Question

【題目】The Bread Lesson

I've been feeling stressed out since I found out I wasn't able to enter the swim team. Now I'll have to_______ for a whole year to try out again; that might as well be a million years.

I think Dad knew I was feeling _______. He asked me how things were going. I said OK, even though I didn't feel OK at all. He looked at me for a moment, and then he said it was time for me to help.

Dad headed to the kitchen and took out his large mixing bowl and told me to stir（攪拌）while he was _______ the materials. He threw in a large handful of flour（面粉）. He then put salt into the bowl. Dad isn't big on measuring. He knows exactly how much of each thing to use without thinking, and the bread always turns out great.

After we mixed everything and made a dough（生面團(tuán)）, we waited for more than an hour for the dough to slowly double in size. Next, we deflated（放氣）the risen dough. We divided it into two and waited for it to_______ again. Afterward, we put the dough into pans and waited another hour for the dough to double one last time. Dad said the waiting was always the hardest part because of the sharp, sweet smell coming from the yeast. "You can't help putting the dough _______ into the oven, but if you do, the bread will be small and hard. The most important lesson of all is learning to be_______, "Dad explained.

While we waited, we sat and talked. It felt good to open up and share our_______. I started enjoying the quiet time with Dad. My father taught me how to bake bread, but I think I learned to appreciate the slow passing of time. I learned to_______and let the bread rise.

【1】A.restB.waitC.searchD.race

【2】A.safeB.stupidC.seriousD.stressful

【3】A.addingB.countingC.tastingD.touching

【4】A.dryB.riseC.softenD.change

【5】A.carefullyB.cleverlyC.directlyD.successfully

【6】A.honestB.patientC.helpfulD.creative

【7】A.mistakesB.backgroundsC.dreamsD.thoughts

【8】A.relaxB.trainC.imagineD.compete

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【5】C

【6】B

【7】D

【8】A

【解析】

這篇短文講述的是“我”沒有進(jìn)入游泳隊(duì)，再次嘗試還需要等一年的時(shí)間，我感到有壓力。“我”的爸爸通過(guò)和我一起制作面包，告訴了“我”耐心的重要性。

【1】

句意：現(xiàn)在我要等整整一年才能再試一次。

考查動(dòng)詞辨析及語(yǔ)境。rest休息；wait等，等待；search搜索，搜尋；race比賽，競(jìng)賽。根據(jù)上文“I've been feeling stressed out since I found out I wasn't able to enter the swim team.”可知，“我”沒有進(jìn)入游泳隊(duì)；再根據(jù)句中try out again可知，需要再等一年的時(shí)間再次去嘗試。故選B。

【2】

句意：我想爸爸知道我感到壓力很大。

考查形容詞辨析及語(yǔ)境。safe安全的；stupid愚蠢的；serious嚴(yán)肅的；stressful有壓力的。根據(jù)短文開頭“I've been feeling stressed out since I found out I wasn't able to enter the swim team.”可知，“我”沒有進(jìn)入游泳隊(duì)，感到很有壓力。故選D。

【3】

句意：爸爸走向廚房，拿出他的大碗，讓我在他加材料時(shí)攪拌。

考查動(dòng)詞辨析及語(yǔ)境。adding增加；counting數(shù)數(shù)；tasting品嘗；touching觸摸。根據(jù)下文“He threw in a large handful of flour（面粉）. He then put salt into the bowl.”可知，爸爸往碗里加?xùn)|西。故選A。

【4】

句意：我們把它分成兩部分，等待它再次發(fā)酵。

考查動(dòng)詞辨析及語(yǔ)境。dry弄干；rise上升；發(fā)酵；soften變軟；change改變。根據(jù)上文“we waited for more than an hour for the dough to slowly double in size.”可知，做好了面團(tuán)之后，我們等著它發(fā)酵，結(jié)合文末“let the bread rise”可知用rise符合題意。故選B。

【5】

句意：你忍不住把面團(tuán)直接放進(jìn)烤箱，但是如果你這樣做，面包會(huì)又小又硬。

考查副詞辨析及語(yǔ)境。carefully仔細(xì)地，認(rèn)真地；cleverly聰明地；directly直接地；successfully成功地。根據(jù)文意和生活常識(shí)可知，制作面包時(shí)，要耐心等待面團(tuán)發(fā)酵，如果直接放進(jìn)烤箱，那么面包就會(huì)又小又硬。C選項(xiàng)符合語(yǔ)境，故選C。

【6】

句意：最重要的一課是學(xué)會(huì)耐心。

考查形容詞辨析及語(yǔ)境。honest誠(chéng)實(shí)的；patient耐心的；helpful有幫助的；creative有創(chuàng)造力的。根據(jù)上文“we waited for more than an hour for the dough to slowly double in size. Next, we deflated（放氣）the risen dough. We divided it into two and waited for it to_____ again. Afterward, we put the dough into pans and waited another hour for the dough to double one last time. Dad said the waiting was always the hardest part because of the sharp, sweet smell coming from the yeast.”可知，制作面包非常費(fèi)時(shí)間，要耐心等待，才能做出好吃的面包。因此這里是爸爸讓“我”知道了耐心的重要性。故選B。

【7】

句意：敞開心扉分享我們的想法感覺很好。

考查名詞辨析及語(yǔ)境。mistakes錯(cuò)誤；backgrounds背景；dreams夢(mèng)想；thoughts想法。根據(jù)上句話“While we waited, we sat and talked.”可知，我們一邊等，一邊聊天，所以這里是和爸爸分享想法。故選D。

【8】

句意：我學(xué)會(huì)了放松，讓面包發(fā)酵。

考查動(dòng)詞辨析及語(yǔ)境。relax放松；train訓(xùn)練，培訓(xùn)；imagine想象；compete競(jìng)爭(zhēng)，比賽。根據(jù)文意及上句話“My father taught me how to bake bread, but I think I learned to appreciate the slow passing of time.”可知，從爸爸那里學(xué)會(huì)了等待以及耐心的重要性，不再感到有壓力。A選項(xiàng)符合語(yǔ)境，故選A。