阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并把其标号填写在括号内。
My mother used to say, "You can train
man and dogs to do almost anything. You just have to reward their good behavior
with food!" I can still remember the day when Mr. Edgar Wentworth put her
theory (理论) to the 1.
It seems that every town has at least one
person who finds purpose in disturbing(打扰) others
and in Greenfield that 2 was Edgar Wentworth.
Edgar often came to our house and helped
himself to Mother's fresh 3. I still remember one day when my father
and I were 4 the barn(马房), Mr.
Wentworth bragged(说大话) at a 5 distance so as not to get dirty. I knew that
he was about to face judgment when I saw my mother walking toward us 6.
Mother said she just put some desserts in
the oven for us to eat while they were 7. She then turned to our lazy neighbor
directly, saying that "it takes 8 to put food on our table, and only those who
work are invited to take food off it. So, if you choose to 9 us, you'd better have dirty hands and a 10 back. And you must know that I don't allow 11 big or of money in my house." Her 12 were as sharp as the knife. He either was
embarrassed or truly wanted the desserts because he immediately set about
helping with our work until he sweated. It was the 13 time that anyone had ever seen him work.
From then on, Edgar was quick to help out
whenever he visited, and we never again had to suffer his bragging.
Like my mother used to say, "Building 14 in people is much like making pickles(泡菜). It takes both sugar and vinegar, and using the 15 amount of each makes the difference."
(1)
A .
story
B .
test
C .
end
D .
top
(2)
A .
person
B .
villager
C .
beggar
D .
enemy
(3)
A .
vegetables
B .
fruits
C .
desserts
D .
drinks
(4)
A .
standing
by
B .
cleaning out
C .
talking about
D .
planning for
(5)
A .
clean
B .
comfortable
C .
close
D .
safe
(6)
A .
on
guard
B .
in surprise
C .
on purpose
D .
in delight
(7)
A .
hot
B .
delicious
C .
sweet
D .
soft
(8)
A .
work
B .
time
C .
money
D .
energy
(9)
A .
excite
B .
follow
C .
help
D .
join
(10)
A .
strong
B .
tired
C .
black
D .
injured
(11)
A .
talking
B .
growing
C .
looking
D .
standing
(12)
A .
responses
B .
attitudes
C .
words
D .
actions
(13)
A .
last
B .
first
C .
best
D .
happiest
(14)
A .
character
B .
ability
C .
confidence
D .
patience
(15)
A .
large
B .
right
C .
favorite
D .
small
答案:(1)B;(2)A;(3)C;(4)B;(5)D;(6)C;(7)A;(8)A;(9)D;(10)B;(11)A;(12)C;(13)B;(14)A;(15)B;