Question

    Among all the festivals, Christmas is my favorite. Ten years has passed since that thing happened. I was only_________years old at that time. It was December 24th, just the day_________Christmas Day. That evening, my dad came home from work a little earlier. After supper, he said to us, "Tomorrow is Christmas Day. My kids, I think you need to_________loving others." He went on, "Therefore, we are going to help out at an orphanage (孤儿院)." I couldn't believe_________I heard. My heart began to sink (下沉). So we wouldn't enjoy our own Christmas dinner at home? Why so? I didn't want to spend such a holiday! The holiday without a Christmas dinner_________the one I expected.

The next morning, we_________early. After a quick breakfast, we set out on our long journey to the orphanage. As soon as we arrived there we started to work. We had_________much to do, such as preparing for the dinner, setting the tables, and organizing the kids to come in, that we had no time to have a rest. However, all I could think about was the Christmas dinner I couldn't enjoy. How_________I was! But the thoughts (想法) quickly disappeared. Over the next few hours, I watched the kids sitting around the tables and enjoying the dinner. They talked happily all the time. For some kids, this was the most delicious meal they ate that week. For_________, it was an unusual Christmas dinner they would never forget. The kids were so happy. Laughter filled the orphanage.

Through this__________, I have learned a lot. Although I didn't enjoy the Christmas dinner at home, I got much more pleasure. Now I am a 19-year-old college student. I will remember that Christmas Day forever.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

1.A.nine B.ten C.nineteen

2.A.on B.before C.after

3.A.avoid B.practice C.manage

4.A.what B.where C.how

5.A.was B.weren't C.wasn't

6.A.picked up B.got up C.took up

7.A.too B.very C.so

8.A.disappointed B.pleased C.satisfied

9.A.the other B.another C.others

10.A.ecosystem B.exhibition C.experience

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.C

【解析】

本文讲述了作者九岁的时候，他的父亲为了让他们学会爱别人，在圣诞节这天带着他们去孤儿院做了很多事，让那里的孩子们吃圣诞节晚宴。虽然他没有享受到他在家想要的晚宴，但是他获得了很多快乐，也学到了很多。

1.

句意：我那时只有九岁。

A. nine九，B. ten十，C. nineteen十九。根据“Ten years has passed since that thing happened”和“Now I am a 19-year-old college student.”可知，我现在19岁，因此10年前我9岁，故选A。

2.

句意：那天是12月24日，就在圣诞节的前一天。

A. on在具体某一天，B. before在……之前，C. after在……之后。根据“It was December 24th”可知，圣诞节是在12月25日，因此12月24日是在圣诞节的前一天。故选B。

3.

句意：孩子们，我觉得你们需要练习爱别人。

A. avoid doing sth避免做某事，B. practice doing sth练习做某事，C. manage to do sth设法做某事。根据“we are going to help out at an orphanage (孤儿院).”可知，此处表示要去学会爱别人。故选B。

4.

句意：我无法相信我听到的。

A. what什么，B. where哪里，C. how如何。作为动词believe的宾语从句，动词heard后缺少宾语，用代词what。故选A。

5.

句意：没有圣诞晚餐的假期不是我所期待的。

A. was是，B. weren't不是，C. wasn't不是。根据“I didn't want to spend such a holiday!”可知，此处表示这不是我期待的假期。故选C。

6.

句意：第二天早上，我们很早起床。

A. picked up捡起来，B. got up起床，C. took up拿起来。根据后文的“After a quick breakfast,”可知，要吃早饭，应是起床后。故选B。

7.

句意：我们有如此多的事情要做，比如准备晚餐，摆桌子，组织孩子们进来，以至于我们没有时间休息。

A. too太，B. very非常，C. so如此。根据so+形容词+that+从句，表示“如此……以至于……”，故选C。

8.

句意：我是多么失望啊！

A. disappointed失望的，B. pleased高兴的，C. satisfied满意的。根据“all I could think about was the Christmas dinner I couldn't enjoy”可知，我无法享受圣诞节晚餐，因此感到失望，故选A。

9.

句意：对另一些人来说，这是一顿他们永远不会忘记的不寻常的圣诞晚餐。

A. the other其他所有的，B. another另一个，C. others其他一些（人或事）。根据some, others“一些人，其他一些人”，故选C。

10.

句意：通过这次经历，我学到了很多。

A. ecosystem生态系统，B. exhibition 展览，C. experience经历。根据前文的“After a quick breakfast, we set out on our long journey to the orphanage.”可知，这是我们去孤儿院的一次经历。故选C。