Question

    Have you ever eaten a dandelion? Me neither. Have you ever blown it to make a wish? Me, too.

“Time to pick dandelions, Athena.”Mum opened the car door and I entered with a _____. My hometown is in Greece, where dandelions are _____ on the menu. But I didn't eat dandelions.

Why did I have to _____ them with my family every spring?

Then I said goodbye to my new friend Brigid, whose family had _____ moved in our neighborhood in New York. I was _____ Brigid didn't ask where we were going. Nobody in America ate dandelions. I always worried that _____ would notice us picking dandelions.

We _____ into a wild field. Hundreds of lively yellow flowers appeared everywhere. Then we stopped our _____. Dad went over to cut dandelions and put them in his bag. But I just hid in the book. “Why do we eat dandelions？” I asked. “The best food in the world，” Dad answered, shaking a handful of greens. _____ we were ready to leave, we had enough dandelions. On the way home, Mum and Dad talked about hosting a dinner party for the new neighbors to try our ______ Greek food.

The night of the party, Brigid arrived with her parents. Mum served them different Greek foods. Our ______ ate everything. Finally came the dandelions. “Wait！” I said to Brigid. But it was too ______．“You ate the dandelions！” I told her. We both ______， and she ate another bite. “Not bad，” she said.

Mum was smiling at us. After ______， Brigid and I went to the backyard and lay on the grass. The stars reminded me of dandelions in the soft field. I closed my eyes and made a ______： to be as open­minded as my family and my new friend.

Word Bank

Dandelion  蒲公英

1.A.pencil B.book C.schoolbag D.note

2.A.often B.never C.always D.hardly

3.A.pick B.plant C.watch D.water

4.A.quickly B.quietly C.finally D.recently

5.A.sad B.glad C.proud D.worried

6.A.anyone B.someone C.everyone D.no one

7.A.ran B.flew C.drove D.walked

8.A.car B.work C.talk D.test

9.A.When B.Since C.Unless D.Although

10.A.delicious B.healthy C.expensive D.traditional

11.A.guests B.doctors C.parents D.teachers

12.A.late B.early C.lucky D.slow

13.A.nodded B.shook C.laughed D.greeted

14.A.lunch B.dinner C.breakfast D.food

15.A.wish B.report C.speech D.role

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.A

10.D

11.A

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者以前从不吃蒲公英并且觉得和家人去采摘蒲公英这件事很丢人，但在这次和家人一起去采摘蒲公英，并用蒲公英做菜来招待刚刚搬来的新邻居，获得新朋友Brigid的赞赏后，作者改变了对蒲公英的看法，并许下心愿要像家人和新朋友一样做一个思想开明的人。
6.考查名词词义辨析。pencil铅笔；book书；schoolbag 书包；note笔记本。根据第五段第四、五句“Dad went over to cut dandelions and put them in his bag. But I just hid in the book.”可知，作者应该是带着一本书。故选B。
7.考查副词词义辨析。often经常；never从不；always总是；hardly几乎不。根据下文“But I didn't eat dandelions.”可知蒲公英总是出现在菜单中。故选C。
8. 考查动词词义辨析。pick采摘；plant种植；watch观看；water给……浇水。根据上文“‘Time to pick dandelion, Athena.'”可知是去采摘蒲公英。故选A。
9.考查副词词义辨析。quickly快速地；quietly安静地；finally最后；recently最近。根据上文“new friend”可知我的新朋友应该是最近刚搬到我们社区的。故选D。
10.考查形容词词义辨析。sad难过的；glad高兴的，开心的；proud骄傲的；worried担心的。根据下文“Nobody in America ate dandelions.”可知在美国没人吃蒲公英，所以作者不想让别人知道她去采摘蒲公英，此处指作者因Brigid没问她去哪里而感到开心。故选B。
11.考查复合不定代词辨析。anyone任何人；someone某人，有人；everyone人人，每个人；no one没有人。根据上文“Nobody in America ate dandelions.”可推断出作者一直担心有人会注意到他们在采摘蒲公英。故选B。
12.考查动词词义辨析。ran跑；flew飞；drove开车；walked步行。根据第二段中的“Mum opened the car door...”可知作者他们开车去采摘蒲公英。故选C。
13.考查名词词义辨析。car车；work工作；talk讲座，演讲；test测试，考查。根据第二段中的“Mum opened the car door...”可知此处是指停车。故填A。
14.考查连词词义辨析。When当……的时候；Since自……以来；Unless除非；Although尽管。根据句意可知是当我们准备离开时，我们采摘了足够多的蒲公英。故选A。
15.考查形容词词义辨析。delicious美味的；healthy健康的；expensive昂贵的；traditional传统的。根据上文可知此处是指传统的希腊食物。故选D。
16.考查名词词义辨析。guests客人；doctors医生；parents 父母；teachers老师。根据上文“...Mum and Dad talked about hosting a dinner party for the new neighbors...”可知妈妈和爸爸谈到为新邻居举办晚宴，结合句意和常识可知此处指客人。故选A。
17.考查形容词词义辨析。late迟的，晚的；early早的；lucky幸运的；slow缓慢的。根据上文“‘Wait！'”和下文“‘You ate the dandelions！'”可知作者还是提醒晚了。故选A。
18.考查动词词义辨析。nodded点头；shook摇动；laughed 笑；greeted打招呼。根据上下文语境可知此处表示我们都笑了。故选C。
19.考查名词词义辨析。lunch午餐；dinner晚餐；breakfast早餐；food食物。根据上文“...Mum and Dad talked about hosting a dinner party for...”可知是晚饭之后。故选B。
20.考查名词词义辨析。wish愿望；report报告；speech演讲；role角色。根据空后的内容“...to be as open­minded as my family and my new friend.”可知此处是指许愿。故选A。