2015中职英语期中模拟考试试题：完形填空（C1）.docVIP

中职英语期中模拟考试试题：完形填空 完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、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。 A daughter thought life was unpromising to her and complained to her father about it．She did not know how she was going to 16 and wanted to give up．She was 17 of fighting and struggling．It seemed as if one problem was just solved before a new one 18 ． Her father, a cook, took her to the 19 ．He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high 20 . Soon the pots came to a 21 ．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 22 waited, asking repeatedly what he was doing．In about twenty minutes he turned off the 23 . 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 24 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 25 , she observed the hard-boiled egg! Finally, he asked her to taste the coffee．She smiled_26_she tasted its rich flavor．She humbly asked, What does it mean, Father? He explained that each of them had faced the same 27 , boiling water, but each 28 differently．The carrot went in 29 and hard．But after being subjected to the boiling water, it 30 and became weak． The egg had been 31 .Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior．But after sitting 32 the boiling water, its inside became hardened．The ground coffee beans were unique, 33 ．After they were in the boiling water, they had 34 the water． Which are you? he asked his daughter．When adversity knocks on your door, 35 do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean? 16．A．make out B．make it C．make