五、完形填空。
阅读短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。
Everyone knows that many young children don’t like eating green vegetables. Parents have a time getting their children to eat green vegetables. A new study may tell us young people don’t like eating green vegetables. The study is about the eating habits of children of 2 to 4 years old. It that not liking greens(绿叶蔬菜) is because of a child’s genes(基因). This means parents do not have to that. Many parents worry they cannot get their children to eat healthily. The study finds that in genes can make children dislike green vegetables. The changes stop some children from trying new and turn them into fussy(挑剔的) eaters.
The study finds that changes in DNA can affect(影响) how small children taste things differently. These children think many green vegetables very bitter. Children without the DNA changes do not have this kind of . A researcher says that recent research can help to find ways of helping children to like green vegetables. We hope this research may work.
()1. A. modern B. different C. difficult D. new
()2. A. how B. why C. when D. where
()3. A. finds B. wishes C. becomes D. looks
()4. A. look at B. work out C. take down D. worry about
()5. A. after B. where C. because D. how
()6. A. ways B. changes C. times D. menus
()7. A. books B. fruit C. clothes D. food
()8. A. smell B. feel C. taste D. sound
()9. A. idea B. day C. choice D. advice
()10. A. careful B. quiet C. happy D. new

1.C 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.C 6.B 7.D 8.C 9.A 10.D

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（本文围绕孩子不爱吃绿叶蔬菜的原因及相关研究展开），再逐句分析，结合上下文逻辑关系、词义辨析、固定搭配等逐一确定最佳选项，最后通读验证答案是否通顺合理。
【解析】
1. 考查形容词辨析。固定搭配have a difficult time doing sth意为“做某事有困难”，此处指父母很难让孩子吃绿叶蔬菜，故选C。
2. 考查疑问词辨析。下文提到孩子不爱吃绿叶蔬菜的原因是基因，故此处表示“为什么”，选B。
3. 考查动词辨析。研究“发现”不喜欢绿叶蔬菜与基因有关，finds符合研究结果的表达，选A。
4. 考查动词短语辨析。此处指父母不必“担心”孩子不爱吃绿叶蔬菜的情况，worry about符合语境，选D。
5. 考查连词辨析。前后为因果关系，父母担心的原因是无法让孩子健康饮食，because引导原因状语从句，选C。
6. 考查名词辨析。根据下文“changes in DNA”可知，基因中的“变化”会导致孩子不爱吃绿叶蔬菜，选B。
7. 考查名词辨析。此处指变化阻止孩子尝试新“食物”，符合语境，选D。
8. 考查动词辨析。孩子觉得绿叶蔬菜“尝起来”很苦，taste表示味觉，选C。
9. 考查名词辨析。没有DNA变化的孩子没有“这种想法”（觉得蔬菜苦的想法），idea符合，选A。
10. 考查形容词辨析。研究可帮助找到“新的”方法让孩子喜欢绿叶蔬菜，new符合语境，选D。
【答案】
1.C 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.C 6.B 7.D 8.C 9.A 10.D
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词义辨析、上下文语境理解
【点评】
本题是关于儿童饮食与基因关系的完形填空，侧重考查词汇辨析和逻辑理解，需结合上下文语境分析，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

六、任务型阅读。
阅读下面短文，回答问题。
Do you know the symbolic meanings(象征意义) of any foods or the secrets(秘密) of their colours?
Some kinds of foods around the world are symbols of good luck, long life or fortune(财富). Here are some of the most interesting ones.
In Germany, the UK and parts of the US, people eat cabbage because its green colour is much like the colour of money. So it is a symbol of good fortune.
If you want good luck in the next year, you'd better eat some small fruit. In Spain, people eat
12 grapes at 12 o'clock on New Year's Eve, and then they will have 12 months of good luck.
In China, we eat dumplings to welcome the Chinese New Year. That is a symbol of good luck and good fortune.
In Japan, people usually have long noodles on New Year's Day because they want to have long life. But you have to eat them without cutting them up. So practise your eating skills.
We can find a lot of colourful vegetables and fruit in the store. Do you know the secrets of their colours?
Orange and yellow vegetables and fruit are good for our eyes. Blue and purple vegetables and fruit are good for our memory(记忆力). Red vegetables and fruit are good for our hearts. So eating colourful vegetables and fruit is good for our health.
1. What food is a symbol of good fortune in Germany?

2. What do people eat to have good luck on New Year's Eve in Spain?

3. Why do people eat long noodles on New Year's Day in Japan?

4. What fruit is good for our eyes?

5. Ann can't always remember new English words. What food can she eat?

1. Cabbage.
2. Grapes. /Twelve grapes.
3. Because they want to have long life.
4. Orange and yellow fruit.
5. She can eat blue and purple vegetables and fruit.
2. Grapes. /Twelve grapes. 【解析】根据第四段中“In Spain, people eat 12 grapes at 12 o'clock on New Year's Eve, and then they will have 12 months of good luck.”可知，在西班牙，人们会在新年前夜的12点吃12颗葡萄，这样就能拥有一整年(12个月)的好运。故填 Grapes. /Twelve grapes.
5. She can eat blue and purple vegetables and fruit. 【解析】根据最后一段中的“Blue and purple vegetables and fruit are good for our memory.”可知，蓝色和紫色的蔬菜和水果对于我们的记忆力有帮助，结合题干中 Ann 的具体情况，故填 She can eat blue and purple vegetables and fruit.

【分析】本题是任务型阅读的细节理解题，解题思路为：先明确每道题的关键词，带着关键词回到原文中定位对应的段落和句子，提取与问题相关的关键信息，再按照问题要求整理成准确的答案。具体来说，第1题关键词为Germany、good fortune，定位第三段；第2题关键词为Spain、New Year's Eve、good luck，定位第四段；第3题关键词为Japan、long noodles、New Year's Day，定位第五段；第4题关键词为good for our eyes，定位最后一段；第5题关键词为can't remember new words（对应记忆力），定位最后一段，通过定位原文信息即可得出答案。
【解析】1. 根据原文第三段“In Germany, the UK and parts of the US, people eat cabbage because its green colour is much like the colour of money. So it is a symbol of good fortune.”可知，德国象征好运的食物是卷心菜，故答案为Cabbage.；2. 根据原文第四段“In Spain, people eat 12 grapes at 12 o'clock on New Year's Eve, and then they will have 12 months of good luck.”可知，西班牙新年前夜吃葡萄（12颗）求好运，故答案为Grapes. /Twelve grapes.；3. 根据原文第五段“In Japan, people usually have long noodles on New Year's Day because they want to have long life.”可知，日本新年吃长面条是因为想要长寿，故答案为Because they want to have long life.；4. 根据原文最后一段“Orange and yellow vegetables and fruit are good for our eyes.”可知，对眼睛好的是橙黄色的果蔬，故答案为Orange and yellow fruit.；5. 根据原文最后一段“Blue and purple vegetables and fruit are good for our memory(记忆力).”可知，记不住单词（记忆力差）应吃蓝紫色的果蔬，故答案为She can eat blue and purple vegetables and fruit.
【答案】1. Cabbage.
2. Grapes. /Twelve grapes.
3. Because they want to have long life.
4. Orange and yellow fruit.
5. She can eat blue and purple vegetables and fruit.
【知识点】任务型阅读、细节理解
【点评】本题为任务型阅读中的细节理解题，主要考查学生快速定位原文信息的能力，难度较低，只要能准确找到问题对应的原文句子即可完成作答。
【难度系数】0.8