Question

Life is like potato salad; when it’s shared it becomes a picnic.

When my three children were young, my husband Roy and I were very   1. . “Can we go on a picnic, Mom?” my six-year-old daughter, Becky   2. . “Please.” I had said no so many times in   3.  months, and I decided the usual Saturday morning chores (日常工作) could    4.  . To her   5.  I agreed.

I prepared a few sandwiches and   6.  a cooler with ice and drinks and called Roy   7. . My eleven-year-old twin sons loaded the cooler and the picnic basket in the trunk and off we went to spend some   8.  time together as a family.

About the time I got the lunch   9.  out on the table, Roy arrived on the   10. . That was one of the happiest meals we ever shared together. The meal was filled with   11. . We felt a closeness that had been hidden by work and school related responsibilities for so many months. Roy and the boys   12.  rocks into the lake. Becky fed the ducks and I sat quietly at the picnic table,   13.  God for blessing me with such a wonderful family.

That night as our children went to bed, I kissed their cheeks and   14. what a wonderful life I had. As I walked out of the room it dawned on me that even the busiest   15.  could become a picnic when it’s shared with the ones you   16. . Even though the kids have now grown up and   17.   from home, I can still remember how I felt that day while sitting at the picnic table.

Maybe today would be a good time to   18.  potato salad, call all of my   19.  kids, feed some hungry ducks and skip a few rocks into the lake. Since life is like potato salad, let’s make it a   20. .

21.               A．old            B．poor           C．busy  D．patient

22.               A．begged         B．asked          C．doubted   D．wondered

23.               A．coming         B．recent         C．following  D．late

24.               A．last            B．wait           C．relax D．approach

25.               A．disappointment  B．sadness        C．embarrassment D．surprise

26.               A．supplied        B．provided       C．compared D．filled

27.               A．off work        B．at home        C．at work    D．on business

28.               A．unhappy        B．quality         C．quantity   D．sad

29.               A．spread         B．taken          C．made D．cooked

30.               A．scene          B．view           C．sight  D．scenery

31.               A．communication  B．expectation     C．hope D．laughter

32.               A．missed         B．took           C．skipped   D．left

33.               A．praying         B．praising        C．thanking   D．trusting

34.               A．expected       B．realized        C．imagined  D．admitted

35.               A．lifestyle        B．time           C．world D．occupation

36.               A．enjoy          B．own           C．have  D．love

37.               A．left alone       B．left behind      C．ran away  D．moved away

38.               A．appreciate      B．cook           C．watch D．plant

39.               A．grown         B．little           C．young D．handsome

40.               A．salad          B．life            C．picnic D．purpose

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.D

6.D

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.A

11.D

12.C

13.C

14.B

15.A

16.D

17.D

18.B

19.A

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：作者通过对全家人野餐时的幸福生活的描述可以得知，感到家庭的幸福，意识到自己的生活是多么好，得出结论爱是他们幸福的原因。

1.考查形容词：后文中it dawned on me that even the busiest… couldbecome a picnic，busiest是判断依据。选C。

2.考查动词：由I had said no so many times和Please可以判断出孩子的心情是比较渴望外出野餐的，所以孩子央求母亲。选A。

3.考查形容词：后文中We felt a closeness that had beenhidden by work and school… for manymonths.清楚地表明全家人进来好久没有一同欢乐过了。选B。

4.考查动词：A. last持续B. wait等待C. relax放松D. approach靠近，我决定星期六早上的日常工作可以等等，选B。

5.考查名词：A. disappointment失望B. sadness悲伤C. embarrassment尴尬D. surprise惊讶，I agreed和前文的I had said no so manytimes形成了强烈的对比，所以此处应该是令她感到意外。

选D。

6.考查动词：A. supplied供应B. provided提供C. compared比较D. filled填满，cooler是一种容器。根据后文的ice anddrinks可以看出是要把ice and drinks装到cooler当中。选D。

7.后文中的信息暗示了Roy在工作，所以妻子给他打电话通知他野餐的事情。后文Wefelt a closeness that had been hidden bywork中的work也是具体依据。选C。

8.B。这里的some qualitytime指的是有品位的时光。和前文my husband Roy and I were verybusy.相互对应。

9.考查动词：由lunch和table可以判断：此处是要将午餐的食物铺在桌子上。选A。

10.考查名词：arrived说明到达了他们野餐的地点，用scene最为恰当。选A。

11.考查名词：A. communication交流B. expectation期望C. hope希望D. laughter笑声，

从happiest meals可以推出laughter。选D。

12.文章最后处throw a few rocks into thelake暗示答案应该与throw同义，skip“打水漂”。 选C。

13.考查动词：a wonderfulfamily说明我此时感到家庭的幸福，所以要感谢上帝。选C。

14.考查动词：根据前后语境和I kissed theircheeks可以看出是意识到自己的生活是多么好。选B。

15.考查名词：从文章的开头句Life is like potato salad;when it’s shared it becomes a picnic.可以推出选A。

16.考查名词：通过前文对全家人野餐时的幸福生活的描述可以得知，爱是他们幸福的原因。选D。

17.考查词组：A. left alone别管B. left behind落后C. ran away逃跑D. moved away搬走，

grownup和home能判断出孩子们长大后离开了家。选D。

18.考查动词：A. appreciate欣赏B. cook烹饪C. watch观看D. plant种植，这里用cook和potatosalad搭配符合前文的内容。选B。

19.考查形容词：A. grown长大的B. little小的C. young 年轻的D. handsome英俊的，前文Even though the kids have now grown up and   20.   from home,中有具体依据。选A。

21.考查名词：A. salad沙拉B. life生活C. picnic野餐D. purpose目的，C。和文章首句呼应 。 

考点：考查人生百味类短文