Ⅰ.完形填空
(2022·广东省惠州市高三上学期第二次调研考试)
The e-mail request came in to Ekiben Restaurant in Baltimore late on a Thursday afternoon. Brandon was writing on behalf of his mother in-law, Rina, a/an__1.D__ customer of the restaurant. For the past six years, every time she visited Baltimore, the first place she wanted to go was Ekiben so she could order that one dish—broccoli tempura (西兰花天妇罗). Brandon __2.C__ she was now in the final stages of lung cancer at her home in Vermont and that he was hoping to get the__3.C__ to make it for her there.
Steve Chu, one of the restaurant’s co-workers, read the email and quickly replied with an alternative __4.D__. He wrote, “ We’d like to make it __5.B__ for you in Vermont.”
That Friday after work, Chu__6.D__ his truck with a hot plate and some cooking facilities filled with ingredients and then headed for Vermont with his two __7.B__. They stayed overnight in an Airbnb rental and __8.C__ the next day to Vermont.
On their arrival, they__9.B__ the gate of the truck, hooked (钩住) the hot plate to the truck’s power port, and started __10.A__. They also made tofu with peanut sauce and fresh herbs. After neatly __11.C__ everything up, they knocked on their customer’s door. As soon as Rina opened the door, she __12.A__ the fragrance.
Brandon said his mother in-law was so __13.B__ to enjoy her beloved broccoli with a side order of remarkable __14.A__ one last time.
“It was an honor to help fulfill the family’s __15.D__” Chu said.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述布兰登的岳母是Ekiben餐厅的常客，但是由于得了重病不能前去，于是布兰登写信给这家餐厅要食谱想自己制作，餐厅的员工看了信件后，决定和他的两个同事开车去佛蒙特州亲自制作，最后瑞娜吃到了她最爱的西兰花天妇罗。
1．A.aged B．formal
C．enthusiastic D．regular
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。根据下文“For the past six years, every time she visited Baltimore, the first place she wanted to go was Ekiben so she could order that one dish—broccoli tempura (西兰花天妇罗)．(在过去的六年里，她每一次去巴尔的摩，她去的第一个地方就是去Ekiben餐厅，这样她就可以点那道菜——西兰花天妇罗。)”可知，她是这家餐厅的常客。regular 有规律的，通常的。故选D。
2．A.recalled B．concluded
C．explained D．complained
解析：考查动词词义辨析。根据上下文可知，布兰登写信向餐厅的人解释(explain)写信要食谱的原因。故选C。
3．A.list B．brochure
C．recipe D．menu
解析：考查名词词义辨析。根据空格后“to make it for her there”可知，他想要食谱(recipe)自己在家做。故选C。
4．A.order B．blessing
C．donation D．suggestion
解析：考查名词词义辨析。根据下文“We’d like to make it __5__ for you in Vermont.(我们很乐意在佛蒙特州为你们现场制作。)”可知，这是Steve Chu给的提议(suggestion)。故选D。
5．A.soft B．fresh
C．cool D．safe
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。根据空格后“for you in Vermont”可知，应是现场制作，所以是新鲜的(fresh)。故选B。
6．A.supplied B．decorated
C．fixed D．loaded
解析：考查动词词义辨析。根据空格后“with a hot plate and some cooking facilities”可知，这是往车上装东西。load装载。故选D。
7．A.neighbors B．partners
C．customers D．drivers
解析：考查名词词义辨析。根据上下文可知，他们是去给瑞娜制作西兰花天妇罗，所以是Chu和他的两个搭档。partner搭档，合作伙伴。故选B。
8．A.returned B．rode
C．drove D．changed
解析：考查动词词义辨析。根据上文“That Friday after work, Chu __6__ his truck with a hot plate…(周五下班之后，Chu在他的卡车上装了一个电热盘子……)”可知，这里是开车(drive)去的。故选C。
9．A.threw away B．pulled down
C．broke through D．looked over
解析：考查动词短语辨析。根据下文“hooked (钩住) the hot plate to the truck’s power port”可知，这里是拉下来(pull down)车门。故选B。
10．A.cooking B．advertising
C．exhibiting D．experimenting
解析：考查动词词义辨析。根据下文“They also made tofu with peanut sauce and fresh herbs.(他们还用花生酱和新鲜香草做了豆腐。)”可知，这里指开始做饭。cook烹饪。故选A。
11．A.cutting B．rolling
C．boxing D．throwing
解析：考查动词词义辨析。box sth. up表示“把某物装盒”。故选C。
12．A.recognized B．followed
C．checked D．guessed
解析：考查动词词义辨析。根据空格后“the fragrance”可知，开门后瑞娜就认出了这个香味是西兰花天妇罗。recognize认出，意识到。故选A。
13．A.encouraged B．touched
C．shocked D．amused
解析：考查动词词义辨析。根据上下文可知，餐厅的人千里迢迢来这里现场制作西兰花天妇罗让她很感动(touch)。故选B。
14．A.kindness B．gratitude
C．cure D．assistance
解析：考查名词词义辨析。根据上下文可知，餐厅的人千里迢迢来这里现场制作西兰花天妇罗给她，这份善意(kindness)让她很感动。故选A。
15．A.ambitions B．potentials
C．promises D．wishes
解析：考查名词词义辨析。根据上下文可知，布兰登的岳母是肺癌晚期，能让她吃上这家餐厅的西兰花天妇罗是他们家人的愿望(wish)。故选D。
