Question

【題目】 From the time I was a child growing up in New Jersey, I loved spending weekends with my grandparents. I felt _________ in Granny’s small kitchen. We always had peaceful conversations, and Granny always seemed to include some wisdom with every dish she prepared.

I remember one Saturday morning. I was about 11 years old. After breakfast I asked Granny, “What kind of ___________ are you making today?” “Vegetable beef,” she answered. “And you can help by cutting some carrots.” I slowly cut the carrots, I said, “I’ve got to give a report next week and I’m scared （害怕的）. I don’t like standing in front of everybody. What if I forget what I’m going to say? Or what if somebody laughs?” “And what if you do just fine?” Granny asked. “Have you __________ notes?” “Well, no. That would be a lot of work.” “Hard work never hurts anyone,” Granny said. “You could try practicing in front of a _________. It’s easy to find how well you are practicing.”

I pushed the pieces of carrots to the side of the cutting board and went on to complain about schoolwork, friends and family. Granny took it all in, listening ________ while I talked about so many pieces of grief （傷心事） in my life.

“Tracy,” she said, “there’s nothing wrong with a little trouble in your life. Well, you know, a lot of people don’t make homemade soup these days. They say it’s too much trouble. But I don’t mind such a little __________. It adds flavor （滋味） to my soup — and to my life. My soup would be pretty bland （平淡）__________ the vegetables, and so would my life if it didn’t have the little ups and downs.” She smiled and then started washing the dishes.

While I helped Granny clean up, I thought about what she had said. Maybe I could ______ a little trouble into something as special as Granny’s homemade soup. I would have to work on them. Granny had said hard work paid off.

【1】A.unhappyB.excitedC.relaxedD.lucky

【2】A.soupB.breadC.dinnerD.flavor

【3】A.reviewedB.preparedC.readD.found

【4】A.mirrorB.wallC.personD.door

【5】A.quietlyB.carelesslyC.patientlyD.hopefully

【6】A.soupB.dishC.workD.trouble

【7】A.withB.withoutC.out of D.away from

【8】A.developB.makeC.growD.turn

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】A

【5】C

【6】D

【7】B

【8】D

【解析】

本文講述了Tracy向奶奶抱怨要做的報(bào)告，奶奶通過講述做湯雖然很麻煩，但是這樣可以讓湯變得有滋味。Tracy從中明白了，他可以通過努力，把麻煩變成有趣的東西。因?yàn)樗�奶奶說過努力會得到回報(bào)。

【1】句意：我在奶奶家的小廚房里感到放松。

A. unhappy不高興，B. excited興奮的，C. relaxed放松的，D. lucky幸運(yùn)的。根據(jù)后文的“We always had peaceful conversations,”可知，我們總是進(jìn)行平靜的交談，因此感到放松。故選C。

【2】句意：今天你正在做什么湯？

A. soup湯，B. bread面包，C. dinner晚餐，D. flavor滋味。根據(jù)后文的“a lot of people don’t make homemade soup these days.”可知，此處指的是在做湯，故選A。

【3】句意：你準(zhǔn)備筆記了嗎？

A. reviewed復(fù)習(xí)，B. prepared準(zhǔn)備，C. read閱讀，D. found找到。根據(jù)前文的“I’ve got to give a report next week”可知，他下周要作報(bào)告，因此表示做準(zhǔn)備，故選B。

【4】句意：你可以在鏡子前試著練習(xí)。

A. mirror 鏡子，B. wall墻，C. person 人，D. door門。結(jié)合語境，要練習(xí)作報(bào)告，可以試著在鏡子前練習(xí)。故選A。

【5】句意：奶奶把這一切都看在眼里，耐心地聽我訴說著我生活中的許多傷心事。

A. quietly安靜地，B. carelessly粗心地，C. patiently有耐心地，D. hopefully有希望地。根據(jù)“while I talked about so many pieces of grief （傷心事） in my life.”可知，我談?wù)撛S多傷心事，因此奶奶應(yīng)是耐心地聽。故選C。

【6】句意：但是我不介意這么小的麻煩。

A. soup湯，B. dish菜，C. work工作，D. trouble麻煩。根據(jù)前文的“They say it’s too much trouble.”可知，此處指的是麻煩。故選D。

【7】句意：如果沒有蔬菜，我的湯會很平淡，如果生活中沒有小的起伏，我的生活也會如此。

A. with和……一起，B. without沒有，C. out of由于，D. away from遠(yuǎn)離。根據(jù)后半句的“so would my life if it didn’t have the little ups and downs.”可知，此處表示沒有蔬菜，她的湯會很平淡，故選B。

【8】句意：也許我可以把小麻煩變成像奶奶家做的湯一樣特別的東西。

A. develop發(fā)展，B. make使，C. grow生長， D. turn轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)。根據(jù)前文的“My soup would be pretty bland （平淡）_____7_____ the vegetables, and so would my life if it didn’t have the little ups and downs.”可知，湯里加蔬菜，這樣很麻煩，但是湯卻有滋味。因此要把麻煩變成像有滋味的湯一樣的東西。turn…into…“把……變成……”。故選D。

這篇短文中Tracy向奶奶抱怨生活中的傷心事以及對他要做的報(bào)告的擔(dān)心。他奶奶通過講述在家做湯，告訴他可以把這些小麻煩變成有趣的東西。文章主題明確，結(jié)構(gòu)清晰，內(nèi)容貼近學(xué)生們的日常生活，比較容易理解。題型是完形填空，考查學(xué)生們在具體語境中運(yùn)用語言的能力，綜合性較強(qiáng)。做題時(shí)，應(yīng)先通讀短文，了解文意；然后根據(jù)上下文語境做題，注意空前后的搭配，并仔細(xì)辨析選項(xiàng)中單詞的意思和用法；最后將答案代入原文，再讀一遍，檢查答案是否正確。如第1小題，考查形容詞辨析及語境。unhappy不高興，excited興奮的，relaxed放松的，lucky幸運(yùn)的。根據(jù)后文的語境可知，他們在小廚房里能平靜地交談，因此判斷此處表示這是讓人感到放松的。故選C。