Ⅰ.完形填空
An unpleasant smell floated into my nose as the bowl of fried stinky tofu settled onto my grandmother's dinner table. The smell 1 my appetite, and I pushed the dish away. However, my grandmother just told me to give it a(n) 2 .
Holding my breath, I 3 took a bite. To my surprise, the tofu beneath the fried skin was warm, 4 , and mouthwatering. Since then, stinky has become my 5 dish.
Along with the stinky tofu, I 6 meet my Uncle Chan living with Down syndrome (唐氏综合征). He was terrible in my eyes. Whenever he was within view, I would run away 7 . However, one day, my view of him suddenly 8 . I was just getting up when my uncle 9 . My muscles 10 . He slowly sat next to me and a wide smile emerged from his blank expression. How beautiful his smile was! I could not help but 11 back. My fear disappeared 12 , and my muscles relaxed. For the first time, I could see softness and 13 in his eyes.
My uncle 14 stinky tofu. Stinky tofu 15 unpleasant on the outside, yet feels warm and soft in the inside. Like stinky tofu, my uncle's Down syndrome made me keep my 16 at first. Yet, I learned that deep inside, he is 17 and loving.
Some people tend to 18 disabled people, and are unable to see through the surface of prejudice. As a result, they judge the disabled with one 19 . Stinky tofu offers a valuable 20 : never judge people at first glance, for true beauty comes from the inside.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者由吃油炸臭豆腐和与患唐氏综合征的叔叔交流的经历中得到的经验:永远不要凭第一印象去评价他人,因为真正的美来自内心。
1.A.attracted B.ruined
C.suited D.killed
解析:根据上文的“An unpleasant smell”和下文的“I pushed the dish away”可知,油炸臭豆腐的臭味破坏了“我”的食欲,“我”一把推开了它。ruin“毁坏;破坏”,符合语境。attract“吸引”;suit“适合”;kill“杀死”。
答案:B
2.A.ride B.chance
C.aim D.try
解析:根据下文“I 3 took a bite”可知,奶奶让“我”尝一尝。give it a try“试一试”。try“尝试”,符合语境。ride“旅行;乘便车”;chance“机会”;aim“目的;瞄准”。
答案:D
3.A.unwillingly B.thankfully
C.unexpectedly D.hopefully
解析:根据上文的“An unpleasant smell”和“I pushed the dish away”可知,“我”屏住呼吸不情愿地咬了一口。unwillingly“不情愿地”,符合语境。thankfully“感谢地”;unexpectedly“出乎意料地”;hopefully“有希望地”。
答案:A
4.A.gentle B.ordinary
C.soft D.smelly
解析:根据15空后的“yet feels warm and soft in the inside”可知,在酥脆的外皮下的豆腐是嫩滑的令人垂涎的。soft“柔软的”,符合语境。 gentle“温和的”;ordinary“普通的”;smelly“臭的”。
答案:C
5.A.relaxing B.favorite
C.complex D.only
解析:根据上文的mouthwatering可知,作者自从尝过油炸臭豆腐后,它就成了作者的最爱。favorite“最喜欢的”,符合语境。relaxing“令人放松的”;complex“复杂的”;only“唯一的”。
答案:B
6.A.would B.need
C.must D.can
解析:根据下文“I would run away 7 ”可知,此处用would表过去习惯性的动作。
答案:A
7.A.with delight B.by chance
C.in fear D.at risk
