Question

根据短文内容，将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次。

A. full of    B. say goodbye to    C. young     D. chance    E. lonely    F. alone         

Sometimes, children want to grow up quickly. That’s because adults have no school rules to follow at all and they are allowed to do many things such as driving cars, staying out late and so on. But there’s one place in Japan where children want to stay 1. forever.

Adults are not allowed to visit Japan’s Future Sweets Factory. It is a magical place 2.something sweet and delicious. Only young students are asked to visit the factory 3., leaving their parents behind in the waiting hall.

Future Sweets Factory is in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. After kids pass through the gate, they will be in a waiting hall. They must 4. their parents there. Then they go through a special kid-sized door to the place where all the magic happens. The factory is decorated to suit the kids’ tastes — with cartoon characters and robots. Inside the factory, kids can taste sweets and they also have a 5. to learn how sweets are cooked.

A. more    B. communication     C. experience    D. because   E. express   F. so       

After kids get out, they are asked to describe their exciting adventures to their parents. In fact, this 6. between parents and children was Cook Susumu Koyama’s wish to start Future Sweets Factory. “Nowadays, adults are busy 7. they don’t spend much time listening to what their children are saying,” he said. “I hope parents will be 8. serious about talking with their kids in everyday life.”

Future Sweets Factory is a wonderful idea. It teaches kids to 9. themselves bravely and gives children an exciting 10. to remember. It’s really popular in Japan now.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.F

4.B

5.D

6.B

7.F

8.A

9.E

10.C

【解析】短文大意：短文介绍了日本的未来糖果工厂，这是一个充满甜蜜和美味的神奇地方。能给孩子们一个令人难忘的体验，在这个地方孩子们想保持永远年轻。通过这次神奇的旅程，还能加强父母与孩子之间的真情沟通。

1.C

句意：但是在日本有一个地方，孩子们想保持永远年轻。根据开头的句子“Sometimes, children want to grow up quickly.”孩子们想快速长大，结合本句“But there’s one place in Japan where children want to stay ___1___ forever.”，通过转折连词but判断日本的孩子想永远年轻，故答案为C。

2.A

句意：这是一个充满甜蜜和美味的神奇地方。结合句意判断，答案为A。

3.F

句意：只有年轻学生被要求独自参观工厂，而把他们的父母留在候车大厅。副词修饰名词，备选答案只有alone是副词，结合句意，故答案为F。

4.B

句意：他们必须在那里向他们的父母告别。结合上文中的句子“leaving their parents behind in the waiting hall.”可知，父母们是不允许进厂参观的，因此在大门口，孩子们必须与父母告别，答案为B。

5.D

句意：在工厂里，孩子们可以尝到糖果，他们也有机会了解糖果是如何烹调的。不定冠词a后跟可数名词的单数形式，have a chance to do sth.有做某事的机会，结合句意可知，答案为D。

6.B

句意：事实上，父母和孩子之间的沟通是有关Cook Susumu Koyama开办未来糖果工厂的希望与动机。根据上文中的句子“After kids get out, they are asked to describe their exciting adventures to their parents.” 孩子们出来后，要向他们的父母描述这段神奇的经历，自然会出现孩子与父母之间的交流，故答案为B。

7.F

句意：如今，成年人很忙，所以他们不会花很多时间听他们的孩子说些什么。busy与“don’t spend much time listening to…”构成因果关系，故答案为F。

8.A

句意：我希望父母在日常生活中会更认真地和孩子交谈。结合语境理解，此句暗含比较级，more serious更加严肃认真，故答案为A。

9.E

句意：它教导孩子勇敢地表达自己。动词不定式后跟动词原形，结合句意可知，答案为E。

10.C

句意：给孩子们一个令人难忘的体验。不定冠词an后跟可数名词单数形式，结合句意可知，答案为C。