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same even if they are different in color? ” I thought for a minute, and then I said, “ I39。ll explain, __1__you can just wait until we make a quick__2__at the grocery store. I have something__3__to show you.” At grocery store, we__4__some apples—— red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “ It39。s time to__5__your question.” I put one apple of each__6__on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a__7__look on his face. “ People are like apples. They e in all__8__colors, shapes and sizes. On the__9__, some of the apples may not__10__look as the others. ” As I was talking, Adam was__11__each one carefully. Then, I took each of the apples and peeled(削皮 )them, __12__them back on the table, but__13__a different place. “ Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.” He said, “ I__14__tell. They all look the same now.”“ Take a bite of__15__. See if that helps you__16__which one is which.” He took__17__, and then a huge smile came cross his face. “ People are__18__like apples! They are all different, but once you__19__the outside, they39。re pretty much the same on the inside.” He totally__20__it. I didn39。t need to say or do anything else. 主旨大意: 一天下午,我的兒子問我膚色不同的人是不是都是一樣的。我想了一會兒,對兒子說我們先快去水果店買些水果回來,然后我演示給你這個問題的答案。 我們在水果店里買了各種各樣的蘋果 —— 有紅的,綠的,黃的等等。回到家,我從每個顏色的蘋果中拿出一個,放在桌子上,兒子好奇地看著我,我說人們就像這些蘋果,他們出身于不同的顏色和大小,從外觀上看,有些蘋果不像 其他的蘋果那樣誘人。當(dāng)我說話時, Adam仔細(xì)的查看了每一個蘋果。然后我將每個蘋果削了皮,重新將削好的蘋果打亂順序放在桌子上,然后我問兒子現(xiàn)在你能否辨認(rèn)出哪個是原來的那個。兒子說他辨別不出來,它們看上去都一樣。我說人們就像蘋果,從外觀上它們各不相同,但從內(nèi)容上看,它們是相同的。通過現(xiàn)身說法,我的兒子知道了問題的答案。 1. B. so C. because D. if 答案: D 解析: 所填詞引導(dǎo)條件狀語從句,意為 “ 如果 ” ,選 D。 2. B. start C. turn D. stay 答案: A 解析: 所填名詞與謂語動詞 make 構(gòu)成短語,意為 “ 做短暫的停留 ” ; make a start “ 開始;起程 ” ; make a turn“ 拐彎 ” ; make a stay“ 待在某地 ” ;都與題干意思不符。 3. B. encouraging C. informative D. interesting 答案: D 解析: expressive“ 表達的 ” ; encouraging“ 鼓勵的;鼓舞人心的 ” ; informative“ 提供消息的 ” ; interesting“ 令人感興趣的;有趣的 ” 。本句意思是:我把有趣的東西展示給你看。選 D。 4. B. counted C. saw D. c