阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A daughter to her father about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know whether she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was fighting and struggling. It seemed that if one problem was solved a new one .
Her father, a cook, took her to the . He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to a In one he placed , in the second eggs, and in the last ground（磨成粉的）coffee beans. He let them sit and boil, without saying a word.
The daughter sucked her teeth and impatiently waited, what he was doing. In about twenty minutes he the burners. He the carrots and eggs out and placed them in a bowl! Then he the coffee into a cup. Turning to her, he asked, Darling, what do you see?
Carrots, eggs and coffee, she replied.
He brought her closer and asked her to 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 , she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to sip（啜饮）the coffee. She smiled as she its rich aroma（芳香）.
What does it mean, Father? she asked.
He that each of them had the same adversity（厄运）, boiling water, but each reacted . The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting, but after being subjected to the boiling water, it and became weak. The egg had been , with its thin outer shell protecting its liquid inside, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique. After they were in the boiling water, they had the water.
Which are you? he asked his daughter.
When adversity knocks on your door, how do you ? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?
【小题1】A．plainedB．toldC．reportedD．discussed【小题2】A．boring withB．fed upC．tired ofD．uncertain about【小题3】A．roseB．aroseC．raisedD．was happened【小题4】A．kitchenB．restaurantC．dinning roomD．market【小题5】A．conclusionB．stopC．lifeD．boil【小题6】A．eggsB．carrotsC．beansD．coffee【小题7】A．knowingB．understanding C．puzzlingD．wondering【小题8】A．turned onB．turned offC．turned inD．turned up【小题9】A．cameB．gaveC．fishedD．figured【小题10】A．pouredB．paintedC．packedD．picked【小题11】A．watchB．smellC．feelD．search【小题12】A．spaceB．shellC．surfaceD．skin【小题13】A．digestedB．sufferedC．measuredD．tasted【小题14】A．explainedB．demandedC．declaredD．claimed【小题15】A．satB．boiledC．facedD．fallen【小题16】A．immediatelyB．constantlyC．differentlyD．similarly【小题17】A．hardenedB．softenedC．lightenedD．tightened【小题18】A．fragileB．roundC．thinD．small【小题19】A．adjustedB．adaptedC．accustomedD．changed【小题20】A．changeB．faceC．representD．respondA
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解析：面对困境时，你会选择屈服，还是会选择勇敢面对，亦或是选择用自己的力量努力去改变周围环境呢？在本文中一位身为厨师的父亲用生活中简单的现象给女儿上了一堂有关生活的课，故事中的哲理发人深省，引人深思。
【小题1】A动词辨析。A. 抱怨；B.告诉；C. 报告；D. 讨论。根据下文女儿叙述生活的艰辛并且想要放弃等内容可以推断A选项正确。句意：女儿向父亲抱怨说生活对她来说是多么的艰难。
【小题2】C动词短语辨析。A. 无聊； B. 厌烦 ；C. 疲劳 ；D.不确定。固定短语be bored with= be fed up with=be tired of表示“厌倦，厌烦”，由上文wanted to give up可知她厌倦了生活的拼搏奋斗，所以选C。
【小题3】 B动词辨析。A.升起； B. 产生；C. 举起 ；D. 发生。rise指日月星辰的升起，物价、水位、温度的上升以及起身、起床等；而raise是及物动词，意思是提出问题、饲养、抚养、举起；arise指情况的发生，问题的出现，由语境可知此处是指问题此起彼伏，接踵而来，根据词义判断B选项正确。
【小题4】A名词辨析。A. 厨房； B. 饭馆；C. 餐厅；D. 市场。后文讲到父亲煮胡萝卜，鸡蛋和咖啡等，由此判断父亲把女儿带到厨房里，所以B选项正确。
【小题5】D名词辨析。A. 结束； B. 停止；C. 生活；D.沸腾。根据情理可知水放到炉火上，一会就会沸腾，e to a boil“达到沸点，开始沸腾”，所以D选项正确。
【小题6】B名词辨析。A. 鸡蛋；B. 胡萝卜；C. 豆子 ；D. 咖啡。根据下文Carrots, eggs and coffee, she replied.可知第一个锅里放的是胡萝卜，所以答案选B。
【小题7】D动词辨析。A. 知道；B. 理解 ；C. 迷惑； D. 想知道。根据上文The daughter sucked her teeth and impatiently waited可以推测女儿对于父亲不回答她的问题，而是把她带到厨房里感到很困惑，不知道父亲究竟要做什么，所以答案选D。
【小题8】B动词短语辨析。A. 开；B. 关；C. 就寝 ；D. 开大。下文父亲把胡萝卜等从锅里捞出来，由此可知此时父亲煮好了东西，把炉子关掉，所以B选项正确。
【小题9】 C动词辨析。A.来；B. 给；C. 钓鱼 ；D. 想象。fish sth out “经搜寻后从(某物)中拖出或拉出某物”，由语境可知父亲把鸡蛋和胡萝卜从水里捞出来，所以答案选C。
【小题10】 A动词辨析。A.倒；B. 刷漆；C.打包；D. 捡起。根据后句the coffee into a cup可知父亲把咖啡倒入杯中，所以A为正确选项。
【小题11】C动词辨析。A. 观看；B. 闻；C. 感觉 ；D. 搜索。下文提到She did and noted that they were soft.她发现这些胡萝卜很软，由此推断父亲让女儿用手摸摸胡萝卜，故答案选C。
【小题12】B名词辨析。A. 空间； B. 壳；C. 表面 ；D. 皮肤。根据上文 take an egg and break it可以推测父亲让女儿剥掉蛋壳，观察鸡蛋的内部，所以B选项正确。
【小题13】D动词辨析。A. 消化；B. 受苦； C. 测量；D.品尝。根据上文he asked her to sip（啜饮）the coffee.可知她尝到了咖啡浓郁的芳香，所以答案选D。
【小题14】A动词辨析。A. 解释；B.决定；C.宣告；D. 声明。根据下文父亲的话可知父亲在向女儿解释他这样做的目的，所以A选项正确。
【小题15】C动词辨析。A. 坐；B. 煮沸 ； C. 面对；D. 倒下。由语境可知此处是指胡萝卜，鸡蛋和咖啡在面对沸水或者厄运时候，不同的反应，所以答案选C。
【小题16】C副词辨析。A. 立即；B. 经常地 ；C. 不同地 ；D. 相似地。根据上文可知这三样东西在沸水中煮后的结果不同，所以答案选C。
【小题17】B动词辨析。A. 变硬；B.变软；C. 变轻；D.变紧。根据上文She did and noted that they were soft以及常识可知，胡萝卜在经过水煮之后会变软，所以答案选B。
【小题18】A形容词辨析。A. 易受伤害的；B. 圆的；C.瘦的；D. 小的。根据常识可知鸡蛋易碎，选A。
【小题19】D动词辨析。A. 调节； B. 使适应；C.使习惯 ；D. 改变。根据情理可知用水煮咖啡，咖啡会溶于水中，从而改变了水的性质和味道，故答案选D。
【小题20】D动词辨析。A. 改变；B. 面对；C.再现；D. 回应。根据上下文可知父亲用生活中简单的现象来教育女儿如何去面对困境，所以D选项正确。