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【题目】SECTION B （共12小题；每小题 1.5分，满分18分）

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

In 1919, Princess Bazzar of Luxembourg’s royal family met the royal kitchen helper Leon. Many nights, Leon went into the kitchen and made ice-cream for Bazzar. They soon fell in love. But because of their different social status, both of them burried the feelings.

Soon, Bazzar was made to accept an arranged royal marriage. For days, Leon could not see Bazzar, he was with impatience. Finally, Bazzar at the table a month later. While serving desserts, Leon the letters DOVE, which is an abbreviation of DO YOU LOVE ME with hot chocolate on Bazaar’s ice-cream. Leon that Bazzar could understand his feelings.

A few days later, Bazzar got . One year later, Leon could not the mental suffering and left the royal kitchen. Years later, he and his own family a candy store.

Many years later, Bazzar remembered that that afternoon she ate the ice-cream made by Leon, but didn’t see the letters.

Hearing this, Leon broke down in tears, and he finally understood the past misunderstandings. If that chocolate had been , those letters would never have melted, and he would not have lost his last chance. Leon decided to create a solid chocolate which can a long time.

After lots of , the chocolate Dove was finally made and each piece of chocolate was engraved with the letter “DOVE”. It’s a symbol of the love between Leon and Bazzar.

Now more and more people fall in love with this chocolate. Giving someone DOVE means sending the whisper of love: DO YOU LOVE ME?

【1】A. calling B. burning C. working D. talking

【2】A. stood up B. turned up C. stayed up D. dressed up

【3】A. wrote B. sent C. mixed D. noticed

【4】A. expected B. declared C. allowed D. promised

【5】A. sick B. angry C. married D. bored

【6】A. reduce B. stop C. repeat D. bear

【7】A. left B. visited C. ran D. found

【8】A. confusing B. interesting C. melting D. annoying

【9】A. stable B. powerful C. frozen D. solid

【10】A. stand B. spare C. take D. preserve

【11】A. breaks B. research C. pressure D. problems

【12】A. firmly B. immediately C. quickly D. luckily

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】A

【4】A

【5】C

【6】D

【7】C

【8】C

【9】D

【10】D

【11】B

【12】A

【解析】

【1】A. calling叫B. burning燃烧C. working工作D. talking讲；burn with 为……所煎熬一连几天莱昂见不到芭莎心急如焚。

【2】A. stood up站起来B. turned up 出现，卷起C. stayed up熬夜D. dressed up打扮；终于在一个月后芭莎出现在餐桌上。

【3】A. wrote 写B. sent送C. mixed混合D. noticed注意；莱昂在准备甜点的时候，在芭莎的冰激凌上用热巧克力写了几个英文字母“DOVE”

【4】A. expected 期待B. declared宣布C. allowed允许D. promised许诺；莱昂期望芭莎能明白他的心意。

【5】A. sick 生病的B. angry 生气的C. married 结婚的D. bored厌烦的；根据上文的Bazzar was made to accept an arranged royal marriage，可知，这里是说get married.

【6】A. reduce减少B. stop停止C. repeat 重复D. bear出生，承受；忍受不了相思之苦的折磨，莱昂离开了王室的后厨。

【7】A. left 离开B. visited参观 C. ran 跑；经营D. found发现；莱昂和他的家人经营着一家糖果店。

【8】A. confusing 困惑的B. interesting有趣的C. melting融化的，溶解的D. annoying恼人的；根据下文的those letters would never have melted，芭莎记起来自己吃了莱昂给她做的冰激凌，但是她却没有看到那些已经融化的字母。

【9】A. stable稳定的，牢固的B. powerful有权利的C. frozen 冷酷的D. solid固体的，可靠地；下面提到create a solid chocolate 。如果那些巧克力是固定的，那些字就永远不会融化。

【10】A. stand 站B. spare节约，节省C. take拿D. preserve保存，保护；莱昂决定要制作出固体巧克力，使其可以保存更久。

【11】A. breaks间断B. research 研究C. pressure压力D. problems问题；经过苦心研制，香醇的巧克力终于制成。

【12】A. firmly牢固的；坚定地B. immediately立刻地C. quickly 快地D. luckily幸运地；每一块巧克力上都被牢牢的刻上了“DOVE”。