Question

    I knew I was not supposed to be quite so excited. I was too old for that. At age eleven, the oldest and my mom’s “grown up” girl, I had to keep calm. I was in middle school after all. But every chance I got, when I was alone, I_______ each present under the tree. I read every tag（标签）and felt every bag, guessing at the things within. I had examined each gift so often that I could tell which ______ went to which person without looking at the tags.

It had been a hard year for my family. Whenever my mom looked over at the tree and presents, she would sigh（叹气）and warn us, “There won’t be as much for Christmas this year. Try not to be______ .” Christmas had been a time for my parents to spoil（宠爱）us. I had heard the phrase “giving is better than receiving”, but getting presents was the whole point!

On Christmas morning, we ______waited in the hallway until Dad told us everything was ready. We rushed into the living room and had to wait and ______ while other family members opened their presents, but as the time passed we lost our self-control.

“Here’s another one for you,” said Mom as she handed me a bag. I looked at it, confused. Having spent so much time examining the presents before Christmas, I______ this one. It was for my mom!

It was a blow dryer. While this may seem only a simple gift, to me it was so much more. But, in my world, where receiving was more important than giving, my mom’s act of selflessness was difficult to_______. I thought in disbelief about how much my mom must love me to do that.

I have always remembered that Christmas with love. As an adult with children, I can now see my mom was finding an even greater_______in her Christmas because giving truly is better than receiving. To me, my mom’s simple act meant the world.

1.A.changed B.opened C.filled D.checked

2.A.child B.present C.tree D.word

3.A.disappointed B.excited C.worried D.satisfied

4.A.carefully B.hopelessly C.eagerly D.nervously

5.A.complain B.argue C.watch D.choose

6.A.received B.recognized C.refused D.expected

7.A.understand B.predict C.prove D.express

8.A.challenge B.role C.pleasure D.influence

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.C

【解析】

短文大意：本文是记叙文，作者描述了小时候自己收到圣诞节礼物的故事，等自己做了妈妈才体会到一个母亲对孩子付出的快乐。

1.句意：但每次有机会，当我一个人的时候，我都会检查树下的礼物。

change改变；opened打开；fill充满；check检查。根据下文“I had examined each gift我检查每一件礼物”，可知前面三项意思都与句意不合，故选D。

2.句意：我经常检查每一件礼物，以至于不用看标签就能知道哪件礼物送给了谁。

child孩子；present礼物；tree树；word字。根据上文“I had examined each gift so often我经常检查每件礼物”，可知选B。

3.句意：尽量不要失望。

disappointed失望的；excited兴奋的；worried担心的；satisfied满意的。根据上文“There won’t be as much for Christmas this year今年的圣诞节不会有这么多礼物了”，可知本来会比较失望，BCD三项不合句意，故选A。

4.句意：圣诞节的早晨，我们在走廊里焦急地等着，直到爸爸告诉我们一切都准备好了。

carefully细心地；hopelessly绝望地；eagerly渴望地；nervously紧张地。根据上文“but getting presents was the whole point但收到礼物才是最重要的”，可知心情急切，故选C。

5.句意：我们冲进客厅，不得不等着察看其他家庭成员打开他们的礼物。

complain抱怨；argue争论；watch观察；choose选择。根据下文“while other family members opened their presents当其他家庭成员打开他们礼物的时候”，可知都想看看是什么，故选C。

6.句意：在圣诞节前花了那么多时间检查礼物之后，我认出了这一件。

received收到；recognized意识到/辨别出；refused拒绝；expected期待。根据上文“Having spent so much time examining the presents before Christmas在圣诞节前花了那么多时间检查礼物之后”，可知找到了给妈妈的，ACD三项不合句意，故选B。

7.句意：但是，在我的世界里，接受比给予更重要，我妈妈的无私行为很难理解。

understand理解；predict预测；prove证明；express表达。根据上文“in my world, where receiving was more important than giving在我的世界里，接受比给予更重要”，可知“我”不太理解妈妈的无私关爱，故选A。

8.句意：我现在可以看到我的妈妈在她的圣诞节中找到了更大的快乐。

challenge挑战；role角色；pleasure快乐；influence影响。根据下文“because giving truly is better than receiving因为真正的给予比接受更好”，可知给予是快乐的，故选C。