Question

It took place at the Biltmore Hotel, which, to my eight-year-old mind, was just about the fancies place to eat．My     , my mother, and I were having lunch after a morning spent shopping．I ordered a Salisbury steak．When brought to the table, it was     by a plate of peas．I do not like peas now．I did not like peas then．I have always hated peas．And I     was not about to eat them now．"Eat your peas," my grandmother said．

"Mother," said my mother in her     voice．"He doesn't like peas．Leave him alone."

My grandmother did not reply．She          in my direction, looked at me in the eye, and said the     words that changed my life: "I'll pay you five dollars if you eat those peas." 

I had absolutely no idea of the coming        ． I only knew that five dollars was an enormous, nearly     amount of money, and as awful as peas were, only one plate of them stood between me and the     of that five dollars．I began to force the terrible things down my     ．

My mother was very angry．My grandmother had that     look of someone who has thrown down an unbeatable trump card（王牌）．"I can do what I want, Ellen, and you can't stop me." My mother glared at her mother．She glared at me.

I, of course, kept shoving peas down my throat．The     made me nervous, and every single pea made me want to throw up, but the magical image of that five dollars     before me, and I finally swallowed down every last one of them．My grandmother handed me the five dollars in a（n）     way．My mother continued to glare in silence．And the     ended．Or so I thought．

My grandmother left for Aunt Lillian's a few weeks later．That night, at dinner, my mother served my favorite foods．Along with them came a big, steaming bowl of peas．She offered me some peas, and I certainly     ．My mother fixed me with a cold     as she put a huge pile of peas onto my plate．Then came the words that were to     me for years．

"You ate them for     ," she said．"You can eat them for love."

What possible argument could I gather against that? There was none．I ate them that day and every other time they were     thereafter．

1.A．grandmother  B．sister    C．brother   D．father

2.A．covered   B．accompanied  C．replaced   D．ruined

3.A．passively     B．particularly  C．sincerely   D．certainly

4.A．warning   B．pleasant   C．terrific   D．bored

5.A．came   B．walked   C．leaned   D．waved

6.A．harmful   B．fateful   C．truthful   D．grateful

7.A．appetite   B．doom    C．fortune   D．criticism

8.A．unacceptable  B．uncertain   C．unimaginable  D．undeniable

9.A．possession  B．thought   C．reference   D．offer

10.A．mouth   B．face    C．stomach   D．throat

11.A．interested  B．surprised   C．offensive   D．self-satisfied

12.A．peas   B．glares   C．words   D．gestures

13.A．floated   B．faded    C．escaped   D．rolled

14.A．peaceful  B．showy   C．hurried   D．encouraging

15.A．incident  B．silence   C．lunch    D．shopping

16.A．hesitated  B．accepted   C．declined    D．complained

17.A．hand   B．voice    C．look    D．eye

18.A．push   B．benefit   C．trouble   D．cheer

19.A．money   B．pressure   C．fun    D．love

20.A．awarded  B．refused   C．served   D．mentioned

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.D

11.D

12.B

13.A

14.B

15.A

16.C

17.D

18.C

19.A

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文。本文讲述的“我”和妈妈、外婆去饭店吃午餐，“我”讨厌吃豌豆，外婆以奖励5美元让我吃完豌豆，妈妈却认为如果“我”不喜欢吃可以不吃，“我”艰难地吃完豌豆得到了5美元。一次，妈妈煮了一盘豌豆并对“我”说：你可以为了钱吃豌豆，所以也可以为了爱吃下豌豆，我没有理由拒绝。在那之后，“我”每次都会吃豌豆。

1.A．grandmother奶奶；外婆B. sister 妹妹，姐姐；C．brother哥哥，弟弟；D．father爸爸；由下文"Eat your peas," my grandmother said．可知“我”和妈妈、外婆一起吃了顿午餐，故选A。

2.A．covered覆盖；B．accompanied 陪伴，伴随...发生；C．replaced替换D．ruined毁灭，破坏；由情理可知，一份牛排的配菜里有一碟豌豆，故选B。

