One afternoon，my son Adam asked me，“Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”

    I thought for a minute，and then I said，“I’ll explain, _21_ you can just wait until we make a quick 22 at the grocery store. I have something 23 to show you.＂

    At the grocery store， we 24 some apples―red，green and yellow ones．Back home．I told Adam，＂It’s time to 25 your question．”I put one apple of each 26 on the table．Then I looked at Adam, who had a 27 look on his face.

    “People are like apples．They come in all 28 colors，shapes and sizes．On the 29 ,some of the apples may not 30 look as delicious as the others．”As I was talking, Adam was 31  each one carefully.

    Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, 32  them back on the table, but 33 a different place.

    “okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”

    He said, “I 34  tell. They all look the same now.” “Take a bite of 35 . See if that helps you 36 which one is which.”

    He took 37 , and then a huge smile came across his face. “People are 38 like apples! They are all different, but once you 39 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside.”

 He totally 40 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.

One afternoon，my son Adam asked me，“Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”

I thought for a minute，and then I said，“I’ll explain，___1___ you can just wait until we make a quick ___2___ at the grocery store．I have something ___3___ to show you．”

At grocery store，we ___4___ some apples -- red，green and yellow ones．Back home，I told Adam，“It’s time to ___5___ your question．” I put one apple of each ___6___ on the table．Then I looked at Adam，who had a ___7___ look on his face．

“People are like apples．They come in all ___8___ colors，shapes and sizes．On the ___9___，some of the apples may not ___10___ look as the others．” As I was talking，Adam was  ___11___ each one carefully．

Then，I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them，___12___ them back on the table，but ___13___ a different place．

“Okay，Adam，tell me which is which．”          

He said，“I ___14___ tell．They all look same now．” “Take a bite of ___15___．See if that helps you ___16___ which one is which．”

He took ___17___，and then a huge smile came cross his face．” People are ___18___ like apples! They are all different，but once you ___19___ the outside，they're pretty much the same on the inside．”

He totally ___20___ it．I didn't need to say or do anything else．

1．A．although                 B．so                   C．because           D．if

2．A．stop                B．start                 C．turn               D．stay

3．A．expressive          B．encouraging           C．informative         D．interesting

4．A．bought                 B．counted              C．saw               D．collected

5．A．check              B．mention             C．answer            D．improve

6．A．size                B．type                C．shape               D．class

7．A．worried             B．satisfied             C．proud              D．curious

8．A．ordinary             B．normal              C．different            D．regular

9．A．outside              B．whole              C．table               D．inside

10．A．still                B．even                C．only               D．ever

11．A．examining           B．measuring           C．drawing            D．packing

12．A．keeping             B．placing             C．pulling              D．giving

13．A．on                 B．toward            C．for                 D．in

14．A．mustn't             B．can't              C．shouldn't            D．needn't

15．A．each one            B．each other        C．the other            D．one another

16．A．admit              B．consider           C．decide              D．believe

17．A．big bites            B．deep breaths      C．a firm hold           D．close look

18．A．just               B．always            C．merely              D．seldom

19．A．put away          B．get down          C．hand out            D．take off

20．A．made              B．took              C．got                 D．did

One afternoon，my son Adam asked me, "Are all people the same even if they are different in color?"
I thought for a minute, and then I said, "I'll explain，26 you can just wait until we make a quick  27  at the grocery store. I have something  28  to show you.”
At the grocery store, we  29  some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, "It's time to  30  your question. " I put one apple of each  31  on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a  32  look on his face.
"People are like apples. They come in all  33  colors, shapes and sizes. On the  34  , some of the apples may not  35  look as delicious as the others." As I was talking, Adam was  36  each one carefully.
Then, I took each of the apples and peeled （削皮) them,  37  them back on the table, but  38 different place.
"Okay, Adam, tell me which is which. "
He said, "I   39   tell. They all look the same now. " "Take a bite of   40  . See if that helps you  41  which one is which.”
He took  42  , and then a huge smile came across his face. "People are  43  like apples! They are all different, but once you  44   the outside,  they're pretty much the same on the inside. "
He totally  45  it. I didn't' need to say or do anything else.

