Question

When an egg breaks from outside, a life ends. When an Egg breaks from inside, a life begins.

All life’s circumstances can be seen in an egg where in the soft yolk (蛋黃) inside is our _____ and the hard shell outside is the barrier. When the barrier breaks from outside, our desire is crushed, but when it breaks from inside, we __ a new skill, a new habit and a new life.

I was 22 years old. I did not where the kitchen was in my house, since I had __ gone into the kitchen before. All of a sudden, I had to move to America to pursue my master’s degree. That is when it _____ me that I had to learn to cook a proper meal in order to _____ . My desire to cook began to _____ , and the yolk began to stir.

The first time I made _____ , it came out like white glue. Within a month of experimenting with different recipes, I ______ the art of making Chinese fried rice and north Indian curry. This breaking of the eggshell from _ gave me yet another skill for life, ____ . Now that I look back, maybe my wife agreed to marry me for this ____ alone.

It is easy to break an egg from outside, but it is __ to break it from inside. What is even more difficult is to ____ you from outside and break the egg from inside. That is where the role of a teacher, a mentor or a coach comes in.

As a father, I took it as my responsibility to __ my son cycling and swimming. In this case, the yolk was the untapped potential of my son and the barrier was his fear of losing _ . It took months of patience and coaching to help him _ his fear. It was an uphill task to keep him motivated through failures. _ , I was glad and relieved when he learned both these essential skills.

The important lesson here is that the egg will be __ no matter what. Success, when the egg breaks from inside, is more about what you overcome than what you achieve.

Life always throws up _ . I urge you all learn the instrument that you always wanted to play but have not played so far. As the saying goes, there is never a lock without a key, never a problem without a solution. Persist, believe in yourself and allow your yolk to break through to a new soul, a new you.

1.A. concern B. desire C. weakness D. resource

2.A. lose B. change C. learn D. expect

3.A. know B. find C. forget D. question

4.A. often B. never C. sometimes D. ever

5.A. reminded B. occurred C. stuck D. hit

6.A. survive B. compete C. continue D. settle

7.A. turn around B. get across C. take shape D. take part

8.A. tea B. rice C. yogurt D. porridge

9.A. recognized B. appreciated C. introduced D. mastered

10.A. Inside B. outside C. sideways D. around

11.A. learning B. cooking C. cycling D. adapting

12.A. courage B. attempt C. skill D. hobby

13.A. funny B. simple C. boring D. difficult

14.A. prevent B. influence C. agree D. warn

15.A. accompany B. keep C. teach D. require

16.A. Balance B. patience C. courage D. freedom

17.A. understand B. discover C. reflect D. overcome

18.A. Meanwhile B. Finally C. Besides D. Therefore

19.A. Broken B. cooked C. lost D. kept

20.A. ideas B. messages C. surprises D. challenges

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.A

11.B

12.C

13.D

14.B

15.C

16.A

17.D

18.B

19.A

20.D

【解析】

試題分析：雞蛋從內而外地破和從外而內地破是截然不同的。人的成長又何嘗不是呢？

1.B考查名詞辨析。A. concern“關心；憂慮”； B. desire“渴望，欲望”；C. weakness “弱點”； D. resource“資源”，根據該空后“and the hard shell outside is the barrier. When the barrier breaks from outside, our desire is crushed, ”（而堅硬的外殼是障礙。當障礙是因外力而破時，我們的‘愿望/渴望’也就破碎了。）由其相互間的對應關系，不難發現，雞蛋內部的蛋黃是我們的“渴望、愿望”，故正確答案為B.

2.C考查動詞辨析。A. lose“丟掉，失去”； B. change “改變”； C. learn“學習”； D. expect“預料；期待，盼望”，該句句意：“但是當雞蛋是由內而破的話（自身掙脫了枷鎖），那么我們就‘學到了’新的技能、新的習慣和新的生活方式。”，故正確答案為C.

3.A考查動詞辨析。A. know“知道”； B. find “找到”； C. forget“忘記”； D. question“詢問；懷疑”，根據下文“ I had to learn to cook a proper meal（我不得不學著做飯）”可知，該句意為：“我不‘知道’我家的廚房在哪兒。”，故正確答案為A.

4.B考查副詞辨析。A. often“經常”； B. never“從沒”； C. sometimes“有時”； D. ever“曾經”，所以該原因狀語從句句意：“因為我之前‘從沒’進過廚房。”，故正確答案為B.

5.D考查動詞辨析。A. reminded“提醒，使記起”； B. occurred“出現”； C. stuck “刺，插入；粘住”； D.hit“打；擊中；突然想起”，且sth hit sb：某人突然想起某事。該句句意：“就在那時我突然有了個想法：我得學做飯。”，句中It為表語從句的形式主語that從句為真實主語，該題的正確答案為D.

