题目内容

This is about keeping a secret - one I don’t even know myself.

Today two girls came into my life with a . Yes, there were probably at least fifty other people around me, but what they had to wasn’t what I today.

I was trying to decide what I was going to have for dinner in the produce section I could hear two girls laughing and whispering.

One of the girls asked me how to choose the right cantaloupe (哈密瓜). I what little knowledge I had about placing two thumbs near the and pressing on it to see how it was. I spoke about the color and smell around that core. I took the time to help them one.

I really felt like I knew what I was about and because they asked me, I felt good about helping.

They were and I went about my business. Suddenly one of the girls walked up to me and said, "Can you keep a ?" A bit confused and stunned, I replied, "I believe I ." Then she toward me with her two hands cupped together as if she was going to me something.

"Now it’s yours, " she said she placed her hands in mine and smiled and walked away.

There was nothing in her hands.

There was nothing in mine, although, I felt like I was holding something. Apparently it was a secret. The girls disappeared into the next aisle and I never either one again.

Okay, some of you are just shrugging this off as some game. Perhaps they even made a fool of me without me realizing it.

I guess it’s the easiest secret to because I don’t know what it is.

1.A. gift B. message C. purpose D. question

2.A. recommend B. introduce C. serve D. offer

3.A. learn B. enjoy C. need D. seek

4.A. bowl B. spoon C. plate D. vegetable

5.A. when B. if C. whether D. although

6.A. shared B. gathered C. recalled D. regretted

7.A. top B. core C. bottom D. side

8.A. solid B. soft C. ripe D. big

9.A. remove B. weigh C. cut D. find

10.A. talking B. worrying C. concerning D. hesitating

11.A. beautiful B. grateful C. sincere D. serious

12.A. family B. business C. diary D. secret

13.A. should B. must C. can D. may

14.A. waved B. moved C. signed D. gestured

15.A. hand B. sell C. send D. require

16.A. since B. before C. while D. as

17.A. frankly B. heavily C. skeptically D. strangely

18.A. trusted B. cheated C. saw D. helped

19.A. excellent B. popular C. easy D. foolish

20.A. keep B. sell C. discover D. steal

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.A

11.B

12.D

13.C

14.B

15.A

16.D

17.D

18.C

19.D

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：这是关于保守一个秘密——一个作者自己都不知道的秘密，两个女孩进入到作者的生活中，一个女孩的双手窝成杯状,好像要递给作者什么东西一样, 有人会认为这可能是一个愚蠢的游戏，但是作者认为这是一个最容易保守的秘密。

1.小题1】考查名词和语境逻辑。A. gift 礼物；B. message信息；C. purpose目的；D. question问题。结合上下文的语境可知,作者认为今天这两个女孩进入到作者的生活中,就好像带来了某种信息一样。,故选B。

2.小题2】考查动词和语境逻辑。A. recommend 推荐；B. introduce介绍；C. serve服务；D. offer提供。

虽然作者周围至少有50个人,但是他们所提供的不是作者今天所需要的。四个选项中应选D项。

3.小题3】考查动词和语境逻辑。A. learn 学习；B. enjoy享受；C. need需要； D. seek寻找。此处指他们提供的不是今天作者需要的,故选C。

4.小题4】考查名词和语境逻辑。A. bowl碗；B. spoon勺子；C. plate盘子； D. vegetable蔬菜。考查生活常识。因为作者在农产品区犹豫晚餐吃什么蔬菜,再结合下文的"dinner"可知选D,而不是盘子、碗和勺子。

5.小题5】考查连词和语境逻辑。A. when当时； B. if如果；C. whether是否；D. although尽管。根据语境可知,此处应用when,表示"这时我听到两个女孩在大笑并且低语"。因此选A。