One afternoon，my son Adam asked me, "Are all people the same even if they are different in color?"

I thought for a minute, and then I said, "I'll explain，26 you can just wait until we make a quick  27  at the grocery store. I have something  28  to show you.”

At the grocery store, we  29  some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, "It's time to  30  your question. " I put one apple of each  31  on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a  32  look on his face.

"People are like apples. They come in all  33  colors, shapes and sizes. On the  34  , some of the apples may not  35  look as delicious as the others." As I was talking, Adam was  36  each one carefully.

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled （削皮) them,  37  them back on the table, but  38 different place.

"Okay, Adam, tell me which is which. "

He said, "I   39   tell. They all look the same now. " "Take a bite of   40  . See if that helps you  41  which one is which.”

He took  42  , and then a huge smile came across his face. "People are  43  like apples! They are all different, but once you  44   the outside,  they're pretty much the same on the inside. "

He totally  45  it. I didn't' need to say or do anything else.

2.A. stop         B. start           C. turn         D stay

3.A. expressive    B. encouraging     C informative   D. interesting

6.A. size          B. type            C: shape       D. class

11.A. examining    B. measuring       C: drawing     D. packing

14.A. mustn't       B. can't           C shouldn't     D. needn't

17.A. big bites     B. deep breaths     C a firm hold   D. a close look

19.A. put away     B. get down       C hand out      D. take off    

第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”

I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, 21 you can just wait until we make a quick 22 at the grocery store. I have something 23 to show you. ”

At grocery store,  we 24 some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to 25 your question.” I put one apple of each 26 on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 27 look on his face. 

“People are like apples. They come in all 28 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 29, some of the apples may not 30 look as the others. ” As I was talking, Adam was 31 each one carefully. 

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, 32 them back on the table, but 33 a different place. 

 “Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”

He said, “I 34 tell. They all look same now. ” “Take a bite of 35. See if that helps you 36 which one is which. ”

He took 37, and then a huge smile came cross his face. . ”People are 38 like apples! They are all different, but once you 39 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”

He totally 40 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else. 

21. A. although      B. so               C. because         D. if        

22. A. stop          B. start            C. turn           D. stay        

23. A. expressive    B. encouraging       C. informative          D. interesting     

24. A. bought      B. counted          C. saw            D. collected      

25. A. check       B. mention         C. answer              D. improve       

26. A. size          B. type            C. shape         D. class        

27. A. worried           B. satisfied         C. proud         D. curious       

28. A. ordinary      B. normal          C. different        D. regular       

29. A. outside     B. whole         C. table          D. inside        

30. A. still          B. even           C. only           D. ever        

31. A. examining    B. measuring      C. drawing        D. packing       

32. A. keeping           B. placing           C. pulling          D. giving        

33. A. on         B. toward               C. for             D. in         

34. A. mustn’t     B. can’t           C. shouldn’t       D. needn’t       

35. A. each one      B. each other      C. the other       D. one another    

36. A. admit       B. consider         C. decide        D. believe K

37. A. big bites      B. deep breaths      C. a firm hold    D. close look

38. A. just          B. always               C. merely              D. seldom K

39. A. put away      B. get down        C. hand out        D. take off

40. A. made        B. took            C. got            D. did

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入白处的最佳答案。

   One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”

I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, 36 you can just wait until we make a quick 37 at the grocery store. I have something 38 to show you. ”

At grocery store, we 39 some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to 40 your question.” I put one apple of each 41 on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 42 look on his face. 

 “People are like apples. They come in all 43 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 44, some of the apples may not 45 look as the others. ” As I was talking, Adam was 46 each one carefully. 

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, 47 them back on the table, but 48 a different place. 

 “Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”

He said, “I 49 tell. They all look same now. ” “Take a bite of 50. See if that helps you 51 which one is which. ”

He took 52, and then a huge smile came cross his face. . ”People are 53 like apples! They are all different, but once you 54 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”

He totally 55 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else. 

