Question

I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always not enough, but we had a   36  over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always   37 . Not knowing we were poor, my kids (孩子们) just thought I was   38 . I’ve always been glad about that.

It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t enough   39  for a lot of gifts, we planned to hold a family party. And the big   40  for the kids was the fun of Christmas   41 .

They planned weeks ahead of time, asking   42  what they wanted for Christmas. Luckily, I had saved $120 for them to buy   43 .

The big   44  arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and   45  them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would   46  again at the “Santa’s Workshop”.

Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits,   47  my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually   48 . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies　— fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything   49  we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, ready to be   50  again. This is what she told me.

“I was looking   51 , thinking of what to buy, and I   52  to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she   53  for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and   54  the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”

I never felt so   55  as I did that day.

1.                A．roof           B．hat            C．sky  D．star

2.                A．little           B．less            C．enough   D．more

3.                A．busy           B．serious         C．strict D．kind

4.                A．effort          B．room           C．time D．money

5.                A．improvement    B．problem        C．surprise  D．excitement

6.                A．shopping       B．travelling        C．parties   D．greetings

7.                A．the other       B．each other      C．one by one    D．every other one

8.                A．toys           B．clothes         C．presents  D．bills

9.                A．day            B．chance         C．cheque   D．tree

10.               A．forced         B．reminded       C．invited    D．begged

11.               A．draw          B．stay           C．move D．meet

12.               A．including       B．besides         C．except    D．regarding

13.               A．quiet          B．excited         C．happy D．ashamed

14.               A．since          B．after           C．while D．until

15.               A．happy          B．angry          C．joyful     D．glad

16.               A．out            B．over           C．forward   D．around

17.               A．forgot          B．stopped        C．failed D．hated

18.               A．wanted         B．did            C．got   D．played

19.               A．made          B．searched       C．bought    D．fetched

20.               A．painful         B．rich           C．disappointed   D．angry

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.B

16.D

17.B

18.A

19.C

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：圣诞节那天，作者得知她的小女儿用自己买礼物的钱给一个陌生的小女孩买了娃娃这件事后，母亲的内心感受------从未有过的富有。

1.根据下文的food, clothes,可知应该是roof 选A。

2.C.根据前文的if not a lot,那就够了。

3.C 根据句意可知孩子不知道家里穷，只是认为母亲对他们要求很严格。

4.D由第一段可知，没有钱买许多礼物。

5.D考查名词： A. improvement改善B. problem问题C. surprise 惊讶D. excitement兴奋，孩子最大的兴奋是圣诞购物。

6.A由句意可知对于孩子而言，圣诞节最大的快乐当然是购物了。

7.B. 句意：四个孩子彼此相问他们圣诞节想要的东西。

8.C.句意： 120元是我们五个人共同买礼物的钱。

9.A 考查名词：A. day日子B. chance机会C. cheque支票D. tree树，圣诞节那天来临了。

10.B.由句意可知，是提醒孩子买什么。A项强迫C项邀请D.项乞求

11.D由句意可知是回来集合。

12.C每个孩子都情绪高涨，只有小女儿例外。 

13.A 考查形容词：A. quiet   安静的B. excited兴奋的C. happy快乐D. ashamed羞愧的，

由上句可知。

14.D.考查固定句型：not……until句型。 “直到……才”

15.B 考查形容词：A. happy快乐B. angry生气C. joyful 快乐D. glad高兴，

由I was so angry,句意可知。

16.D 短语搭配 look around 环顾四周，look over 是检查，检阅C项缺 to Look forward to 是盼望，look out 是向外看，当心。

17.B 根据句意可知，是停下来，读许愿树上的小卡片。

18.A 由句意可知，是她想要的圣诞节礼物。

19.C 根据句意可知，取下卡片给小女孩买个娃娃。

20.B 与第一段的money was always tight 相呼应。

考点：考查故事类短文