Ⅰ. Cloze test.
Alice had just been hurt by a rose. She cried and said to Grandma, “How can something so 1 have thorns (刺)?”
Grandma thought for a moment and began to tell her a 2. “Many years ago, a young man wanted to marry a beautiful girl, but she was too difficult to get on with. She 3 to let others get close.”
“She was like that rose?” asked Alice.
“Yes, but not in the way you think,” Grandma said. “She had a 4 childhood. She lived with her father and stepmother. She always tried to be perfect to satisfy 5. However, they often blamed (指责) her. As she grew older, she kept people away to 6 herself. In a way, she was like the rose, which has thorns so that it can protect itself.”
“I see. What happened then?”
7 took up the story. “The young man wrote the girl letters every day. In each of the letters, he wrote a nice story that brought great joy to her. Slowly, she learned to 8 people. Soon, they got married. Now she loves to have people around her and she 9 loves her granddaughter.” Then, Grandma hugged Alice.
Feeling 10, Alice asked, “You mean you were that girl, Grandma?”
Grandma took Alice’s hand, put it against her face and said, “Yes. As you can feel, there are no thorns left now.”
1. A.
B. delicious
C. friendly
2. A. joke
B.
C. lie
3. A. managed
B. wished
C.
4. A.
B. normal
C. happy
5. A. him
B. her
C.
6. A. teach
B.
C. enjoy
7. A. Mom
B. Grandpa
C.
8. A.
B. praise
C. encourage
9. A. exactly
B.
C. suddenly
10. A.
B. thankful
C. embarrassed

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

1. 根据语境，玫瑰是美丽的，所以选择 pretty。
2. 根据下文奶奶开始讲述，可知是讲故事，选择 story。
3. 根据语境，女孩不容易相处，她拒绝别人靠近，选择 refused。
4. 根据下文她与父亲和继母生活，经常受指责，可知童年困难，选择 difficult。
5. 根据语境，她试图取悦的是她的父亲和继母，选择 them。
6. 根据上文玫瑰有刺保护自己，可知她远离别人是为了保护自己，选择 protect。
7. 根据上下文，是奶奶继续讲故事，选择 Grandma。
8. 根据语境，她学会了信任别人，选择 trust。
9. 根据语境，她特别爱她的孙女，选择 especially。
10. 根据语境，Alice对奶奶的故事感到震惊，选择 shocked。


翻译:
Ⅰ. 完形填空。
爱丽丝刚刚被一朵玫瑰刺伤了。她哭着对奶奶说：“这么______1____的东西怎么会有刺呢？”
奶奶想了一会儿，开始给她讲一个______2____。“很多年前，一个年轻人想要娶一个漂亮的女孩，但她太难相处了。她______3____让别人靠近。”
“她就像那朵玫瑰吗？”爱丽丝问道。
“是的，但不是你想的那种方式，”奶奶说。“她有一个______4____的童年。她和父亲以及继母一起生活。她总是努力做到完美以让______5____满意。然而，他们经常指责她。随着她长大，她把人们拒之门外以______6____自己。从某种意义上说，她就像玫瑰，玫瑰有刺是为了保护自己。”
“我明白了。然后发生了什么？”
____7____继续讲这个故事。“这个年轻人每天都给女孩写信。在每一封信里，他都写了一个美好的故事，给她带来了极大的快乐。慢慢地，她学会了______8____别人。很快，他们结婚了。现在她喜欢身边有人，而且她______9____爱她的孙女。”然后，奶奶拥抱了爱丽丝。
爱丽丝感到______10____，问道：“奶奶，你的意思是你就是那个女孩吗？”
奶奶握住爱丽丝的手，把它贴在自己的脸上，说：“是的。正如你能感觉到的，现在已经没有刺了。”
1. A. 漂亮的
B. 美味的
C. 友好的
2. A. 笑话
B. 故事
C. 谎言
3. A. 设法做到
B. 希望
C. 拒绝
4. A. 艰难的
B. 正常的
C. 快乐的
5. A. 他
B. 她
C. 他们
6. A. 教导
B. 保护
C. 享受
7. A. 妈妈
B. 爷爷
C. 奶奶
8. A. 信任
B. 赞扬
C. 鼓励
9. A. 确切地
B. 尤其
C. 突然
10. A. 震惊的
B. 感激的
C. 尴尬的