贵州水城县2017高考英语一轮完形填空练习四.docVIP

贵州省水城县2017高考英语一轮完形填空练习四 2016高考完型填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 We lived in a house with a big garden, 41 we had planted different kinds of hot peppers. An African called Reeve worked for me. He 42 hot peppers, too. It was late summer and a beautiful sunny day. My son, Marcus, eight, and my daughter, Ellen, ten, picked several 43__ hot peppers and entered our workroom with their 44 . They wanted to see if Reeve could 45 more hot peppers than I. After a little joking with them we agreed to the contest but they had to 46 , too. That was not 47 _ terms for them so they left the room. They 48 about an hour later with a new proposal and some other large hot peppers they had just picked. Somehow, they had reasoned that when a pepper was 49 in color it was the hottest kind. Marcus and Ellen would eat the green colored peppers 50 Reeve and I would eat the red colored peppers. Giving Reeve a wink（使眼色）, we 51 . Showing good sportsmanship, I had the kids 52 the peppers that Reeve and I would eat. They picked the largest two red peppers. Then they picked a 53 green one for themselves. __54 what was going to __55 , I told them I would make it 56 for them. I cut one pepper in half and removed the __57 to reduce the heat a little. The contest was one of speed rather than quantity. Each child had pepper in hand and was 58 to start. Looking at my 59 , I said, “OK, on three. One, Two, Three, Go.” Much happened all at once. Tears, screams and spitting running around, the children 60 their mouth with fast waving hands. A short time later, Reeve and I agreed that the red tasted better than the green. 41. A. which B. where C. who D. that 42. A. ate B. liked C. sold D. studied 43. A. heavy B. colorful C. large D. green 44. A. proposal B. tricks C. imagination D. plans 45. A. plant B. pick C. harvest D. eat 46. A. taste B. participate