6.小题6】考查动词和语境逻辑。A. shared 分享；B. gathered聚集；C. recalled回忆；D. regretted后悔。根据前面的"One of the girls asked me how to choose the right cantaloupe(哈密瓜)."可知其中一个女孩问作者怎样挑哈密瓜,因此作者和她分享自己的经验,故选A。gather"聚集",recall"回忆",regret"后悔",均与语境不符。

7.小题7】考查名词和语境逻辑。A. top最上端；B. core核心；C. bottom底部； D. side旁边。根据下文中的"I spoke about the color and smell around that core."可知我把两个拇指放在哈密瓜中间附近按压。选B。

8.小题8】考查形容词和语境逻辑。A. solid坚固的； B. soft柔软的；C. ripe成熟的；D. big大个的。挑哈密瓜,当然应该是按压一下看看成熟程度，应该挑选成熟的,因此选C符合文意。

9.小题9】考查动词和语境逻辑。A. remove移开；B. weigh称重； C. cut切开；D. find发现；找到。作者给她们讲了怎样挑选哈密瓜,并且花时间帮助她们找到了一个成熟的哈密瓜,因此选D。其他选项均与语境不符。

10.小题10】考查动词和语境逻辑。A. talking 谈话；B. worrying担心； C. concerning关于；D. hesitating犹豫。作者认为自己和她们谈论的是自己懂得的知识,并且因为她们过来问作者,因此作者感觉帮助他人很快乐。选A。

11.小题11】考查形容词和语境逻辑。A. beautiful漂亮的；B. grateful 感激的；C. sincere真诚的；D. serious严肃的。因为作者帮助了她们,她们表示感激。其它形容词均与语境不符。选B。

12.小题12】考查名词和语境逻辑。A. family家庭；B. business买卖；C. diary奶制品；D. secret秘密。根据下文语境I guess it’s the easiest secret to 60 because I don’t know what it is.可知其中有一个女孩向我走来请我保密,此处应选D项。

13.小题13】考查情态动词和语境逻辑。A. should应该；B. must必须，一定；C. can能够；D. may可能。当这个女孩问作者是不是可以保守秘密的时候,作者回答"我相信我能",can符合上下文语境。选C。

14.小题14】考查动词和语境逻辑。A. waved挥手；B. moved 移动；C. signed打手势； D. gestured做手势。根据下文中的"with her two hands cupped together"可知这个女孩向作者走过来做了一个手势双手窝成杯状,因此选B。

15.小题15】考查动词和语境逻辑。A. hand 递给；B. sell出售；C. send发送；D. require要求。这个女孩的双手窝成杯状,好像要递给作者什么东西一样。故答案为A项。

16.小题16】考查连词和语境逻辑。A. since自从，因为；B. before在……之前； C. while当时 D. as引导了一个时间状语从句,表示"一边……一边……",指女孩一边递给作者东西,一边说：“这是你的了”。

17.小题17】考查副词和语境逻辑。A. frankly 坦白地，坦率地；B. heavily沉重地；C. skeptically怀疑地 D. strangely奇怪的是。根据上文的"There was nothing in mine"可知作者的手里没有东西,但是奇怪的是,作者感觉好像自己的手里拿着什么东西一样。故答案为D项。。

18.小题18】考查动词和语境逻辑。 A. trusted相信；B. cheated欺骗；C. saw看见；D. helped帮助。根据上文中的"The girls disappeared into the next aisle"可知这两个女孩消失在过道里,作者再也没有见过她们中的任何一个。故答案为C项。

19.小题19】考查形容词和语境逻辑。A. excellent优秀的；B. popular流行的；C. easy容易的； D. foolish愚蠢的。因为这个女孩并没有给作者什么东西,双手是空空的,因此有人会认为这可能是一个愚蠢的游戏,因此选D。

20.小题20】考查动词和语境逻辑。 A. keep 保持；B. sell出售； C. discover发现；D. steal偷窃。根据第一段中的"keeping a secret"可知,此处作者说"这是一个最容易保守的秘密",故选A。

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