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(huì)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(huì)很平淡，如果生活中沒有小的起伏，我的生活也會(huì)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(huì)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(zhǎng)， 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(duì)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?cè)诰唧w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?cè)谛�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。