Question

The Bread Lesson

I've been feeling stressed out since I found out I wasn't able to enter the swim team. Now I'll have to_______ for a whole year to try out again; that might as well be a million years.

I think Dad knew I was feeling _______. He asked me how things were going. I said OK, even though I didn't feel OK at all. He looked at me for a moment, and then he said it was time for me to help.

Dad headed to the kitchen and took out his large mixing bowl and told me to stir（搅拌）while he was _______ the materials. He threw in a large handful of flour（面粉）. He then put salt into the bowl. Dad isn't big on measuring. He knows exactly how much of each thing to use without thinking, and the bread always turns out great.

After we mixed everything and made a dough（生面团）, we waited for more than an hour for the dough to slowly double in size. Next, we deflated（放气）the risen dough. We divided it into two and waited for it to_______ again. Afterward, we put the dough into pans and waited another hour for the dough to double one last time. Dad said the waiting was always the hardest part because of the sharp, sweet smell coming from the yeast. "You can't help putting the dough _______ into the oven, but if you do, the bread will be small and hard. The most important lesson of all is learning to be_______, "Dad explained.

While we waited, we sat and talked. It felt good to open up and share our_______. I started enjoying the quiet time with Dad. My father taught me how to bake bread, but I think I learned to appreciate the slow passing of time. I learned to_______and let the bread rise.

1.A.rest B.wait C.search D.race

2.A.safe B.stupid C.serious D.stressful

3.A.adding B.counting C.tasting D.touching

4.A.dry B.rise C.soften D.change

5.A.carefully B.cleverly C.directly D.successfully

6.A.honest B.patient C.helpful D.creative

7.A.mistakes B.backgrounds C.dreams D.thoughts

8.A.relax B.train C.imagine D.compete

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.A

【解析】

这篇短文讲述的是“我”没有进入游泳队，再次尝试还需要等一年的时间，我感到有压力。“我”的爸爸通过和我一起制作面包，告诉了“我”耐心的重要性。

1.

句意：现在我要等整整一年才能再试一次。

考查动词辨析及语境。rest休息；wait等，等待；search搜索，搜寻；race比赛，竞赛。根据上文“I've been feeling stressed out since I found out I wasn't able to enter the swim team.”可知，“我”没有进入游泳队；再根据句中try out again可知，需要再等一年的时间再次去尝试。故选B。

2.

句意：我想爸爸知道我感到压力很大。

考查形容词辨析及语境。safe安全的；stupid愚蠢的；serious严肃的；stressful有压力的。根据短文开头“I've been feeling stressed out since I found out I wasn't able to enter the swim team.”可知，“我”没有进入游泳队，感到很有压力。故选D。

3.

句意：爸爸走向厨房，拿出他的大碗，让我在他加材料时搅拌。

考查动词辨析及语境。adding增加；counting数数；tasting品尝；touching触摸。根据下文“He threw in a large handful of flour（面粉）. He then put salt into the bowl.”可知，爸爸往碗里加东西。故选A。

4.

句意：我们把它分成两部分，等待它再次发酵。

考查动词辨析及语境。dry弄干；rise上升；发酵；soften变软；change改变。根据上文“we waited for more than an hour for the dough to slowly double in size.”可知，做好了面团之后，我们等着它发酵，结合文末“let the bread rise”可知用rise符合题意。故选B。

5.

句意：你忍不住把面团直接放进烤箱，但是如果你这样做，面包会又小又硬。

考查副词辨析及语境。carefully仔细地，认真地；cleverly聪明地；directly直接地；successfully成功地。根据文意和生活常识可知，制作面包时，要耐心等待面团发酵，如果直接放进烤箱，那么面包就会又小又硬。C选项符合语境，故选C。

6.

句意：最重要的一课是学会耐心。

考查形容词辨析及语境。honest诚实的；patient耐心的；helpful有帮助的；creative有创造力的。根据上文“we waited for more than an hour for the dough to slowly double in size. Next, we deflated（放气）the risen dough. We divided it into two and waited for it to_____ again. Afterward, we put the dough into pans and waited another hour for the dough to double one last time. Dad said the waiting was always the hardest part because of the sharp, sweet smell coming from the yeast.”可知，制作面包非常费时间，要耐心等待，才能做出好吃的面包。因此这里是爸爸让“我”知道了耐心的重要性。故选B。

7.

句意：敞开心扉分享我们的想法感觉很好。

考查名词辨析及语境。mistakes错误；backgrounds背景；dreams梦想；thoughts想法。根据上句话“While we waited, we sat and talked.”可知，我们一边等，一边聊天，所以这里是和爸爸分享想法。故选D。

8.

句意：我学会了放松，让面包发酵。

考查动词辨析及语境。relax放松；train训练，培训；imagine想象；compete竞争，比赛。根据文意及上句话“My father taught me how to bake bread, but I think I learned to appreciate the slow passing of time.”可知，从爸爸那里学会了等待以及耐心的重要性，不再感到有压力。A选项符合语境，故选A。