3.A．passively被动地；B．particularly尤其地；C．sincerely真诚地；D．certainly确定地；由上文I have always hated peas．可知“我”一直都讨厌吃豌豆，我一定不会打算吃豌豆，故选D。

4.A．warning警告的；B．pleasant高兴的；C．terrific极好的；D．bored无聊的；由下文"He doesn't like peas．Leave him alone." 可知母亲不同意外婆的做法，母亲用警告的语气对外婆强调“我”不喜欢吃豌豆，故选A。

5.A．came来到；B．walked走去；C．leaned 倾斜，倚靠；D．waved挥手，飘动；由语境可知外婆朝我这个方向倚靠着，看着我。故选C。

6.A．harmful 有害的；B．fateful宿命的，重大的，决定性的；C．truthful真实的，真正的；D．grateful感激的；由下文“words that changed my life”可知 这番话改变了我的人生，对我有重大影响，故选B。

7.A．appetite 食欲，欲望；B．doom 命运；C．fortune运气，财富；D．criticism批判；由语境可知我不知道接下来的命运将会是怎样，故选B。

8.A．unacceptable难以接受的；B．uncertain不确定的；C．unimaginable难以想象的；D．undeniable难以否认的；由上文 I only knew that five dollars was an enormous可知我只知道5美元是一大笔钱，多到难以想象，故选C。

9.A．possession拥有；B．thought想法；C．reference参考，出处；D．offer提议，出价； 由上文"I'll pay you five dollars if you eat those peas."可知外婆说如果我吃了这些豌豆，她就会给我5美元，我就能拥有这5美元，故选A。

10.A．mouth嘴巴；B．face脸；C．stomach胃；D．throat 喉咙；由下文I, of course, kept shoving peas down my throat．可知我开始强迫我自己吃豌豆，故选D。

11.A．interested 有趣的；B．surprised 惊讶的；C．offensive冒犯的，攻击的；D．self-satisfied满意的；由下文someone who has thrown down an unbeatable trump card.可知奶奶十分满意，仿佛出了的王牌一样，故选D。

12.12】B考查名词。A．peas豌豆；B．glares 闪耀光，瞪视；C．words话语；D．gestures手势；由上文She glared at me.可知母亲一直盯着我，这让我十分不安，故选B。

13.13】A考查动词。A．floated 漂浮，浮现；B．faded褪色，逐渐消失；C．escaped逃离；D．rolled转动，展开；由语境可知“我”在想象5美元仿佛浮现在“我”的眼前，故选A。

14.A．peaceful平静的； B．showy炫耀的；C．hurried慌忙的；D．encouraging令人鼓舞的；由下文My mother continued to glare in silence.可知外婆在炫耀她的成功，相比之下，母亲十分生气，故选B。

15.A．incident事件，冲突；B．silence 寂静；C．lunch午餐；D．shopping购物；由情景可知外婆给了“我”5美元，在“我”看来妈妈和外婆间的冲突结束了，故选A。

16.A．hesitated犹豫；B．accepted接受；C．declined 婉言拒绝；D．complained抱怨；由下文What possible argument could I gather against that? 可知我刚开始拒绝吃豌豆，故选C。

17.A．hand手；B．voice声音；C．look 样子，脸色；D．eye 眼睛；固定搭配with a cold eye冷眼；故选D。

18.A．push推； B．benefit 受益；C．trouble 困扰；D．cheer欢呼；由下文I ate them that day and every other time可知这番话困扰了我很久，我在那之后就开始吃豌豆了，故选C。

19.A．money 金钱；B．pressure 压力；C. fun乐趣；D. love爱；My grandmother handed me the five dollars可知我之前为了5美元而吃了豌豆，故选A。

20.A．awarded授予；B．refused拒绝；C．served 服务，供应，提供；D．mentioned提及；由语境可知“我”在那之后只要端上来豌豆我都会吃了，故选C。

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