Question

【题目】

People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten. If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus a great 【1】. You would not be able to understand why some people find it repulsive. On the other hand, your stomach would 【2】 at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat---the 【3】 accepted practice in many northern countries. The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we 【4】 to them all our lives.

No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail. Cooked in wine, snails are a great luxury in various parts of the world. There are countless people who, ever since their early years, have learned to 【5】 snails with food. My friend, Robert, lives in a country where snails are despised. As his flat is in a large town, he has no garden of his own. For years he has been asking me to collect snails from my garden and take them to him. The idea never appealed to me very much, but one day, after a heavy 【6】, I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my 【7】 plants. Acting on a sudden impulse, I collected several dozen, put them in a paper bag, and took them to Robert. Robert was delighted to see me and 【8】 pleased with my little gift. I left the bag in the hall and Robert and I went into the living room where we talked for a couple of hours. I had forgotten all about the snails when Robert suddenly said that I must stay to dinner. Snails would, of course, be the main dish. I did not 【9】 the idea and I reluctantly followed Robert out of the room. To our dismay, we saw that there were snails everywhere: they had escaped from the paper bag and had taken complete 【10】 of the hall!

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】AE

【3】C

【4】AD

【5】AC

【6】BC

【7】BD

【8】AB

【9】A

【10】E

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者的朋友罗伯特邀请作者吃蜗牛，结果蜗牛从袋子里跑出来爬得满地都是的搞笑经历。

【1】考查名词。句意：如果你住在地中海，你会认为章鱼是一种美味佳肴。此处为“consider +名词（作宾语） +名词（作宾补）”结构，此处缺少名词作宾语补足语，根据“you would consider octopus a great”可知此处表示“佳肴”，故填D。

【2】考查动词。句意：另一方面，当你想到用动物脂肪煎土豆时，你就会反胃——这在许多北方国家是普遍接受的做法。此处缺少动词作谓语，根据“at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat”可知此处表示“翻过来”，引申为“反胃”，故填AE。

【3】考查副词。句意同上，修饰动词accepted用副词，根据前后的对比关系可知此处表示“普遍地”，故填C。

【4】考查固定短语。句意：可悲的事实是，我们大多数人从小就吃某些食物，而且我们一生都坚持吃。be stick to表示“坚持”，故填AD。

【5】考查动词。句意：有无数的人，从小就把蜗牛和食物联系在一起。associate… with…表示“把……与……联系起来”故填AC。

【6】考查名词。句意：一场阵雨之后，我在花园里散步，突然注意到许多蜗牛在我心爱的花草上慢腾腾地蠕动着。作介词after的宾语用名词，根据下文说的出现了很多蜗牛可知此处指“阵雨”，故填BC。

【7】考查形容词。句意同上，此处作定语修饰名词plants，prize 作形容词时表示“获奖的”，此处引申为“心爱的”，故填BD。

【8】考查副词。句意：罗伯特见到我很高兴，对我的小礼物也很满意。修饰形容词pleased用形容词，根据罗伯特的反应可知此处表示“相当、非常”，故填AB。

【9】考查动词。句意：我不喜欢这个主意，很不情愿地跟着罗伯特走出了房间。此处缺少动词作谓语，根据“I reluctantly followed Robert out of the room.”可知此处表示“喜欢”，故填A。

【10】考查名词。句意：令我们惊愕的是，我们看到到处都是蜗牛：它们从纸袋里逃出来，完全占领了大厅！take possession of表示“占领”，故填E。