解析:根据上文“He was terrible in my eyes.”可知,在“我”眼中他很可怕,所以无论什么时候他出现在“我”的视线中,“我”都会害怕地跑开。 in fear“害怕地;恐惧地”,符合语境。with delight“高兴地”;by chance“意外地;偶然”; at risk“在危险中”。
答案:C
8.A.disappeared B.moved
C.failed D.changed
解析:根据下文“How beautiful his smile was!”和“My fear disappeared”可知,有一天“我”对他的看法突然改变了,“我”觉得他的笑容很美,不再害怕他了。change“改变”,符合语境。 disappear“消失”;move“移动”;fail“失败”。
答案:D
9.A.attacked B.greeted
C.rewarded D.approached
解析:根据下文“He slowly sat next to me”可知,一天“我”刚起床,这时叔叔走到“我”身边,慢慢坐下。approach“接近”,符合语境。attack“进攻”;greet“问候;打招呼”;reward“奖励;奖赏”。
答案:D
10.A.broke B.froze
C.strengthened D.hurt
解析:根据上文的“Whenever he was within view,I would run away”可知,刚开始叔叔靠近“我”时,“我”有些害怕,所以浑身的肌肉僵住了,即“我”呆住了。此处用froze与下文的“my muscles relaxed”形成对比,描述作者起初的紧张。freeze“僵住;吓呆”,符合语境。break“打破”;strengthen“加强;巩固”;hurt“伤害”。
答案:B
11.A.smile B.turn
C.go D.take
解析:根据上文“How beautiful his smile was!”可知,作者的叔叔对作者微笑,故作者忍不住回以微笑。smile“微笑”,符合语境。smile hack“回以微笑”;turn back“折回;返回”;go back“回去”;take back“拿回”。
答案:A
12.A.accidentally B.exactly
C.gradually D.roughly
解析:逐渐地“我”的恐惧感消失了,肌肉也放松了。gradually“逐渐地”,符合语境。 accidentally“意外地”;exactly“确切地”; roughly“大约;粗糙地”。
答案:C
13.A.regret B.complaint
C.pride D.warmth
解析:第一次“我”可以看到他的眼神温柔且温暖。设空与softness呼应,用warmth突出叔叔的善良温和。warmth“温暖”,符合语境。 regret“后悔”;complaint“抱怨”;pride“骄傲;自豪”。
答案:D
14.A.cares B.resembles
C.hates D.delivers
解析:根据下文“Like stinky tofu”可知,作者的叔叔就像臭豆腐一样。resemble“类似;像”,符合语境。care“关心;在乎”;hate“讨厌”;deliver“递送;接生”。
答案:B
15.A.smells B.sounds
C.stays D.feels
解析:根据文章首句中的“An unpleasant smell”和常识可知,臭豆腐外表闻起来臭,里面尝起来是热乎、柔软的。smell“闻起来”,符合语境。sound“听上去”;stay“保持”;feel“摸起来”。
答案:A
16.A.attention B.distance
C.patience D.service
解析:根据上文“He was terrible in my eyes. Whenever he was within view, I would run away”可知,一开始“我”害怕叔叔,一见他就会逃走。故推知,“我”对待叔叔像对待臭豆腐一样,叔叔的唐氏综合征让“我”与他保持距离。keep one's distance from“保持与……的距离”。distance“距离”,符合语境。attention“注意力”;patience“耐心”;service“服务”。
答案:B
17.A.fortunate B.harmless
C.generous D.formal
解析:根据上文的“How beautiful his smile was!”和“My fear disappeared”可知,“我”对叔叔不再惧怕,“我”了解到他的内心是无害的,充满爱心的。harmless“无害的”,符合语境。 fortunate“幸运的”;generous“大方的”; formal“正式的”。
答案:B
18.A.look back on B.put up with
C.look down upon D.come up to
解析:有些人往往看不起残疾人,无法看穿偏见的表面。look down upon“看不起”,符合语境。look back on“回顾”;put up with“容忍”;come up to“走近”。
答案:C
19.A.glance B.view
C.attitude D.possibility
解析:根据下文“never judge people at first glance”可知,此处指这些对残疾人有偏见的人们仅看一眼就盲目地做出判断。glance“扫视;瞥”,符合语境。view“观点;视野”; attitude“态度”;possibility“可能性”。
答案:A
20.A.suggestion B.method
C.place D.lesson
解析:臭豆腐给我们宝贵的经验就是永远不要凭一眼就去评价别人,因为真正的美来自内心。lesson“经验;教训”,符合语境。suggestion“建议”;method“方法”;place“地方”。
答案:D