Question

Christmas Gifts

On last Christmas Day， our parents’ home was full of joys of a close family relationship but this year things are different. Our father had gone on November 26， and this was our first Christmas without him. Mother was doing her best to be good， but I could tell this was especially  ______for her. I’m not sure if I should give her my planned Christmas gift.

A few months earlier I had painted two pictures of my parents. I’d planned to give them as  ______gifts.

While painting one day， I was surprised by the doorbell ringing. I opened the ______. My father came. I showed  ______the paintings. Finally， with tears running down his face， he said， “I don’t believe it. Look， how beautiful your mother is. Will you let me decorate them with frames(相框)?”I______offered to send them to the frame shop the next day.

Several ______had passed after my dad died. It seemed all happiness was taken away from my mother and me. I finally remembered to call about the paintings and was glad that my father had got a chance to see the pictures before he died. I was surprised when the shopkeeper told me my father had visited the shop，______the frames and had them wrapped(包起来).

As I ______my mother’s sad eyes and unsmiling face， I ______to give her Daddy’s and my gift.

After looking at the paintings and the card， with tear-filled eyes and a wide smile， she said， “I knew Daddy would be______us on Christmas Day!”

I looked at the gift card with my father’s handwriting. “Mother； Our daughter reminded me why I am so lucky. I’ll be looking at you always. Daddy.”

1.A. interestingB. hardC. easyD. proud

2.A. Mother’s Day  B. birthdayC. New Year  D. Christmas

3.A. door B. windowC. boxD. present

4.A. it  B. herC. himD. them

5.A. happily  B. sadly  C. quickly D. strangely

6.A. minutesB. hours C. weeks D. years

7.A. heard of  B. paid for C. shouted at D. gave up

8.A. looked atB. looked afterC. looked for D. looked out

9.A. happenedB. forgot  C. promisedD. decided

10.A. forB. with  C. on D. at

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.D

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：去年圣诞节，作者父母的家充满了亲密家庭关系的欢乐，但今年作者的爸爸在11月26日去世了，这是他们第一个没有他的圣诞节。作者通过礼物让妈妈理解父亲与他们同在。

1.B考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：妈妈尽最大努力表现的好，但我知道这对她来说尤其不容易。 interesting有趣的，hard努力的，easy 容易的， proud自豪的。爸爸去世了，最难过的是妈妈，可知选B

2.D 考查名词及语境的理解。句意：我已经计划给他们做圣诞礼物。Mother’s Day 母亲节，birthday 生日，New Year新年， Christmas 圣诞节。根据this was our first Christmas without him.这是我们第一个没有他的圣诞节，可知选D

3.A 考查名词。句意：我打开门。 door门， window窗户，box 盒子，present礼物。根据by the doorbell ringin被门铃声，可知选A

4.C 考查代词及语境的理解。句意：我给他看画。 it它，her她、她的，them 他们，him 他。根据My father came. 我爸爸进来了，可知选C

5.A 考查副词及语境的理解。句意：我开心地答应第二天把画送到相框店去。happily开心地，sadly 难过地，surprisely吃惊地，loudly大声地。爸爸喜欢这个礼物，作者当然是开心，可知选A

6.C 考查名词及语境的理解。句意：爸爸去世后过了几星期。minutes 分钟，hours小时，weeks周，years年。亲人去世的最初几个星期是最难熬的，可知选C

7.B 考查动词短语。句意：我爸爸为相框付了款，把它们包起来了。heard of听说，paid for 为……付款，shouted at 冲……大喊，gave up放弃。根据 Daddy’s and my gift.，可知是我画画爸爸买相框，成为我们共同的礼物，故选B

8.A 考查动词短语及语境的理解。句意：当我看着妈妈悲伤的眼睛和面无笑容的面容时，我决定给她爸爸和我的礼物。 looked at 看，looked after照顾，looked for寻找，looked around环顾四周。根据eyes眼睛，可知选A

9.，可知决定给妈妈礼物，故选D

10.……一起，on在， at在。根据this was our first Christmas without him.这是我们第一个没有他的圣诞节， 可知我和爸爸的礼物让妈妈感觉爸爸还和我们在一起，故选B

考点：考查情感故事类短文。