Question

【題目】POTTERY

Minh was a pottery lover and he was very interested in his grandmother’s pottery studio. So Minh was excited when his grandmother Nana invited him into her pottery studio and told him she would teach him how to make pottery. After all, Nana didn’t give all her grandchildren such a(n) ______. Minh looked forward to putting his hands into some cold clay (陶土) and placing his bowl in the heated kiln until it hardened like stone.

“Be ______ with that,” Nana said as Minh picked up one of the bowls. The boy carefully put the bowl back on the shelf and ______ his hands inside his pockets. He was anxious to get started on the lesson Nana had promised him. And he didn’t want to risk losing that ______ by breaking any of her finished pieces of pottery.

Five hours later, Minh was disappointed and tired. His black work that looked more like a rock than a bowl, was a ______ on the first try. Then he made another try but it was ______ any better. However, he had at least worked out how to make a smooth opening in the center of the day. Meanwhile, Nana was keeping busy. A deep, narrow bowl and a wide, shallow bowl ______ on Nana’s worktable. Her practiced hands began to ______ another bowl. “I’ll never get it!” Minh said, watching her work.

Nana looked at her grandson and sighed, “Don’t worry, you’ll get it,” she encouraged him. “ The only way you won’t learn is if you give up.”

【1】A. invitationB. introductionC. presentationD. suggestion

【2】A. patientB. carefulC. concernedD. pleased

【3】A. stuckB. reachedC. threwD. warmed

【4】A. adviceB. dreamC. chanceD. courage

【5】A. successB. surpriseC. failureD. favourite

【6】A. certainlyB. hardlyC. probablyD. nearly

【7】A. dancedB. sleptC. roseD. rested

【8】A. changeB. washC. touchD. shape

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【5】C

【6】B

【7】D

【8】D

【解析】

文章大意：本文講述了Minh是一位陶藝愛好者，對祖母的陶藝工作室很感興趣。受到祖母的邀請他很興奮地來到工作室期望祖母給他上課，然而他的祖母告訴他唯一不要學的方法就是放棄。

【1】句意：畢竟Nana沒有給所有的孫子這樣的邀請。

本題考查的是名詞辨析，A. invitation“邀請”；B. introduction“介紹”；C. presentation“呈現(xiàn)”；D. suggestion“建議”，根據(jù)第一段第二行“when his grandmother Nana invited him into her pottery studio”可知，應該是邀請，故答案選A。

【2】句意：小心別動。

本題考查的是形容詞”辨析，A. patient“有耐心的”；B. careful“小心的”；C. concerned“關心的”；D. pleased“高興的”，根據(jù)第二段第一行The boy carefully put the bowl back on the shelf“這個孩子小心地把陶碗放回架子上，”可知，是小心，故答案選B。

【3】句意：這個孩子小心地把陶碗放回架子上，然后把手插在衣兜里。

本題考查的是動詞辨析，A. stuck“插入”；B. reached“伸手去夠”；C. threw“扔”；D. warmed“溫暖”，根據(jù)所給空后面的his hands inside his pockets.可知，應該是“這個孩子把手插進兜里”故答案選A。

【4】句意：他并不想因打碎她的陶器而冒險失去這次機會。

本題考查的是名詞辨析，A. advice“建議”；B. dream“夢想”；C. chance“機會”；D. courage“勇氣”，根據(jù)前面的losing可知，lose that chance“失去機會”，故答案選C。

【5】句意：他的黑色作品看起來與其說是一個碗不如說是一塊石頭，第一次嘗試就是一次失敗。

本題考查的是名詞辨析，A. success“成功”；B. surprise“吃驚的事”；C. failure“失敗”；D. favourite“最喜歡的東西”，根據(jù)His black work that looked more like a rock than a bowl“他的黑色作品看起來與其說是一個碗不如說是一塊石頭”可知，是一次失敗，故答案選C。

【6】句意：然后他又嘗試了第二次結(jié)果幾乎沒有進步。

本題考查的是副詞的辨析，A. certainly“當然”；B. hardly“幾乎不”；C. probably“可能地”；D. nearly“幾乎”，根據(jù)he made another try but“他嘗試了第二次但是”可知，應該是幾乎沒有進步，故答案選B。

【7】句意：一個深的，窄口的碗和一個淺的廣口的碗放在Nana的工作臺上。

本題考查的是動詞辨析，A. danced“跳舞”；B. slept“睡覺”；C. rose “上升”；D. rested“倚，靠，被支撐”，根據(jù)所給空所在的句子A deep, narrow bowl and a wide, shallow bowl ___7___ on Nana’s worktable“碗放在工作臺上”可知，應該是被支撐，故答案選D。

【8】句意：她的熟練的手開始給另一只碗塑形。

本題考查的是動詞辨析， A. change“改變”；B. wash“洗”；C. touch“觸摸”；D. shape“塑造”，根據(jù)句意可知Nana在制作陶碗，又shape another bowl“給另一只碗塑形”，故答案選D。