《2025年课时训练九年级英语上册译林版江苏人民出版社》

五、(2024·淮安盱眙期中)完形填空
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话题: 厨师 难度: 中 建议用时: 8分钟
The kitchen is not just where we prepare meals. In many places, the kitchen is the heart of the home. It is where we ____1____ our day with a cup of coffee or tea. It's where we connect with our family and friends. We talk about our days while we make dinner or have something to eat. The kitchen is where we ____2____ ourselves, body and soul. So, it can be a very busy room in the house.
Sometimes you need order in the kitchen for things to run ____3____. Sometimes you need one person to be in charge. ____4____ you are cooking dinner for your friends. As you are making the soup, your friend Sara ____5____ it and says, "This needs more salt." So, she adds more salt.
Then Harlan comes in. He tastes your ____6____ and says, "You didn't put enough pepper." So, he grinds(磨碎) some fresh black pepper into the pot.
Cecilia sees him. She tastes the soup and says, "You forgot vinegar. It's my ____7____ ingredient." Then she ____8____ in some vinegar.
You are happy to ____9____ time with your friends. But, quite frankly, all their opinions about your soup are becoming ____10____. Worst of all, you taste the soup and it's ____11____!
And that is where we get the expression "Too many cooks ____12____ the soup". This expression describes an age-old ____13____: if too many people help to complete a task, it may not go very well.
So there should be a cook in the kitchen. He is the ____14____. Other people can be assistants helping him. And the cook has the final ____15____.
1.A. enjoy B. finish C. start D. spend
2.A. prepare B. eat C. cook D. feed
3.A. frequently B. actively C. smoothly D. quickly
4.A. Imagine B. Prove C. Probably D. Dream
5.A. tastes B. heats C. mixes D. drinks
6.A. meat B. soup C. vegetable D. food
7.A. wonderful B. famous C. secret D. delicious
8.A. pours B. fills C. takes D. blows
9.A. take B. spend C. need D. use
10.A. charming B. inviting C. annoying D. useful
11.A. salty B. awful C. sour D. hot
12.A. spoil B. share C. make D. drink
13.A. mystery B. discovery C. tradition D. problem
14.A. leader B. host C. friend D. manager
15.A. method B. direction C. advice D. say

答案： 1. C ［解析］考查动词辨析。句意：它是我们用一杯咖啡或茶开始一天的地方。根据空后“our day with a cup of coffee or tea”可知，空处应指一天的开始。enjoy 享受；finish 完成；start 开始；spend 花费。故选 C。 2. D ［解析］考查动词辨析。句意：厨房是我们从身体到心灵喂养自己的地方。prepare 准备；eat 吃；cook 烧饭；feed 喂养。feed oneself 意为“吃饭，养活自己”。故选 D。 3. C ［解析］考查副词辨析。句意：有时候你需要在厨房里保持秩序，这样事情才能顺利进行。根据“you need order in the kitchen”可知，空处应指让事情顺利地进行。frequently 频繁地；actively 积极地；smoothly 平稳地；quickly 快速地。故选 C。 4. A ［解析］考查词义辨析。句意：想象一下你正在为你的朋友们做晚餐。根据下文的描述可知，此处应是想象为朋友做晚餐的情景。imagine 想象；prove 证明；probably 可能；dream 梦想。故选 A。 5. A ［解析］考查动词辨析。句意：当你在做汤的时候，你的朋友萨拉尝了尝，然后说：“这需要更多的盐。”根据下文“This needs more salt.”可知，萨拉尝了汤，并给出了建议。taste 品尝；heat 加热；mix 混合；drink 喝。故选 A。 6. B ［解析］考查名词辨析。句意：他尝了尝你的汤，说：“你放的胡椒粉不够。”根据上文“As you are making the soup”可知，哈伦尝了尝汤。meat 肉；soup 汤；vegetable 蔬菜；food 食物。故选 B。 7. C ［解析］考查形容词辨析。句意：这是我的秘密配方。wonderful 精彩的；famous 著名的；secret 秘密的；delicious 美味的。secret ingredient 意为“秘密配方”。故选 C。 8. A ［解析］考查动词辨析。句意：然后她倒入了一些醋。根据上文“You forgot vinegar.”可知，塞西莉亚往汤里加了醋。pour 倾倒；fill 填充；take 拿走；blow 吹。pour in...意为“倒入……”。故选 A。 9. B ［解析］考查动词辨析。句意：你乐于与朋友们共度时光。take 花费；spend 度过；need 需要；use 使用。spend time with sb 意为“和某人共度时光”。故选 B。  10. C ［解析］考查形容词辨析。句意：但是，坦率地说，他们对你的汤的所有看法都会变得令人恼火。根据上文“But, quite frankly,”可知，此处是转折。charming 迷人的；inviting 诱人的；annoying 令人恼火的；useful 有用的。故选 C。 11. B ［解析］考查形容词辨析。句意：最糟糕的是，你尝了汤，味道很糟糕。根据上文“Worst of all”可知，汤的味道不好。salty 咸的；awful 糟糕的；sour 酸的；hot 热的。故选 B。 12. A ［解析］考查动词辨析。句意：人多误事。spoil 破坏；share 分享；make 制作；drink 喝。Too many cooks spoil the soup 意为“人多汤坏”，是谚语。故选 A。 13. D ［解析］考查名词辨析。句意：这个表达描述了一个古老的问题。根据下文的解释“if too many people help to complete a task, it may not go very well”可知，这是一个问题。mystery 奥秘；discovery 发现；tradition 传统；problem 问题。故选 D。 14. A ［解析］考查名词辨析。句意：他是领导者。根据下文“Other people can be assistants helping him.”可知，他是领导者，别人都是他的助手。leader 领导者；host 主人；friend 朋友；manager 经理。故选 A。 15. D ［解析］考查名词辨析。句意：并且厨师有最后的决定权。根据上文“Other people can be assistants helping him.”可知，厨师是做最终决定的人。method 方法；direction 方向；advice 建议；say 发言权，决定权。故选 D。