Question

【题目】 I bought a jasmine(茉莉花) for my office. When I bought it, I was told it would bloom. My office would be full of _________sweet smell. I had the plant for 2 months and I often_________at it, but there weren't any flowers or nice smell. I was not happy with the _______. So I gave the plant to my friend Linda.

One day another friend, Mary called and invited me to her office. _________ I walked in, her jasmine flowers surprised me. I held out my hand to_________the flowers. Mary cut some and gave them to me, I couldn't help smelling them. I was lost in the_________ smell of only a handful of these flowers. I suddenly understand _________.

Mary bought her plant the same time I did. It took a year for her jasmine to bloom so _________. But I was not patient enough.

In the way my life is like the jasmine plant. I need to be patient and let things _______.

Last Sunday Linda told me that she was going abroad next week and she returned the plant back to me. This time, I am going to __________ my jasmine to bloom and I know that when we want something in our life, we have to be patient.

【1】A.myB.itsC.our

【2】A.seeB.lookC.watch

【3】A.replyB.resultC.reason

【4】A.IfB.WhenC.But

【5】A.tryB.trustC.touch

【6】A.commonB.poorC.enjoyable

【7】A.somethingB.everythingC.nothing

【8】A.quietlyB.beautifullyC.comfortably

【9】A.chooseB.happenC.catch

【10】A.wait forB.worry aboutC.turn down

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】B

【4】B

【5】C

【6】C

【7】A

【8】B

【9】B

【10】A

【解析】

作者买了盆茉莉花放在办公室，希望它能开出美丽的花，散发出迷人的香气，但是两个月过去了，茉莉花并没有开花，作者失去了耐心，把它送给了好朋友。但有一天作者去朋友Mary的办公室的时候，发现二人同时买的茉莉花开花了，作者由此明白了一个道理，生活中无论做什么事，都要有耐心。

【1】句意：我的办公室将充满它的香味。

my我的；its它的；our我们的。分析“When I bought it, I was told it would bloom. My office would be full of ____1____sweet smell.”可知，此处指茉莉花，用its在句中作定语修饰其后的名词smell。故选B。

【2】句意：我养了它两个月，我经常去看它，但是没有花，也没有好闻的气味。

see看见；look看起来；watch观看。分析句子可知，此处表示“看”，构成“look at”短语，翻译为“看……”。故选B。

【3】句意：我对这个结果不满意。

reply回复；result结果；reason原因。分析“… but there weren't any flowers or nice smell. I was not happy with the ___3___. So I gave the plant to my friend Linda.”可知，作者没得到花和花香，所以对这个结果不满意，将花送给了朋友。故选B。

【4】句意：当我走进去时，她的茉莉花让我大吃一惊。

If如果；When当……时；But但是。分析“____4____ I walked in, her jasmine flowers surprised me.”可知，此处表示“当我走进去时，她的茉莉花让我大吃一惊”的含义，强调“当……时”，用于句中引导时间状语从句。故选B。

【5】句意：我伸出手去摸花。

try尝试；trust信任；touch触摸。分析“I held out my hand to____5____the flowers.”可知，此处表示“我伸出手去摸花”的含义，强调“触摸”。故选C。

【6】句意：我沉浸在仅有的几朵花的香味中。

common普通的；poor贫穷的；enjoyable愉快的。分析“I was lost in the____6____ smell of only a handful of these flowers.”可知，此处表示“我沉浸在仅有的几朵花的香味中”的含义，作者很喜欢茉莉花，所以此处强调“愉快的”。故选C。

【7】句意：我突然明白了一些事情。

something某事；everything每件事；nothing没有事。分析上下文可知，此处表示“我突然明白了一些事情”，用于肯定句中，表示“某事”。故选A。

【8】句意：她花了一年的时间才使茉莉花开得如此美丽。

quietly安静地；beautifully美丽地；comfortably舒服地。分析“It took a year for her jasmine to bloom so ____8____.”可知，此处表示“她花了一年的时间才使茉莉花开得如此美丽”的含义，此处用来修饰花，强调“美丽地”。故选B。

【9】句意：我需要有耐心，让事情顺其自然地发生。

choose选择；happen发生；catch赶上。分析“In the way my life is like the jasmine plant. I need to be patient and let thing ___9___ .”可知，此处表示“我需要耐心，让事情顺其自然地发生”的含义，强调“发生”。故选B。

【10】句意：这一次，我要等待我的茉莉花开放，我知道，当我们在生活中想要一些东西的时候，我们必须有耐心。

wait for等待；worry about担心；turn down拒绝，调小。根据最后一句“… and I know that when we want something in our life, we have to be patient.”可知，当我们在生活中想要什么东西的时候，我们必须要有耐心，所以此处强调“等待”。故选A。