Question

Dear Laura,

I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You don’t know whether it is true that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you    .

I wanted to do something very        for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He worked all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it     it looked almost new. I was so proud of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet(头盔)and a riding outfit(全套装备）.

I could hardly wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I couldn’t sleep the night before. Upon awakening, I went to the kitchen to         the coffee, tea, and morning dishes. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a       : “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”

I was so surprised. It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could take lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s promise.

I stood there shocked, crying a river,    myself how my son could    this expensive gift.

 Of course, the house awoke, and my son was very pleased with my reaction（反应）. Many kisses were exchanged, and I immediately wanted him to     my gift.

As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not exactly what I was expecting. Then I realized that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard. Of course I was the proudest mother ever on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.

So I wanted you to know, that kind of love is    present and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!

I thought you’d love to    this story.                                 Yours,

                       Hilary

1.A. hope                           B. advice                             C. spirit                           D. courage

2.A. strange                       B. similar                             C. special                            D. private

3.A. after                            B. before                            C. unless                             D. until

4.A. start                                 B. cook                        C. set                                   D. serve

5.A. sign                                  B. notice                              C. word                      D. note

6.A. asked                          B. asking                             C. to ask                              D. ask

7.A. present                       B. find                            C. afford                     D. order

8.A. tear                                 B. open                       C. check                              D. Receive

9.A. only                             B. still                              C. ever                             D. even

10.A. send                          B. publish                           C. share                              D. Write

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.B

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：本文讲述了一个送礼的故事，并且说明了其中蕴含的无私的爱。

1.考查名词及语境理解。Hope希望；advice 建议；spirit 精神；courage勇气。句意：我来给你希望。故选 A。

2.考查形容词及语境理解。strange 陌生的；similar 相似的；special特别的；private 私人的。句意：我想为我十五岁的儿子做一些很特别的事。所以选C。

3.考查介词及语境理解。after 在……后；before 在……前；unless 除非；until直到。句意：他花了几个小时，直到它看起来几乎是新的。所以选 D。

4.考查动词及语境理解。start 开始.cook 做饭；set 安置；serve服务。句意：醒来后，我去厨房开始煮咖啡，茶，和早上的菜。所以选 A。

5.考查名词及语境理解。sign 标志；notice 通知；word 单词；note笔记。句意：在客厅里，是一个美丽的键盘上面有一个纸条，所以选 D。

6.考查动词及语境理解。句意：我站在那里震惊，哭了一条河，问自己我儿子可以买这么昂贵的礼物。根据并列成分crying a river可知选B。

7.考查动词及语境理解。present 现在；find 发现；.afford 负担得起；order命令。句意：我站在那里震惊了，哭了一条河，问自己我儿子怎么可以买这么昂贵的礼物。所以选 C。

8.考查动词及语境理解。tear 流泪；open 打开，开；check 检查；Receive接受。句意：我马上要他打开我的礼物。所以选 B。

9.考查副词及语境理解。only 只，仅仅；still 仍然；ever 曾经；even 甚至。句意：所以我想让你知道，那种爱仍然存在，甚至生活在我的的不断变化的世界。根据后文and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!即可知选B。

10.考查动词及语境理解。send 发送; publish 出版，发行；share 分享；Write 写。句意：我想你非常想分享这个故事。所以选C。

考点：故事类短文。