一、还原句子
People all over the world eat rice. Millions of people in Asia, Africa and South America eat it every day in their lives. Some people eat almost nothing but rice.
Rice is a kind of grass. 1. Most kinds are water plants. Farmers grow rice in many countries, even in the southern part of the United States and in the east of Australia.
No one knows where rice came from. 2. They think that one kind of rice grew in South Asia thousands of years ago. Someone in China wrote about it almost 5,000 years ago. Another kind probably grew in West Africa. Some scientists think that rice came from India, and Indian travelers took it to other parts of the world.
3. Most rice grow in wet land. People in many countries do all of the work of growing rice by hand. This is the same way farmers worked hundreds of years ago. In some countries, people now use machines on their rice farms.
People use every part of the rice plant. They make animal food and rice oil from it. They also make baskets, brooms and roofs for their houses. 4.
A. Some scientists think that it started to grow in two places.
B. They burn dry rice plants for cooking.
C. There are two main ways to grow rice.
D. There are more than 7,000 kinds of rice.
E. China began to grow rice a long time ago.
答案:1. D
解析:前文说水稻是草,后文讲多数是水生植物,D“有7000多种水稻”承上启下,介绍种类。
2. A
解析:前文说不知起源,后文讲科学家认为一种在南亚,另一种在西非,A“科学家认为它起源于两个地方”衔接恰当。
3. C
解析:后文讲水稻种植在湿地,手工或机器种植,C“有两种主要种植方式”总领该段。
4. B
解析:前文说利用水稻的各个部分,B“烧干稻秆做饭”是具体用途之一,符合语境。
二、完形填空
When I was young, I enjoyed watching my mother cook. My favorite food was fried egg (煎鸡蛋), so my mother often cooked it 1______ us. Every time she cooked it, I couldn't 2______ to eat it.
One day, my mother was not at home. I decided to fry an egg by 3______. Having watched my mother do it many times before, I thought I would make it. 4______, I washed the pan. Next, I poured some oil into the pan. Then, I 5______ the stove. However, when it became hot, the oil splattered (飞溅) all over the stove. Some of it got on my face and arms. I was so 6______ that I cried out and did not even try to go near the pan! After a few minutes, the oil 7______ splattering. I turned off the stove quickly and spent the next hour cleaning the 8______.
After that, I 9______ wanted to learn to fry anything. Now, I still can't fry anything. I only help my mother do the dishes 10______ she finishes cooking.
( ) 1. A. for B. to C. with D. on
( ) 2. A. plan B. hope C. wait D. try
( ) 3. A. me B. myself C. my D. mine
( ) 4. A. First B. Second C. Third D. Finally
( ) 5. A. got on B. got off C. turned on D. turned off
( ) 6. A. scared B. bored C. hungry D. excited
( ) 7. A. enjoyed B. practiced C. minded D. stopped
( ) 8. A. bedroom B. kitchen C. classroom D. library
( ) 9. A. always B. usually C. often D. never
( ) 10. A. before B. after C. although D. but
答案:1.A
解析:cook sth. for sb. 为某人做饭,固定搭配,选A。
2.C
解析:can't wait to do sth. 迫不及待做某事,符合语境,选C。
3.B
解析:by oneself 独自,主语是I,用myself,选B。
4.A
解析:根据后文“Next”可知此处是第一步,选A。
5.C
解析:turn on the stove 打开炉子,符合煎鸡蛋的步骤,选C。
6.A
解析:油溅到脸上和胳膊上,应该是害怕,选A。
7.D
解析:几分钟后油停止飞溅,stopped符合语境,选D。
8.B
解析:做饭在厨房,所以打扫厨房,选B。
9.D
解析:经历这次后,再也不想学煎东西了,never符合语境,选D。
10.B
解析:妈妈做完饭后帮忙洗碗,after在……之后,选B。