四、完形填空题（四套）
第一套
My experience with rice pudding illustrates the unique power of “comfort food”. In its broadest sense, comfort food refers to any food that makes us feel better. In this article, we will talk about a particular type of comfort food whose power mainly lies in the 1.______ it calls to mind. It often makes up for bad feelings by helping us recall happy memories of the people, things or places we love.
Our comfort foods are 2.______ individual. They vary from person to person, 3.______ on our own unique experiences that have shaped our lives. If we grow up eating certain foods in our family, then those foods tend to be 4.______ with positive emotions. For example, we often connect chicken soup with a happy childhood and its flavour becomes 5.______ with the feeling of being taken care of.
A. stories B. associations C. flavors D. smells
A. highly B. nearly C. hardly D. simply
A. depending B. working C. focusing D. living
A. mixed B. filled C. linked D. covered
A. compared B. connected C. covered D. charged
第二套
Whenever I feel lonely, I have a secret 1.______ that never fails: rice, milk and sugar, cooked low and slow. No matter how bad my mood is, that perfect combination is always enough to 2.______ my spirits. Sometimes the smell alone can do the trick, not to mention the lovely creamy 3., which works like a time machine immediately 4.me back to my sunny childhood. With pleasure, I remember the lazy Sunday afternoons I used to spend in the warmth of my grandma’s flat, 5.______ to her wonderful stories and greedily eating bowl after bowl of her delicious rice pudding.
A. plan B. recipe C. habit D. rule
A. lift B. break C. control D. hide
A. taste B. color C. look D. sound
A. bringing B. taking C. carrying D. fetching
A. talking B. listening C. referring D. leading
第三套
The feeling of happiness and sense of 1.______ can become particularly important for people who move away from their home country. According to some food experts, there are some aspects of culture that people will lose right away, but with food, there are more 2.______ to connect to memory, family and place.
It is hardest to give up the food that you 3.______ up with. Of course, each person’s comfort food largely 4.______ on where they come from-for a Chinese it might be a plate of dumplings with a saucer of vinegar, and for a native of the UK it might be the classic fish and chips, served hot, salty and sour. One mouthful of comfort food takes us back to our cultural 5.______, giving us the “taste of home” that we cry out for and relieving feelings of homesickness.
A. belonging B. meaning C. purpose D. direction
A. ways B. chances C. skills D. plans
A. grow B. come C. get D. pick
A. insists B. decides C. depends D. bases
A. traditions B. roots C. customs D. history
第四套
That’s certainly true for me. Comfort food tastes good and by building an emotional 1.______ with our happy memories, always makes us feel good. It isn’t just a bowl of noodles or chicken soup. It’s 2.______ for the soul.
In conclusion, comfort food is more than just nutrition. It is a 3.______ of our past, a bridge to our culture, and a 4.______ of love from those who cared for us. Whether it’s rice pudding, dumplings, or fish and chips, these foods 5.______ us of who we are and where we come from.
A. bond B. deal C. game D. role
A. medicine B. food C. gift D. lesson
A. memory B. symbol C. result D. problem
A. sign B. mark C. note D. signal
A. remind B. tell C. ask D. warn