从A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。
One morning, a teacher was giving a lesson in a middle school. All of the students stared at him in ____(1)____ because the teacher had a rope (绳) in his hand.
At the beginning of the class, the teacher didn’t say anything. ____(2)____ he started tying knots (打结) in the rope. Then he asked, “I have tied three knots in this rope. Is it the same rope I had before?”
One of the students replied, “It’s not ____(3)____ to answer. The rope seems to have ____(4)____ from the outside. It has three knots which were not there before. But from the inside it is still the same rope ____(5)____ it was before.”
“Yes, you are right!” the teacher said. “Now, I will untie (解开) these knots.”
Then he began to ____(6)____ both ends of the rope away from each other.
Seeing that, the student said, “You are not untying them. You are making them tighter (更紧的).”
So the teacher stopped and asked, “____(7)____ can I do to untie these knots?”
Some students replied, “You have to look at them closely so that you will know how they are tied. Then you can try to untie them.”
The teacher said, “That’s what I want to hear. In our lives, many people want to ____(8)____ problems, but they don’t even know the reasons that cause the problems. Just like the ____(9)____ goes, everything must be carefully examined before we act. We need to first know the cause of a problem, and only then can we solve ______(10)______ as soon as possible.”
(1)
| A. |
danger |
B. |
surprise |
C. |
trouble |
(2)
| A. |
Perhaps |
B. |
Sometimes |
C. |
Instead |
(3)
| A. |
easy |
B. |
brave |
C. |
polite |
(4)
| A. |
grown |
B. |
burned |
C. |
changed |
(5)
| A. |
or |
B. |
as |
C. |
until |
(6)
| A. |
put |
B. |
pull |
C. |
point |
(7)
| A. |
How |
B. |
When |
C. |
What |
(8)
| A. |
ask for |
B. |
deal with |
C. |
depend on |
(9)
| A. |
saying |
B. |
promise |
C. |
memory |
(10)
| A. |
it |
B. |
him |
C. |
them |
—I’m going to leave my job.
—Please hold your horses before making important decisions.
| A. |
hurry up |
B. |
think twice |
| C. |
push your horses |
D. |
ride your horses |
When I get home, it makes me feel comfortable to find everything in apple-pie order.
| A. |
tidy |
B. |
dirty |
C. |
crowded |
D. |
crispy |
— Could you please tell me ________ when they meet for the first time in China?
— They usually shake hands.
| A. |
what do people usually do |
B. |
what people usually do |
| C. |
where do people usually go |
D. |
where people usually go |
Boys and girls, good luck and wish you ________ good grades on your new journey!
| A. |
cutting |
B. |
to cut |
C. |
getting |
D. |
to get |
—Shenzhou XIV carried three Chinese astronauts into space successfully.
—Wow, ________ exciting news! We are so proud.
| A. |
what |
B. |
what a |
C. |
what an |
D. |
how |
The tea in Yunnan is so famous that it ________ to places across the world every day.
| A. |
sends |
B. |
sent |
C. |
is sent |
D. |
will be sent |
Doing chores helps to improve children’s independence and teaches them how to ________ themselves.
| A. |
look for |
B. |
look after |
C. |
look like |
D. |
look through |
The earlier we take action to protect our environment, the ________ it will be for our future.
| A. |
better |
B. |
best |
C. |
worse |
D. |
worst |
—This is Jenny speaking. May I speak to Dr. Wang?
—________. I’ll tell him to call you back.
| A. |
Have a good trip |
B. |
This is Dr. Wang speaking |
| C. |
I’m glad to hear that |
D. |
Sorry, he is not available now |
— Do you know March 21st is World Sleep Day? Sleep is important to us.
— Yes. A good sleep gives us ________ and makes us happy.
| A. |
truth |
B. |
fame |
C. |
energy |
D. |
culture |
—Please be quiet. We are in the library.
—________.
| A. |
Well done |
B. |
OK, I will |
| C. |
Enjoy yourself |
D. |
Long time no see |
________ Yuan Longping, the Father of Hybrid Rice, has passed away, he is forever in my mind.
| A. |
If |
B. |
Unless |
C. |
Before |
D. |
Although |
—China’s high-speed railway technology ________ the world now.
—That’s true. It has developed rapidly over the past years.
| A. |
led |
B. |
was leading |
C. |
is leading |
D. |
will lead |