One Saturday afternoon, my daughter Alice asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”
I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain,
36 you can just wait until we make a quick
37 at the grocery store（杂货店）. I have something
38 to show you. ”
At the grocery store, we
39 some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Alice, “It’s time to
40 your question.” I put one apple of each
41 on the table. Then I looked at Alice, who had a
42 look on her face.
“People are like apples. They come in all
43 colors, shapes and sizes. On the
44 , some of the apples may not
45 look as the others. ” As I was talking, Alice was
46 each one carefully.
Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them,
47 them back on the table, but
48 a different place. “Okay, Alice, tell me which is which.”
She said, “I
49 tell. They all look the same now. ” “Take a bite of
50 . See if that helps you
51 which one is which. ”
She took
52 , and then a huge smile came across her face. “People are
53 like apples! They are all different, but once you
54 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”
She totally
55 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.
| 小题1: | | A．although | B．so | C．because | D．if |
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| 小题2: | | A．stop | B．start | C．turn | D．stay |
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| 小题3: | | A．expressive | B．encouraging | C．informative | D．interesting |
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| 小题4: | | A．bought | B．counted | C．saw | D．collected |
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| 小题5: | | A．check | B．mention | C．answer | D．improve |
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| 小题6: | | A．size | B．type | C．shape | D．class |
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| 小题7: | | A．worried | B．satisfied | C．proud | D．curious |
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| 小题8: | | A．ordinary | B．normal | C．different | D．regular |
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| 小题9: | | A．outside | B．whole | C．table | D．inside |
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| 小题10: | | A．still | B．even | C．only | D．ever |
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| 小题11: | | A．examining | B．measuring | C．drawing | D．packing |
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| 小题12: | | A．keeping | B．placing | C．pulling | D．giving |
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| 小题14: | | A．mustn’t | B．can’t | C．shouldn’t | D．needn’t |
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| 小题15: | | A．each one | B．each other | C．the other | D．one another |
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| 小题16: | | A．admit | B．consider | C．decide | D．believe |
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| 小题17: | | A．big bites | B．deep breaths | C．a firm hold | D．close look |
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| 小题18: | | A．just | B．always | C．merely | D．seldom |
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| 小题19: | | A．put away | B．get down | C．hand out | D．take off |
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