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Paul was my neighbor and primary school classmate. He would take wonderful panda face cookies to school every year as his birthday __1__. I would always follow him when he shared the cookies with the other classmates, just in case someone had been __2__ and as a result he had a(n) __3__ cookie or two. Somehow, one cookie __4__ long enough for me to show it to my mother. She got the __5__ from Paul's mother and bought the special cookie cutter (切割工具) at Morley Brothers, our local hardware shop.
Over the years, my mother and I would __6__ to make these cookies. After I got married, I bought my own cookie cutter and the cookies remained a __7__ for New Year. Later, my mother gave me her cutter. I __8__ both of the panda face cookie cutters __9__ Morley Brothers had closed and we never saw anything even __10__ these panda faces.
One year, the two cutters were waiting to be handwashed and __11__ for another year, after I made the cookies. Well, my oldest daughter decided to help by __12__ the dishwasher. You guessed it ... __13__， the two treasured plastic cutters, came out totally __14__. I knew that if I could not __15__ them, a longstanding tradition would come to a __16__.
After several telephone enquiries, I learned a woman named Pat Kimbrel had __17__ the hardware business from her grandmother. I was __18__！ Immediately, I called and eventually I got four panda face cookie cutters.
Now the family tradition is __19__ in both our and our daughters' houses. So, Pat, thanks to you and your grandmother. You just never know how many lives you affect or for how many years the __20__ will be felt.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。做熊猫饼干是作者的家庭传统，对熊猫饼干模具的特殊情怀在作者的母亲、作者及作者的女儿三代人中传承。
1．A.benefit B．wish
C．treat D．game
解析：选C 每年保罗生日的时候他总会带精美的熊猫饼干到学校作为他生日的款待(treat)。
2．A.curious B．free
C．absent D．cautious
解析：选C 根据语境可知，作者在保罗给其他同学分饼干时总会跟着他，心想着，万一有人没来上学，保罗就会有额外的一两块儿饼干。absent“缺席，不在”，符合语境。
3．A.delicious B．extra
C．instant D．similar
解析：选B 参见上题解析。
4．A.appeared B．expanded
C．sold D．survived
解析：选D 根据下文中的“to show it to my mother”可知，有一年，作者总算是把一块儿饼干留下了，并拿给母亲看。survive“幸存”，符合语境。
5．A.recipe B．response
C．award D．comment
解析：选A 根据下文提及的作者的母亲购买饼干模具及制作饼干的内容可知，此处指作者的母亲向保罗的母亲要了饼干的制作方法。recipe“烹饪法，食谱”，符合语境。
6．A.manage B．continue
C．expect D．struggle
解析：选B 根据语境可知，许多年来，作者和母亲继续(continue)做着饼干。
7．A.program B．challenge
C．must D．memory
解析：选C 根据语境可知，此处指对作者来说，在新年制作熊猫饼干已经成为必做之事。must“必须做(或看、买等)的事”。
8．A.guarded B．accepted
C．spared D．equipped
解析：选A 根据下文中的“Morley Brothers had closed” “the two treasured plastic cutters”可知，作者对两个熊猫饼干模具爱护有加，因为作者当初购买模具的五金店Morley Brothers已停业了，而作者再也没有见过任何与它们形似的模具。guard“保卫，保护”，符合语境。
9．A.if B．unless
C．though D．because
解析：选D 参见上题解析。
10．A.combining B．resembling
C．representing D．suiting
解析：选B 此处表示作者再也没有见过任何与它们形似的模具。resemble“看起来像”，符合语境。
11．A.set down B．saved on
C．put away D．brought up
解析：选C 根据下文中的“for another year, after I made the cookies”可知，作者做完饼干后，原打算手洗这些模具，然后把它们收起来以便来年再用。put away“将……收起，把……放回原处”，符合语境。set down“记下，登记”；save on“节省，节约”；bring up“提出”。
12．A.loading B．handling
C．covering D．fixing
解析：选A 作者的大女儿决定帮忙，把模具放进了洗碗机里。load the dishwasher是固定搭配，意为“把碗碟放进洗碗机”。
13．A.Obviously B．Surprisingly
C．Hopefully D．Unfortunately
解析：选D 根据语境可知，不幸的是，这两个珍贵的塑料模具取出后根本没法儿用了。
14．A.invalid B．unusable
C．invaluable D．unavailable
解析：选B 参见上题解析。unusable“不能使用的”；符合语境。invalid“无效的”；invaluable“极宝贵的”；unavailable“难以获得的”。
15．A.copy B．identify
C．replace D．share
解析：选C 作者知道如果她不更换它们的话，长久以来的传统就会中断。replace“更换”，符合语境。
16．A.fall B．head
C．deal D．stop
解析：选D 参见上题解析。come to a stop“停止，暂停”，符合语境。come to a head“(使)事情达到紧要关头，需要当机立断”；come to a deal“达成协议”。
17．A.taken over B．taken up
C．taken down D．taken to
解析：选A 作者通过多次打电话询问得知，一个叫Pat Kimbrel的女士接管了那家五金店的五金制品生意。take over“接管，接任”，符合语境。
18．A.shocked B．touched
C．concerned D．excited
解析：选D 作者想要更换自己家不能用的饼干模具，既然经过多方打听发现能找到卖家，当然会很激动、很兴奋。excited“激动的，兴奋的”，符合语境。
19．A.observed B．inspired
C．learnt D．taught
解析：选A 此处指现在，这一家庭传统在作者家与作者女儿们家传承。observe“遵守，奉行”，符合语境。
20．A.pleasure B．influence
C．appreciation D．motivation
解析：选B 根据上文中的“how many lives you affect”可知，此处与affect相呼应，表示影响会持续许多年。influence“影响”，符合语境。pleasure“快乐”；appreciation“感激”；motivation“动机”。
