Question

Two excited kids begged their father for his permission to see a film. Having read some ______ about the movie on the Internet, he firmly ______ their request with the reason that the movie presents immorality as being ______. “But dad, those scenes are only a few minutes of the ______ film, in which good _____ evil eventually. In addition, there are other inspirational ______ like courage and determination making up for its ______!”

But the father didn’t ______, and the two teenagers were discouraged. They had just thrown themselves down on the couch when they heard the sounds of their father preparing something in the ______. One of the teenagers said, “Dad must be feeling ______, and now he’s trying to ______ us with some tasty food.” Soon their father appeared with a plate of warm cakes and said, “Before you eat, I want to tell you something: I love you both so much.”

The teenagers smiled and ______ with each other knowing ______. Dad was softening. Looking at the mouth-watering cake, the two boys were getting impatient about the father’s long speech. “But I want to be ______ with you. I added one ingredient(配料) that is not ______ found in cakes.”

“To make it more delicious? Oh, come on, Dad! Please just tell us what it is.”

“OK, if you ______. That ______ ingredient is dog waste.”

Both teens ______ stopped chewing the cake, spit it out and dropped the ______ cake back on the plate.

“DAD! Why did you do that?”

“That is the same reason why I won't allow you to watch that movie. You won't ______ a little dog waste in your cake, so why should you put up with a little immorality in your movies?”

1.A. reviews    B. parts    C. chapters    D. adaptations

2.A. repeated    B. agreed to    C. made    D. rejected

3.A. favorable    B. unbelievable    C. personal    D. acceptable

4.A. popular    B. total    C. exciting    D. original

5.A. threatens    B. attacks    C. defeats    D. affects

6.A. themes    B. topics    C. movies    D. scenes

7.A. plot    B. meaning    C. success    D. disadvantage

8.A. give out    B. give in    C. give away    D. give off

9.A. bedroom    B. house    C. kitchen    D. garden

10.A. sad    B. upset    C. pleased    D. regretful

11.A. persuade    B. join    C. comfort    D. supply

12.A. screamed    B. provided    C. talked    D. exchanged

13.A. glances    B. waves    C. gestures    D. nods

14.A. honest    B. satisfied    C. strict    D. patient

15.A. surprisingly    B. easily    C. usually    D. daily

16.A. like    B. insist    C. refuse    D. permit

17.A. terrible    B. common    C. secret    D. wonderful

18.A. instantly          B. helplessly    C. gratefully    D. unwillingly

19.A. whole    B. remaining    C. strange    D. warm

20.A. expect    B. add    C. tolerate    D. overcome

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.D

11.C

12.D

13.A

14.A

15.C

16.B

17.C

18.A

19.B

20.C

【解析】本文讲述一个父亲通过在蛋糕中放入狗粪让孩子们明白，为什么不让他们看那些含有不道德内容的电影。

1.A

考查名词。A. reviews评论；B. parts部分； C. chapters章节；D. adaptations改编。句意：在网上看过电影的评论，他坚定地拒绝了他们的要求，原因是不能接受这么不道德的电影。根据语境可知选A项。

2.D

考查动词。A. repeated 重复； B. agreed to 同意； C. made制造； D. rejected拒绝。根据下文“with the reason that movie presents immorality”可知这个父亲拒绝（reject）孩子看电影的要求。故选D。

3.D

考查形容词。A. favorable赞同的；B. unbelievable难以置信的；C. personal个人的；D. acceptable可接受的。句意：在网上看过电影的评论，他坚定地拒绝了他们的要求，原因是不能接受这么不道德的电影。根据语境可知选D项。

4.B

考查形容词。A. popular受人欢迎的；D. original最初的；C. exciting令人兴奋的；B. total全部的。句意：但是，爸爸，这些场景在整部电影中只有几分钟。在电影中，正义战胜了邪恶。根据语境可知选B项。