6.A考查動詞辨析。 A. survive“活下來；幸存”； B. compete“比賽，競爭”； C. continue“繼續”； D.settle“定居；解決”，根據語境可知，我到美國攻讀碩士學位，而就是那時我不得不學著做飯，顯然是為了基本的生活，為了活下來。故正確答案為A.

7.C考查動詞短語辨析。 A. turn around“轉身；（生意或經濟）好轉”； B. get across“通過；使…被理解”； C. take shape“（開始）成形；形成”； D. take part“參與，參加”，該句句意：“我做飯的渴望開始‘成形’。”，故正確答案為C.

8.B考查名詞辨析。 A. tea“茶葉”； B. rice“米飯”； C. yogurt“酸奶酪”； D. porridge“粥，稀飯”，該處是我第一次做的食物，應該是做得不好，文中提到最后做出來了像“white glue”（白色的膠水），根據這兩點，可推知更可能是我第一次做“米飯”。故正確答案為B.

9.D考查動詞辨析。A. recognized“認出”； B. appreciated“感激；欣賞”； C. introduced“介紹”； D. mastered“控制；精通”，該句句意：“在一個月內不斷地嘗試不同的食譜，我‘掌握了’中國炒米和北印度咖喱飯的制作藝術。”，故正確答案為D.

10.A考查副詞辨析。 A. inside“內部”； B. outside“外面”； C. sideways“從旁邊”； D. around“周圍，到處”，該處所講得是我內心的渴望學習做飯，然后在一個月內掌握了中國的炒米和北印度的咖喱飯，根據上文的類比，可知這相當于雞蛋從內向外的變化，故該空正確答案為A.

11.B 考查動名詞辨析。 A. learning“學習”； B. cooking“做飯”； C. cycling“騎自行車”； D. adapting“適應；改編”，該處所選動名詞和“another skill for life”為同位語，根據上文可知，我所學的一個生活技能就是“做飯”。故正確答案為B.

12.C考查動名詞辨析。A. courage“勇氣”； B. attempt“嘗試；企圖”； C. skill“技巧；技能”； D. hobby“愛好；嗜好”，根據上文作者所敘述部分對于“做飯”所給出的界定（例如：“another skill for life”）可知，“做飯”在文中指“一個技能”，所以該句句意：“現在我回過頭看看，可能我的妻子同意嫁給我就是因為我的這一‘技能’。”，故正確答案為C.

13.D考查形容詞辨析。 A. funny“好笑的；有趣的”； B. simple“簡單的，簡明的”； C. boring“枯燥的”； D. difficult“困難的，艱難的”，該題做題的關鍵在于其并列分句中的“easy”和分句的并列連詞“but”，由此可知該分句句意為：“雞蛋從里而破卻是‘困難的’。”，故正確答案為D.

14.B考查動詞辨析。 A. prevent “阻止，防止”； B. influence“影響”； C. agree“同意”；D. warn“警告”，根據下一句“That is where the role of a teacher, a mentor or a coach comes in.”（這就是一個老師、導師或教練的用武之處。），故該句句意：“更困難的是既有外部的因素‘影響’，雞蛋又由內而外地破。”，故正確答案為B.

15.C考查動詞辨析。 A. accompany“陪同；伴隨；伴奏”； B. keep“保持”； C. teach“教”； D. require“需要；要求，命令”，該句句意：“作為一個父親，我認為‘教’我的兒子騎車和游泳是我的責任。”，故正確答案為C.

16.A考查名詞辨析。A. balance“平衡”； B. patience“耐性”； C. courage“勇氣”； D. freedom“自由”，該句句意：“在這種情況下，蛋黃是我兒子尚未開發的潛力而障礙是他對于失去‘平衡’的恐懼/害怕。”，根據上文提到，此時我是在教兒子學騎車和游泳，所以孩子的恐懼應是怕失去“平衡”，故正確答案為A.

17.D考查動詞辨析。A. understand“理解”； B. discover“發現”； C. reflect“映出；反射；反映”； D. overcome“克服”，該句句意：“幾個月的耐心訓練幫助我的兒子‘克服了’他的恐懼。”根據賓語“his fear”，可知該空正確答案為D.

18.B考查副詞辨析。A. Meanwhile“與此同時”； B. Finally “最終”； C. Besides “此外”； D. Therefore“所以”，該句所講“當兒子學到了這兩項基本技能的時候，我感到高興和寬慰。”是這件事的最終結果，故該處應選用副詞Finally，即正確答案為B.

19.A考查動詞辨析。A. broken“打破”； B. cooked“煮”； C. lost“失去”； D. kept

“保持”，整篇文章將事情類比的是雞蛋（從內/從外）的破裂，故該句意為：“無論如何，雞蛋都會‘破’的。”，故正確答案為A.

20.D考查名詞辨析。A. ideas“主意，想法”； B. messages“信息”； C. surprises“吃驚”； D. challenges“挑戰”，根據下文講到的“沒有解決不了的問題。”，所以該句句意：“生活總是拋出些‘挑戰’。”，故正確答案為D.

考點：夾敘夾議文