Question

【題目】The Empty Easter Egg

Jeremy was born with a twisted body and a slow mind. At the age of 12 he was still in second grade. He would make _________, and his teacher, Doris Miller, often became angry with him.

One day, the children talked ___________ about the coming of Easter (復(fù)活節(jié)). Their teacher Doris told them the story of Jesus, and then to___________ the idea of new life springing forth, she gave each of the children a large plastic empty Easter egg. She asked them to bring it back tomorrow with something inside that shows new life.

The next morning, 19 children came to school, laughing and talking as they_______ their Easter eggs in the large basket on Miss Miller’s desk. It was time to open the now filled empty eggs. In the first egg, Doris found a flower. “Oh yes, a flower is certainly a _________ of new life,” she said. The next empty egg shell contained a plastic butterfly, which looked very real. Doris held it up. “We all know that a caterpillar changes and grows into a beautiful butterfly. Yes, that’s new life, too.”

Suddenly, Jeremy spoke up. “Miss Miller, aren’t you going to talk about my Easter egg?” Impatiently, Doris replied, “But Jeremy, your Easter egg is _________.” He looked into her eyes and said softly, “Yes, but Jesus’ tomb (墳?zāi)?/span>) was empty, too.” Time stopped. When she could speak again, Doris asked him, “Do you know why the tomb was empty?”

“Oh, yes,” Jeremy said, “Jesus was killed and put in there. Then His Father raised Him up.” “And that’s how Easter _________!”

The recess bell rang. While the children excitedly ran out to the schoolyard, Doris cried. The cold inside her melted completely away.

Three months later, Jeremy died. Those who paid their respects were __________to see 19 Easter eggs on top of his casket (棺材), all of them empty.

【1】A. noises B. friends C. eggs D. plans

【2】A. worriedly B. proudly C. excitedly D. sadly

【3】A. guess B. explain C. check D. change

【4】A. pushed B. dropped C. threw D. placed

【5】A. name B. picture C. sign D. shape

【6】A. empty B. small C. big D. broken

【7】A. ended B. started C. changed D. developed

【8】A. happy B. angry C. disappointed D. surprised

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【6】A

【7】B

【8】D

【解析】

這篇短文給我們講述了一個先天患有重病的男孩Jeremy，在聽了老師將復(fù)活節(jié)的故事之后，帶來了一個空的彩蛋，他認(rèn)為耶穌的墓是空的，因為耶穌復(fù)活了，所以他的空的彩蛋也象征著一個復(fù)活的生命。

【1】句意：他經(jīng)常發(fā)出噪音，他的老師Doris Miller經(jīng)常很生他的氣。noises 噪音；friends朋友；eggs雞蛋；plans計劃。根據(jù)句意Doris老師經(jīng)常生Jeremy的氣，所以我們可以推測他經(jīng)常在課堂上發(fā)出噪音，其他的選項不符合這一語境，故應(yīng)選A。

【2】句意：一天，孩子們正在興奮地談?wù)撝�即將到來的�?fù)活節(jié)。worriedly 擔(dān)心地；proudly驕傲地；excitedly興奮地；sadly傷心地。根據(jù)句意可知，復(fù)活節(jié)就要來了，這是西方國家的一個重要的節(jié)日，所以孩子們應(yīng)該非常的興奮，故應(yīng)選C。

【3】句意：他們的老師Doris給他們講述了耶穌的故事，然后解釋了新生命的出現(xiàn)。guess 猜；explain解釋；check 檢查；change改變。根據(jù)句意可知，Doris老師給孩子們講述了耶穌的故事，還解釋了什么是新的生命，所以B選項符合文意。

【4】句意：第二天19個孩子來到學(xué)校，他們一邊把復(fù)活節(jié)彩蛋放到Miller小姐桌子上的大籃子里，一邊笑著說著話。pushed 推；dropped下降，滴；threw 扔；placed放。根據(jù)句中in the large basket on Miss Miller’s desk可知，孩子們把他們的彩蛋放到籃子里面，故應(yīng)選D。

【5】句意：她說：“哦，是的，花當(dāng)然是一個新生命的象征。” name 名字；picture圖片；sign標(biāo)志，象征；shape形狀。根據(jù)上文She asked them to bring it back tomorrow with something inside that shows new life.可知，老師讓他們往彩蛋里面放一個能展現(xiàn)新生命的東西，這個孩子里面放的花就是新生命的一個象征，故這里應(yīng)選C。

【6】句意：Doris回答說：“但是，Jeremy，你的復(fù)活節(jié)彩蛋是空的�！� empty 空的；small小的；big 大的；broken壞的。根據(jù)下文He looked into her eyes and said softly, “Yes, but Jesus’ tomb (墳?zāi)?/span>) was empty, too.”，這里說耶穌的墓也是空的，因此這里Jeremy的彩蛋里是空的，故應(yīng)選A。

【7】句意：那就是復(fù)活節(jié)的起源。ended 結(jié)束；started開始；changed改變；developed發(fā)展。根據(jù)Jeremy說的話可知，他認(rèn)為耶穌的墓是空的，因為耶穌復(fù)活了，這也就是為什么會有復(fù)活節(jié)這個節(jié)日，是這個節(jié)日的起源，故這里應(yīng)選B。

【8】句意：那些去為Jeremy送行的人們驚奇地發(fā)現(xiàn)在他是棺材上有19個復(fù)活節(jié)彩蛋，所有的彩蛋都是空的。happy 開心的；angry生氣的；disappointed失望的；surprised吃驚的。根據(jù)句中to see 19 Easter eggs on top of his casket (棺材), all of them empty可知，人們看到Jeremy的棺材上有19個空的復(fù)活節(jié)彩蛋的時候，感到非常的吃驚，故應(yīng)選D。