Question

Our children grew up on jelly(果醬) sandwiches.Even my husband and I sometimes have one late at night with a glass of milk.

I wasn’t the jelly maker in this ____.My mother?in?law was.The only contribution I made to the jelly making was to ____ baby food jars，which my mother?in?law would ___ with the tasty gel(膠滯體) and send back home with us.For the past 22 years，____ I wanted to make a jelly sandwich，all I had to do was ____ one of those little jars of jelly.Jelly making was just a way of life for my mother?in?law.She always followed the same ____—from picking the fruit to setting the ____ jelly on the home?made shelves.

My mother?in?law passed away last December.Among the things in the house to be ____ by her children were the ____ canned goods.Each of her children chose from the many jars of tomato juice，green beans and jelly.When my husband ____ his jars home，we carefully put them away in our kitchen.

The other day I reached the kitchen for some jelly，and there it was.Sitting all ____ on the far side of the shelf was a small jar.The lid was rusty.As I picked up the jar，I suddenly realized something that I had ____ to see earlier.Yes，this was the ____ jar we would ever have from the patient，____ hands of my mother?in?law.It seemed like such a ____ thing，and most days it was something that was taken for granted.But today it seemed a valuable ____.I put the jelly back on the shelf.

We have many things that ____ belonged to my mother?in?law.These are the kinds of things that we expect to pass on to our children.But I’m just not ____ to give up this last jelly jar，and all the ___ its presence allows me to hold onto.The jar of jelly won’t keep that ____.It will either have to be eaten or thrown out...but not today.

1.A.market? B．village

C．family? D．group

2.A.save? B．throw

C．choose? D．paint

3.A.cover? B．fill

C．provide? D．decorate

4.A.before? B．whenever

C．though? D．since

5.A.turn on? B．take up

C．pick out? D．reach for

6.A.example? B．routine

C．passion? D．rule

7.A.mixed? B．changed

C．finished? D．boiled

8.A.destroyed? B．moved

C．donated? D．divided

9.A.tasty? B．expensive

C．common? D．suitable

10.A.brought? B．packed

C．sent? D．left

11.A.alone? B．patiently

C．worriedly? D．along

12.A.forgotten? B．expressed

C．considered? D．failed

13.A.last? B．particular

C．delicious? D．large

14.A.poor? B．painful

C．loving? D．shaking

15.A.small? B．new

C．strange? D．good

16.A.experience? B．treasure

C．opportunity? D．prize

17.A.already? B．only

C．once? D．still

18.A.afraid? B．eager

C．ready? D．upset

19.A.lessons? B．memories

C．efforts? D．feelings

20.A.safe? B．light

C．soft? D．long

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.A

11.A

12.D

13.A

14.C

15.A

16.B

17.C

18.C

19.B

20.D

【解析】

1.

解析　根據(jù)下文“My mother?in?law was.”以及“Jelly making was just a way of life for my mother?in?law.”可知，作者不是這個家里做果醬的那個人。

2.2】　A

解析　根據(jù)第三段末句“...we carefully put them away in our kitchen.”可知，作者所做的就是保存這些瓶子。

3.3】　B

解析　根據(jù)the tasty gel和“...from picking the fruit to setting the ____ jelly on the home?made shelves.”可知，瓶子里裝滿了好吃的果醬。

4.4】　B

解析　每當(dāng)作者想要做果醬三明治時，所要做的就是去取一瓶果醬。

5.5】　D

解析　根據(jù)第四段首句“The other day I reached the kitchen for some jelly...”可知答案。作者去取果醬，來做果醬三明治。

6.6】　B

解析　根據(jù)“...from picking the fruit to setting...”可知，破折號后面說明了做果醬的流程。

7.7】　C

解析　根據(jù)on the home?made shelves可知，應(yīng)該是把做好了的果醬放在架子上。

8.8】　D

解析　根據(jù)上文“My mother?in?law passed away last December.”可知，應(yīng)該是大家分婆婆留下來的東西。

9.9】　A

解析　根據(jù)下文“...many jars of tomato juice，green beans and jelly.”可知，所分的東西是這些美味的罐裝食品。

10.0】　A

解析　根據(jù)上文“...which my mother?in?law would ____ with the tasty gel and send back home with us.”可知，作者和婆婆不住在一起，所以可推知丈夫把這些果醬帶回家。

11.1】　A

解析　根據(jù)a small jar可知，架子的末端就剩下這一瓶果醬了。

12.2】　D

解析　根據(jù)“...and most days it was something that was taken for granted.”可知，作者意識到之前沒有意識到的一些事。

13.3】A

解析　根據(jù)上文“Sitting all ____ on the far side of the shelf was a small jar.”可知，這是最后一瓶果醬。下文to give up this last jelly jar也有提示。

14.4】C

解析　根據(jù)全文可知，作者通過果醬三明治回憶了婆婆的愛心。loving符合語境。

15.5】　A

解析　根據(jù)下文“...and most days it was something that was taken for granted.”可知，一瓶果醬看起來是一件小事。

16.6】　B

解析　與上文“...it was something that was taken for granted.”構(gòu)成轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。且根據(jù)下文“But I’m just not ____ to give up this last jelly jar，and all the ____ its presence allows me to hold onto.”可知，對作者來說，這是一件有價值的珍貴的東西。

17.7】　C

解析　根據(jù)上文“My mother?in?law passed away last December.”可知，作者家有些東西曾經(jīng)是婆婆的。

18.8】　C

解析　根據(jù)上文“I put the jelly back on the shelf.”可知，作者不愿意吃掉最后一瓶果醬。

19.9】　B

解析　全文通過一瓶果醬表達(dá)了對婆婆的思念。由此可知，作者不只是為了保留一瓶果醬，更重要的是果醬給作者帶來的回憶。

20.20】　D

解析　根據(jù)下文“It will either have to be eaten or thrown out...but not today.”可知，這瓶果醬不會保存很長時間。