【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 he sidewalk. She 1 open the car door waiting for me. I stepped in the car with my hook. She knew I didn39。t eat dandelions. Why did I have to pick them with my family every spring? I thought. My father and grandmother smiled from the front seats of the car. I turned and 2 to Brigid, the girl who had just moved in. She stood across the street and watched. I was glad she didn39。t ask where we were going. We rode into the 3 , not too far from our house just outside Chicago. I set down my book feeling the warm breeze. I told the wind, I hope we are not there yet. I had never seen anyone in the field with us, but I was always 4 that someone would notice us picking dandelions. People in America pulled dandelions from their yards. What would the new neighbors think if they found out our family ate weeds （雜草）? We drove west until the houses stopped. Then we stopped. We walked through a large field. Hundreds of yellow flowers 5 over the soft earth. I looked for a place to hide. What39。s the matter with you, Athena? Granny asked. Nothing, I said. But why do we eat dandelions? No one else does. The best 6 in the world. Granny answered. It seemed to take hours to fill the bags. By the time we were ready to leave, we had enough dandelions. On the way home, Mama and Granny talked about hosting a dinner party for the new neighbors. The night of the party, Brigid arrived with her parents. Mama served octopus with onions, peppers stuffed with lamb and rice, and horta made of dandelions. Our guests ate everything. Brigid tastedthe octopus and the lamb. Then she put her fork on the horta. Wait! I said. Too late. You ate the dandelions! I told her 7 Not bad, she said and ate another bite. We both laughed. After dinner, Brigid and I went to the backyard. The stars reminded me of dandelions in the softfield. I closed my eyes and made a 8 to be as openminded as my family and my new friends.1. A. pushedB. brokeC. heldD. Knocked2. A. wavedB. ranC. talkedD. drove3. A. cityB. countryC. factoryD. Company4. A. gladB. curiousC. excitedD. Afraid5. A. walkedB. fellC. spreadD. Climbed6. A. woodB. foodC. cottonD. Corn7. A. patientlyB. differentlyC. relatedlyD. Embarrassedly8. A. wishB. wordC. dealD. List【答案】 （1）C；（2）A；（3）B；（4）D；（5）C；（6）B；（7）D；（8）A； 【解析】【分析】文章大意：本文主要介紹了我們希臘人總是喜歡吃蒲公英，我發(fā)現(xiàn)美國人不吃蒲公英，在父母叫我去采摘蒲公英的到時(shí)候，我就很不樂意。后來父母用蒲公英招待新鄰居，他們都很喜歡吃。 （1）句意：她按住車門等著我。A 推開；B 打破；C 抓??；D 敲打。根據(jù)下文的語句I stepped in the car with my ，此處表示媽媽抓著著車門等候我上車，故選C。 （2）句意：我轉(zhuǎn)身向剛搬進(jìn)來的女孩布里吉德?lián)]手。A 揮動(dòng)；B 跑向；C 談?wù)?；D 開車。根據(jù)下文語句She stood across the street and watched. 提示可知，布里吉德站在街道的對面，我坐在小汽車?yán)?，只能通過揮手向?qū)Ψ酱蛘泻?，故選A。 （3）句意：我們?nèi)チ穗x我們芝加哥郊外的房子不遠(yuǎn)的鄉(xiāng)下。A 城市；B 鄉(xiāng)下；C 工廠；D 公司。根據(jù)上文內(nèi)容可知，我們?nèi)ネ谄压?，?yīng)該到鄉(xiāng)下，故選B。 （4）句意：我從來沒有見過有人和我們在一起，但我總是擔(dān)心有人會(huì)注意到我們在采摘蒲公英。A 高興；B 好奇的；C 激動(dòng)的；D 害怕的。根據(jù)下文語句What would the new neighbors think if they found out our family ate weeds （雜草）?提示可知，我總是擔(dān)心別人看到我們在挖蒲公英，故選D。 （5）句意：在松軟的土地上開著數(shù)百朵黃色的花。A 散步；B 摔倒；C 散布；D 爬。根據(jù)文中的語句可知，鮮花是散步在草地上的，故選C。 （6）句意：“世界上最好的食物?！蹦棠袒卮鹫f。A 木頭；B 食物；C 棉花；D 谷物。根據(jù)上文語句I said. But why do we eat dandelions? No one else does. 提示可知，與eat對應(yīng)的應(yīng)是食物，故選B。 （7）句意：“你吃了蒲公英！”我尷尬地告訴她。A耐心地； B 不同的；C 相關(guān)的；D 尷尬地。根據(jù)上文語句Wait! I said. Too late. You ate the dandelions! 以及整篇文章的內(nèi)容來看，此處表示非常的尷尬，故選D。 （8）句意：我閉上眼睛，許了個(gè)愿，希望自己能像家人和新朋友一樣心胸開闊。A 愿望；B 字詞；C 事物；D 清單。根據(jù)下文語句to be as openminded as my family and my new ，此句表示的是許愿，故選A。 【點(diǎn)評】考查完形填空，首先通讀一遍文章，跳過缺失的單詞，再根據(jù)上下文來判斷所缺單詞的含義，最后對選項(xiàng)進(jìn)行區(qū)別，選出正確的那一項(xiàng)。5．根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 Ever since I was ten years old, I have decided to do everything on my own though I couldn39。t really understand them. When I was young , I always 1 the summer holiday with my grandfather at the mountain farm in Western Norway （挪威）. 2 my grandfather had to work all day himself, he could spare some time for me. One day my grandfather said to me, Come. I have a toy boat for you. I followed him to a workroom 3 . However, nothing like that was there 4 a block of wood. Is that the boat…? I asked curiously. No one can give you what you do for 5 . With your own hands, you39。ll make it out of wood. Then it will be the 6 boat in your heart. Finally, I finished it with his help. Seeing the boat 7 in the lake Storvassdal, I felt 8 and thought everything nice around me. Good times don39。t last long. I had to 9 to America. Feeling sad, I hid my boat under a big rock at Storvassdal. Moreover, I didn39。t know that was the 10 time I saw my grandfather. Years later, I returned to the mountain farm with my parents and children. I searched for my boat, but 11 . I was about to 12 when I touched something different under a big rock. Luckily, I found the boat which 13 grandfather and me. Holding it, I felt my grandfather was there and we 14 were together again. As time went by, each time I held the boat, I carved （刻） the year. My grandfather seemed 15 . I went on the last trip to the farm with my grandchildren. High in the mountain, I hope they would understand the importance of the boat and its simple sign of selfreliance （自立）.1. A. spentB. tookC. paidD. cost2. A. UntilB. WheneverC. ThoughD. Because3. A. carefullyB. unwillinglyC. unhappyD. excitedly4. A. withB. exceptC. withoutD. besides5. A. myselfB. yourselvesC. yourselfD. himself6. A. hardestB. bestC. fastestD. cheapest7. A. fallingB. jumpingC. swimmingD. floating8. A. interestedB. terribleC. worriedD. proud9. A. returnB. enterC. reachD. leave10. A. finalB. firstC. nextD. another11. A. succeededB. failedC. lostD. worked12. A. look up