36. A. although      B. so       C. because      D. if         

37. A. stop      B. start    C. turn    D. stay        

38. A. expressive    B. encouraging       C. informative       D. interesting     

39. A. bought  B. counted      C. saw     D. collected      

40. A. check   B. mention     C. answer       D. improve       

41. A. size      B. type    C. shape  D. class        

42. A. worried       B. satisfied     C. proud  D. curious       

43. A. ordinary      B. normal       C. different     D. regular       

44. A. outside B. whole C. table   D. inside        

45. A. still      B. even   C. only    D. ever        

46. A. examining    B. measuring  C. drawing     D. packing       

47. A. keeping       B. placing       C. pulling       D. giving        

48. A. on B. toward       C. for      D. in         

49. A. mustn’t B. can’t   C. shouldn’t    D. needn’t       

50. A. each one      B. each other  C. the other    D. one another    

51. A. admit   B. consider     C. decide D. believe

52. A. big bites      B. deep breaths      C. a firm hold D. close look 

53. A. just      B. always       C. merely       D. seldom

54. A. put away      B. get down    C. hand out     D. take off 

55. A. made    B. took    C. got     D. did

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”

I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, 21 you can just wait until we make a quick 22 at the grocery store. I have something 23 to show you. ”

At grocery store, we 24 some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to 25 your question.” I put one apple of each 26 on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 27 look on his face. 

“People are like apples. They come in all 28 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 29,  some of the apples may not 30 look as delicious as the others. ” As I was talking, Adam was 31 each one carefully. 

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, 32 them back on the table, but 33 a different place. 

“Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”

He said, “I 34 tell. They all look the same now. ” “Take a bite of 35. See if that helps you 36 which one is which. ”

He took 37,  and then a huge smile came cross his face.”People are 38 like apples! They are all different, but once you 39 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”

He totally 40 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else. 

A. although      B. so               C. because      D. if        

A. stop         B. start            C. turn        D. stay        

A. expressive       B. encouraging       C. informative       D. interesting     

A. bought        B. counted          C. saw         D. collected       

A. check          B. mention         C. answer      D. improve       

A. size          B. type            C. shape      D. class        

A. worried       B. satisfied         C. proud      D. curious       

A. ordinary      B. normal        C. different    D. regular       

A. outside        B. whole         C. table       D. inside        

A. still               B. even           C. only        D. ever        

A. examining     B. measuring      C. drawing     D. packing       

A. keeping     B. placing           C. pulling       D. giving        

A. on          B. toward               C. for          D. in         

A. mustn’t      B. can’t           C. shouldn’t    D. needn’t       

A. each one           B. each other      C. the other    D. one another    

A. admit        B. consider         C. decide     D. believe

A. big bites           B. deep breaths      C. a firm hold D. close look 

A. just           B. always               C. merely           D. seldom

A. put away       B. get down        C. hand out     D. take off 

A. made         B. took            C. got         D. did 

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”

I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, 21 you can just wait until we make a quick 22 at the grocery store. I have something 23 to show you. ”

At grocery store, we 24 some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to 25 your question.” I put one apple of each 26 on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 27 look on his face. 

 “People are like apples. They come in all 28 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 29,  some of the apples may not 30 look as delicious as the others. ” As I was talking, Adam was 31 each one carefully. 

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, 32 them back on the table, but 33 a different place. 

 “Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”

He said, “I 34 tell. They all look the same now. ” “Take a bite of 35. See if that helps you 36 which one is which. ”

He took 37,  and then a huge smile came cross his face.”People are 38 like apples! They are all different, but once you 39 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”

He totally 40 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else. 

1.A. although       B. so                 C. because       D. if        

2.A. stop          B. start            C. turn          D. stay        

3.A. expressive         B. encouraging         C. informative D. interesting     

4.A. bought          B. counted            C. saw          D. collected       

5.A. check             B. mention           C. answer      D. improve       

6.A. size           B. type             C. shape      D. class        

7.A. worried         B. satisfied           C. proud       D. curious       

8.A. ordinary        B. normal        C. different       D. regular       

9.A. outside         B. whole          C. table        D. inside        

10.A. still         B. even             C. only          D. ever        

11.A. examining       B. measuring       C. drawing        D. packing       

12.A. keeping      B. placing              C. pulling D. giving        

13.A. on           B. toward                 C. for            D. in         

14.A. mustn’t      B. can’t            C. shouldn’t     D. needn’t       

15.A. each one             B. each other       C. the other     D. one another    

16.A. admit          B. consider           C. decide     D. believe

17.A. big bites     B. deep breaths       C. a firm hold   D. close look 

18.A. just             B. always         C. merely     D. seldom

19.A. put away         B. get down         C. hand out      D. take off 

20.A. made          B. took             C. got           D. did 

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中选出最佳选项。

One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?” I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain,   36   you can just wait until we make a quick   37   at the grocery store. I have something   38   to show you. ”

At the grocery store, we   39   some apples —red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to   40   your question.” I put one apple of each   41   on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a   42   look on his face. 

