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【题目】 A daughter looked upset. she said things had been so hard for her. She didn’t know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up.

Her father, a cook, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with 3 and placed each on a high fire. In one he placed carrots, in the second he put eggs, and in the last he put coffee beans. He let them boil, without saying a word.

The daughter had no idea what he was trying to do. Half an hour later, he turned down the fire, and put the carrots, eggs, and the coffee into different bowls. He asked her daughter to feel the carrots. She did and said that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she watched the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to drink the coffee, she smiled.

"What does itmean, Father?" she asked.

He explained that each of them had faced the same situation, 212degrees of boiling water. However, they had different result. The carrot went in used to be hard but after going through boiling water it became soft. The inside of the egg became hardened in the boiling water. The coffee beans are the most powerful, after they were in the boiling water, they turned the water into tasty coffee.

"Which are you? When difficulties knock on your door, what should you do? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean”?

【1】The father took his daughter to the kitchen to teach her cook.

【2】To begin with, his daughter didn’t know what her father meant.

【3】The carrots, the eggs and the coffee beans were put in the same pot.

【4】The carrots became harder after half an hour.

【5】According to the passage, we can know the father wanted his daughter to be a coffee bean.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】F

【2】T

【3】F

【4】F

【5】T

【解析】

文章讲述以为当厨师的父亲在女儿面临困难的时候，带她到厨房，通过相同温度下胡萝卜、鸡蛋、咖啡豆的结果，教育女儿面临困境要如同咖啡豆一样坚强有力。

【1】根据这篇文章内容及其第一段句子A daughter looked upset. she said things had been so hard for her. She didn't know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up.一个女儿看起来心烦意乱。她说事情对她来说太难了。她不知道自己要怎么做，想要放弃；和最后一段句子"Which are you？ When difficulties knock on your door， what should you do？ Are you a carrot， an egg， or a coffee bean"？哪一个是你呢？当困难来敲门时，你该怎么办？你是胡萝卜、鸡蛋，还是咖啡豆？可知——父亲带着女儿去厨房教她做饭是错误的，故填F。

【2】根据第三段“The daughter had no idea what he was trying to do”；.

根据第四段句子"What does it mean， Father？" she asked．"爸爸，这是什么意思？"她问——可知“开始，他的女儿不知道她父亲的意思”；故填T。

【3】根据第二段句子 In one he placed carrots， in the second he put eggs， and in the last he put coffee beans． He let them boil， without saying a word.第一个锅里他放入了胡萝卜，第二个锅里放入了鸡蛋，在最后一个锅里放入了咖啡豆；可知——胡萝卜、鸡蛋和咖啡豆放在同一个锅里是错误的。故填F。

【4】根据第三段句子 He asked her daughter to feel the carrots. She did and said that they were soft——他让女儿去摸胡萝卜，她说了，说他们很软；可知半小时后，胡萝卜变硬了是错误的；故答案为F。

【5】根据第五段句子 The coffee beans are the most powerful, after they were in the boiling water, they turned the water into tasty coffee.咖啡豆是最强大的，在煮沸的水之后，他们把水变成美味的咖啡；最后一段句子"Which are you？ When difficulties knock on your door, what should you do？ Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean"？哪一个是你呢？当困难来敲门时，你该怎么办？你是胡萝卜、鸡蛋，还是咖啡豆？可知——父亲想让他的女儿成为咖啡豆；故答案为T。

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