Question

A Fan of Dae Jang Geum 《大长今》影迷

Dae Jang Geum (《大长今》) is a hot new Korean TV series. Because of this series, my personal status and living standard have been greatly ___1__. My girlfriend used to cook every evening. Well, now she does nothing but ___2__ in front of the TV when she’s not __3__, and commands me, “You — go to make some instant noodles. Come and watch the play and just imagine we are enjoying Korean __4___.”

She also swears to __5__ all Korean dishes in Dae Jang Geum. So she orders me to __6__ the TV and record any details of Jang Geum’s cooking. But when she presented her version of Korean food, it is like the dog-meal. “You can __7__ get things done if you find the right tools”, my girlfriend blamed her clumsy (笨拙的) kitchen performances on __8__. So I decided to __9__ her a new kitchen knife. In a store, she became unusually __10__ when making her selection. She finally picked one that was __11__ Jang Geum’s. To prove that her slow knife skill was due to the blunt (钝的) knives, she __12__ her cutting. As a result, she hurt her fingers three times. Fortunately the knife is not __13__ the salesman boasts.

My girlfriend is a fan of Jang Geum’s Korean __14__. Not only did she talk about the dress every day, she also threatened to change my tie into a __15__ like the one on Jang Geum’s dress. Finally, I lost my patience and took her to a maternity shop (孕妇专卖店) where I recommend (推荐) one suit to her, “Do you think it looks like a Korean dress?” __16__, my future parents-in-law just happened to be shopping at the time. They were __17__ when they saw what we were doing.

The Dae Jang Geum series __18__ realizing the ambition of the youth. However, it fails to realize my girlfriend’s. __19__ being engaged in her work or study, she simply sits on the sofa every night, staring at the TV, a bag of chips in her hand. This situation has __20_ even though the series is now over.

A. increased       B. degraded           C. depressed                 D. raised

A. stand             B. lie                  C. seat                          D. sit

A. at work          B. at table              C. on leave                   D. on business

A. fruit               B. vegetables         C. dishes                      D. cakes

A. eat                 B. learn                C. cook                        D. perform

A. stand for               B. go by             C. pass by                     D. stand by

A. easily            B. hardly               C. difficultly                 D. carefully

A. her forks        B. her spoons         C. her knives                D. her pans

A. buy                B. borrow              C. lend                         D. fetch

A. careless         B. alert                 C. patient                     D. modest

A. better than     B. the closest shape of   C. sharper than              D. taken from

A. speeded up   B. slowed down            C. brought down           D. improved

A. as fast as       B. as dull as                  C. as slow as                 D. as sharp as

A. diet style       B. dish flavor                      C. dressing style           D. cooking style

A. inside pocket B. butterfly knot         C. pretty collar              D. long belt

A. Coincidently        B. Disappointedly          C. Fortunately        D. Excitedly

A. very puzzled        B. pretty satisfied   C. very pleased         D. pretty shocked

A. shoots at             B. aims at                    C. directs at          D. works at

A. In spite of           B. Because of               C. Instead of               D. In case of

A. changed little       B. turned a lot       C. developed a little      D. improved a lot

Answer 1

【小题1】B

【小题2】D

【小题3】A

【小题4】C

【小题5】B

【小题6】D

【小题7】A

【小题8】C

【小题9】A

【小题10】C

【小题11】B

【小题12】A

【小题13】D

【小题14】C

【小题15】B

【小题16】A

【小题17】D

【小题18】B

【小题19】C

【小题20】A

解析:

自从韩国电视连续剧《大长今》开播一来，全国掀起了一股“长今”热——韩国料理、服饰等韩国文化受到了国民的广泛欢迎。至今，这股余热尚未散尽，留下了一些“后遗症”。

【小题1】由下文可知自己的地位和生活水平降低了。

【小题2】女友过去每天晚上都做饭，现在什么事也不做就是“坐”在电视机前看电视。

【小题3】根据生活常识，当然是不上班的时候看电视。

【小题4】由上文“女友命令我拿些方便面来”可知是边看电视边想象是在吃韩国的“膳食”。而不可能是韩国的水果、疏菜或蛋糕。

【小题5】根据下文的内容可知：女友发誓要学做韩国菜肴。

【小题6】既然要“记录下长今做菜的每一个细节（record any details of Jang Geum’s cooking）”可见女友命令我“站在电视机旁边”。

【小题7】女友认为自己手艺不好的原因是作菜的工具有问题，此句大意为“工欲善其事，必先利其器”。

【小题8】由下文的a new knife 可知，女友把厨艺不好的原因归结于那把笨拙的菜刀。

【小题9】该句句意为“我决定买把新刀给她。”

【小题10】该句句意为“在一家商店里，她特别慎重耐心地挑选。”

【小题11】女友最后选了一把与长今的刀形状最接近的刀。

【小题12】为展示自己的技术，女友加快了切菜的速度，所以使手受伤了。

【小题13】该句句意为“幸运的是，这把刀并不像营业员吹嘘得那样锋利。”

【小题14】由下文的she talked about the dress every day可知，其女友迷上了韩国的服装式样。

【小题15】该句句意为“她不但每天谈论（韩国）服装，还威胁说把我的领带改成蝴蝶结，就像长今衣服上的蝴蝶结一样。”

【小题16】由句子的谓语动词happened to可知，此处的副词意为“凑巧，巧合”。

【小题17】此时岳父母的心情当然是十分震惊。

【小题18】该句大意为“《大长今》目的是激励青年人实现他们的雄心壮志。”aim at目的是；shoot at朝……射击；direct at 朝着……方向；work at从事于，致力于。

【小题19】 看了《大长今》后，女友并没有受到激励去努力地工作或学习，而是每天坐在沙发上，手拿薯条，眼睛盯着电视剧。

【小题20】A  该题句意为“尽管这部电视剧现在已经演完了，但这种局面并没有多少改变。”由even though可知，此处前后句意存在转折关系。