完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36 - 55各题所给的四个选项（Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ）中，选出最佳选项，并填写到答题纸表格。
One Saturday afternoon, my daughter Alice 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, 41 you can just wait until we make a quick 42 at the grocery store. I have something 43 to show you. ”
At the grocery store, we 44 some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Alice, “It’s time to 45 your question.” I put one apple of each 46 on the table. Then I looked at Alice, who had a 47 look on her face.
“People are like apples. They come in all 48 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 49 , some of the apples may not 50 look as the others. ” As I was talking, Alice was 51 each one carefully.
Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, 52 them back on the table, but 53 a different place.
“Okay, Alice, tell me which is which.”
She said, “I 54 tell. They all look the same now. ” “Take a bite of 55 . See if that helps you 56 which one is which. ”
She took 57 , and then a huge smile came across her face. “People are 58 like apples! They are all different, but once you _ 59 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”
She totally 60 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. encouraging C. 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
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 breaths C. a firm hold D. 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
With so much work _______his mind , he almost broke down .
A. fill B. filling C. filled D. to fill
To lose weight , Jane is considering _______ the weight-loss pills . She prefers to do that rather than _____ some exercise every day .
A. taking , take B. taking , takes C. take , taking D. to take , take
---- Are you going to the cinema this evening?
---- If you don’t go, __________________.
A. neither do I B. Nor will I C. So will I D. So do I
--- I don’t think it is good for animals to stay at zoos, ___________?
---- I agree with you.
A. isn’t it B. don’t I C. is it D. do I
By the end of last month, we had sold ____________ as we did last year.
A. as twice many cups B. twice cups as many
C. twice as many cups D. as many cups twice
