Question

Our children grew up on jelly(果酱) sandwiches.Even my husband and I sometimes have one late at night with a glass of milk.

I wasn’t the jelly maker in this ____.My mother­in­law was.The only contribution I made to the jelly making was to ____ baby food jars，which my mother­in­law would ___ with the tasty gel(胶滞体) and send back home with us.For the past 22 years，____ I wanted to make a jelly sandwich，all I had to do was ____ one of those little jars of jelly.Jelly making was just a way of life for my mother­in­law.She always followed the same ____—from picking the fruit to setting the ____ jelly on the home­made shelves.

My mother­in­law passed away last December.Among the things in the house to be ____ by her children were the ____ canned goods.Each of her children chose from the many jars of tomato juice，green beans and jelly.When my husband ____ his jars home，we carefully put them away in our kitchen.

The other day I reached the kitchen for some jelly，and there it was.Sitting all ____ on the far side of the shelf was a small jar.The lid was rusty.As I picked up the jar，I suddenly realized something that I had ____ to see earlier.Yes，this was the ____ jar we would ever have from the patient，____ hands of my mother­in­law.It seemed like such a ____ thing，and most days it was something that was taken for granted.But today it seemed a valuable ____.I put the jelly back on the shelf.

We have many things that ____ belonged to my mother­in­law.These are the kinds of things that we expect to pass on to our children.But I’m just not ____ to give up this last jelly jar，and all the ___ its presence allows me to hold onto.The jar of jelly won’t keep that ____.It will either have to be eaten or thrown out...but not today.

1.A.market  B．village

C．family  D．group

2.A.save  B．throw

C．choose  D．paint

3.A.cover  B．fill

C．provide  D．decorate

4.A.before  B．whenever

C．though  D．since

5.A.turn on  B．take up

C．pick out  D．reach for

6.A.example  B．routine

C．passion  D．rule

7.A.mixed  B．changed

C．finished  D．boiled

8.A.destroyed  B．moved

C．donated  D．divided

9.A.tasty  B．expensive

C．common  D．suitable

10.A.brought  B．packed

C．sent  D．left

11.A.alone  B．patiently

C．worriedly  D．along

12.A.forgotten  B．expressed

C．considered  D．failed

13.A.last  B．particular

C．delicious  D．large

14.A.poor  B．painful

C．loving  D．shaking

15.A.small  B．new

C．strange  D．good

16.A.experience  B．treasure

C．opportunity  D．prize

17.A.already  B．only

C．once  D．still

18.A.afraid  B．eager

C．ready  D．upset

19.A.lessons  B．memories

C．efforts  D．feelings

20.A.safe  B．light

C．soft  D．long

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.A

11.A

12.D

13.A

14.C

15.A

16.B

17.C

18.C

19.B

20.D

【解析】

1.

解析 根据下文“My mother­in­law was.”以及“Jelly making was just a way of life for my mother­in­law.”可知，作者不是这个家里做果酱的那个人。

2.2】 A

解析 根据第三段末句“...we carefully put them away in our kitchen.”可知，作者所做的就是保存这些瓶子。

3.3】 B

解析 根据the tasty gel和“...from picking the fruit to setting the ____ jelly on the home­made shelves.”可知，瓶子里装满了好吃的果酱。

4.4】 B

解析 每当作者想要做果酱三明治时，所要做的就是去取一瓶果酱。

5.5】 D

解析 根据第四段首句“The other day I reached the kitchen for some jelly...”可知答案。作者去取果酱，来做果酱三明治。

6.6】 B

解析 根据“...from picking the fruit to setting...”可知，破折号后面说明了做果酱的流程。

7.7】 C

解析 根据on the home­made shelves可知，应该是把做好了的果酱放在架子上。

8.8】 D

解析 根据上文“My mother­in­law passed away last December.”可知，应该是大家分婆婆留下来的东西。

9.9】 A

解析 根据下文“...many jars of tomato juice，green beans and jelly.”可知，所分的东西是这些美味的罐装食品。

10.0】 A

解析 根据上文“...which my mother­in­law would ____ with the tasty gel and send back home with us.”可知，作者和婆婆不住在一起，所以可推知丈夫把这些果酱带回家。

11.1】 A

解析 根据a small jar可知，架子的末端就剩下这一瓶果酱了。

12.2】 D

解析 根据“...and most days it was something that was taken for granted.”可知，作者意识到之前没有意识到的一些事。

13.3】A

解析 根据上文“Sitting all ____ on the far side of the shelf was a small jar.”可知，这是最后一瓶果酱。下文to give up this last jelly jar也有提示。

14.4】C

解析 根据全文可知，作者通过果酱三明治回忆了婆婆的爱心。loving符合语境。

15.5】 A

解析 根据下文“...and most days it was something that was taken for granted.”可知，一瓶果酱看起来是一件小事。

16.6】 B

解析 与上文“...it was something that was taken for granted.”构成转折关系。且根据下文“But I’m just not ____ to give up this last jelly jar，and all the ____ its presence allows me to hold onto.”可知，对作者来说，这是一件有价值的珍贵的东西。

17.7】 C

解析 根据上文“My mother­in­law passed away last December.”可知，作者家有些东西曾经是婆婆的。

18.8】 C

解析 根据上文“I put the jelly back on the shelf.”可知，作者不愿意吃掉最后一瓶果酱。

19.9】 B

解析 全文通过一瓶果酱表达了对婆婆的思念。由此可知，作者不只是为了保留一瓶果酱，更重要的是果酱给作者带来的回忆。

20.20】 D

解析 根据下文“It will either have to be eaten or thrown out...but not today.”可知，这瓶果酱不会保存很长时间。