Question

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中选出最佳选项。

One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?” I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain,   36   you can just wait until we make a quick   37   at the grocery store. I have something   38   to show you. ”

At the grocery store, we   39   some apples —red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to   40   your question.” I put one apple of each   41   on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a   42   look on his face. 

 “People are like apples. They come in all   43   colors, shapes and sizes. On the   44   ,  some of the apples may not   45   look as delicious as the others. ” As I was talking, Adam was   46   each one carefully.

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them,   47   them back on the table, but   48   a different place. 

 “Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.” He said, “I   49   tell. They all look the same now. ” “Take a bite of   50  . See if that helps you 51   which one is which. ” He took   52  , and then a huge smile came cross his face.” People are   53   like apples! They are all different, but once you   54   the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside.” He totally   55   it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else. 

1.A. although                                       B. so           C. because       D. if

2.A. stop                                               B. start         C. turn          D. stay

3.A. expressive                                   B. encouragingC. informative D. interesting

4.A. bought                                          B. counted        C. saw          D. collected

5.A. check                                             B. mention        C. answer             D. improve

6.A. size                                                B. type          C. shape      D. class

7.A. worried                                         B. satisfied       C. proud       D. curious

8.A. ordinary                                        B. normal         C. different       D. regular

9.A. outside                                         B. whole       C. table        D. inside

10.A. still                                              B. even         C. only          D. ever u

11.A. examining                                  B. measuring   C. drawing        D. packing

12.A. keeping                                      B. placing C. pulling D. giving

13.A. on                                                B. toward       C. for            D. in

14.A. mustn’t                                      B. can’t        C. shouldn’t     D. needn’t

15.A. each one                                    B. each other   C. the other     D. one another

16.A. admit                                          B. consider       C. decide     D. believe

17.A. big bites                                     B. deep breathsC. a firm hold D. a close look

18.A. just                                              B. always        C. merely     D. seldom

19.A. put away                                    B. get down      C. hand out      D. take off

20.A. made                                          B. took          C. got          D. did

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.A

12.B

13.D

14.B

15.A

16.C

17.A

18.A

19.D

20.C

【解析】略