Question

Are you interested in Korean TV series? If so, you must know Dae Jang Geum (《大长今》). Because of this series, my personal status and living standard have been greatly _____. My girlfriend used to cook every evening. Well, now she does nothing but _____ herself in front of the TV when she’s not ____, and commands me, “You — go to make some instant noodles. Come and watch the play and just imagine we are enjoying Korean _____.”

She also swears to ____ all Korean dishes in Dae Jang Geum. So she orders me to ____ the TV and record any details of Jang Geum’s cooking. But when she presented her version of Korean food, it is like the dog-meal. “You can ____ get things done if you don’t have the right tools”, my girlfriend blamed her clumsy kitchen performances on ____. So I decided to ____ her a new kitchen knife. In a store, she became unusually ____ when making her selection. She finally picked one that was ____ Jang Geum’s. To prove that her slow knife skill was due to the blunt knives, she ____ her cutting. As a result, she hurt her fingers three times. Fortunately，the knife is not ____ the salesman boasts.

My girlfriend is a fan of Jang Geum’s Korean ____. Not only did she talk about the dress every day, she also threatened to change my tie into a ____ like the one on Jang Geum’s dress. Finally, I lost my patience and took her to a maternity shop (孕妇专卖店) where I recommend ( one suit to her, “Do you think it looks like a Korean dress?” ____, my future parents-in-law just happened to be shopping at the time. They were ____ when they saw what we were doing.

The Dae Jang Geum series __ realizing the ambition of the youth. However, it fails to realize my girlfriend’s. ____ being engaged in her work or study, she simply sits on the sofa every night, staring at the TV, a bag of chips in her hand. This situation has changed little ___ the series is now over.

1.A. increased B. degraded C. depressed D. raised

2.A. stand B. lie C. sit D. seat

3.A. at table B. at work C. on leave D. on business

4.A. fruit B. vegetables C. dishes D. cakes

5.A. learn B. eat C. cook D. perform

6.A. stand by B. stand for C. pass by D. go by

7.A. hardly B. easily C. difficultly D. carefully

8.A. her forks B. her spoons C. her knives D. her pans

9.A. lend B. borrow C. buy D. fetch

10.A. careless B. modest C. patient D. alert

11.A. similar to B. better than C. sharper than D. taken from

12.A. brought down B. speeded up C. slowed down D. improved

13.A. as fast as B. as sharp as C. as slow as D. as dull as

14.A. diet style B. dish flavor C. cooking style D. dressing style

15.A. butterfly knot B. inside pocket C. pretty collar D. long belt

16.A. Disappointedly B. Fortunately C. Coincidently D. Excitedly

17.A. pretty shocked B. pretty satisfied C. very pleased D. very puzzled

18.A. shoots at B. works at C. aims at D. directs at

19.A. In spite of B. Instead of C. Because of D. In case of

20.A. only if B. even though C. as if D. so that

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.A

7.A

8.C

9.C

10.D

11.A

12.B

13.B

14.D

15.A

16.C

17.A

18.C

19.B

20.B

【解析】

试题分析:本文讲述了自从韩国电视连续剧《大长今》开播一来，全国掀起了一股“长今”热——韩国料理、服饰等韩国文化受到了国民的广泛欢迎。至今，这股余热尚未散尽，留下了一些“后遗症”。

1. A增加；B降低；C沮丧；D增长。由下文可知自己的地位和生活水平降低了。所以选B。

2.女友过去每天晚上都做饭，现在什么事也不做就是“坐”在电视机前看电视。所以选D。

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4.

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6. 既然要“记录下长今做菜的每一个细节（record any details of Jang Geum’s cooking）”可见女友命令我“站在电视机旁边”。所以选A。

7. A几乎不；B容易的；C艰难的；D小心谨慎的。女友认为自己手艺不好的原因是作菜的工具有问题，认为没有好的工具很难做出好菜，此句大意为“工欲善其事，必先利其器”。所以选A。

8. new knife 可知，女友把厨艺不好的原因归结于那把笨拙的菜刀。所以选C。

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10. ；D慎重谨慎的。该句句意为“在一家商店里，她特别慎重耐心地挑选。”所以选D

11.

12.

13.；B一样锋利；C一样慢；D一样钝。该句句意为“幸运的是这把刀并不像营业员吹嘘得那样锋利。”所以选B。

14. talked about the dress every day可知，其女友迷上了韩国的服装式样。所以选D。

15.A蝴蝶结；B里面的口袋；C好看的衣领；D长的腰带 。该句句意为“她不但每天谈论（韩国）服装，还威胁说把我的领带改成蝴蝶结，就像长今衣服上的蝴蝶结一样。”所以选D。

16. to可知，此处的副词意为“凑巧，巧合”。所以选C。

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18. at目的是；shoot at朝……射击；direct at 朝着……方向；work at从事于，致力于。所以选C。

19. 。看了《大长今》后，女友并没有受到激励去努力地工作或学习，而是每天坐在沙发上，手拿薯条，眼睛盯着电视剧。所以选B。

20. 该题句意为“尽管这部电视剧现在已经演完了，但这种局面并没有多少改变。”由even though可知，此处前后句意存在转折关系。所以选B。

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