Question

    Have you ever eaten a dandelion? Me neither. Have you ever blown it to make a wish? Me, too.

"Time to pick dandelions, Athena." Mum opened the car door and I entered with a _____. My hometown is in Greece, where dandelions are _____ on the menu. But I didn't eat dandelions. Why did I have to pick _____ with my family every spring?

Then I said goodbye to my new friend Brigid, whose family had _____ moved in our neighborhood in New York. I was _____ Brigid didn't ask where we were going. Nobody in America ate dandelions. I always worried that _____ would notice us picking dandelions.

We _____ into a wild field. Hundreds of lively yellow flowers appeared everywhere. Then we stopped our car. Dad went over to cut dandelions and put them in his bag. But I just hid in the book. " _____ do we eat dandelions?" I asked. "The best food in the world，" Dad answered, shaking a handful of greens. _____ we were ready to leave, we had enough dandelions. On the way home, Mum and Dad talked about hosting a dinner party for the new neighbors to try our _____ Greek food.

The night of the party, Brigid arrived with her parents. Mum _____ them different Greek foods. Our guests ate everything. Finally came the dandelions. "Wait" I said to Brigid. But it was too _____. "You ate the dandelions!" I told her. We both ______, and she ate another bite. "Not bad," she said.

After dinner, Brigid and I went to the backyard and lay on the grass. The stars reminded me _____ dandelions in the soft field. I closed my eyes and made a _____: to be as open-minded as my family and my new friend.

1.A.bag B.book C.menu D.flower

2.A.ever B.never C.always D.hardly

3.A.them B.her C.it D.you

4.A.quickly B.quietly C.finally D.recently

5.A.sad B.glad C.proud D.disappointed

6.A.anyone B.someone C.everyone D.no one

7.A.ran B.flew C.drove D.walked

8.A.How B.Why C.What D.Where

9.A.When B.Since C.Unless D.Although

10.A.new B.fast C.expensive D.traditional

11.A.will serve B.is serving C.serves D.served

12.A.late B.early C.lucky D.quick

13.A.bowed B.shook C.laughed D.greeted

14.A.on B.at C.of D.for

15.A.wish B.report C.speech D.suggestion

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.C

15.A

【解析】

【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了在作者的家乡希腊，人们会吃蒲公英，而在美国，没有人吃蒲公英。但作者和家人用蒲公英做菜来招待刚刚搬来的新邻居，并受到了他们喜欢。就餐后，作者和新朋友Brigid到后院，躺在草坪上欣赏天上的星星，作者许下心愿：希望像家人和新朋友一样思想开明。
1. 考查名词词义辨析。bag包；book书；menu菜单；flower花。结合第四段第五句"But I just hid in the book."可知我埋头于书里面，所以是我带着书进入车里。故选B。
2. 考查副词词义辨析。ever曾经；never从不；always总是；hardly几乎不。根据下文"But I didn't eat dandelions."可知蒲公英总是出现在菜单中。故选C。
3. 考查代词词义辨析。them他们；her她；it它；you你，你们。根据语境可知此处代指"dandelions"，要用them。故选A。
4. 考查副词词义辨析。quickly迅速地；quietly安静地；finally最后；recently最近。根据前半句中的"new friend"可知我的新朋友应该是最近刚搬到我们街区的。故选D。
5. 考查形容词词义辨析。sad难过的；glad高兴的，开心的；proud骄傲的；disappointed失望的。根据下文"Nobody in America ate dandelions."可知在美国没人吃蒲公英，所以作者不想让别人知道他去采摘蒲公英，作者因Brigid没问他去哪而感到开心。故选B。
6. 考查复合不定代词词义辨析。anyone任何人；someone某人，有人；everyone人人，每个人；no one没有人。根据上句"Nobody in America ate dandelions."可推断出作者一直担心有人会注意到他们在采摘蒲公英。故选B。
7. 考查动词词义辨析。ran跑；flew飞；drove开车；walked步行。根据上文"Mum opened the car door..."可知他们开车去采摘蒲公英。故选C。
8. 考查疑问词辨析。How怎样；Why为什么；What什么；Where哪里。根据父亲的答语"The best food in the world"可知作者询问的是原因，应用疑问词why。故选B。
9. 考查从属连词辨析。When当……的时候；Since自从；Unless除非；Although尽管。根据句意可知是当我们准备离开时，我们采摘了足够多的蒲公英。故选A。
10. 考查形容词词义辨析。new新的；fast快的；expensive昂贵的；traditional传统的。根据上下文语境可知是传统的希腊食物。故选D。
11. 考查动词的时态。文章整体时态为一般过去时，此处要用过去式。故选D。
12. 考查形容词词义辨析。late迟的，晚的；early早的；lucky幸运的；quick迅速的，快的。根据上文"Wait！"和下文"You ate the dandelions！"可知作者还是提醒晚了。故选A。
13. 考查动词词义辨析。bowed鞠躬；shook摇头；laughed 笑；greeted打招呼。根据上下文语境可知此处表示我们都笑了。故选C。
14. 考查介词固定搭配。remind sb. of sth.提醒某人某事。故选C。
15. 考查名词词义辨析。wish愿望；report报告；speech演讲；suggestion建议。根据第一段内容可知蒲公英可以用来许愿。故选A。