2021年全国新高考I卷
第一节 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My life as a tax-paying employed person began in middle school, when, for three whole days, I worked in a baking factory.
My best friend Betsy’s father was a manager at Hough Bakeries, which, at Easter time, ____41____ little bunny ( 兔 子 ) cakes for all its ____42____throughout Cleveland. It happened that the plant downtown needed eight kids for ____43____ help during our spring break, for which I had no____44____ beyond listening to my favorite records. I’d ____45____ minimum wage. I’d see how a factory____46____. My parents thought all of this was a grand idea and called Betsy’s dad with their ____47____.
Our____48____in the factory were simple: Place cakes on a moving belt. Attach icing (糖霜) ears. apply icing eyes and nose.____49____ bunny from the belt. This was _____50_____ than it sounds._____51_____ a bit and the cakes pile up. As I told my parents at dinner that first night, it was all a little more high-pressure than I’d _____52_____ .
Dad ____53____. The son of a grocer, he’d spent the summers of his childhood_____54_____ food in Benardsville, New Jersey. This was the sort of work that made you_____55_____ the dollars you earned and respect those who did the work, he told me.
41. A. sold B. ordered C. made D. reserved
42. A. stores B. families C. schools D. citizens
43. A. generous B. financia l C. technical D. temporary
44. A. plans B. problems C. excuses D. hobbies
45. A. offer B. earn C. set D. suggest
46. A. worked B. closed C. developed D. survived
47. A. ambition B . permission C. experience D. invitation
48. A. joys B. ideas C. roles D. choices
49. A. Save B. Keep C. Stop D. Remove
50. A. harder B. better C. longer D. cheaper
51. A. Calm down B. Slow down C. Stay on D. Move on
52. A. indicated B. witnessed C. expected D. remembered
53. A. criedB. smiledC. hesitatedD. refused
54. A. tasting B. finding C. sharing D. delivering
55. A. withdraw B. donate C. receive D. appreciate
答案及解析：
41. C. made
解析：根据后文提到的"little bunny cakes"可知，这里应该是制作小兔子蛋糕。sold意为“出售”，ordered意为“订购”，reserved意为“预订”，这些选项都不符合语境。
42. A. stores
解析：根据常识，烘焙工厂制作的蛋糕应该是分发给各个商店。families意为“家庭”，schools意为“学校”，citizens意为“市民”，这些选项都不符合语境。
43. D. temporary
解析：根据前文提到的"our spring break"可知，这是春假期间的临时工作。generous意为“慷慨的”，financial意为“金融的”，technical意为“技术的”，这些选项都不符合语境。
44. A. plans
解析：根据语境，作者在春假期间没有计划。problems意为“问题”，excuses意为“借口”，hobbies意为“爱好”，这些选项都不符合语境。
45. B. earn
解析：根据语境，作者将赚取最低工资。offer意为“提供”，set意为“设置”，suggest意为“建议”，这些选项都不符合语境。
46. A. worked
解析：根据语境，这里应该是了解工厂是如何运作的。closed意为“关闭”，developed意为“发展”，survived意为“生存”，这些选项都不符合语境。
47. B. permission
解析：根据语境，父母同意并给Betsy的父亲打电话，所以应该是征求他们的许可。ambition意为“野心”，experience意为“经验”，invitation意为“邀请”，这些选项都不符合语境。
48. C. roles
解析：根据后文提到的任务描述，这里应该是我们在工厂的角色。joys意为“快乐”，ideas意为“想法”，choices意为“选择”，这些选项都不符合语境。
49. D. Remove
解析：根据语境，工作是从传送带上移除蛋糕。Save意为“保存”，Keep意为“保持”，Stop意为“停止”，这些选项都不符合语境。
50. A. harder
解析：根据后文的内容，这项工作比听起来要难。better意为“更好”，longer意为“更长”，cheaper意为“更便宜”，这些选项都不符合语境。
51. B. Slow down
解析：根据语境，如果稍微慢一点，蛋糕就会堆积起来。Calm down意为“冷静下来”，Stay on意为“继续”，Move on意为“继续前进”，这些选项都不符合语境。
52. C. expected
解析：根据语境，这项工作比作者预期的压力要大。indicated意为“表明”，witnessed意为“见证”，remembered意为“记得”，这些选项都不符合语境。
53. B. smiled
解析：根据后文父亲的话，他应该是微笑着回应。cried意为“哭泣”，hesitated意为“犹豫”，refused意为“拒绝”，这些选项都不符合语境。
54. D. delivering
解析：根据语境，父亲在童年时期帮忙送食物。tasting意为“品尝”，finding意为“寻找”，sharing意为“分享”，这些选项都不符合语境。
55. D. appreciate
解析：根据语境，这种工作让你感激你赚到的钱，并尊重那些做这项工作的人。withdraw意为“提取”，donate意为“捐赠”，receive意为“接收”，这些选项都不符合语境。
