题目内容
15．Breathing （breath） became difficult when we climbed to the top of that mountain．分析 当我们爬上山顶时，呼吸变得困难．
解答 9．Breathing，分析句子结构可知此处是缺少主语，因此使用动名词形式充当主语，故答案为Breathing．
点评 对于单词填空这种题，要分析句子意思，再从结构上和意义上对答案进行确定．
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Rose was a clerk in a company．（36）D of fighting and struggling，she wanted to give up．Her father，a chef，took her to the （37）C，filled three pots with water and placed the fire （38）A high．Soon the three pots came to a（n） （39）C．In one he placed carrots，in the second he placed eggs，and in （40）B he placed ground coffee beans．In half an hour，he walked （41）B to the stove（火炉） and turned off the fire．（42）D around to her，he asked．"Darling，what do you see？"
"Carrots，eggs，and coffee，"she replied．
Ten （3）D minutes later，he brought her closer and asked her to （44）A the carrots．She did and noted that they were soft．He then asked her to take an egg and （45）A it．After pulling off the shell，she observed the hard-boiled egg．Finally，he asked her to drink the coffee slowly．She made an unhappy （46）B because of the strength of the coffee．
She asked，"What does it mean，Father？"
He explained，"Each of them faced the same （47）C，212degrees of boiling water．However，each （48）A differently．The carrot went in strong and hard．But after （49）D boiling water，it softened and became weak．The egg was fragile（易碎的）．A thin outer shell （50）B a liquid（液体） center．But after sitting through the boiling water，its （51）C became hardened．The coffee beans are （52）A，however．After they were in the boiling water，it became stronger and richer．"
"（53）D are you？"he asked his daughter，"When a situation （54）A you have a lot of problems that seem to be caused by bad luck knocks on your door，how do you （55）C that？Are you a carrot，an egg，or a coffee bean？"
Rose was a clerk in a company．（36）D of fighting and struggling，she wanted to give up．Her father，a chef，took her to the （37）C，filled three pots with water and placed the fire （38）A high．Soon the three pots came to a（n） （39）C．In one he placed carrots，in the second he placed eggs，and in （40）B he placed ground coffee beans．In half an hour，he walked （41）B to the stove（火炉） and turned off the fire．（42）D around to her，he asked．"Darling，what do you see？""Carrots，eggs，and coffee，"she replied．
Ten （3）D minutes later，he brought her closer and asked her to （44）A the carrots．She did and noted that they were soft．He then asked her to take an egg and （45）A it．After pulling off the shell，she observed the hard-boiled egg．Finally，he asked her to drink the coffee slowly．She made an unhappy （46）B because of the strength of the coffee．
She asked，"What does it mean，Father？"
He explained，"Each of them faced the same （47）C，212degrees of boiling water．However，each （48）A differently．The carrot went in strong and hard．But after （49）D boiling water，it softened and became weak．The egg was fragile（易碎的）．A thin outer shell （50）B a liquid（液体） center．But after sitting through the boiling water，its （51）C became hardened．The coffee beans are （52）A，however．After they were in the boiling water，it became stronger and richer．"
"（53）D are you？"he asked his daughter，"When a situation （54）A you have a lot of problems that seem to be caused by bad luck knocks on your door，how do you （55）C that？Are you a carrot，an egg，or a coffee bean？"
| 36．A．Sure | B．Ashamed（惭愧的） | C．Lack | D．Tired |
| 37．A．cafe | B．company | C．kitchen | D．restaurant |
| 38．A．on | B．at | C．in | D．of |
| 39．A．end | B．stop | C．boil | D．conclusion |
| 40．A．other | B．the last | C．another | D．the latter |
| 41．A．off | B．over | C．out | D．round |
| 42．A．Coming | B．Showing | C．Walking | D．Turning |
| 43．A．few | B．fewer | C．many | D．more |
| 44．A．feel | B．cook | C．smell | D．wash |
| 45．A．break | B．cut | C．touch | D．eat |
| 46．A．decision | B．expression | C．discovery | D．experiment |
| 47．A．outcome | B．experience | C．situation | D．environment |
| 48．A．reacted | B．played | C．recorded | D．functioned |
| 49．A．taking on | B．adding to | C．pouring out | D．going through |
| 50．A．formed | B．protected | C．covered | D．strengthened |
| 51．A．surface | B．shell | C．inside | D．outside |
| 52．A．different | B．bitter（苦的） | C．common | D．ordinary |
| 53．A．Who | B．What | C．How | D．Which |
| 54．A．where | B．what | C．which | D．that |
| 55．A．succeed in | B．suffer from | C．respond to | D．do with |