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A daughter complained to her father about how hard her life was. She was   41   and wanted to give up.

Her father filled three pots with   42   and placed them on the fire. The daughter looked at him in a strange way,   43   what he was trying to do. He then put carrots, eggs and coffee beans in each pot respectively (各自地) without saying a word. Half an hour later, he   44    the fire. He pulled the carrots and eggs   45   and placed them in two bowls. Then he poured the coffee in another bowl.

He asked his daughter to feel the   46  . She did and   47   that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and   48   it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to   49   the coffee. She frowned at the strength of the coffee.  50 , she asked, “What does it mean, Father?”

He explained, “Each of them  51  the same 100 degrees of boiling water. 52  , each reacted differently.”

“After going through the boiling water, the carrots became   53  . An egg is easy to   54  . But now its inside has become hardened. The coffee beans were  55  . After they were in the boiling water, they became stronger and richer.”

Which are you?   56   adversity (厄运) knocks on your door, you should act like the coffee bean. The bean does not get its wonderful   57   until it reaches 100 degrees. When the water gets the   58  , it just tastes better. When things are at their worst and   59   are at their greatest, you should make more effort. Then you will win success.   60  , you will become soft with no strength like carrots or hardened like eggs with a stiff (坚硬的) heart.

41. A. tired                         B. satisfied                  C. excited                    D. shocked

42. A. food                         B. milk                         C. coffee                            D. water

43. A. wondering                B. believing                 C. realizing                  D. admitting

44. A. set about                 B. put down                 C. looked at                D. turned off

45. A. up                                   B. away                       C. out                          D. in

46. A. eggs                        B. beans                            C. carrots                           D. bowls

47. A. answered                 B. noticed                   C. proved                           D. doubted

48. A. fry                                   B. clean                      C. break                      D. cook

49. A. make                        B. taste                       C. pour                       D. offer

50. A. Puzzled                           B. Frightened                     C. Pleased                  D. Disappointed

51. A. faced                       B. feared                            C. caused                          D. knew

52. A. Thus                        B. Besides                  C. Anyhow                   D. However

53. A. fresh                        B. soft                         C. green                            D. big

54. A. understand                     B. find                         C. damage                  D. move

55. A. lucky                        B. strange                   C. common                 D. unique

56. A. Before                      B. Though                   C. Because                 D. When

57. A. role                          B. color                       C. time                        D. flavor

58. A. lowest                      B. hottest                           C. purest                            D. deepest

59. A. rules                        B. trials                       C. values                           D. views

60. A. On the contrary              B. In other words         C. As a result                     D. In a word

【回答】

41-45 ADADC 46-50CBCBA 51-55ADBCD  56-60 DDBBA

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