Question

Though it was only October， my students were already talking about Christmas plans. As days went on， everyone became more     ， waiting for the final school bell. As soon as the bell     ， everyone would run for their coats and go home except David.

David was a small boy in ragged（破旧的）clothes. I had often    why his mother dressed him so poorly for the cold winter months， without a coat， boots or gloves. But something made David    . I can still remember he was always   a smile and liked to help others. He always     after school to put chairs away and sweep the floor. We     talked much. He just smiled and asked what else he could do， then thanked me for letting him stay and slowly    home.

Weeks passed and it was finally the last day of    before the holiday began. I smiled happily when the last of them     out of the door. When I turned around， I saw David     standing by my desk.

“I have something for you，” he said and     from behind his back a small box. He asked me to open it quickly. I unwrapped（解开）it but saw nothing in it. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said， “The box is nice， David， but it’s    .”

“Oh no， it isn’t，” said David， “It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love is something you can’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”

Tears filled my eyes    I looked at the proud dirty face which I had    paid attention to. I never forget the meaning from the little box on my desk. After that Christmas， David and I became good friends

1.A. polite        B. serious     C. impatient   D. calm

2.A. warned   B. rang           C. called          D. shouted

3.A. known    B. wondered    C. realized     D. learned

4.A. strange     B. unhappy      C. different     D. funny

5.A. treating          B. feeling        C. wearing         D. sharing  

6.A. practised     B. forced     C. studied    D. stayed

7.A. never       B. often            C. always       D. almost

8.A. left           B. rushed          C. turned           D. returned

9.A. school     B. year       C. education    D. program

10.A. hurried      B. jumped    C. walked   D. jogged 

11.A. carelessly    B. sadly          C. quietly    D. helplessly

12.A. searched      B. found        C. lifted     D. pulled

13.A. cheap    B. empty         C. useless          D. expensive

14.A. when        B. until         C. though      D. because

15.A. specially   B. nearly     C. hardly    D. carefully

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.D

9.A

10.A

11.C

12.D

13.B

14.A

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲了学生迫不及待要过圣诞节。圣诞节前一天，每个学生都回家了，但是David一个我平时不大关注的学生送给我一个小小的空盒子，他说里面装着爱，爱是看不到摸不着的。我永远也不会忘记这个空盒子背后的意义。

1.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：日子一天天的过去，每个人变得更加渴望圣诞节，等待着放学的铃声。A. polite 有礼貌的；B. serious 严肃的；C. impatient焦躁的；D. calm平静的。根据句子“waiting for the final school bell.”可知，孩子们的内心不能平静，故答案为C。

2.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：每个人一听到铃声，就会跑去拿外套回家，除了David以外。A. warned警告；B. rang打电话，铃声响起；C. called打电话D. shouted呼喊。根据上文可知its这里只放学的铃声，听到下课铃声才能回家，故答案为B。

3.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：我经常纳闷他母亲为什么在寒冷的冬天把他打扮得那么差劲。A. known知道；B. wondered想知道；C. realized意识到；D. learned学习。根据下文作者所想到的， 可知“我经常很好奇David有什么样的家庭……”。故选B。

4.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：但是有些东西使David与众不同。A. strange 奇怪的；B. unhappy不愉快的；C. different不同的；D. funny滑稽的，有趣的。根据David衣着破旧，却乐观，乐于助人。可知：David与众不同。故选C。

5.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：我仍然记得他总是带着微笑，愿意帮助别人。A. treating对待；B. feeling感觉；C. wearing穿着；D. sharing 分享。带着微笑wear a smile。故选C。

6.D考查动词及语境理解。句意：他放学后总是留下来把椅子摆放好，扫地。A. practised练习；B. forced强迫；C. studied 学习；D. stayed停留。根据上文，放学后别人都走了，除了David还有下文的感谢我让他留下来可知：他留下来摆椅子擦地板。故答案选D。

7.A考查副词及语境理解。句意：我们从来没有太多语言，他只是笑了笑，问他还能做些什么事情。A. never从不；B. often经常；C. always总是；D. almost几乎。

8.D考查动词及语境理解。句意：然后感谢我让他留下，慢慢地返回到家中。A. left 离开；B. rushed冲，奔；C. turned 转动，变成；D. returned返回。此处指David打扫完卫生返回到家中，故答案为D。

9.A考查名词及语境理解。句意：几个星期过去了，一直到学校放假前的最后一天。A. school学校；B. year 年；C. education 教育；D. program节目，程序。直到假期休息前的最后一天。这是在学校的最后一天。故选A。

10.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：当他们最后一个匆匆走出门外时，我高兴地笑了。A. hurried匆忙；B. jumped跳跃；C. walked步行；D. jogged慢跑，轻推。根据文意：大家都急着回家过圣诞节可知，急匆匆的离开学校。故选A。

11.C考查副词及语境理解。句意：转过身我看见David安静地站在我的桌边。A. carelessly粗心地；B. sadly 悲伤地；C. quietly安静地；D. helplessly无助地。从后文中得知， David是在等，要给我送礼物。因此，应该是静静地等待。故选C。

12.D考查动词及语境理解。句意：“我有东西给你，”他说，他从背后的书包里拿出一个小盒子。A. searched 搜寻；B. found 发现；C. lifted举起；D. pulled拉。结合句意可知，答案为D。

13.B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：我看看David微笑的脸，又看看这个盒子，“盒子漂亮，但是盒子是空的。”A. cheap便宜的；B. empty空的；C. useless无用的；D. expensive昂贵的。从上文中得知，我什么也没看到，因此得知盒子是空的。故选B。

14.A考查连词及语境理解。句意：当我看到这自豪而脏兮兮的脸庞时，泪水充满了我的眼睛。A. when当……时候；B. until直到；C. though尽管；D. because因为。结合句意可知，此处是when引导的时间状语从句，故答案为A。

15.C考查副词及语境理解。句意：我以前几乎没有注意过这些。A. specially特别地；B. nearly几乎；C. hardly几乎不；D. carefully仔细地。结合语境可知，眼前David的表情是作者以前从来没有看见过的，故答案为C。

考点：考查故事类短文。