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It took place at the Biltmore Hotel, which, to my eight-year-old mind, was just about the fancies place to eat．My , my mother, and I were having lunch after a morning spent shopping．I ordered a Salisbury steak．When brought to the table, it was by a plate of peas．I do not like peas now．I did not like peas then．I have always hated peas．And I was not about to eat them now．"Eat your peas," my grandmother said．

"Mother," said my mother in her voice．"He doesn't like peas．Leave him alone."

My grandmother did not reply．She in my direction, looked at me in the eye, and said the words that changed my life: "I'll pay you five dollars if you eat those peas."

I had absolutely no idea of the coming ． I only knew that five dollars was an enormous, nearly amount of money, and as awful as peas were, only one plate of them stood between me and the of that five dollars．I began to force the terrible things down my ．

My mother was very angry．My grandmother had that look of someone who has thrown down an unbeatable trump card（王牌）．"I can do what I want, Ellen, and you can't stop me." My mother glared at her mother．She glared at me.

I, of course, kept shoving peas down my throat．The made me nervous, and every single pea made me want to throw up, but the magical image of that five dollars before me, and I finally swallowed down every last one of them．My grandmother handed me the five dollars in a（n） way．My mother continued to glare in silence．And the ended．Or so I thought．

My grandmother left for Aunt Lillian's a few weeks later．That night, at dinner, my mother served my favorite foods．Along with them came a big, steaming bowl of peas．She offered me some peas, and I certainly 16 ．My mother fixed me with a cold 17 as she put a huge pile of peas onto my plate．Then came the words that were to 18 me for years．

"You ate them for ," she said．"You can eat them for love."

What possible argument could I gather against that? There was none．I ate them that day and every other time they were thereafter．

1.A．grandmother B．sister C．brother D．father

2.A．covered B．accompanied C．replaced D．ruined

3.A．passively B．particularly C．sincerely D．certainly

4.A．warning B．pleasant C．terrific D．bored

5.A．came B．walked C．leaned D．waved

6.A．harmful B．fateful C．truthful D．grateful

7.A．appetite B．doom C．fortune D．criticism

8.A．unacceptable B．uncertain C．unimaginable D．undeniable

9.A．possession B．thought C．reference D．offer

10.A．mouth B．face C．stomach D．throat

11.A．interested B．surprised C．offensive D．self-satisfied

12.A．peas B．glares C．words D．gestures

13.A．floated B．faded C．escaped D．rolled

14.A．peaceful B．showy C．hurried D．encouraging

15.A．incident B．silence C．lunch D．shopping

16.A．hesitated B．accepted C．declined D．complained

17.A．hand B．voice C．look D．eye

18.A．push B．benefit C．trouble D．cheer

19.A．money B．pressure C．fun D．love

20.A．awarded B．refused C．served D．mentioned

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.D

11.D

12.B

13.A

14.B

15.A

16.C

17.D

18.C

19.A

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述一次我和母亲祖母一起吃中饭，我拒绝吃豆子，母亲并未强制，但祖母说只要我吃豆子就给我五美元，于是我硬是吃下了豆子，使得母亲和祖母之间气氛紧张。之后一天晚饭母亲给了我一大碗豆子，我仍是拒绝，母亲说既然即可以为钱吃掉，你也能为爱吃掉它，我只能吃下，此后豆子就变成了经常的菜肴。

1."Eat your peas," my grandmother said可知是我、母亲以及祖母一起吃中饭，故选A

2.2】考查动词词义辨析。A覆盖；B伴随；C代替；D摧毁，根据句子When brought to the table, it was by a plate of peas．当牛肉饼上桌时，应是带有一份大豆，应选伴随，故选B

3.3】考查副词词义辨析。A顺从地；B特别地；C忠诚地；D确定地，根据句子I have always hated peas．And I was not about to eat them now文中说我讨厌吃豆子，可知是现在确定不会吃豆子，故选D

4.4】考查形容词词义辨析。A警告的；B愉快的；C可怕的；D厌烦的，根据句子"Mother," said my mother in her voice．"He doesn't like peas．Leave him alone."我的妈妈说：“他不喜欢豆子就随他吧”，应该是以一种警告的语气，故选A

5.My grandmother did not reply．She in my direction, looked at me in the eye祖母没有回答。她朝我的方向倾斜，看着我的眼睛，故选C

6.the words that changed my life: "I'll pay you five dollars if you eat those peas.应该是这些重要的话改变了我的一生，故选B

7.I had absolutely no idea of the coming ． I only knew that five dollars was an enormous后句说我只知道五美元很多，完全没意识到接下来的厄运，故选B

8.five dollars was an enormous, nearly amount of money五美元很多，是难以想象的一笔钱，故选C

9.only one plate of them stood between me and the of that five dollars只有一碟豆子横亘在我与五美元的财富之间，故选A

10.I began to force the terrible things down my 我开始强制咽下这些糟糕的东西咽下故选D

11.My grandmother had that look of someone who has thrown down an unbeatable trump card某人扔出一张必胜王牌应该是带有一种自满的表情，故选D

12.My mother glared at her mother．She glared at me.我的母亲盯着她的母亲，她盯着我，可知是这种凝视使我紧张，故选B

13.every single pea made me want to throw up, but the magical image of that five dollars before me, and I finally swallowed down every last one of them每一颗豆子都使我想吐，但五美元的神奇画面在我面前漂浮，我最终还是咽下了最后一颗豆子，故选A

14.．My grandmother handed me the five dollars in a（n） way祖母与母亲正处于剑拔弩张的状态，祖母应是以一种显眼的方式递给我五美元，故选B

15.My mother continued to glare in silence．And the ended．Or so I thought祖母递给我五美元后，母亲继续沉默地凝视，这个事件就结束了，或者是我认为的，故选A

16.She offered me some peas, and I certainly 母亲递给我一些豆子，我当然是拒绝，故选C

17.My mother fixed me with a cold cold eye是冷眼的意思，母亲看我拒绝了豆子，便冷眼盯着我，故选D

18.Then came the words that were to me for years母亲接下来说的话困扰了我许多年，故选C

19."You ate them for ," she said．"You can eat them for love."前文说我为了五美元吃了祖母递过来的豆子，故这里母亲说你为了钱吃了豆子，你也能为爱吃掉豆子，故选A

20.I ate them that day and every other time they were thereafter母亲的话让我无话可说，那一天我吃了豆子，之后的每一次他们就被提供了，即此后每次吃饭就有豆子了，故选C

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