Question

The Best Holiday

I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter, Emily.  36  to buy a mountain bike, she’d been saving her pocket money all year, as well as doing small jobs to earn extra money.

By Thanksgiving , she had collected only $49. I said, “ You  37 have your pick from my bicycle  38  ”. “Thanks, Daddy. But your bikes are so old. ” She was right. All my girls’ bikes were 1950s models, not the kind a kid today would   39 choose.

As Christmas  40 near, Emily and I went bike shopping . As we left one store, she  41 a Salvation Army volunteer standing next to a big pot. “Can we give something, Daddy?” She asked. “Sorry, Em, I’m out of   42    . ”

Throughout December, Emily continued to work hard. Then one day, she made a  43 announcement. “You know all the money I’ve been saving?” she said hesitantly. “I’m going to give it to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of $58 to a volunteer who was really very  44   .

45  by Emily’s selflessness, I decided to contribute  46 of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children.  47 I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow. Should I contribute two? No, one would be enough. But I couldn’t  48  the feeling that I should give a second bike. When I later  49 the bikes, the car dealer said, “You’re making two kids very  50  , sir . Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, we’re   51  away one chance to win a girl’s mountain bike. ”

Why wasn’t I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the 52   ? I like to think it was God’s way of  53  a little girl for a sacrifice  54  her year--while giving her dad a lesson in the  55  .

1.	A．Promised B．Amazed C．Determined D．Organized

2.	A．need B．should C．must D．can

3.	A．collection B．contribution C．shop D．club

4.	A．seldom B．likely C．slightly D．merely

5.	A．drew B．became C．went D．pulled

6.	A．observed B．sensed C．watched D．noticed

7.	A．work B．charge C．time D．change

8.	A．disappointing B．surprising C．formal D．public

9.	A．agreeable B．hopeful C．thankful D．pitiful

10.	A．Moved B．Shocked C．Persuaded D．Demanded

11.	A．one B．some C．two D．any

12.	A．While B．As C．Because D．Though

13.	A．express B．describe C．explain D．shake

14.	A．returned B．delivered C．chose D．shared

15.	A．sweet B．healthy C．happy D．fair

16.	A．putting B．giving C．storing D．signing

17.	A．present B．harvest C．winner D．chance

18.	A．greeting B．praising C．sheltering D．rewarding

19.	A．under B．before C．beyond D．within

20.	A．process B．project C．struggle D．communication

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.A

6.D

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.A

12.B

13.D

14.B

15.C

16.B

17.C

18.D

19.C

20.A

【解析】女儿把攒了一年的准备买山地车的钱捐给了救世军志愿者，感动了父亲，捐了两辆自己收集的自行车，结果却意外获得一辆山地车的奖励。这个故事告诉我们，好心是会有好报的。

1.考查过去分词作状语。 根据意思，决定卖一辆山地车，她一只储存着她的零用钱。

2.考查情态动词。根据句意，你可以(can)在我收集(collection)的自行车中做出你的选择。

3.考查名词辨析。属于后置设空，根据下文from my collection，可知答案为A。

4.考查副词辨析。根据句意，所有我的女式自行车都是20世纪50年代的款式，不是现在的孩子可能(likely)选择的。

5.考查动词辨析。draw near为固定短语，“临近；靠近”的意思。

6.考查动词辨析。observe观察；sense 意识到；watch 注视 notice注意到。根据句意：她注意到一个救世军志愿者站在一个大人物旁边。

7.考查名词辨析。out of change 没有零花钱 根据上文女儿注意到救世军志愿者，想为此做一点贡献。可父亲回答，没有零钱(change)。

8.考查形容词辨析。女儿攒钱是为了买山地车，而她却决定将所攒的钱全部捐给穷人，所以是令人惊讶的(surprising).

9.考查形容词辨析。她把所咱的钱给了志愿者，志愿者充满了感激(thankful)。

10.考查动词辨析。因为女儿的无私，我被感动（moved）了。

11.考查代词辨析。上面提到“我”收集了许多自行车，受了女儿的感染，我决定捐献其中的一辆旧自行车。故用one of …。

12.考查连词辨析。根据句意：当“我”选择了一辆光亮的自行车时，看上去好像另一辆车子呈现出了亮光。故用as。

13.考查动词辨析。根据上文，作者犹豫不决，不知是否该捐两辆自行车，所以此时“我”很难描绘(describe)这种感觉—我应该再捐一辆。express表达 这里是作者的内心活动，无需表达出来。

14.考查动词辨析。当“我”把自行车交付给(deliver)汽车商时，。。。

15.考查形容词辨析。因为“我”我捐了两辆自行车，汽车商说“你将会使两个孩子非常的高兴(happy)，。。。

16.考查短语辨析。give away赠送因为每一辆捐赠的自行车，我们赠送一个得到一辆女式自行车的机会。

17.考查上下文联系。根据句意：当第二张票证明是一张有奖票(winner)的时候，为什么我一点都不惊讶？

18.考查动词辨析。根据上文，是女儿的爱心是我捐赠了两辆自行车，我认为这是对一个小女孩的爱心的回报(reward).

19.考查介词辨析。beyond超过。作为对她超过一年的牺牲的回报。因为女儿整整攒了一年的零花钱。

20.考查名词辨析。而在这个过程中(process)，她给她的父亲上了一堂课。