Question

    One day in class, the teacher held up an apple. She stood on the platform (讲台) and said. "Please ______ it in the air, and…"

One student ______ his hand and said, "I can smell it. It is the smell of an apple." The teacher stepped ______ the platform, passed by y each of the students and said. "Smell ______ to see if the smell of the apple is still in the air."

Half of the students put up their hands to show that they could smell it. The teacher returned to the ______ of the classroom and asked again who else could smell the apple. The rest raised their hands except one boy. The teacher came to the boy and asked, "You really can't smell the apple?"

The boy answered, "No, I can't smell it. I don't think it's a ______ apple." The teacher ______ at the boy and said to the class, "He's right! It's not ______ to get the apple smell from this apple."

All of the other students had been tricked. Some may have thought that perhaps the apple didn't have the apple smell, ______ they didn't dare to speak up. They just ______ the first student blindly and went along with him.

1.A.watch B.feel C.smell D.taste

2.A.shook B.rose C.showed D.raised

3.A.on B.behind C.towards D.off

4.A.later B.once C.again D.about

5.A.front B.middle C.back D.between

6.A.real B.tasty C.nice D.bad

7.A.laughed B.smiled C.shouted D.stared

8.A.surprising B.possible C.common D.natural

9.A.and B.so C.but D.or

10.A.offered B.admired C.preferred D.followed

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.A

7.B

8.B

9.C

10.D

【解析】

这篇短文通过一个小故事“通往真理的道路”，一个老师拿了一个假苹果来测验学生是否有勇气讲出自己的观点，告诉大家要敢于尝试并且相信自己，这样别人才能相信你。

1.句意：请在空气中闻闻他们。

watch观看；feel感到；smell闻起来； taste尝起来。

根据下文“One student ___2___ his hand and said, "I can smell it. It is the smell of an apple.”一个学生举起手，说他能闻到是苹果味道，可知上文是老师让他们闻闻。故选C。

2.句意：一个学生举起手说：“我闻到了。这是苹果的味道。

shook摇晃；rose上升； showed出示； raised提升，升高，举起。这里是举起手，raise相当于put up，意思是“举起手来”。故选D。

3.句意：老师走下讲台，从每个学生身边走过，说再闻一闻，看看空气中是否还有苹果的味道。

on在……上； behind在……后面；. towards朝，向； off离开。根据下文“passed by yeach of the students and said. "Smell ___4___ to see if the smell of the apple is still in the air.”可知，这里是说老师走下讲台。step off表示走下……；故选D。

4.句意：老师走下讲台，从每个学生身边走过，说再闻一闻，看看空气中是否还有苹果的味道。

later在……之后； once一旦；again在，又； about大约。根据上文“One student ___2___ his hand and said, "I can smell it. It is the smell of an apple." The teacher stepped ___3___ the platform, passed by yeach of the students and said.”可知，老师走下讲台，让学生们再次闻闻。故选C。

5.句意：老师回到教室前面，又问谁还能闻到苹果的味道。

front前面； middle中间； back后面； between在……之间；根据上文“The teacher stepped ___3___ the platform, passed by yeach of the students and said.”可知，下文是老师又走回到讲台的前面。故选A。

6.句意：男孩回答说：“不，我闻不到。我不认为这是一个真正的苹果。

real真的； tasty美味的； nice漂亮的； bad坏的。根据上文“The rest raised their hands except one boy. The teacher came to the boy and asked, "You really can't smell the apple?"“可知，那个男孩说它不是一个真苹果。故选A。

7.句意：老师笑着对那个男孩说：“他是对的！

laughed大笑；smiled微笑；shouted大喊；stared盯着。根据下文”He's right! It's not ___8___ to get the apple smell from this apple.“可知，这里是老师对那个男孩微笑，因为他是对的。短语smile at…朝……微笑；故选B。

8.句意：这苹果不可能有苹果味。

surprising吃惊的； possible可能的；common普通的； natural自然的。根据上文，老师说那个小男孩是对的，这个苹果是假苹果，不能闻到苹果味道。

故选B。

9.句意：有些人可能以为苹果没有苹果的味道，但他们不敢说出来。

and和，又； so因此；but但是； or否则，要不然。根据上文“All of the other students had been tricked. Some may have thought that perhaps the apple didn't have the apple smell“可知，和下文他们不敢说出来，是转折关系。故选C。

10.句意：他们只是随大流，赞同第一个同学的观点。

offered提供； admired钦佩，欣赏； preferred更喜欢； followed跟随。根据上文“___9___ they didn't dare to speak up.“可知，这里是说他们随大流，跟随第一个同学说的。故选D。