Question

请认真阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

How many licks (舔) does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop (棒棒糖)?

The first time I heard this in the Tootsie Pop commercial, I was five years old. I immediately started _________  and counting. After about two hundred licks or so, I stopped. The _________ of the chewy center had proven to be too great, and I   _________  my way through the hard shell (外壳) to the very center. Besides, I _________ knew how many licks it took to get to the center—three. That’s how many licks it took the owl (猫头鹰) in the commercial to get to the center, so that, to me, was the _________ answer.

In high school, I held to the Tootsie Pop _________  . To me, the answer was still always three licks.

In my freshman year, I joined the Model United Nations _________  in my school. The Chair position had   _________  the center of the Tootsie Pop and my _________  had become various other students. The first so-called “owl” was Eric who had luckily _________  the prestigious (声望高的) Chair position. So, I decided, _________ Eric reached the center in only one lick, that’s how many licks it should take me. I went to the tryouts with a view to obtaining the position but _________  .

At the end of my sophomore (高二) year, a new owl named Iris had _________  achieved the chair position after trying twice. I began working hard again. But then again, I did not make a _________  of it.

Now, slightly frustrated after _________ two owls, I found a new owl, Evan. It had taken him three licks to get to the “center”. Three was all I could _________. It was widely known that senior year was the _________  year to become Chair. I thought about _________ the program, but on second thoughts, I decided to continue.

Eleven years later, I visited the official Tootsie Pop website to find the real answer to the question that had _________ me my entire high school life. I finally understood. However many licks it takes to get to the center of the Tootsie Pop depends on however many licks I _________  to take—not how many the other owls take.

1.A. dreaming        B. admiring     C. licking      D. chewing

2.A. temptation     B. appearance    C. power        D. discovery

3.A. fought          B. followed     C. made         D. bit

4.A. seldom         B. never        C. already       D. nearly

5.A. brief           B. right         C. random       D. temporary

6.A. commercial      B. plan         C. philosophy    D. custom

7.A. program        B. conference    C. title         D. activity

8.A. become         B. changed      C. determined   D. explored

9.A. shell          B. hope         C. owl           D. companion

10.A. noticed        B. shifted      C. improved     D. landed

11.A. unless        B. if           C. before        D. until

12.A. failed         B. quitted       C. survived      D. struggled

13.A. yet           B. even         C. still       D. also

14.A. promise       B. success       C. point         D. joke

15.A. interacting with B. frightening away  C. going through  D. dealing with

16.A. afford        B. hold          C. admit        D. expect

17.A. middle         B. gap          C. last         D. initial

18.A. winning       B. criticizing C. quitting     D. arranging

19.A. motivated     B. troubled      C. attracted    D. instructed

20.A. learn         B. agree        C. refuse       D. choose

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.A

9.C

10.D

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.B

15.C

16.A

17.C

18.C

19.B

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：你要舔多少下才能到棒棒糖的中间，我一直认为广告里的猫头鹰舔三下是正确答案，而生活告诉我们用多少下吃到中间得看人们想用多少下，而不是他人。

1.C 考查动词和对语境的理解。A. dreaming梦想；B. admiring欣赏；C. licking 舔；D. chewing嚼。根据题目可知这里选C，意思是舔棒棒糖。

2.2】A考查名词和对语境的理解。A. temptation 引诱；B. appearance 外表；C. power力量；D. discovery发现。舔到中间的诱惑力证明很强大。因为前面提到大约舔了200下左右。故选A。

3.3】D考查动词和对语境的理解。A. fought 斗争；B. followed跟随；C. made使得；D. bit咬。这里还在说从外面一直舔到最中间。bit和 licked意思接近，故选D。

4.4】C考查副词和对语境的理解。A. seldom很少；B. never 从不；C. already已经；D. nearly几乎。而且我已经知道需要多少下就可以到中心。故选C。

5.5】B考查形容词和对语境的理解。A. brief简洁的；B. right 正确的；C. random 任意的；D. temporary暂时的。在广告片中猫头鹰舔了三下就到中间了，我也是这样。根据下文的To me, the answer was still always three licks.可知，选B。

6.6】C 考查名词和对语境的理解。A. commercial 商业广告；B. plan 计划；C. philosophy哲学；D. custom习惯。吃棒棒糖的哲理我一直坚信。故选C。

7.7】A 考查名词和对语境的理解。A. program 项目计划；B. conference 会议；C. title 题目；D. activity活动。在第一年我加入了我们学校的模拟联合国的项目，下文的I thought about the program, 提示，故选A。

8.8】A 考查动词和对语境的理解。A. become 成为；B. changed 改变；C. determined 决心；D. explored探索。主席的位置成为了棒棒糖的中心。故选A。

9.9】C 考查名词和对语境的理解。A. shell 贝壳；B. hope 希望；C. owl 猫头鹰；D. companion同伴。根据下文的The first so-called “owl” was Eric可知，这里选C。

10.0】D 考查动词和对语境的理解。A. noticed注意到；B. shifted移动；C. improved改善；D. landed登陆；Eric很幸运登上了主席的位置。故选D。

11.1】B 考查连词和对语境的理解。A. unless除非；B. if 如果；C. before之前；D. until直到……才，如果他一下就当了主席，我也能。故选B。

12.2】A 考查动词和对语境的理解。A. failed 失败；B. quitted停止；C. survived幸存；D. struggled挣扎。我去参加选拔赛认为能获得这个职位但是失败了，下文有第二次。故选A。

13.3】D 考查副词和对语境的理解。A. yet 但是；B. even 甚至；C. still 仍然；D. also也。第二年一个叫Iris的也在试了两次后也获得了主席的位置，故选D。

14.4】B 考查名词和对语境的理解。A. promise 诺言；B. success 成功；C. point要点，得分；D. joke玩笑。我努力但是没有成功。故选B。

15.5】C 考查动词和对语境的理解。A. interacting with 相互作用；B. frightening away吓走；C. going through经历；D. dealing with处理。经历了前两次的事情有些受挫，我找到一个新的榜样Evan。故选C。

16.6】A 考查动词和对语境的理解。A. afford 担负得起；B. hold 容纳；C. admit允许；D. expect期待。我心里能承受得到次数是三次，故选A。

17.7】C 考查形容词和对语境的理解。A. middle 中间；B. gap差距；C. last最后的；D. initial最初的。三年级是最后一年成为主席的一年，故选C。

18.8】C 考查动词和对语境的理解。A. winning赢得；B. criticizing 批评；C. quitting 停止；D. arranging安排。我想过停止这个计划，但是再三考虑后决定继续。故选C。

19.9】B 考查动词和对语境的理解。A. motivated 激发；B. troubled困扰；C. attracted进攻；D. instructed指示。我想知道困扰我三年的问题的答案，故选B。

20.20】D 考查动词和对语境的理解。A. learn 学习；B. agree 同意；C. refuse拒绝；D. choose选择。我选择用多少次吃完棒棒糖，而不是别的人用的次数。故选D。

考点：考查故事类短文的阅读。