题目内容
In the spring of 1919, Princess Bazaar of Luxembour’s royal family met the royal kitchen helper Leon. Many nights, Leon went into the kitchen and made ___36___ for Bazaar. They always talked about the good times ___37___they were having ice-cream. They soon fell in love. But ___38___ their different social status, both of them buried the ___39___.
Soon, Bazaar was made to accept an arranged royal marriage. For days, Leon could not see Bazaar, he was___40___ with impatience. Finally, Bazaar ___41___ at the table a month later. While serving desserts, Leon ___42___ the letters DOVE, which is an abbreviation of DO YOU LOVE ME with hot chocolate on Bazaar’s ice-cream. Leon ___43___ that Bazaar could understand his feelings.
A few days later, Bazaar got ___44___ . One year later, Leon could not ___45___ the mental suffering and left the royal kitchen. Years later, he and his own family ___46___ a candy store.
Many years later, they met again. Bazaar ___47___ that that afternoon she ate the ice-cream made by Leon, but didn’t see the ___48___ letters then.
Hearing this, Leon broke down in tears, and he finally understood the past ___49___ .If that chocolate had been___50___, those letters would never have melted, and he would not have lost his last chance. Leon decided to ___51___ a solid chocolate which can ___52___ a long time.
After lots of ___53___ , the chocolate Dove was finally made and each piece of chocolate was___54___engraved(刻有) with the letters “DOVE”. It’s a symbol of the love between Leon and Bazaar.
Now more and more people fall in love with this chocolate. Giving someone DOVE means sending the___55___ of love: DO YOU LOVE ME?
1. A.dishes B.chocolate C.ice-cream D.cakes
2. A.until B.if C.while D.once
3. A.because of B.thanks to C.apart from D.regardless of
4. A.feelings B.difference C.silence D.needs
5. A.calling B.burning C.working D.talking
6. A.stood up B.turned up C.stayed up D.dressed up
7. A.wrote B.sent C.mixed D.noticed
8. A.expected B.declared C.allowed D.promised
9. A.sick B.angry C.married D.bored
10. A.reduce B.stop C.repeat D.bear
11. A.left B.visited C.ran D.found
12. A.realized B.remembered C.wondered D.thought
13. A.confusing B.interesting C.melting D.annoying
14. A.misunderstandings B.competitions C.judgment D.prejudice
15. A.stable B.powerful C.frozen D.solid
16. A.buy B.discover C.create D.enjoy
17. A.stand B.spare C.take D.preserve
18. A.breaks B.research C.pressure D.problems
19. A.luckily B.immediately C.quickly D.firmly
20. A.story B.memory C.whisper D.secret
1.C
2.C
3.A
4.A
5.B
6.B
7.A
8.A
9.C
10.D
11.C
12.B
13.C
14.A
15.D
16.C
17.D
18.B
19.D
20.C
【解析】
试题分析:本文叙述了公主Bazaar和皇宫的一个帮厨Leon的爱情故事。因为两个人的身份悬殊,各自隐藏自己的感情,后来Bazaar结婚了,有一天Leon在给公主的冰淇淋中放了一个写有字母DOVE的巧克力,可是由于熔化了,公主没有看到字母,后来Leon离开了皇宫。多少年之后他们又相遇,这次Leon为公主做了一个固体的巧克力,上面刻有DOVE。后来这种巧克力就成了传递爱情的巧克力了。
1.考查名词及上下文的呼应。dishes菜; chocolate巧克力; ice-cream冰淇淋; cakes蛋糕。根据they were having ice-cream可知故选C。
2.考查连词及上下文的呼应。until除非; if如果; while当……时候; once一旦。当他们吃冰淇淋的时候他们谈论美好的时光,故选C。
3.考查短语及上下文的呼应。because of因为; thanks to由于; apart from除……之外; regardless of不管。因为他们的不同的社会地位,他们两个埋藏了他们的感情,故选A。
4.考查名词及上下文的呼应。feelings感情; difference不同; silence沉默; needs需要。因为他们的不同的社会地位,他们两个埋藏了他们的感情,故选A。
5.考查动词及上下文的呼应。calling呼叫; burning燃烧; working工作; talking谈论。Leon几天不见Bazaar,他没有耐心了。故选B。
6.考查动词短语及上下文的呼应。stand up站起来; turn up 出现; stay up熬夜; dress up打扮。最后过了一个月Bazaar来到了桌子旁,故选B。
7.考查动词及上下文的呼应。write写; send寄; mix混合; notice通知。当Leon端上甜点时,他写上了一些字母DOVE,故选A。
8.考查动词及上下文的呼应。expect期待; declare宣布; allow允许; promise许诺。Leon期待Bazaar能够理解他的感情。故选A。
9.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。sick生病的; angry生气的;get married结婚; bored烦恼的。几天以后Bazaar结婚了,故选C。
10.考查动词及上下文的呼应。reduce减少; stop停止; repeat重复; bear承受。一年后Leon不能忍受精神的折磨,故选D。
11.考查动词及上下文的呼应。leave离开; visit参观; run跑,经营; find找到。几年之后,他和他的家人经营了一个糖果店,故选C。
12.考查动词及上下文的呼应。realize认识到; remember记得; wonder纳闷; think认为。Bazaar 记得那天下午她是吃了Leon 做的冰淇淋,但是没有看到融化的字母,故选B。
