Question

All life’s circumstances can be seen in an egg. The soft yolk (蛋黃) inside is our and the hard shell outside is the barrier. When the barrier breaks from outside, our desire is crushed (壓制), but when it breaks from inside, we something.

I was 22 years old. I did not where the kitchen was in my house, since I had gone into the kitchen before. All of a sudden, I had to move to America to pursue(追求) my master’s degree. I I had to learn to cook a proper meal in order to . My desire to cook began to , and the yolk began to stir.

The first time I made , it came out like white glue. Within a month of experimenting with different recipes, I the art of making Chinese fried rice and north Indian curry. This breaking of the eggshell from gave me yet another skill for life, . Now that I look back, maybe my wife agreed to marry me for this alone.

It is easy to break an egg from outside, but it is to break it from inside. And sometimes, someone or something outside can you to break the egg from inside.

As a father, I took it as my responsibility to my son cycling and swimming. In this case, the yolk was the untapped (未被利用的) potential of my son and the barrier was his fear of losing . It took months of patience and coaching to help him his fear. It was an uphill task to keep him motivated through failures. , I was glad and relieved when he learned both these essential skills.

The important lesson here is that the egg will be no matter what. Success, when the egg breaks from inside, is more about what you overcome than what you achieve.

Life always throws you . I urge you all to persist, believe in yourself and allow your yolk to break through to a new soul and a new you.

1.A. concern B. desire C. weakness D. resource

2.A. lose B. change C. gain D. expect

3.A. know B. find C. forget D. question

4.A. often B. never C. sometimes D. ever

5.A. reminded B. promised C. imagined D. realized

6.A. survive B. compete C. continue D. settle

7.A. turn around B. get across C. take shape D. take part

8.A. tea B. rice C. yogurt D. porridge

9.A. recognized B. appreciated C. introduced D. mastered

10.A. inside B. outside C. sideways D. around

11.A. learning B. cooking C. cycling D. adapting

12.A. courage B. attempt C. skill D. hobby

13.A. funny B. simple C. boring D. difficult

14.A. prevent B. help C. agree D. warn

15.A. accompany B. keep C. teach D. require

16.A. balance B. patience C. courage D. freedom

17.A. understand B. discover C. reflect D. overcome

18.A. Meanwhile B. Finally C. Besides D. Therefore

19.A. broken B. cooked C. lost D. kept

20.A. ideas B. messages C. surprises D. challenges

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.A

11.B

12.C

13.D

14.B

15.C

16.A

17.D

18.B

19.A

20.D

【解析】

試題分析：文章告訴我們一個(gè)生活哲理。雞蛋從外部打破是食物，而從內(nèi)部打破卻是希望和新生。作者在前往美國(guó)研讀碩士學(xué)位之際，他開(kāi)始學(xué)習(xí)廚藝來(lái)生活下去。經(jīng)過(guò)不懈努力，他掌握了一些做飯技巧，并因此而找到了心儀的另一半。作者認(rèn)為，生活中充滿(mǎn)了挑戰(zhàn)，我們必須具備堅(jiān)韌的毅力和自信心。

1.our desire is crushed (壓制),”可知，作者把蛋黃比作人們的欲望，A關(guān)心，擔(dān)心；B渴望，想要；C短處；D資源，物力。故選B。

2.When the barrier breaks from outside, our desire is crushed (壓制), but when it breaks from inside, we something.當(dāng)雞蛋從外部打破，希望就破碎了；但是當(dāng)從內(nèi)部打破，就是預(yù)示著新的機(jī)會(huì)。A丟失，喪失；B改變；C獲得；D期望。故選C。

3.since I had gone into the kitchen before”可知，我不知道廚房在哪里，A知道；B找到；C忘記；D詢(xún)問(wèn)，懷疑。故選A。

4.

