完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
A daughter thought life was unpromising to her and plained to her father about it．She did not know how she was going to 36_and wanted to give up．She was__37_of fighting and struggling．It seemed as if one problem was just solved before a new one 38__．
Her father, a cook, took her to the__39 _．He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high 40 Soon the pots came to a 41 ．In one he placed carrots, in the second he placed eggs, and the last he placed ground coffee beans．He let them sit and boil, without saying a word．
The daughter sucked her teeth and_42_waited, asking repeatedly what he was doing．In about twenty minutes he turned offthe__43_ He fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl．He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl．Then he spooned the coffee out and placed it in another．Turning to her he asked, Darling, what do you see?
Carrots, eggs, and coffee, she replied．
He brought her closer and asked her to 44 the carrots．She did and noted that they were soft．He then asked her to take an egg and break it．After pulling off the 45 , she observed the hard-boiled egg! Finally, he asked her to taste the coffee．She smiled_46_she tasted its rich flavor．She humbly asked, What does it mean, Father?
He explained that each of them had faced the same 47 , boiling water, but each_ 48 differently．The carrot went in 49 and hard．But after being subjected to the boiling water, it _50_and became weak． The egg had been 51 .Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior．But after sitting 52_the boiling water, its inside became hardened．The ground coffee beans were unique, 53 ．After they were in the boiling water, they had__54_the water．
Which are you? he asked his daughter．When adversity knocks on your door, __55 _do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?
【小题1】A．make outB．make itC．make upD．make through【小题2】A．typicalB．consciousC．tiredD．warned【小题3】A．raisedB．aroseC．disappearedD．faded【小题4】A．roomB．marketC．kitchenD．grocery【小题5】A．shelfB．temperatureC．fireD．table【小题6】A．boilB．coolC．hotD．smoke【小题7】A．happilyB．calmlyC．casuallyD．impatiently【小题8】A．lightsB．burnersC．tapD．water【小题9】A．seeB．carryC．feelD．fetch【小题10】A．shellB．packC．bagD．cover【小题11】A．sinceB．asC．beforeD．if【小题12】A．occasionB．pointC．varietyD．adversity【小题13】A．reflectedB．answeredC．abandonedD．reacted【小题14】A．stableB．weakC．strongD．sensitive【小题15】A．softenedB．widenedC．shortenedD．sharpened【小题16】A．half-doneB．easily-broken C．easily-gotD．hard-boiled【小题17】A．overB．forC．throughD．on【小题18】A．howeverB．otherwiseC．besidesD．moreover【小题19】A．meltedB．absorbedC．pollutedD．changed【小题20】A．whatB．howC．whenD．whyB【小题1】C【小题1】B【小题1】C【小题1】C
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(答案→)B【小题1】C【小题1】B【小题1】C【小题1】C
解析：
【小题1】B。make it成功。她觉得凡事都很艰难，不知该怎样挺过去，想放弃。
【小题1】C。be tired of厌倦。她厌倦了不断的抗争和奋斗。
【小题1】B。arise出现。似乎一个问题刚刚解决，另一个问题马上呈现。
【小题1】C。kitchen厨房。她的父亲是个厨师，他把她带到了厨房。
【小题1】C。fire火。他在三个壶里分别装满了水，然后放到高温的火上烧。
【小题1】A。boiled烧开的。很快，壶里的水被煮开了。
【小题1】D。impatiently不耐烦地。女儿咂巴着牙齿发出声响，不耐烦地等着。
【小题1】B。burner火炉。大约二十分钟后，父亲关掉了火炉
【小题1】C。feel触摸。父亲把她带近了这些东西，要她去摸胡萝卜，她摸了之后。
【小题1】A。shell壳子。他又要她去拿一个鸡蛋并把它敲破，在把壳剥掉之后，她观察了这个煮熟的鸡蛋。
【小题1】B。as当……时候。尝着芳香四溢的咖啡，她微笑起来。
【小题1】D。adversity逆境。父亲解释说，这三样东西面临着同样的逆境。
【小题1】D。react反应。但它们的反应却各不相同。
【小题1】C。strong强度大。胡萝卜本是硬的，坚固而且强度大。
【小题1】A。soften软化。但受到煮沸的水的影响后，它变得柔软而脆弱。
【小题1】B。easily-broken容易破碎的。鸡蛋本来易碎，薄薄的外壳保护着内部的液体。
【小题1】C。through通过。但是在经历过煮沸的水以后，它的内部却变得坚硬。
【小题1】A。however 然而，可是。不过，最独特的却是磨碎的咖啡豆，当它们被放入煮沸的水之后，它们却改变了水。
【小题1】D。change改变。解析见上题。
【小题1】B。how怎么。当逆境找上你时，你该如何应对呢？