“This Friday we’ll have the yearly Egg Drop Challenge, ” said our science teacher, Mr. baker. “You can work alone or with a partner. ”
My friend, Cassie, and I smiled at each other. We always worked on projets__36_.
The _37___of the challenge was simple ---to build a protective container to keep an egg from breaking when _38__the stadium wall.
I made my sandwich that afternoon while waiting for Cassie. __39___the butter-cream gave me an idea.
“I have a brilliant design forour __40____container!”I said when Cassie arrived. “We can 41the egg with some butter-cream. ”
“Why not pit the egg in a basket with a parachute(降落傘)42?” Cassie rolled her eyes.“The parachute is better than that stupid idea. ”
I couldn’t believe it, Of course we’d had our little 43in the past, but she’d never called any of my ideas “ 44” before.
“Then I’ll build mine and you build yours!”
45 words had been out, our friendship was challenged.
When Friday finally arrived, I had to46 Cassie’s Egg Force One looked pretty good. 47_, my Egg-cellent Egg Cream didn’t look quite scientific. We kids carried our containers up three stadium steps and dropped them over the side wall. Those whose eggs broke were out; those whose eggs survived48three more steps and dropped them again. This would go on till the last egg broke.
After four rounds, only Cassie and I were 49. I let go of my box. I heard someone say “ew” after seconds. Had my egg broken? I raced down the50. The side walk was dottedwith egg shells(蛋殼) from those 51drops. Finally I found my little Egg-cellent Egg Cream.
“That looks like egg drop soup, Laura,”Cassie said. She was holding her Egg Force One. My _52raced. Had she won? I looked at her basket.53.
“My egg bounced54, ”she explained, pointing to a broken shell.
“A tie(平局), ”Mr. Baker said.
Cassie looked at me, and her glare55 . I laughed. She smiled…
36.A. patientlyB. silentlyC. together D. alone
37.A. functionB. goal C. reasonD. result
38.A. rolled down B. pushed against C. thrown atD. dropped over
39.A. Spreading B. Boiling C. BakingD. Holding
40.A. butterB. sandwichC. cream D. egg
41.A. protect B. replaceC. carryD. mix
42.A. followedB. covered C. attached D. supported
43.A. ideas B. fights C. worriesD. challenges
44.A. wrongB. stupid C. brilliant D. scientific
45.A. Since B. While C. ButD. And
46.A. explainB. denyC. admitD. prove
47.A. ThereforeB. Anyway C. Otherwise D. Besides
48.A. paced downB. turned around C. walked up D. went back
49.A. left B. wantedC. chosenD. discovered
50.A. stepsB. wayC. wallD. sidewalk
51.A. intended B. unexpected C. failedD. desired
52.A. eyesB. handsC. feet D. heart
53.A. LostB. DirtyC. Broken D. Empty
54.A. aroundB. outC. in D. down
55.A. returned B. remained C. increased D. softened

答案： 36-40 CBDAD 41-45ACBBA46-50 CBCAA51-55 CDDBD
【解析】本文講述的是：作者與自己的好朋友在一次摔雞蛋挑戰(zhàn)比賽前就如何制造道具發(fā)生了分歧,各自參加比賽,最終兩人一起進(jìn)入決賽,并一起失敗,但最終兩人重歸于好.
36. 根據(jù)首句,可以單人和兩人合作參賽,通過friend/smile以及后文得知,她們總是一起完成項目的.
37/38. 根據(jù)后文,制作一個可以保護(hù)的器皿來保護(hù)雞蛋在從運(yùn)動場墻壁上掉下來的時候不被打碎是挑戰(zhàn)的目的goal,而roll down是滾落,push against是推,throw at是扔.后文提到drop,說明是自然落下.
39. 給三明治涂黃油給了我啟發(fā).Spread在這里是涂抹的意思.
40. 這里是說：對于我們的雞蛋保護(hù)器皿,我有了個不錯的想法.
41. protect sth. with sth. 用某物保護(hù)某物,這里是用黃油保護(hù)雞蛋.
42. 降落傘是被系在籃子上的,attach是系上的意思,follow是跟隨,cover是覆蓋,support是支撐.
43/44. 根據(jù)“The parachute is better than that stupid idea.”降落傘比你那個愚蠢的想法好,得知作者不敢相信她所說的,當(dāng)然我們之間有過爭吵fights,但我的朋友也從來沒有說過任何我的想法愚蠢stupid.
45. 根據(jù)“Then I’ll build mine and you build yours!”得知作者與朋友發(fā)生了沖突,話一出,我們的友誼面臨挑戰(zhàn).這里用since自從,因為后面是完成時.
46. 根據(jù)“l(fā)ooked pretty good”說明作者不得不承認(rèn)她朋友的道具很不錯,Admit承認(rèn).
47. 根據(jù)“my Egg-cellent Egg Cream didn’t look quite scientific”不管怎么說anyway,我的道具不怎么科學(xué).
48. 雞蛋沒有破的選手將再上（went up）三個階梯然后再把雞蛋掉下來,直到最后一個雞蛋被摔碎.
49. 根據(jù)后文得知,經(jīng)過四輪之后,只有我和朋友剩下來（left）了.
50. 根據(jù)前文得知,我跑下臺階（step）去看我的雞蛋是否摔碎.
51. 摔下來的雞蛋是被故意的、有目的的（intended）.
52. 因為看到朋友得意洋洋,我疑問她是不是贏了,所以心跳加速（heart race）.
53. 根據(jù)后面她指了指破碎的蛋殼得知,她的籃子是空（empty）的,我不確定她是不是贏了.
54. bounced out摔碎了.
55. 根據(jù)文章最后“I laughed. She smiled…”說明她的怒視（glare）緩和了（softened）.