Question

Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas Plans. With each day passing, everyone became more __1___ waiting for the final school bell. Upon its ___2___ everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.

David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often ___3___ what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so __4__ for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David __5___. I can still remember he was always _6__ a smile and willing to help. He always __7__ after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He ___8___ just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly __9__ home.

Weeks passed and the __10__ over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of __11__ before the holiday break. I smiled in __12__ as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David __13__ standing by my desk.

“ I have something for you,” he said and __14__ from behind his back a small box __15__ it to me, he said anxiously, “open it.” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my __16__ saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’s __17__.”

“Oh no it isn’t,” said David. “It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”

Tears filled my eyes__18__ I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given __19__ to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning __20__ the little empty box set on my desk.

1.                A．anxious         B．courageous      C．serious   D．cautious

2.                A．warning        B．ringing         C．calling    D．yelling

3.                A．scolded        B．wondered       C．realized  D．learned

4.                A．modestly        B．naturally        C．inaccurately   D．inappropriately

5.                A．popular        B．upset          C．special   D．funny

6.                A．expressing      B．delivering       C．wearing  D．sharing

7.                A．practiced       B．wandered       C．studied   D．stayed

8.                A．would          B．should          C．might D．could

9.                A．aim at          B．turn to         C．put off   D．head for

10.               A．argument       B．excitement      C．movement D．judgment

11.               A．school         B．year           C．education  D．program

12.               A．relief          B．return         C．vain  D．control

13.               A．weakly         B．sadly           C．quietly    D．helplessly

14.               A．searched       B．found          C．raised D．pulled

15.               A．holding         B．handing        C．sending   D．leaving

16.               A．delight         B．expectation     C．appreciation    D．surprise

17.               A．cheap          B．empty          C．useless    D．improper

18.               A．as             B．until           C．because   D．though

19.               A．advice         B．support        C．attention  D．command

20.               A．from           B．behind         C．over  D．towards

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.B

16.D

17.B

18.A

19.C

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文是关于学生准备圣诞节，而David的穿着不好，给了老师一个空的盒子.文章中充满了浓浓的师生之情。

1.A 本题考查学生对文章的理解和对词义的辨析，anxious焦急的；急切的。

2.B 本题中its指的是school bell 所以只能和ring搭配。

3.B 本题考查动词词义的辨析，后面用的是what kind of home life David had, 所以用wondered。

4.D 本题考查副词词义的辨析，inappropriately 不适当地，根据下文中的without a coat, boots, or gloves可知David穿得不合适。

5.C 本题考查形容词的词义辨析，special特殊的；特别的，上文中说到David穿得不好，下文中说到作者能记得的是David 脸上一直挂着微笑，总是乐于助人，说明他与众不同。

6.C本题考查动词的辨析，wear呈现，显现，在这儿意思是面笑容。

7.D本题考查动词的辨析，David在放学后待在学校摆齐凳子，拖地，故选D。

8.A本题考查情态动词的辨析，would老是，总是。

9.D本题考查动词词组的区别： head for朝……进发，前进。在这儿是说David打扫完教室后回家。

10.B本题考查名词的辨析，excitement指学生期待已久的圣诞到来的兴奋之情。

11.A 本题考查名词的辨析，before the holiday break显然是school day.

12.A本题考查名词的辨析，relief轻松，宽慰。

13.C本题考查副词的辨析：由上下文可知，这儿应是David静静地站在讲桌旁。

14.D本题考查动词的辨析，此处应是David从身后把那个盒子拉出来。

15.B本题考查动词的辨析，hand sth. to sb. 把……交给某人

16.D 本题考查名词的辨析，既然是送给老师的礼物，盒子里应该有东西，而老师打开后盒子是空的，所以感到惊奇。

17.B本题考查形容词的辨析，由上文中的saw nothing和下文中的It’s full of love。知选B。

18.A本题考查连词的用法，as 在这儿引导时间状语从句。

19.C本题考查句词的辨析，由前文中的We never talked much可知，作者并没对David注意太多。

20.B本题考查介词的辨析，由整篇文章可知，这儿是空盒子背后的意义。

考点：考查情感类短文