Question

完形填空，阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

　　One Saturday afternoon, my daughter Alice asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”

　　I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain to you if we can make a quick 1  at the grocery store. I have something 2   to show you. ”

　　At the grocery store, we 3   some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Alice, “It’s time to answer your question.” I put one apple of each 4   on the table. Then I looked at Alice, who had a 5   look on her face.

　　“People are like apples. They come in all 6   colors, shapes and sizes. Some of the apples may not even look as the others. ” As I was talking, Alice was 7   each one carefully.

　　Then, I took each of the apples and peeled(削皮)them, placing them back on the table, but 8    a different place.

　　“Okay, Alice, tell me which is which.”

　　She said, “That’s difficult. They all look the same now. ” “Take a bite of 9. See if that helps you 10    which one is which. ”

　　She thought for a while and a huge smile came across her face. “People are just like apples! They are all different, but once you 11     the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”

　　She totally 12  it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.

　　1. A. stop B. start C. turn D. stay

　　2. A. expressive B. interesting C. informative D. encouraging

　　3. A. bought    B. counted   C. saw       D. collected

　　4. A. size       B. shape     C. kind      D. group

　　5. A. worried    B. confident  C. proud     D. strange

　　6. A. proper     B. special    C. different    D. similar

　　7. A. operating   B. examining C. appreciating D. respecting

　　8. A. on B. toward C. for D. in

　　9. A. each one   B. each other C. the other  D. one another

　　10. A. believe    B. decide    C. consider  D. connect

　　11. A. put away  B. get down  C. hand out  D. take off

　　12. A. made     B. took       C. got       D. did

Answer 1

1A  2B  3A  4C  5D  6C  7B  8D  9A  10B  11D  12C