Question

【题目】The Thanksgiving turkey is the cause of stress for me. I have ________ it as an enemy on Thanksgiving.

Over the years I had tried just every method of cooking the turkey. When I just got married I tried the traditional pan roasting method. But I forgot to buy my turkey ________ the day before Thanksgiving. And I bought a big one because I wanted to be sure to have enough turkey for everyone. Unfortunately, it wasn’t thawed (解冻) by the time I needed to cook it. I ended up with a dry turkey overcooked on the outside and rarely done ________. And I had lots and lots of leftover turkey because nobody liked it.

The following year I was busy with a baby. So again I forgot to buy my turkey in time to get it ________ thawed. I had to be up most of the night before Thanksgiving running cold water over my turkey to get it thawed. The turkey ended up turning out okey but I was so tired and sleepy by the time I served dinner.

The next year I got a method of cooking turkey from local radio in early November. I was ________ to give it a try. Making that turkey was like taking care of a baby for nearly two days. I was so pleased with that turkey. I thought it was going to be the best tasting turkey ever since it was the most ________ I ever put in making turkey. But that didn’t happen. Nobody liked the flavour of the turkey.

I decided not to make one this year. But my family thought it wasn't Thanksgiving without turkey. The Thanksgiving turkey has been a yearly joke at our house and when I don’t make one there is nothing to complain about.

【1】A. visited B. considered C. heard D. told

【2】A. before B. after C. until D. since

【3】A. on the surface B. on the top C. at the bottom D. in the middle

【4】A. completely B. carefully C. easily D. slowly

【5】A. afraid B. responsible C. surprised D. ready

【6】A. money B. work C. power D. water

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】A

【5】D

【6】B

【解析】本篇文章借助我三次感恩节烹饪火鸡的糟糕的经历，表达了为什么火鸡是我感恩节压力的来源，为什么我视火鸡为敌人。

【1】句意：我在感恩节时把它当作敌人。前句讲到感恩节的火鸡是我压力的原因，所以这里是说“我把它当作了敌人”，“consider…as…”为“把…认为是…”，选项A“参观，拜访”，选项B“考虑，认为”，选项C“听说”，选项D“讲述”，故选B。

【2】句意：但是直到在感恩节前一天，我才发现我忘记去买火鸡。“not…until…”意为“直到…才…”，前面的“but”表示转折，这里是说感恩节的前天到来之前，我一直都忘了要去买火鸡，选项A“在…之前”，选项B“在…之后”，选项C“直到”，选项D“自从”，故选C。

【3】句意：我最后是以一只外表烤过度了的干巴巴的火鸡收场的，火鸡中间的部分几乎没做熟。这里是在描述火鸡的烹饪结果，结果是外表（outside）过度了，所以就能猜测出接下来该描述火鸡的内部（in the middle）,内部几乎没有做熟。选项A“在表面上”，选项B“在顶上”，选项C“在底端”，选项D“在中间”，故选D。

【4】句意：所以我又忘了及时买我的火鸡，以充分解冻它。“again”说明这里我又重演了去年的“悲剧”，火鸡没有完全（completely）解冻，选项A“完全地”，选项B“小心地”，选项C“容易地”，选项D“缓慢地”故选A。

【5】句意：我准备好一试。这里前面说我在广播里听到了一种烹饪火鸡的方法，所以跃跃欲试，这里是说我准备好试一试了，选项A“害怕的”，选项B“负责的”，选项C“惊奇的”，选项D“准备好的”，故选D。

【6】句意：我认为这将是最好吃的火鸡，因为这是我为制作火鸡投入了最多的工作。这里是想说这一次我为烹饪火鸡学习了新方法，提前做好了准备，像是对待宝宝一样，所以我投入了最大的工作量。选项A“金钱”，选项B“工作”，选项C“力量”，选项D“水”，故选B。