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I just finished reading Rachel Held Evan's book A Year of Biblical Womanhood. There was one particular part of the book that really made me think.

She did a bit of ______ and found that the majority of the world's cocoa beans come from West Africa where there are ______ working conditions and child slavery. And the children get there by ______, and once there, they are often ______ treated. She came to an important ______, “The coffee­and­chocolate experiment forced me to find an ______ fact to which I think most Americans can ______: I had absolutely no idea where the majority of my food came from.”

Well, that was going to be a(n) ______ for me. I have supplies of ______ to eat. Mike knows to stop on his way from work if I am nearing the ______. Often he buys me bags of chocolate chips. I ______ chocolate in other rooms so I don't have to ______ with my kids. And now I am finding out that the money I spend on my ______ is actually paying for something I am ______ to.

I will have to make a ______. I will have to be more ______ of where my chocolate comes from (as well as look into other foods and goods I consume). ______, I live within walking distance from a fair trade shop that has a large and delicious ______. So far, Divine Milk Chocolate made in the USA is my ______ choice.

And, maybe it costs a bit more money, and that means I have to ______. But, as it has been said, “When you know better, you do better.”

1.A. research    B. explanation    C. revision    D. prediction

2.A. favorable    B. permanent    C. terrible    D. impressive

3.A. boycotting    B. informing    C. appealing    D. kidnapping

4.A. equally    B. badly    C. formally    D. warmly

5.A. agreement    B. approval    C. conclusion    D. definition

6.A. unsuitable    B. unforgettable    C. unchangeable    D. uncomfortable

7.A. relate    B. contribute    C. report    D. reply

8.A. notice    B. problem    C. failure    D. threat

9.A. chocolate    B. milk    C. bread    D. fish

10.A. day    B. shop    C. end    D. job

11.A. pick    B. check    C. make    D. sneak

12.A. quarrel    B. deal    C. share    D. reason

13.A. addiction    B. recreation    C. admiration    D. collection

14.A. accustomed    B. opposed    C. devoted    D. engaged

15.A. mess    B. mistake    C. change    D. schedule

16.A. ashamed    B. informed    C. capable    D. conscious

17.A. Luckily    B. Actually    C. Previously    D. Certainly

18.A. element    B. selection    C. production    D. adventure

19.A. former    B. last    C. first    D. late

20.A. turn up    B. pay off    C. pay back    D. cut back

 

