Question

It was a Sunday afternoon. a girl was unhappy. She complained to her father about her hard life. There were so many problems! One problem wasn't solved but_________came. She wanted to give up.

Her father smiled and took his daughter into the_________.He filled three ________with water. And he put some carrots in the first one. In the second one, he put some eggs. Coffee was put in the third one. Then he boiled them. The girl watched her father. Her father just waited______saying a word.

The girl wondered_________her father was doing that for. About 20 minutes later, her father _______the carrots and put them into a bowl. The eggs were put on a plate and the coffee was poured into a cup. Turning back to his daughter__________, Dad asked, "What do you see? ""Carrots, and coffee.” she answered

Her father told her to close her eyes and let her touch the carrots. She did and felt the carrots

were soft. After that he asked his daughter to take the eggs and feel them. The eggs were hard. At last, her father asked her to taste the coffee. “What's the meaning, Dad?” He explained that______of the things had met with the same unlucky experience—the boiling water, but the three things had ________results.

The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after they were put into the boiling water. The eggs became hard after being cooked. The coffee was very special and it ______ the water. "Which one will you choose to be, a carrot, an egg or coffee? That's up to you to decide. "said her father.

1.A. the other    B. another    C. other    D. others

2.A. kitchen    B. dining room    C. hotel    D. bedroom

3.A. bowls    B. plates    C. pots    D. cups

4.A. with    B. without    C. of    D. for

5.A. what    B. why    C. how    D. where

6.A. took place    B. took off    C. took after    D. took out

7.A. usually    B. exactly    C. lately    D. slowly

8.A. every    B. neither    C. each    D. none

9.A. different    B. difficult    C. same    D. similar

10.A. divided    B. discovered    C. changed    D. invented

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.A

6.D

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.C

【解析】

文章大意：本文讲述了一个父亲在女儿生活遇到麻烦时，用开水煮胡萝卜、鸡蛋和咖啡的烹饪方法，揭示了一个重要的人生道理：我们在经历了困难挣扎之后，应该成为能够改变自己命运的主人。

1.句意：一个问题没有解决，但另一个问题又出现了。考查代词辨析。A. the other两者中的另一个；B. another另一个；C. other别的；D. others其它的。根据One problem wasn't solved but一个问题还没有解决，但是…由此可知是另一个又出现了，结合选项，可知B选项符合题意，故答案选B。

2.句意：她的父亲微笑着把女儿带进了厨房。考查名词辨析。A. kitchen厨房；B. dining room餐厅；C. hotel旅馆；D. bedroom卧室。根据下文And he put some carrots in the first one. In the second one, he put some eggs.由胡萝卜和鸡蛋，可知是带女儿去了厨房，故答案选A。

3.句意：他把三个锅装满了水。考查名词辨析。A. bowls碗；B. plates盘子；C. pots锅；D. cups茶杯。根据Then he boiled them.然后他煮它们，结合选项可知，可以直接加热的只有C选项，故答案选C。

4.句意：她的父亲等待着没有说一句话。考查介词辨析。A. with和…一起；B. without没有；C. of…的；D. for为了。根据Her father just waited___4___saying a word.可知此处是她的父亲只是等着，没有说一句话，without表示没有，故答案选B。

5.句意：这个女孩想知道她的父亲为什么要那样做。考查宾语从句的引导词辨析。A. what什么；B. why为什么；C. how怎样；D. where哪里。What 在这里引导宾语从句，What…for固定搭配，询问某事的目的，故答案选A。

6.句意：大约20分钟后，她的父亲拿出胡萝卜，把它们放进碗里。考查动词辨析。A. took place发生；B. took off起飞；C. took after与…相像；D. took out拿出。根据后面的put them into a bowl.可知应是把胡萝卜拿出来放到碗里，故答案选D。

7.句意：爸爸慢慢地走向他的孩子，问道：“你看到了什么？”考查副词辨析。A. usually通常；B. exactly恰好；C. lately近来；D. slowly慢慢地。根据Turning back to his daughter走向他的孩子，可知此处应是“慢慢地”，故答案选D。

8.句意：他解释说每件事情都遭遇了同样不幸的经历。考查代词辨析。A. every每一；B. neither两者都不；C. each每个；D. none没有。根据后面的the things，联系上下文语境可知此处是指每一样东西，each of每一个，故答案选C。

9.句意：但这三件事产生了不同的结果。考查形容词辨析。A. different不同的；B. difficult困难的；C. same相同的；D. similar相似的。根据后面的results，再联系上文的语境可知是结果都不一样，故答案选A。

10.句意：咖啡很特别，它改变了水。考查动词辨析。A. divided分开；B. discovered发现；C. changed改变；D. invented发明。根据The coffee was very special咖啡是特殊的，因为咖啡融在了水里，改变了水的味道，故答案选C。