Question

A few months earlier I had been painting two portraits for each of my parents．I'd planned to give them the portraits as Christmas gifts．This would be a   36   for everyone，as I had not studied  37  ．

While painting one day, I was surprised by a knock on the door. Quickly having put all my  38 materials out of sight, I opened the   39  . To my astonishment, my father came in .

Immediately I wanted to show him the paintings, but I was   40  to destroy his Christmas surprise. Yet something  41  me to share the gifts with him. After making him promise to keep it secret, I   42   he keep his eyes closed until I had the portraits set on easels(画架). “Okay, Daddy. Now you can   43  !”

He appeared dazed at first. Finally , he said, “I don’t believe it. The eyes are so  44 that they follow you everywhere—and look how   45   your mother is. Will you let me have them  46 ?”

Excited with his response, I happily volunteered to   47  them to the frame shop the next day. Several weeks passed. Then one night the   48   rang—my father had a stroke(中风). He died the next day, and it seemed all   49    escaped from the life of my mother and me .

I finally remembered to  50   about the framed portraits. I was surprised when the shopkeeper told me my father had visited the shop,   51 for the framing and had them gift-wrapped.

 52 we had lost our loved people, everyone gathered on Christmas Day making an effort to be   53  . As I looked into my mother’s sad eyes and unsmiling face, I decided to give her Daddy’s and my   54  . After she saw it, with a wide smile, she quickly said, “I knew Daddy would be with us on Christmas Day!”

I glanced at the gift card written in my father’s   55 . “ Mother—Our daughter reminded me why I am so blessed. I’ll be always looking at you.—Daddy.”

1.	A．comfort B．success C．chance D．surprise

2.	A．art B．music C．dance D．literature

3.	A．1istening B．painting C．writing D．reading

4.	A．window B．drawer C．door D．bag

5.	A．reluctant B．sorry C．content D．eager

6.	A．forbade B．forced C．advised D．encouraged

7.	A．suggested B．insisted C．required D．ordered

8.	A．look B．taste C．sing D．go

9.	A．big B．bright C．real D．clear

10.	A．honest B．old C．shy D．beautiful

11.	A．hung B．framed C．signed D．sold

12.	A．drive B．see C．drop D．leave

13.	A．bell B．clock C．phone D．whistle

14.	A．anxiety B．pain C．trouble D．joy

15.	A．worry B．call C．care D．talk

16.	A．paid B．waited C．stayed D．prepared

17.	A．In case B．As soon as C．Even though D．Now that

18.	A．sad B．cheerful C．quiet D．calm

19.	A．heart B．secret C．advice D．gift

20.	A．words B．saying C．handwriting D．1etters

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.A 

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.D

11.B

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.B

16.A

17.C

18.B

19.D

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述作者为父母画肖像画做为圣诞礼物的故事，父亲知道后，提出包画装裱起来，还主动去付了钱，不幸的是父亲中风离开了，但是看到了画就像看见父亲一样。

1.考查名词;从后面的句子：as I had not studied  37  ．可知作者会给每个人惊喜。选D

2.考查名词：从前面的给每个人惊喜，可知作者没有学习过绘画。选A

3.考查上下文串联：从后面的While painting one day可知是把绘画材料收起来。选 B

4.考查词组：open the door开门。选C

5.考查形容词：A．reluctant不情愿的；B．sorry抱歉的，C．content满意的D．eager渴望的，从but，可知作者不愿破坏爸爸的惊喜。选A 

6.考查动词：句意;有什么东西鼓励我和他分享礼物。选D

7.考查动词：A．suggested 建议，B．insisted坚持要求C．required请求，     D．ordered命令， B项符合句意：我坚持要他闭上眼睛。

8.考查上下文串联：从前文的keep his eyes closed 可知是：现在可以看了。选A

9.考查形容词：从下面的that they follow you everywhere 可知是true，真的。选C

10.考查形容词：修饰妈妈用beautiful，选D

11.考查动词：have them framed把它们装裱起来，从后面的the frame shop 也可知答案是B

12.考查动词：drive sth to…开车送…去…,选A

13.考查动词;从后面的rang可知是电话响了。选 C

14.考查名词：从后面的escape from my mother and me，可以知道是我们没有快乐。选D

15.考查词组：call about找…谈某事，指作者打电话询问装裱画的事情。选B

16.考查词组：pay for为…付钱。选A

17.考查连词：句意：即使我们失去了亲爱的人，但每个人都在圣诞节聚在一起，努力高兴起来。选C

18.考查形容词，从上题的句意可知答案是B。

19.考查上下文串联，前面多次提到给父母的礼物。选D

20.考查名词：下文是爸爸的笔迹，选C         

考点：考查故事类短文