5.C

考查动词。A. threatens威胁；B. attacks袭击；C. defeats打败；D. affects影响。句意：但是，爸爸，这些场景在整部电影中只有几分钟，在电影中，正义战胜了邪恶。根据语境可知选C项。

6.A

考查名词。A. themes 主题； B. topics 话题； C. movies 电影； D. scenes场景。

根据下文“courage and determination，”可知这个电影的主题是勇气，themes主题。故选A。

7.D

考查名词。A. education教育；B. meaning意思；C. success成功；D. disadvantage缺点。句意：此外还有诸如勇气，决心此类的主题，弥补了电影的缺点。根据语境可知选D符合题意。

8.B

考查动词词组。A. give out分发，发出； B. give in 屈服； C. give away赠送，泄密； D. give off发出。根据下文“the two teenagers were cast down.”可知爸爸没有让步（give in）。故选B。

9.C

考查名词。A. bedroom卧室；B. house房子；C. kitchen厨房； D. garden花园。句意：然后他们听到父亲在厨房准备些什么东西。根据下文提到now he’s trying to 11 us with some tasty food可知选C项。

10.D

考查形容词。A. sad 伤心的； B. upset心烦的； C. pleased 高兴的； D. regretful后悔的。句意：其中一个孩子说，爸爸肯定是感到内疚了，现在想用美食来安慰我们。根据语境可知选D项。

11.C

考查动词。A. persuade说服；B. join加入；C. comfort安慰；D. supply提供。句意：其中一个孩子说，爸爸肯定是感到内疚了，现在想用美食来安慰我们。根据语境可知选C项。

12.D

考查动词。A. screamed尖叫；B. provided提供；C. talked谈论;D. exchanged交换。句意：孩子们笑了，交换了一下彼此了解的眼神(认为父亲的心肠软了)。根据语境可知选D项。

13.A

考查名词。A. glances 一瞥； B. waves 波动； C. gestures手势； D. nods点头。

They exchanged knowing glances. 他们交换了一下眼色。这里注意knowing的意思。形容词：心照不宣的；世故的；博学的。glance瞥见。故选A。

14.A

考查形容词。A. honest诚实；B. satisfied满意；C. strict严格；D. patient耐心。句意：但我想老实对你们说，我在里面加一样配料，通常不容易发现的配料。故选A项。

15.C

考查副词。A. surprisingly令人吃惊的；B. easily容易地；C. usually通常；D. daily日常地。句意：但我想老实对你们说，我在里面加一样配料，通常不容易发现的配料。根据语境可知选D项。

16.B

考查动词。A. like喜欢；B. insist坚持；C. refuse拒绝；D. permit允许。句意：“(添加配料)让它更加美味？哦，快呀，爸爸！请告诉我们它是什么。”“那好，如果你非常坚持问的话，这个神秘的配料就是狗粪。”根据当时的语境可知选D项。

17.C

A. terrible可怕的；B. common普通的；C. secret秘密的； D. wonderful精彩的。句意：“(添加配料)让它更加美味？哦，快呀，爸爸！请告诉我们它是什么。”“那好，如果你非常坚持问的话，这个神秘的配料就是狗粪。”根据语境可知选A项。

18.A

考查副词。A. instantly立即；B. helplessly没有帮助地；C. gratefully感激地; D. unwillingly不乐意地。句意：两个孩子立即不吃了，吐了出来并把剩下的蛋糕扔到盘子里。根据语境可知立刻就不吃了，故选A项。

19.B

考查形容词。A. whole整个的；B. remaining剩下的；C. strange奇怪的；D. warm温暖的。句意：两个孩子立即不吃了，吐了出来并把剩下的蛋糕扔到盘子里。根据常识可知把剩下的蛋糕扔回盘子里，故选B项。

20.C

考查动词。A. expect期盼； B. add添加； C. tolerate 忍受； D. overcome克服。

根据下文“so why should you put up with a little immorality in your movies?”可知孩子们不能容忍蛋糕里面的一点狗屎。tolerate容忍。故选C。