Question

【题目】阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

At first, Rhonda Tormaschy thought her 16-year-old daughter, Cassidy, was joking about opening up an ice cream truck. "We were sitting around one night with her and one of her friends, and this is what she approached（接近）us with and we thought she wasn't _______ at first, "Rhonda said.

But last all, her husband, Chad, started _______ some type of truck, and they found an old school bus in Lincoln, Oregon. The family spent the winter fixing, painting and transforming _______into Ice Cream Express. In order to turn the small, old school bus into an ice cream truck, the family even _______ a freezer, fridge and sink.

"Getting it together was kind of a(n)_______ for all of us, "Rhonda said. "We had to go through the health inspector, get signatures from the police department and the fire department. Finally we received the _______."

"The community needed something to lighten up their day and make their day _______," Cassidy said. "I thought that this would be a good way to help everybody through their day. "

She visits local businesses at a set time every Thursday and plans to hit up neighborhoods and parks in the evening, as well as _______ ice cream at other summer events.

Ice Cream Express serves Schwan's products. "It's quite a variety (多样)." Cassidy said. "We offer products from the sundae cones to the sandwiches and Italian ice—just about_______.”

Now that the truck is up and running, Cassidy hopes her younger sisters will take it over when she leaves for college.

"We have a daughter who's going to be 13 here and that would be a perfect time for her to take it over in the next couple of years. "Rhonda said. "________ she doesn't want to, I think I would probably continue it as long as it's still a want and a need in Dickinson. "

So far, the reception to Ice Cream Express has been amazing, Rhonda said.

"We haven't had an ice cream bus in this town for years, Rhonda said. "I think it's gone over way better than we expected it to, which is great. "

【1】A.satisfiedB.silentC.strangeD.serious

【2】A.pushing forB.looking forC.paying forD.asking for

【3】A.themB.herC.usD.it

【4】A.put inB.put upC.put outD.put through

【5】A.trickB.tripC.eventD.experience

【6】A.wonderB.rewardC.licenseD.project

【7】A.fasterB.coolerC.darkerD.brighter

【8】A.buyingB.servingC.feedingD.storing

【9】A.anyoneB.nothingC.anythingD.none

【10】A.IfB.BecauseC.WheneverD.Unless

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【5】D

【6】C

【7】D

【8】B

【9】C

【10】A

【解析】

本文讲述了卡西迪和家人共同的努力下，将一辆旧校车转变成一辆卖冰淇凌的卡车，在卡车上冰淇凌的品种应有尽有，目前人们对冰淇凌车的接受程度非常高。

【1】

句意：一天晚上我们跟她和她的一位朋友围坐在一起，这是她向我们提出的建议，起初我们以为她不是认真的。

satisfied满意的；silent沉默的；strange奇怪的；serious认真的。根据At first, Rhonda Tormaschy thought her 16-year-old daughter, Cassidy, was joking about opening up an ice cream truck，可知，刚开始朗达以为要做一辆冰淇凌卡车的想法不是认真的，是在开玩笑，所以空格处填serious。故选D。

【2】

句意：但是最后，她的丈夫，查德开始寻找某种类型的卡车，他们在俄勒冈州的林肯找到了一辆旧校车。

pushing for奋力争取；looking for寻找；paying for支付；asking for要求。根据they found an old school bus，可知，查德开始寻找某种类型的卡车，所以空格处填looking for。故答案为B。

【3】

句意：家人花了整个冬季去修补、喷漆，把它转变成一辆卖冰淇凌的车。

them他们；her她；us我们；it它。根据In order to turn the small, old school bus into an ice cream truck，可知，此空是指代ice cream truck，且transform是动词，后接人称代词宾格作宾语，所以空格处填it。故选D。

【4】

句意：为了将这个又小又旧的校车变成一辆冰淇凌卡车，这家人甚至安装了冰柜、冰箱和盥洗盆。

put in安装；put up张贴；put out熄灭；put through接通。根据a freezer, fridge and sink，可知，是在卡车里安装冰柜、冰箱和盥洗盆，所以空格处填put in。故选A。

【5】

句意：把它组装在一起，对我们来说是一种经历。

trick把戏；trip旅行；event事件；experience经历。根据Getting it together及所给选项，可知，把旧的校车组装成一个卖冰淇凌的卡车，对所有人来说都是一个难忘的经历，所以空格处填experience。故选D。

【6】

句意：最终我们获得了许可证。

wonder惊讶；reward奖励；license许可证；project项目。根据We had to go through the health inspector, get signatures from the police department and the fire department，可知，进行安全审查以及商标注册，经过这一系列的准备，最终获得了许可证，所以空格处填license。故选C。

【7】

句意：社区需要东西点亮他们的一天，使他们的一天更加明亮。

faster更快；cooler更酷；darker更黑；brighter更亮，更愉快。根据The community needed something to lighten up their day，可知，需要东西点亮的目的是让一天变得更加愉快，所以空格处填brighter。故选D。

【8】

句意：她每周四在一个固定的时间拜访当地企业，并计划在晚上去社区和公园，也在其他夏季活动上提供冰淇凌。

buying买；serving供应；feeding喂养；storing储藏。根据at other summer events，可知，冰淇凌车一切准备就绪了，接下来就是在夏季的各种活动场所提供冰淇凌，所以空格处填serving。故选B。

【9】

句意：我们提供的产品从蛋卷到三明治和意大利冰应有尽有。

anyone任何人；nothing没什么事；anything任何东西；none没什么。根据offer products from the sundae cones to the sandwiches and Italian ice，可知，提供的产品从蛋卷到三明治和意大利冰，囊括了任何能想到的东西，所以空格处填anything。故选C。

【10】

句意：如果她不想去做，我认为只要在迪金森有需求，我就可能会继续下去。

if如果；because因为；whenever无论何时；unless除非。根据I think I would probably continue it as long as it's still a want and a need in Dickinson，可知，如果对方不想做，自己也会坚持下去，所以空格处填if。故选A。