Question

    Love in a Box

a valentine box

When I was a little girl, I found love in a box all because of a class assignment（作业）. On a Friday night I_________ at dinner table, "My teacher said we have to bring a box, a special box, for our valentines on Monday".

Mother said, "We'll see," and she continued eating.

What did "We'll see" mean? I had to have that box or my second grade Valentine's Day would be terrible. Maybe they didn't love me enough to help me with my_________.

All Saturday I waited_________ and with Sunday arriving, my worry

increased, but I knew an enquiry（询问）about the box might cause anger or loud voice, for in my house children only asked once. More than that_____________ trouble.

Late Sunday afternoon, my father called me into the kitchen. The table was covered with colorful paper of different kinds. A(n)_____________ shoebox rested on top of it. A heavy stone dropped  when Daddy said, "Let's get started on your project."

In the next hour my father packed the shoebox into a surprising valentine box. Colorful paper covered the ugly cardboard with red hearts posted to what I considered all the right places. He sang while he worked. When he finished, he was so pleased that a broad smile spread over his face. "What do you think of that?" he asked.

I answered him with a hug.

But inside, joy danced all the way to my heart. It was the first time that my father devoted（倾注 ）so much___________ to me, for his world filled with work only.

The holiday party arrived, and my classmates put cards and presents into the valentine boxes. Laughter filled our classroom.

On the way home, I held out my valentine box for the world to___________. The love that filled it

meant more to me than all the valentines inside.

The valentine box became a symbol（ 象 征 ）of his love that___________  through several years of other Valentine's Days. He gave me other gifts through the years, but none ever compared with the old, empty shoebox.

1.A.sat B.served C.said D.appeared

2.A.design B.plan C.idea D.project

3.A.sadly B.nervously C.patiently D.disappointedly

4.A.invited B.took C.saved D.had

5.A.new B.big C.attractive D.empty

6.A.money B.time C.support D.hope

7.A.accept B.respect C.admire D.recognize

8.A.lasted B.kept C.spread D.carried

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述为了完成老师布置的情人节盒子的课题，做最后的父亲帮助他把一个鞋盒改成了情人节的爱心盒子，让作者感受到了父爱。

1.

句意：在一个周五的晚上，我坐在餐桌旁说：“我的老师说为了周一的情人节，们必须带一个盒子，一个特别的盒子。”

sat坐；served服务；said说；appeared出现。根据“My teacher said we have to bring a box, a special box, for our valentines on Monday”可知此处表示说话，用动词said。故选C。

2.

句意：也许他们不够爱我来帮我完成这个课题。

design设计；plan计划；idea主意；project课题，项目。根据后文“Let's get started on your project”可知此处指的是老师布置给作者的课题，用名词project。故选D。

3.

句意：整个周六我都紧张不安，随着周日的到来，我的忧虑在增加。一个盒子的询问可能会导致怒气或大声斥责，在我家，孩子有事只能问一次。

sadly伤心地；nervously紧张地；patiently有耐心地；disappointedly失望地。根据“my worry increased”可知作者在焦虑不安，用副词nervously。 故选B。

4.

句意：多问会惹麻烦。

invited邀请，引起，招致；took带走；saved节省；had有。根据“for in my house children only asked once” 在我家，孩子有事只能问一次，此处表达“多问会招致麻烦”，此处用动词invited。故选A。

5.

句意：纸的上面放着一个空的鞋盒。

new新的；big大的；attractive吸引人的；empty空的。根据文章最后“the old, empty shoebox”可知此处指的是空的盒子，作者和父亲对这个盒子进行包装改成情人节的盒子。故选D。

6.

句意：这是我父亲第一次花那么多时间给我，因为他的世界只有工作。

money钱；time时间；support支持；hope希望。根据“his world filled with work only”可知他的世界只有工作，此处表达花这么多时间给我，让我很开心。用名词time。故选B。

7.

句意：在回家的路上，我手里拿着盒子让世人欣赏。

accept接受；respect尊敬；admire欣赏，钦佩；recognize识别出。根据“held out my valentine box”可知此处表达“拿着盒子让别人看去欣赏”用动词admire。故选C。

8.

句意：这个情人节的盒子成了父爱的标志，这份爱持续经历了后来几十年的情人节。

lasted持续；kept保持；spread扩散；carried搬运。根据“through several years of other Valentine's Days”可知此处表达“持续”，用动词lasted。故选A。