5.All of a sudden, I had to move to America to pursue(追求) my master’s degree.作者突然要去往美國(guó)修碩士學(xué)位，這時(shí)他意識(shí)到應(yīng)該學(xué)習(xí)如何做飯，以養(yǎng)活自己。A提醒；B承諾，有可能；C想象；D意識(shí)到。故選D。

6.

7.My desire to cook began to , and the yolk began to stir.做飯的渴望開(kāi)始顯現(xiàn)，我也就開(kāi)始攪拌雞蛋，A轉(zhuǎn)向，好轉(zhuǎn)；B理解，把......講清楚；C成形，顯現(xiàn)；D參加(in)。故選C。

8.it came out like white glue ...Chinese fried rice”可知，作者是第一次煮飯，A茶；B大米；C酸奶；D粥。故選B。

9.Within a month of experimenting with different recipes, I the art of making Chinese fried rice對(duì)著不同的食譜練習(xí)了一個(gè)月之后，我掌握了做中式炒飯和北印度咖喱飯的技巧，A認(rèn)出；B欣賞，感激；C介紹；D掌握，精通。故選D。

10.gave me yet another skill for life”可知，作者獲得了一項(xiàng)生活技能，是一個(gè)突破，符合從內(nèi)部打破雞蛋的規(guī)律，A里面；B外面；C側(cè)面；D周?chē)�。故選A。

11.another skill for life, .作者獲得的生活技能是做飯，A學(xué)會(huì)；B做飯；C循環(huán)，騎自行車(chē)；D適應(yīng)，改編。故選B。

12.maybe my wife agreed to marry me for this alone.作者的妻子同意嫁給作者的唯一原因就是這項(xiàng)技能--做飯。A勇氣；B企圖；C技能；D愛(ài)好。故選C。

13.It is easy to break an egg from outside, but雞蛋從外部打破是很容易的，但是，從內(nèi)部打破就很難了。but表示轉(zhuǎn)折，difficult與easy對(duì)應(yīng)。A有趣的；B簡(jiǎn)單的；C厭煩的；D困難的。故選D。

14.someone or something outside can you to break the egg from inside.有時(shí)候，一些人或事能幫助你取得突破。Prevent sb from doing sth，排除A；agree sb to do sth同意某人做某事；warn sb to do sth警告某人做某事，A阻止；B幫助；C同意；D警告。故選B。

15.I took it as my responsibility to my son cycling and swimming.我把教兒子騎自行車(chē)和游泳看作是我的責(zé)任和義務(wù)。A陪同；B保持；C教，教會(huì)；D要求。故選C。

16.the yolk was the untapped (未被利用的) potential of my son and the barrier was his fear of losing .兒子有潛力同時(shí)學(xué)好騎自行車(chē)和游泳，但障礙是，兒子擔(dān)心無(wú)法平衡好這兩項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)，A平衡；B耐心；C勇氣；D自由。故選A。

17.It took months of patience and coaching to help him his fear.經(jīng)過(guò)幾個(gè)月的耐心教導(dǎo)，兒子克服了內(nèi)心的恐懼，A理解；B發(fā)現(xiàn)；C反思；D克服。故選D。

18. , I was glad and relieved when he learned both these essential skills.最終，兒子學(xué)會(huì)了這兩項(xiàng)重要的技能，作者感到高興和欣慰。A同時(shí)；B最終；C除了；D因此。故選B。

19.The important lesson here is that the egg will be no matter what.重要的教訓(xùn)是，無(wú)論怎樣，雞蛋都是要打破的。在成長(zhǎng)的路上，每個(gè)人都會(huì)遇到障礙。A破裂，摔破；B做飯；C丟失；D保持。故選A。

20.Life always throws you .生活總是會(huì)給我們以各種挑戰(zhàn)，而我們所要做的就是堅(jiān)持，并且要有自信。A想法；主意；B信息；C驚喜；D挑戰(zhàn)。故選D。

考點(diǎn)：哲理類(lèi)短文閱讀