Question

 A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didn't know what she had to do and wanted to 1 She felt tired for fighting and fighting. One problem had been finished but another came.

  Her father, a cook,took her 2 the kitchen. He poured water into the pans(锅) and boiled it. When the water was boiling,in the first pan he put some carrots, in the 3 he put some eggs and in the last he put some coffee. He 4 them for a few minutes without any words.

  The girl closed her mouth and waited impatiently, not knowing 5 her father was doing that. After about 20 minutes, her father turned 6 the stove, took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took out the eggs and put 7 in another bowl. After that the 8 was poured into a cup. Turning back to his daughter,he asked, " What do you 9 ？""Carrots,eggs and coffee," she answered.

  Her father told her to10 her eyes and let her touch the carrots. She did and felt that the carrots were soft. After that he asked her to take eggs and 11 them. Then,she got boiled and hard eggs. At last,the father asked her to smell the coffee. " What's the meaning, Father?" He 12 that each one had had the same unlucky experience―the boiled water, but 13 had a different reaction(反应) .The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak after being in the boiling water. The eggs became hard 14 being cooked. The coffee was very special and it changed the water. "Who are you?" asked her father, ^uWhen calamity(厄运)15 your door,what's your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs or coffee?"

(   ) 1. A. grow up    B. give up    C. set up    D. pick up

(   ) 2. A. into    B. within    C. out of    D. away from

(   ) 3. A. first    B. second    C. third    D. fourth

(   ) 4. A. looked for    B. searched for    C. waited for    D. called for

(   ) 5. A. that          B. where    C. when    D. why

(   ) 6. A. on    B. over    C. off    D. in

(   ) 7. A.it    B. its    C. them    D. themselves

(   ) 8. A. eggs    B. carrots    C. coffee    D. water

(   ) 9. A. hear          B. taste    C. smell    D. see

(   ) 10. A. close    B. open    C. wash    D. drop

(   ) 11. A. keep          B. protect    C. break    D. drink

(   ) 12. A. complained          B. explained    C. told    D. expected

(   ) 13. A. every          B. all    C. each    D. either

(   ) 14. A. before          B. after    C. behind    D. under

(   ) 15. A. lies in    B. comes across    C. meets with    D. knocks at

Answer 1

 1. B give up是固定短语，表示"放弃"。2. A 3. B 

4. C wait for是固定短语，表示"等待"。文中表示这个女孩的爸爸分别在几个锅里加了不同的材料，然后静等了几分钟。

5. D 6. C 7. C这^的them指代上文中出现的eggs。8. C 9. D 

10. A这位父亲要女儿摸一摸胡箩卜，很显然应该是闭上眼睛的，所以选A。

11. C

12. B这一题是动词的辨析，complain表示"抱怨"，explain表示"解释"，tell表示"告诉"，expect表示"期待，期望"。选项B符合文意。

13. C这里与上文相呼应，意指每个人都会有不幸的经历，但面对不幸，每个人做出的反应不一样。

14. B

15. D文中的父亲通过厨房里的这一实验,启发教育女儿，当厄运来敲门时，应该做出怎样的选择。