Question

A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didn’t know what she had to do and wanted to _____up. She felt tired of fighting and fighting. One problem had been finished but______came over.

Her father, a cook, took her into the_____.He poured water into three pans (锅) and boiled it. When the water was boiling, in the first pan he put some carrots, in the second he put some eggs and in the last he put some coffee. He ____for them for a few minutes without any words.

The girl waited impatiently, not knowing ____her father was doing that. About 20 minutes later, her father turned ____the stove, took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took out the______and put them in another bowl. After that the coffee was poured into a cup. Turning back to his daughter, he asked, “My sweet heart, what do you ____?” “Carrots, eggs and coffee,” she answered.

Her father told her to ____her eyes and let her touch the carrots. She did so and felt that the carrots were______. After that he asked her to take eggs and ____them. Then, she got the eggs, warm and hard. At last, the father asked her to smell the coffee. She asked, “What did you do this for, Father?” He ____that each one had had the same unlucky experience—the boiling water, but ____had a different result. The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak after being in the boiling water. The eggs became hard after being cooked. The coffee was very_____and it changed the water. “Who are you?” asked her father, “When bad luck ____your door, what’s your decision? Are you carrots, eggs or coffee?”

1.A. grow    B. give    C. set    D. pick

2.A. other    B. else    C. another    D. many

3.A. bedroom    B. office    C. restaurant    D. kitchen

4.A. looked    B. searched    C. waited    D. called

5.A. that    B. when    C. what    D. why

6.A. into    B. over    C. off    D. out

7.A. vegetables    B. fruits    C. eggs    D. cakes

8.A. hear    B. taste    C. smell    D. see

9.A. close    B. open    C. wash    D. clean

10.A. hard    B. soft    C. sweet    D. sour

11.A. drop    B. cook    C. break    D. drink

12.A. smiled    B. explained    C. laughed    D. expected

13.A. each     B. all    C. every    D. either

14.A. bitter    B. colorful    C. special    D. common

15.A. lies in    B. comes across    C. meets with    D. knocks at

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.C

15.D

【解析】本文叙述了一个女孩向她父亲抱怨她糟糕的生活，她不知道该怎么做而且想要放弃。她觉得一次又一次的打拼很疲惫，一件事情刚解决，又一件事接踵而至。父亲告诉她该怎么面对困难。

1.考查动词及语境的理解。A. grow up成长；B. give up放弃； C. set up 建立； D. pick up捡起。句意：她不知道她做什么想要放弃。根据She felt tired of fighting and fighting.可知，这里指她要放弃。 故选B。

2.考查代词及语境的理解。A. other其他的； B. else 其他的； C. another另外的； D. many许多。句意：一个问题解决了，但是另一个问题又出现了。Another表示不确定数量的另一个。可以做主语。故选C。

3.考查名词及语境的理解。A. bedroom卧室； B. office办公室；C. restaurant餐馆；D. kitchen厨房。句意：她的父亲是一位厨师，把她带进了一个餐馆。根据He poured water into three pans (锅) and boiled it. 可知，是带进了一个餐馆。故选C。

4.考查动词及语境的理解。A. looked看； B. searched 寻找； C. waited 等候； D. called打电话。句意：他没有说话等它们几分钟。短语wait for sb等候某人。根据The girl waited impatiently, not knowing ___5___her father was doing that.可知，他们是一起等锅里的东西。故选C。

5.考查连词及语境的理解。A. that 在宾语从句中，没有词义，只起连接的作用； B. when什么时间； C. what 什么；D. why为什么。句意：那个女孩等的不耐烦了，不知道为什么她的父亲在那样做。根据句意故选D。

6.考查介词及语境的理解。A.turn into变成； B. turn over移交给； C. turn off 关掉； D. turn out发生，结果是。句意：20分钟之后，她的父亲关掉炉子，取出胡萝卜，把它们放进碗里。根据took out the carrots and put them in a bowl.可知，先关掉炉子，再从锅里取东西。 故选C。

7.考查名词及语境的理解。A. vegetables 蔬菜； B. fruits水果；C. eggs 鸡蛋； D. cakes蛋糕。句意：他取出鸡蛋把它们放进另一个碗里。根据in the second he put some eggs可知，这里取出的是鸡蛋。故选C。

8.考查动词及语境的理解。A. hear 听见； B. taste尝起来；C. smell 闻起来； D. see看见。句意：我亲爱的宝贝，你看见了什么？根据“Carrots, eggs and coffee,” she answered.可知，这是她看见的东西。故选D。

9.考查动词及语境的理解。A. close关闭； B. open打开； C. wash洗； D. clean弄干净。

句意：她的父亲告诉她闭上眼睛让她摸这些胡萝卜。根据let her touch the carrots.可知，是闭上眼睛摸。故选A。

10.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. hard硬的； B. soft 软的；C. sweet 甜的； D. sour酸的。句意：她这样做了，感觉胡萝卜是变软的。根据The strong and hard carrots had become soft可知，这里指软的。故选B。

11.考查动词及语境的理解。A. drop 落下； B. cook 做饭； C. break打破； D. drink喝。句意：在那之后他请她把鸡蛋拿出来然后弄坏它们。根据 she got the eggs, warm and hard.可知，鸡蛋必须把鸡蛋皮打破才能感觉出鸡蛋的手感。这里指把鸡蛋打坏。故选C。

12.考查动词及语境的理解。A. smiled 微笑； B. explained解释； C. laughed笑； D. expected期望。句意：他解释每一个东西都有一个不幸的经历。He ___12___that each one had had the same unlucky experience—the boiling water, but ___13___had a different result. 故选B。

13.考查代词及语境的理解。A. each每一个，可以做主语； B. all表示三者或三者以上都； C. every 每一个，不能作主语； D. either两者中一个。句意：但是每一个有不同的结果。这里缺少句子的主语。故选A。

14.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. bitter 苦的；B. colorful多彩的； C. special特殊的； D. common共同的。句意：咖啡是The coffee was very___14___and it changed the water.故选C。

15.考查动词短语及语境的理解。A. lies in 处于，在于； B. comes across偶遇； C. meets with遇见；D. knocks at敲门。句意：当坏的运气敲门的时候， 你的决定是什么呢？根据your door可知，这里指敲门。故选D。

点睛：完形填空题中单纯考查语法知识和词汇知识的试题几乎不复存在，绝大多数考题的四个选项在语法和词语搭配上都无懈可击，有的在意义上很接近，有的从其所处的句子或段落而言难辨是否，然而结合具体的语言环境，却只有一个最佳答案。此外，考查点大都集中在实词上，尤其是动词、名词、代词、形容词、副词等。这些词的本身具有时间、地点、人物、动作、感情等意义。虚词，如冠词、连词、介词等则占较小的比例。考查上下文语境：如：1、2、3、4、5、6、7、8、9、10、11、12、14、15题，考查代词，如：13题。