13.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。confusing令人困惑的; interesting有趣的; melting融化的; annoying讨厌的。但是没有看到融化的字母,故选C。
14.考查名词及上下文的呼应。misunderstandings误解; competitions竞赛; judgment判断; prejudice偏见。他最终理解了过去的误解,故选A。
15.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。stable稳定的; powerful强有力的; frozen冻结的; solid固体的。如果巧克力是固体的它就不会融化了,故选D。
16.考查动词及上下文的呼应。buy买; discover发现; create创造; enjoy喜欢。Leon决定造一个固体的巧克力,故选C。
17.考查动词及上下文的呼应。stand站; spare节约; take拿走; preserve保存。这种巧克力能够保存很长的时间,故选D。
18.考查名词及上下文的呼应。breaks中断; research研究; pressure压力; problems问题。在许多次研究之后,带有Dove的巧克力终于做好了,故选B。
19.考查副词及上下文的呼应。Luckily幸运地; immediately立刻; quickly快地; firmly坚定地,牢固地。每块巧克力都牢固地刻有字母DOVE,故选D。
20.考查名词及上下文的呼应。story 故事; memory记忆; whisper私语; secret秘密。给某人一个DOVE意味着传递爱的语言,故选C。
考点:故事类短文。
点评:主要考查学生对词汇、句型、语法知识的综合运用能力、阅读能力以及逻辑推理、综合判断和分析归纳的能力。要求学生根据文章含义从所给的词汇中选出恰当的词,并用其正确形式进行填空,使短文语法正确、意思通顺、前后连贯、结构完整。该题设置灵活,难度较大,考生极易失分。
What is in the drug that makes you sick or dead? For example, cocaine is harmful, but what makes it harmful?
I can’t tell you all about drugs, but I can ___36___ you think about them in this ____37____ way. Your body is a very complicated machine, ____38____ a lot of chemical machinery, all of which is finally turned ____39____ it all works together. Special chemicals, which we call drugs, can affect it in many different ways.
Some drugs are ____40____ when your body has a problem, as with disease—causing bacteria. Then someone may give you aspirin to keep your temperature from going too ____41____ or some penicillin (青霉素) ____42____ it stops the growth of some kinds of bacteria. ___43_____, all drugs are really poison, ____44_____ if you take too much, so you must always use them ____45____.
Why do some people take drugs like cocaine? For a little while they seem to make you feel better, or happier. But ____46____ their effects have ____47____, your body has to pay an extra ____48____ to get back to normal. That makes you want to get ____49____ of the drug.
Drugs like cocaine have their special effects because they act as ____50____ for your nervous system. They cut off some of your nerve pathways and take away some of your senses and your ____51___. They make you want always more. And just a little too much can even ____52____ nerves to your heart and stop its beating
Many of us worry about the ____53____ around us and what pollution does to us. How about your internal environment and what goes on ____54____ you? You control that all by yourself in what you put into your ____55_____. Most drugs are pollutants. You would not want pollutants in the air and water around you. Why would you want pollutants in your body?
36. | A. | make | B. | cause | C. | help | D. | let |
37. | A. | funny | B. | different | C. | simple | D. | true |
38. | A. | just | B. | really | C. | especially | D. | sometimes |
39. | A. | as if | B | even if | C. | where | D. | so that |
40. | A. | powerful | B. | helpful | C. | painful | D. | helpless |
41. | A. | high | B. | tall | C. | much | D. | hot |
42. | A. | when | B. | until | C. | as | D. | before |
43. | A. | besides | B. | thus | C. | however | D. | naturally |
44. | A. | at most | B. | at least | C. | at times | D. | at first |
45. | A. | carefully | B. | easily | C. | carelessly | D. | a lot |
46. | A. | where | B. | before | C. | after | D. | until |
47. | A. | worked | B. | worn | C. | appeared | D. | lost |
48. | A. | number | B. | quantity | C. | amount | D. | price |
49. | A. | Some more | B. | nothing | C. | a little | D. | a few |
50. | A. | guards | B. | medicine | C. | chemicals | D. | poisons |
51. | A. | worries | B. | happiness | C. | freedom | D. | pride |
52. | A. | lead | B. | block | C. | offer | D. | stick |
53. | A. | places | B. | nature | C. | people | D. | environment |
54. | A. | inside | B. | around | C. | outside | D. | next |
55. | A. | heart | B. | head | C. | body | D. | mind |