1. A 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. D 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. C 11. D 12. C 13. A 14. B 15. C 16. D 17. A 18. B 19. C 20. D 【解析】 本文是一篇记叙文,作者阅读“A Year of Biblical Womanhood”以后发现她所喜欢吃的巧克力是在西非地区生产的,那里滥用童工并虐待童工。于是她决定不再吃西非生产的巧克力,改为吃美国本土巧克力。 1.考查名词辨析及上下文串联。A. research研究;B. explanation解释;C. revision复习;D. prediction预测;根据后句“the majority of the world's cocoa beans come from West Africa”可知她做了一些关于咖啡豆的研究。故A项正确。 2.考查形容词辨析及常识。A. favorable有利的,顺利的;B. permanent永久的;C. terrible糟糕的;D. impressive印象深刻的;西非地区的工作条件和自然条件都很糟糕,故C项正确。 3.考查动词辨析及上下文串联。A. boycotting联合抵制;B. informing通知;C. appealing呼吁,吸引;D. kidnapping绑架;根据前句“child slavery”可知都是儿童奴隶,这些儿童是被绑架到那里的,在那里遭受虐待。故D项正确。 4.考查副词辨析及生活常识。A. equally平等地;B. badly差地,糟糕地;C. formally正式地;D. warmly温暖地;根据前句“child slavery”可知都是儿童奴隶,这些儿童是被绑架到那里的,在那里遭受虐待。奴隶被虐待是常识。故B项正确。 5.考查名词辨析及上下文串联。A. agreement协议;一致;B. approval赞成;C. conclusion结论;D. definition定义;本段第一句告诉我们她做了一些关于咖啡豆的研究,本句是指她做的研究最终得到的结论。故C项正确。 6.考查形容词辨析。A. unsuitable不适合的;B. unforgettable令人难忘的;C. unchangeable难以改变的;D. uncomfortable不舒服的;因为这些食物建立在童工的血汗上,所以这一切迫使作者意识到了一个让她非常不舒服的事实。故D项正确。 7.考查动词辨析。A. relate叙述,联系,产生共鸣;B. contribute贡献,导致,促成;C. report报道;D. reply回复;因为这些食物建立在童工的血汗上,所以这一切迫使作者意识到了一个让她非常不舒服的事实。而且这个事实,绝大部分美国人都能够感同身受产生共鸣。故A项正确。 8.考查名词辨析。A. notice通知;B. problem问题;C. failure失败;D. threat威胁;发现了巧克力制作过程是如此残忍(基于童工),现在让我少吃巧克力显然对我这种沉溺于巧克力的人来说,是一个严重的问题。故B项正确。 9.考查上下文串联。A. chocolate巧克力;B. milk牛奶;C. bread面包;D. fish鱼肉;本文讨论的是与巧克力生产有关的话题,我很喜欢吃巧克力。故A项正确。 10.考查名词辨析。A. day白天;B. shop商店;C. end结束;D. job工作;near the end结束的时候;如果我不吃巧克力了,Mike在下班的路上也不要停下来了帮我去买巧克力了。故C项正确。 11.考查动词辨析。A. pick捡起;B. check检查,核对;C. make生产;D. sneak偷偷摸摸做;我会在其他房间里偷偷地吃巧克力,以便于我不和孩子们分享这些巧克力。故D项正确。 12.考查动词辨析。A. quarrel争吵;B. deal交易;C. share分享;D. reason理论;讨论;我会在其他房间里偷偷地吃巧克力,以便于我不和孩子们分享这些巧克力。故C项正确。 13.考查名词辨析。A. addiction沉溺,上瘾;B. recreation消遣,娱乐;C. admiration钦佩,羡慕;D. collection收集,采集;我现在慢慢地发现我花钱在我沉溺的事情上,但是这个事情是我所反对的。即我反对童工,或者虐待童工等。故A项正确。 14.考查形容词辨析。A. accustomed习惯的;B. opposed反对的;C. devoted努力的,用心的;D. engaged忙于,从事于。我现在慢慢地发现我花钱在我沉溺的事情上,但是这个事情是我所反对的。即我反对童工,或者虐待童工等。故B项正确。 15.考查名词辨析及上下文串联。A. mess混乱;B. mistake错误;C. change改变;D. schedule时刻表,安排表;我发现西非使用童工生产巧克力,这是我所反对的事情。所以我要做出改变了。故C项正确。 16.考查形容词辨析。A. ashamed羞愧的;B. informed得知的;C. capable有能力的;D. conscious意识到的;我必须相比以前更加意识到巧克力来自于哪里,并且努力寻找替代品。故D项正确。 17.考查副词辨析。A. Luckily幸运地;B. Actually实际上;C. Previously之前地;D. Certainly当然;我在努力寻找巧克力的替代品,幸运地是我离一家市场不远,那里有很多美味的食物供我选择。故A项正确。 18.考查名词辨析。A. element元素;因素;B. selection选择,挑选;C. production生产;D. adventure冒险;探险;我在努力寻找巧克力的替代品,幸运地是我离一家市场不远,那里有很多美味的食物供我选择。故B项正确。 19.考查形容词辨析。A. former正式的;之前的;B. last最后的;C. first第一,首先的;D. late迟的,晚的;目前为止,我很喜欢美国本土生产的DMC 巧克力,它是我的第一选择。故C项正确。 20.考查动词短语辨析。A. turn up调高,出现;B. pay off还清;C. pay back偿还;D. cut back削减;我吃美国本土巧克力意味着我要削减巧克力的消耗,削减用cut back。故D项正确。
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