Question

It was Christmas Eve, 1881.  I was 15 and feeling likethe world was      for me I didn't have enough money to      myself the gift.

Dad came back in and there was ice in his beard "You've been by Widow Jensen's house recently?  he asked. Widow Jensen     two miles down the road.  Her     died a year ago and left her with three children   "I rode by just today, n Dad continued. " Little Jakey was out looking for wood.  They must be out of      , Matt. "

We filled our sled (雷橇) high    wood. Then we went to the store and Dad bought some food, and a smaller pair of shoes. I knew we didn't have much money, so    was Dad buying them so many things?

We got to the Jensen's house "We brought you a few things, madam," Dad said Then Dad      Widow Jensen the shoes.  She bit（咬）  her lower lip (嘴唇)  to keep it from trembling and then tears filled her eyes and started running down her face.

My throat seemed to be filled with something, and there were tears in my eyes too. Just then my dream gift seemed very        . Dad had given me the look on Widow Jensen's face and smiles of her     children  He had given me the best Christmas of my life.

1.A. out         B. off         C. over         D. away

2.A. catch     B. buy       C. choose       D. control

3.A. lived       B. took        C. spent        D. drove

4.A. father      B. friend     C. husband      D. uncle

5.A. money     B. ice         C. food         D. wood

6.A. in        B. with        C. of         D. on

7.A. who        B. when      C. why       D. where

8.A. handed    B. ordered     C. picked       D. returned

9.A. beautiful   B. great      C. impossible  D. unimportant

10.A .two        B. three      C. four        D. Five

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了在圣诞节前夕父亲通过帮助别人，是作者收到最好的礼物。

1.C考查副词。 A out出去；B. off 离开；C. Over在……上方；D. Away远离。；句意：这是1881年的除夕夜，我5岁感觉到这个世界就要结束了;be over表示结束；故选C。

2.B 考查动词。 A catch捉住；B. buy 买；C. Choose选择；D. Control控制。句意：我没有足够的的钱给自己买礼物。根据句意选B。

3.A考查动词及语境。 A lived居住； B. Took花费；C. spent 花费；D. Drove开车。句意：Widow Jensen住在离公路两公里远，故选A。

4.C考查名词及语境。A father 父亲；B. Friend朋友；C. Husband丈夫；D. Uncle叔叔。句意：她丈夫一年前去世了，留给她三个孩子。本题考查副词修饰动词；故选C。

5.D考查名词及语境。 A. Money钱;B. ice 冰 ; C. food 食物;D. Wood木头。根据题意可知小jakey出去找木材。他们一定是出去找木头；故答案选D

6.. A in 在……里面；B. with 带有，据有；C. Of……的；D. On在……上

。我们装满了高于木头的雪橇。故选C。

7.C 考查关系词。 A. Who谁；B. When当……时候；C. why 为什么；D. Where在哪。句意：我知道我们没有多少钱，所以这就是是爸爸为什么给他们买这么多东西根据题意可知表示原因。故选C。

8.A 考查动词。A handed上交；B. Ordered命令；C. picked 摘；D. Returned归还。句意：爸爸教给Widow Jensen鞋们；故选A。

9.D考查形容词。A beautiful漂亮的；B. Great伟大的；C. Impossible不可能；D. Unimportant不重要的。句意：就在那时我的梦想的礼物似乎很不重要；结合语境故选D。

10.A two 二；B three 三；C. Four四；D. Five五。结合句意：爸爸给了我最好的礼物就是看到Widow Jensen的脸的表情和她三个孩子的微笑。因为前面说到Widow Jensen有三个孩子。故选B。

考点：考查故事类短文