 “People are like apples. They come in all   43   colors, shapes and sizes. On the   44   ,  some of the apples may not   45   look as delicious as the others. ” As I was talking, Adam was   46   each one carefully.

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them,   47   them back on the table, but   48   a different place. 

 “Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.” He said, “I   49   tell. They all look the same now. ” “Take a bite of   50  . See if that helps you 51   which one is which. ” He took   52  , and then a huge smile came cross his face.” People are   53   like apples! They are all different, but once you   54   the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside.” He totally   55   it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else. 

A. although  B. so         C. because      D. if

A. stop B. start        C. turn        D. stay

A. expressive       B. encouragingC. informative       D. interesting

A. bought    B. counted      C. saw         D. collected

A. check      B. mention     C. answer           D. improve

A. size  B. type        C. shape      D. class

A. worried   B. satisfied     C. proud      D. curious

A. ordinary  B. normal      C. different     D. regular

A. outside    B. whole     C. table       D. inside

A. still  B. even       C. only        D. ever u

A. examining      B. measuring  C. drawing     D. packing

A. keeping   B. placing       C. pulling       D. giving

A. on    B. toward      C. for          D. in

A. mustn’t   B. can’t       C. shouldn’t    D. needn’t

A. each one  B. each other  C. the other    D. one another

A. admit      B. consider     C. decide     D. believe

A. big bites  B. deep breathsC. a firm hold       D. a close look

A. just  B. always      C. merely           D. seldom

A. put away B. get down    C. hand out     D. take off

A. made       B. took        C. got        D. did

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中选出最佳选项。

One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?” I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain,   36   you can just wait until we make a quick   37   at the grocery store. I have something   38   to show you. ”

At the grocery store, we   39   some apples —red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to   40   your question.” I put one apple of each   41   on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a   42   look on his face. 

 “People are like apples. They come in all   43   colors, shapes and sizes. On the   44   ,  some of the apples may not   45   look as delicious as the others. ” As I was talking, Adam was   46   each one carefully.

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them,   47   them back on the table, but   48   a different place. 

 “Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.” He said, “I   49   tell. They all look the same now. ” “Take a bite of   50  . See if that helps you 51   which one is which. ” He took   52  , and then a huge smile came cross his face.” People are   53   like apples! They are all different, but once you   54   the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside.” He totally   55   it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else. 

1.A. although                                       B. so           C. because       D. if

2.A. stop                                               B. start         C. turn          D. stay

3.A. expressive                                   B. encouragingC. informative D. interesting

4.A. bought                                          B. counted        C. saw          D. collected

5.A. check                                             B. mention        C. answer             D. improve

6.A. size                                                B. type          C. shape      D. class

7.A. worried                                         B. satisfied       C. proud       D. curious

8.A. ordinary                                        B. normal         C. different       D. regular

9.A. outside                                         B. whole       C. table        D. inside

10.A. still                                              B. even         C. only          D. ever u

11.A. examining                                  B. measuring   C. drawing        D. packing

12.A. keeping                                      B. placing C. pulling D. giving

13.A. on                                                B. toward       C. for            D. in

14.A. mustn’t                                      B. can’t        C. shouldn’t     D. needn’t

15.A. each one                                    B. each other   C. the other     D. one another

16.A. admit                                          B. consider       C. decide     D. believe

17.A. big bites                                     B. deep breathsC. a firm hold D. a close look

18.A. just                                              B. always        C. merely     D. seldom

19.A. put away                                    B. get down      C. hand out      D. take off

20.A. made                                          B. took          C. got          D. did