Question

The Empty Easter Egg

Jeremy was born with a twisted body and a slow mind. At the age of 12 he was still in second grade. He would make _________, and his teacher, Doris Miller, often became angry with him.

One day, the children talked ___________  about the coming of Easter (复活节). Their teacher Doris told them the story of Jesus, and then to___________  the idea of new life springing forth, she gave each of the children a large plastic empty Easter egg. She asked them to bring it back tomorrow with something inside that shows new life.

The next morning, 19 children came to school, laughing and talking as they_______  their Easter eggs in the large basket on Miss Miller’s desk. It was time to open the now filled empty eggs. In the first egg, Doris found a flower. “Oh yes, a flower is certainly a _________ of new life,” she said. The next empty egg shell contained a plastic butterfly, which looked very real. Doris held it up. “We all know that a caterpillar changes and grows into a beautiful butterfly. Yes, that’s new life, too.”

Suddenly, Jeremy spoke up. “Miss Miller, aren’t you going to talk about my Easter egg?” Impatiently, Doris replied, “But Jeremy, your Easter egg is _________.” He looked into her eyes and said softly, “Yes, but Jesus’ tomb (坟墓) was empty, too.” Time stopped. When she could speak again, Doris asked him, “Do you know why the tomb was empty?”

“Oh, yes,” Jeremy said, “Jesus was killed and put in there. Then His Father raised Him up.” “And that’s how Easter _________!”

The recess bell rang. While the children excitedly ran out to the schoolyard, Doris cried. The cold inside her melted completely away.

Three months later, Jeremy died. Those who paid their respects were  __________to see 19 Easter eggs on top of his casket (棺材), all of them empty.

1.A. noises    B. friends    C. eggs    D. plans

2.A. worriedly    B. proudly    C. excitedly    D. sadly

3.A. guess    B. explain    C. check    D. change

4.A. pushed    B. dropped    C. threw    D. placed

5.A. name    B. picture    C. sign    D. shape

6.A. empty    B. small    C. big    D. broken

7.A. ended    B. started    C. changed    D. developed

8.A. happy    B. angry    C. disappointed    D. surprised

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.D

【解析】

这篇短文给我们讲述了一个先天患有重病的男孩Jeremy，在听了老师将复活节的故事之后，带来了一个空的彩蛋，他认为耶稣的墓是空的，因为耶稣复活了，所以他的空的彩蛋也象征着一个复活的生命。

1.句意：他经常发出噪音，他的老师Doris Miller经常很生他的气。noises 噪音；friends朋友；eggs鸡蛋；plans计划。根据句意Doris老师经常生Jeremy的气，所以我们可以推测他经常在课堂上发出噪音，其他的选项不符合这一语境，故应选A。

2.句意：一天，孩子们正在兴奋地谈论着即将到来的复活节。worriedly 担心地；proudly骄傲地；excitedly兴奋地；sadly伤心地。根据句意可知，复活节就要来了，这是西方国家的一个重要的节日，所以孩子们应该非常的兴奋，故应选C。

3.句意：他们的老师Doris给他们讲述了耶稣的故事，然后解释了新生命的出现。guess 猜；explain解释；check 检查；change改变。根据句意可知，Doris老师给孩子们讲述了耶稣的故事，还解释了什么是新的生命，所以B选项符合文意。

4.句意：第二天19个孩子来到学校，他们一边把复活节彩蛋放到Miller小姐桌子上的大篮子里，一边笑着说着话。pushed 推；dropped下降，滴；threw 扔；placed放。根据句中in the large basket on Miss Miller’s desk可知，孩子们把他们的彩蛋放到篮子里面，故应选D。

5.句意：她说：“哦，是的，花当然是一个新生命的象征。” name 名字；picture图片；sign标志，象征；shape形状。根据上文She asked them to bring it back tomorrow with something inside that shows new life.可知，老师让他们往彩蛋里面放一个能展现新生命的东西，这个孩子里面放的花就是新生命的一个象征，故这里应选C。

6.句意：Doris回答说：“但是，Jeremy，你的复活节彩蛋是空的。” empty 空的；small小的；big 大的；broken坏的。根据下文He looked into her eyes and said softly, “Yes, but Jesus’ tomb (坟墓) was empty, too.”，这里说耶稣的墓也是空的，因此这里Jeremy的彩蛋里是空的，故应选A。

7.句意：那就是复活节的起源。ended 结束；started开始；changed改变；developed发展。根据Jeremy说的话可知，他认为耶稣的墓是空的，因为耶稣复活了，这也就是为什么会有复活节这个节日，是这个节日的起源，故这里应选B。

8.句意：那些去为Jeremy送行的人们惊奇地发现在他是棺材上有19个复活节彩蛋，所有的彩蛋都是空的。happy 开心的；angry生气的；disappointed失望的；surprised吃惊的。根据句中to see 19 Easter eggs on top of his casket (棺材), all of them empty可知，人们看到Jeremy的棺材上有19个空的复活节彩蛋的时候，感到非常的吃惊，故应选D。