Question

    I can still remember the first time Father bought me pomegranates(石榴). After I had a long look at the fruit, I________, “Why did you buy such ugly fruit? Why not buy apples? Pomegranates do not ________as nice as apples.”

When Father heard my words, he said nothing. He________smiled. He told me that I would find out why he did so later.

When we got home, he took me into the kitchen and cut open one of the pomegranates__________a knife. “Now I will_______you its real face!” he said.

“Wow!” I cried. What was inside the fruit was completely_________from its outside. The pomegranate had small “rooms” inside it. Each “room”________lots of seeds. And each seed looked like a beautiful, shiny ruby (红宝石).

“Do you think it is beautiful?” Father asked. “That shows you can never judge(评判) something simply by its outside. You must always look at its_________, too.”

I suddenly realized that Father’s words were not only about fruit, ________also about some people like pomegranates that are not very beautiful. But they can still have beautiful_______ .

Now, when I go to the supermarket, I always buy some pomegranates to share with my friends and family.

1.A.said B.thought C.called D.spoke

2.A.smell B.sound C.look D.feel

3.A.even B.still C.just D.again

4.A.with B.on C.by D.in

5.A.show B.answer C.find D.invite

6.A.far B.free C.special D.different

7.A.brought B.held C.took D.stood

8.A.inside B.indoors C.outdoors D.indoor

9.A.so B.until C.but D.if

10.A.faces B.rooms C.words D.hearts

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.D

【解析】

本文主要讲述了作者对石榴这种水果认识的改变，从而懂得评判事物不能只看外表。

1.句意：在看了很长时间这个水果以后，我说：“为什么你买这么丑的水果？为什么不买苹果?……”

said说；thought想；called打电话；spoke说（某种语言）；说话。空后是直接引语，因此此空表示“说”，用say引出。故选A。

2.句意：石榴没有苹果那么好看。

smell闻起来；sound听起来；look看起来；feel感觉。根据“After I had a long look at the fruit…”可知作者看了水果之后说的，因此用“看起来”。故选C。

3.句意：他仅仅笑了。

even甚至；still仍然；just仅仅；again再一次。根据“When Father heard my words, he said nothing.””可知爸爸面对的我的质疑，什么也没说，仅仅笑了笑。故选C。

4.句意：当我们到家的时候，他带我进到厨房，用刀切开了一个石榴。

with用（某种工具）；on在……上；关于；by通过（某种方法）；in用（语言、工具的材料）。根据宾语a knife可知，此处表示用某种工具，with和in都有用工具的含义，但是in常常用来指具体的材料，例如in ink。故选A。

5.句意：现在我将向你展示它真正的一面。

show展示；answer回答；find找到；invite邀请。根据“When we got home, he took me into the kitchen and cut open one of the pomegranates with a knife.””可知爸爸把我带到厨房，切开水果，向我“展示”。故选A。

6.句意：水果的里面和它的外面完全不同。

far远的；free自由的；special特别的；different不同的。根据“And each seed looked like a beautiful, shiny ruby (红宝石).””可知作者认为石榴的里面是漂亮的，而认为它外表是丑陋的，因此里面和外面是完全不同的。故选D。

7.句意：每个“空间”拥有很多的种子。

brought拿来；held拥有；保留；took拿走；stood站在。根据常识可知，石榴的每个空间是有很多的种子的，因此用hold表示。故选B。

8.句意：你也一定要看看它的内在。

inside里面；indoors屋里，复数；outdoors外面；indoor屋里。根据“What was inside the fruit was completely different from its outside.””可知，此处是通过石榴的外表和内在引发的感想，因此此处是与outside的inside。故选A。

9.句意：我突然发现爸爸的话不止是指水果，还指一些像石榴一样不漂亮的人。

so因此；until直到；but但是；if如果。not only…but also表示“不但……而且”固定短语。故选C。

10.句意：但是他们仍然有美丽的心灵。

faces脸；rooms房间；words语言；hearts心灵。此处借石榴比喻人，他们像石榴一样，外表不漂亮，但是内在漂亮。即一些外表不漂亮的人，拥有一颗美丽的心灵。故选D。