2018武汉二月调考英语

第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

It is quite natural for all of us to want to preserve and protect the foods we purchase. With that in mind, we often think that the best way to do that is by putting them in our refrigerators. However, that is not always the case.

Bread

Nothing dries out bread faster than your refrigerator. In the event that you have made sandwiches with the bread, then you can place them in the fridge. The cold temperature will make the bread tough and chewy.

Tomato

We all love tomatoes for their taste. But putting them in the refrigerator will cause them to lose all of their flavor (口味). Plus，the cold air in the cooler stops the ripening process as well. And as we all know, ripening is what gives every tomato more taste and flavor. For best results, keep tomatoes out, and inside a basket or a bowl on your counter.

Salad

Oil or vinegar based salad can be stored for a long period of time without refrigeration. Moreover, refrigeration of salad dressings brings bad smell to them. Keep in mind that some salads that are mayo (蛋黄酱)or yogurt based should be refrigerated in order to keep them fine. So if you have some salads that have been already dressed, you can keep them away from your fridge without any hesitation.

Egg

It is a long debate whether you should keep eggs inside your refrigerator or not. One study suggests that keeping eggs whether in a refrigerator or not does not change their normal qualities，so it can be said that if you keep eggs at room temperature，there should not be any problem. There is another study that shows that keeping eggs inside the refrigerators has a bad effect on the natural taste and flavor of eggs，so it is wise to keep eggs outside of your fridge.

21. Which of the following lose ( s) water quickest in the cooler?

A. Bread.

B. Tomatoes.

C. Salad.

D. Eggs.

22. What should we do with tomatoes to get the best taste?

A. Put them in the cooler.

B. Cook them at once.

C. Make them ripen faster.

D. Leave them in the shade.

23. What will go bad easily without refrigeration?

A. Dressed salad.

B. Mayo and yogurt.

C. Oil and vinegar.

D. Salad dressings.

24. What do we know about the idea of keeping eggs in the fridge?

A. It ’ s interesting.

B. It’ s brilliant.

C. It ’ s ridiculous.

D. It ’ s controversial.

B

Gertrude was just an average kid with an average life. She lived in an average sized house in an average neighborhood. At home, she helped out just enough to get by. At school, she did just enough homework to stay out of trouble. She had straight Cs in all of her classes.

One day Gertrude’s teacher, Mr. Mister, stopped her after class. “Gertrude,” he said, “ I know that you can do better. I’ve seen the work you do in class，and some of it i s amazing.…Way better than C work. ” Gertrude knew that there were moments when she tried a little harder than what everyone expected. But she just didn’ t have confidence in herself. She didn’ t really believe that she could change; in fact，she was scared by the thought of having the power to become whatever she wanted. She stopped listening to Mr. Mister about half way through his speech and just nodded her head until he stopped.

That night，Gertrude had a dream. It was ten years into the future and she was still living with her mom in her average neighborhood. A voice spoke in the dream：“The present is nothing more than the outcome of the choices made in the past. The future will be the results of the choices we make today. ” Gertrude started crying average sized tears，because she knew that she helped shape the world in which she lived, and the choices she made produced the options she had. She woke up with her pillow wet.

Gertrude was relieved to be back in middle school. She took a little more care in getting herself ready that morning, and she felt better than normal. She tried harder in school, and she felt smarter than usual. She helped more around the house, and it