。 7.句意:有时制作一份电影蛋糕会花费她多天的时间。 考查动词辨析。pay,cost,take,spend均可用作动词,都有“花费”之意。pay和cost表示“花费多少金钱”;take后跟时间,表示“花费多少时间”;spend既可以表示“花费多少金钱”,也可表示“花费多少时间”,但主语指人,常用结构:sb. spend(s) time/ money doing sth.。由“many days”可知,此空表示“花费时间”。故选C。 8.句意:但是把蛋糕制成特殊的形状很难。 考查形容词辨析。pleasant令人愉快的;exciting使人兴奋的;boring使人无聊的;hard困难的。由上文“Baking a cake is easy...”及“but”可知,此句句意应为“但是把蛋糕制成特殊的形状很难”,easy和hard形成对比。故选D。 9.句意:经过长时间艰苦工作,卡罗尔制成很多很棒的蛋糕。 考查动词辨析。threw抛,扔;bought买;made制作,制造;found找到。由上文“I’ve found making film cakes...”和“After long hard work...”可知,下文句意应为“卡罗尔制成很多很棒的蛋糕。”故选C。 10.句意:其中,到目前为止,最受欢迎的是“铁血战士”。 考查形容词辨析。important重要的;dangerous危险的;delicious美味的;popular受欢迎的、流行的。根据句意及句子结构可知,此空选popular,形容词,既可作定语也可作表语,常与介词in,among,with,for连用。故选D。 11.句意:每个人都对它着了迷…… 考查形容词辨析。sure肯定,确信;crazy热衷的,狂热的,疯狂的;sad难过的,悲哀;worried担心的,担忧的。由下文“它的图片在网上被浏览了10000多次。”可知,上文句意应为“每个人都对它着了迷”,即固定搭配:be crazy about sth.“对……着迷”。故选B。 12.句意:人们经常问我是否曾感到无聊或想做点别的事情…… 考查不定代词辨析。nothing没有什么;anything任何东西,任何事物;everything所有事物,一切;something某事,某物。因anything可用于if或whether后,与else一起表示“别的事情”。故选B。 13.句意:现在我期待着我的下一个挑战,也期待继续我的爱好。 考查固定搭配。continue继续,动词;to continue 动词不定式结构;continuing动名词或现在分词形式; continued动词过去式。look forward to sth./doing sth.“期待(做)某事”,固定搭配,其中to是介词,后接名词或动名词作宾语。题中and连接my next challenge和continuing my hobby作宾语。故选C。 14.句意:我在考虑如何把蛋糕做得更好。 考查疑问词辨析。when什么时候,what什么,how如何、怎样,where在哪里。由“to make my cakes better”可知,此句句意应为“……如何把蛋糕做得更好。”故选C。 15.句意:对于我们青少年来说,学会自己做决定和处理问题是很有必要的。 考查名词辨析。progress进步;decisions决定;friends朋友;mistakes错误。由下文“learn to deal with the problems”可知,此句句意应为“……学会自己做决定……”。“自己做决定”和“处理问题”是青少年成熟、独立的标志,二者是递进关系。故选B。
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