Question

Dear Laura,

I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You doubted 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 ____ 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 ____ of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet and a riding outfit.(一套服装)

I could ____ wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I hardly slept the night before. Upon awakening, I went to the kitchen to start the coffee, tea, and morning food. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a __: “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”

I was so __. It had been a long-standing (长期存在的) joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could ____ lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one.” was my husband’s response.(反应)

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

Of course, the house awoke, and my son was excited with my reaction. Many kisses were ____, and I immediately wanted him to ___ my gift.

As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not ____ what I was expecting. Then I ____ that he has 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 still exists(存在) and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!

I thought you’d love to __ this story with me.

Yours,

Hilary

P.S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used” already shiny motorcycle.

1.A. an exampleB. adviceC. supportD. courage

2.A. politeB. similarC. specialD. private

3.A. playedB. studiedC. traveledD. worked

4.A. afterB. before C. unlessD. until

5.A. sureB. fondC. proudD. confident

6.A. perhaps B. reallyC. almostD. hardly

7.A. noteB. noticeC. wordD. sign

8.A. disturbedB. frighteningC. surprisedD. surprising

9.A. giveB. takeC. drawD. teach

10.A. present  B. affordC. findD. order

11.A. exchanged   B. happenedC. helpedD. lost

12.A. tearB. openC. checkD. receive

13.A. purely B. basically       C. obviouslyD. exactly

14.A. realized B. remembered C. imaginedD. supposed

15.A. sendB. publishC. shareD. write

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.D

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.B

11.A

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是发生在作者身上的一个真实的故事。这个故事告诉作者，在今天这个世界里，仍然存在无私的爱。作者的儿子在暑假中努力工作赚钱买了一辆摩托车，作者为自己的儿子感到骄傲，因此给他买了头盔和一套衣服。同时作者也收到了儿子送给他的礼物—— 一个作者梦寐以求的电子琴。原来儿子卖掉了摩托车给妈妈买了这个礼物。

1.名词及语境的理解。句意：你怀疑这样无私的爱是否会在今天的这个世界里发生，在这里我给你举一个例子。an example 一个例子；advice 建议；support 支持；courage 勇气。根据文意可知，Laura不相信这个世界上还有无私的爱，因此Hilary想给她讲一个例子来告诉她。故选A。

2.形容词及语境的理解。句意：我想为我15岁的儿子做一些特别的事情，他一直是一个完美的孩子。polite 有礼貌的；similar 相似的；special 特别的；private 私人的。根据文意可知，作者想为自己的儿子做一件特别的事情。故选C。

3.动词及语境的理解。句意：他整个夏天都在工作来赚钱买一辆二手的摩托车。play玩； study 学习；travel 旅行；work 工作。根据句意可知，为了买摩托车，作者的儿子整个暑假都在工作。故选D。

4.连词及语境的理解。句意：然后他花了很长很长时间让摩托车看起来像新的一样。after 在……之后；before 在……之前；unless 除非，如果不；until直到…时候。根据句意可知，作者的儿子花了很长时间，直到摩托车看起来像新的一样。故选D。

5.形容词及语境的理解。句意：我为他感到很骄傲，因此我给他买了最闪亮的头盔和一套衣服。sure 确定的，确信的；fond 喜欢；proud 骄傲的，自豪的；confident 自信的。根据句意可知，作者的儿子在暑假的表现很好，作者很为他感到骄傲。故选C。

6.副词及语境的理解。句意：我几乎等不及让他打开他的礼物。perhaps 可能，大概，也许；really 真的；almost几乎； hardly几乎不。根据句意可知，作者想让儿子赶紧打开礼物，看看她给儿子买的礼物，她觉得儿子一定很喜欢。故选D。

7.名词及语境的理解。句意：在客厅里有一个漂亮的电子琴，上面有一张字条：给我最棒的妈妈，爱你的儿子。note 字条，便条；notice 通知，公告；word 话，单词；sign标志，迹象。根据下文的意思可知，在电子琴的旁边还有一张字条，是她的儿子给她留下的。故选A。

8.形容词及语境的理解。句意：我感到很惊奇。disturbed 打扰的；烦的；frightening 害怕的；surprised 某人感到惊奇的；surprising 某事令人惊奇的。根据文意可知，作者没有想到儿子给她礼物，所以感到很惊奇。故选C。

9.动词及语境的理解。句意：在我们的家庭里长期以来有一个玩笑就是我想要一个钢琴，这样我就可以上课。give 给；take 拿走，在这里是上课；draw 画画；teach教。take lessons 上课，是一个固定的短语。故选B。

10.动词及语境的理解。句意：我站在那，很震惊，眼泪止不住的流，我的儿子怎么能买得起这么贵的礼物。present 代表，呈现；afford 买得起；find 发现；order 命令。根据句意可知，作者还吃惊自己的儿子怎么会买得起这么贵的礼物。故选B。

11.动词及语境的理解。句意：我的儿子对我的反应感到很兴奋，我只能用很多的吻来回应他。exchange 交换，用……换……；happen 发生；help 帮助；lose失去，丢失。根据文意可知，作者对儿子送的礼物感到非常开心，她只能亲吻儿子来对他表示感谢。故选A。

12.动词及语境的理解。句意：我也想让他赶紧打开我送给他的礼物。tear 撕开，撕裂；open 打开；check 检查；receive收到。根据文意可知，作者想让儿子赶紧打开她送给他的礼物。故选B。

13.副词及语境的理解。句意：当他看到头盔和衣服的时候，他脸上的表情并不是我预料到的。purely 纯粹地；basically 基本地，基础地；obviously 显而易见地；exactly准确地，精确地。根据文意可知，作者没有料到儿子会是这样的表情。故选D。

14.动词及语境的理解。句意：然后我意识到他把摩托车卖了给我买礼物。realize 意识到；remember 记得；imagine 想象；suppose假定，认为。根据文意可知，作者这个时候意识到了，儿子把摩托车卖了给她买礼物。故选A。

15.动词及语境的理解。句意：我想你愿意和我分享这个故事。send发送，寄； publish 出版；share 分享；write写。根据文意可知，Hilary希望Laura愿意分享她的这个故事。故选C。

考点：故事类短文。