11. 2009·陜西卷 完形填空

One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”?

I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, _21_ you can just wait until we make a quick _22_ at the grocery store. I have something _23_ to show you. ”?

At grocery store, we _24_ some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to _25_ your question.” I put one apple of each _26_ on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a _27_ look on his face. ?

“People are like apples. They come in all _28_ colors, shapes and sizes. On the _29_, ?some of the apples may not _30_ look as the others. ” As I was talking, Adam was _31_ each one carefully. ?

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, _32_ them back on the table, but _33_ a different place. ?

“Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”?

He said, “I _34_ tell. They all look same now. ” “Take a bite of _35_. See if that helps you _36_ which one is which. ”?

He took _37_, ?and then a huge smile came across his face. . ”People are _38_ like apples! They are all different, but once you _39_ the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”?

He totally _40_ it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else. ?

21. A. although B. so C. because D. if ? ? ? ??

22. A. stop B. start C. turn D. stay ? ? ? ??

23. A. expressive B. encouraging C. informative D. interesting ? ? ?

24. A. bought B. counted C. saw D. collected ? ? ??

25. A. check B. mention C. answer D. improve ? ? ? ?

26. A. size B. type C. shape D. class ? ? ? ??

27. A. worried B. satisfied C. proud D. curious ? ? ? ?

28. A. ordinary B. normal C. different D. regular ? ? ? ?

29. A. outside B. whole C. table D. inside ? ? ? ??

30. A. still B. even C. only D. ever ? ? ? ??

31. A. examining B. measuring C. drawing D. packing ? ? ? ?

32. A. keeping B. placing C. pulling D. giving ? ? ? ??

33. A. on B. toward C. for D. in ? ? ? ? ?

34. A. mustn’t B. can’t C. shouldn’t D. needn’t ? ? ? ?

35. A. each one B. each other C. the other D. one another ? ??

36. A. admit B. consider C. decide D. believe?

37. A. big bites B. deep breaths C. a firm hold D. close look ?

38. A. just B. always C. merely D. seldom?

39. A. put away B. get down C. hand out D. take off ?

40. A. made B. took C. got D. did?

答案 ?21.D ?22.A ?23.D ?24.A ?25.C ?26.B ? 27.D ?28.C ?29.A ?30.B ?31.A ?32.B ?33.D ?34.B ?35.A ?36.C ? 37.A ?38.A ?39.D ?40.C?