Question

As a single mother of four children and working at a low-paid job, I couldn’t get enough money for the family, but we had ____ on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always enough. Not knowing we were poor, my kids just thought I was ____. I’ve always been glad about that.

Christmas was coming, and although there wasn’t enough ____ for a lot of gifts, we planned to hold a family party. And the big excitement for the kids was the fun of Christmas ____.

The children planned weeks before, asking ____ what they wanted for Christmas. Luckily, I had saved $120 for them to buy ____.

The big day arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar note and ____ them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would ____ again at the “Santa’s Workshop”.

On the way home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, ____ my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually ____. She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies — fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything ____ we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, ready to be angry again.

This is what she told me: “I was looking ____, thinking of what to buy, and I ____ to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she ____ for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and bought the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”

I never felt so ____ as I did that day.

1.A. bowls                B. forks            C. chopsticks  D. food

2.A. busy             B. serious        C. strict    D. kind

3.A. effort            B. room           C. time    D. money

4.A. shopping      B. traveling        C. parties     D. greetings

5.A. the other       B. each other      C. another      D. all of them

6.A. toys             B. clothes         C. presents    D. bills

7.A. made           B. reminded       C. invited      D. spoke

8.A. draw            B. stay             C. move    D. meet

9.A. including        B. besides         C. except      D. beside

10.A. quiet            B. excited         C. happy   D. sad

11.A. since            B. after             C. while    D. until

12.A. out              B. over             C. forward     D. around

13.A. forgot            B. stopped        C. failed    D. hated

14.A. wanted          B. did              C. got      D. played

15.A. painful           B. rich             C. helpless    D. angry

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.D

13.B

14.A

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：圣诞节那天，作者得知她的小女儿用自己买礼物的钱给一个陌生的小女孩买了娃娃这件事后，母亲的内心感受------从未有过的富有。

1.D 考查名词辨析及语境的理解。句意：但是我们桌子上有食物。A碗；B叉子；C筷子；D食物。根据句意，故选B。

2.C 考查形容词辨析及语境的理解。句意：我的孩子们认为我非常的严厉。A忙的；B严肃的；C严厉的；D友善的。此题考查在几月份应用介词in，故选D。

3.D考查名词辨析及语境的理解。句意：圣诞节就要到来了，尽管没有足够的钱买很多礼物，但是我们计划着举行个家庭聚会。A努力，成就；B空间；C时间；D金钱。此题考查名词，根据句意，故选D。

4.A考查名词短语辨析及语境的理解。句意：圣诞节购物对孩子们来说非常的兴奋。此题考查固定短语Christmas shopping圣诞购物；根据句意，故选A。

5.B考查代词辨析及语境的理解。句意：孩子们计划的前几周，就互相问圣诞节他们想要什么。此题考查固定短语ask each other互相问；根据句意，故选B。

6.C考查名词辨析及语境的理解。句意：幸运的是，我已经节省了120美元来买礼物。A玩具；B衣服；C礼物；D清单。此题考查名词；根据句意，故选C。

7.B考查动词辨析及语境的理解。由句意可知，是提醒孩子买什么。A强迫；B提醒；C邀请；D讲话。根据句意，故选B。

8.D考查动词辨析及语境的理解。D由句意可知是回来集合。A 画画；B呆；C移动；D会和。根据句意，故选D。

9.C考查介词辨析及语境的理解。句意：每个孩子都情绪高涨，只有小女儿例外。A包括；B除了还有；C除了；D在旁边。根据句意，故选C。

10.A考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：每个孩子都情绪高涨，只有小女儿例外。A安静的；B兴奋的；C高兴的；D难过的。根据句意，故选A。

11.11】D考查连词辨析及语境的理解。句意：我很难过，但是我什么都没有说直到到了家。考查固定句型：not……until句型。 “直到……才”。根据句意，故选D。

12.12】D考查动词短语辨析及语境的理解。句意：我向四周围看了看。短语搭配 look around 环顾四周；look over 是检查，检阅； Look forward to 是盼望；look out 是向外看，当心。根据句意，故选D。

13.13】B 考查动词辨析及语境的理解。根据句意可知，是停下来，读许愿树上的小卡片。故选B。

14.14】A 考查动词辨析及语境的理解。由句意可知，是她想要的圣诞节礼物。故选A。

15.5】B考查形容词及语境的理解。与第一段的money was always tight 相呼应，故选B。

考点：考查故事类短文。