Question

Dae Jang Geum (《大长今》) is a hot new Korean TV series. Because of this series, my personal status and living standard have been greatly ___1__. My girlfriend used to cook every evening. Well, now she does nothing but ___2__ in front of the TV when she’s not __3__, and commands me, “You — go to make some instant noodles. Come and watch the play and just imagine we are enjoying Korean __4___.”

She also swears to __5__ all Korean dishes in Dae Jang Geum. So she orders me to __6__ 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 __7__ get things done if you find the right tools”, my girlfriend blamed her clumsy (笨拙的) kitchen performances on __8__. So I decided to __9__ her a new kitchen knife. In a store, she became unusually __10__ when making her selection. She finally picked one that was __11__ Jang Geum’s. To prove that her slow knife skill was due to the blunt (钝的) knives, she __12__ her cutting. As a result, she hurt her fingers three times. Fortunately the knife is not __13__ the salesman boasts.

My girlfriend is a fan of Jang Geum’s Korean __14__. Not only did she talk about the dress every day, she also threatened to change my tie into a __15__ 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 (推荐) one suit to her, “Do you think it looks like a Korean dress?” __16__, my future parents-in-law just happened to be shopping at the time. They were __17__ when they saw what we were doing.

The Dae Jang Geum series __18__ realizing the ambition of the youth. However, it fails to realize my girlfriend’s. __19__ 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 __20_ even though the series is now over.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. A. better than          B. the closest shape of   C. sharper than             D. taken from

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

20. A. changed little     B. turned a lot              C. developed a little      D. improved a lot

 

Answer 1

1. B  由下文可知自己的地位和生活水平降低了。

2. D  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。

3. A  根据生活常识，当然是不上班的时候看电视。

4. C  由上文“女友命令我拿些方便面来”可知是边看电视边想象是在吃韩国的“膳食”。而不可能是韩国的水果、疏菜或蛋糕。

5. B  根据下文的内容可知：女友发誓要学做韩国菜肴。

6. D  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”。

7. A  女友认为自己手艺不好的原因是作菜的工具有问题，此句大意为“工欲善其事，必先利其器”。

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

9. A  该句句意为“我决定买把新刀给她。”

10. C  该句句意为“在一家商店里，她特别慎重耐心地挑选。”

11. B  女友最后选了一把与长今的刀形状最接近的刀。

12. A  为展示自己的技术，女友加快了切菜的速度，所以使手受伤了。

13. D  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。”

14. C  由下文的she talked about the dress every day可知，其女友迷上了韩国的服装式样。

15. B  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。”

16. A  由句子的谓语动词happened to可知，此处的副词意为“凑巧，巧合”。

17. D  此时岳父母的心情当然是十分震惊。

18. B  该句大意为“《大长今》目的是激励青年人实现他们的雄心壮志。”aim at目的是；shoot at朝……射击；direct at 朝着……方向；work at从事于，致力于。

19. C  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。

20. A  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。