Question

The Christmas gift when I was seven years old has been a pleasant memory.     other gifts, it came without wrap（包装）.

  On September 11^th that year, Mum gave      to Richard. After she brought him home from       , she put him in my lap, saying, “I      you a gift, and here it is.” What a/an       ! I      seven a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night and told it over and over how much I loved it!

  One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was      ! I cried for it. Mum  wept（流泪）and told me that the        little thing had been sent to a hospital because of a fever. For several days, I heard mum and Dad whispering such        as “hopeless”, “pitiful”, and “dying”, which sounded       .

  Christmas was coming. “Don’t      any presents this year,” Dad said, pointing at the      I hung in the living room. “       your baby brother lives, that’ll be Christmas enough.” As he spoke, his eyes filled with tears. I’d      seen him cry before.

  The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to     it. From my bedroom I heard him say, “What? He’s all right?” He      and shouted upstairs. “The hospital said we can bring Richard home!”

   “Thank God!” I heard Mum cry.

  From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen them so       . And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I ran      . My socks still hung there    , but I knew they were filled with    !

1.A. Like               B. Unlike                    C. As                       D. Except

2.A. life                   B. treatment               C. freedom              D. birth

3.A. hospital            B. illness                    C. shop                    D. danger

4.A. bought             B. offered                  C. promised             D. ordered

5.A. surprise            B. honor                     C. wonder               D. pity

6.A. grew                B. got                         C. became              D. turned

7.A. stolen               B. gone                       C. broken               D. Hidden

8.A. nice                  B. naughty                 C. poor                    D. Ugly

9.A. words                B. feelings                  C. predictions           D. results

10.A. impossible       B. dangerous              C. fearful               D. difficult

11.A. think                B. expect                    C. forget                  D. buy

12.A. clock                B. pictures                  C. socks                    D. bag

13.A. Unless             B. If                           C. Only                   D. After

14.A. once                 B. already                   C. never              D. often

15.A. see                   B. receive                   C. hear                    D. answer

16.A. hung up           B. held up                  C. got up                   D. stood up

17.A. anxious            B. worried                  C. crazy                   D. happy

18.A. downstairs       B. upstairs                  C. outside                  D. inside

19.A. alone                B. flat                         C. high                      D. untouched

20.A. dolls                B. thanks                    C. kindness              D. love

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.C

11.B

12.C

13.B

14.C

15.D

16.A

17.D

18.A

19.B

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了一个亲情故事。作者七岁时收到的圣诞节礼物是一个美好的回忆。12月11号，作者的妈妈生下了弟弟理查德，这是妈妈送给作者的七岁生日礼物。对于这个特别的礼物，作者感到无比的荣耀。但是，弟弟理查德发烧住院了，这让一家人都很担心，圣诞节早上，当得知理查德没有大碍时，全家人欢喜雀跃，作者体会到了父母对理查德的爱。

1.it came without wrap与其它礼物不一样的是，它没有包装，故选B。

2.名词辨析。A生命，生活；B对待，治疗；C自由；D出生。Mum gave 12  to Richard妈妈生下了理查德，give birth to生（孩子），故选D。

3.名词辨析。A医院；B疾病；C上的；D危险。After she brought him home from  13  ,妈妈把理查德从医院抱回家，故选A。

4.动词辨析。A购买；B提供；C承诺；D命令，预订。I 14  you a gift, and here it is.妈妈说，这就是我承诺给你的礼物，故选C。

5.名词辨析。A惊喜；B荣誉；C怀疑；D遗憾。根据“none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own”可知，作者感到无比的荣耀，故选B。

6.动词辨析。A生长，种植；B得到；C变得；D变成。作者提前一个月得到了七岁的生日礼物--弟弟理查德。turn seven长到七岁，故选D。

7.动词辨析。A偷窃；B失踪；C坏掉；D藏。I found its bed empty. My doll was 17  !作者发现弟弟的床是空的，弟弟不见了，故选B。

8.形容词辨析。A好的；B淘气的；C可怜的；D丑陋的。根据“had been sent to a hospital because of a fever”可知，理查德那么小就发烧了，因此他是可怜的，故选C。

9.名词辨析。A话语；B感情；C预测；D结果。“hopeless”, “pitiful”, and “dying”这些都是父母说的话语，故选A。

10.形容词辨析。A不可能的；B危险的；C害怕的；D困难的。作者听到“hopeless”, “pitiful”, and “dying”这些词感到害怕，故选C。

11.“Don’t    any presents this year,” Dad said,爸爸说今年不要期望有什么礼物了，故选B。

12.pointing at the    I hung in the living room爸爸指着作者挂在起居室的袜子，圣诞节习俗是把礼物放进袜子里，故选C。

13.    your baby brother lives, that’ll be Christmas enough.如果你弟弟能够活过来，就是最好的礼物了，故选B。

14.I’d    seen him cry before.作者从未见过父亲流泪，故选C。

15.The phone rang early on Christmas morning.可知，父亲去接电话，接电话用answer，故选D。

16. He    and shouted upstairs.父亲挂掉电话大叫着跑下楼，故选A。

17.The hospital said we can bring Richard home!可知，得知理查德没有大碍，作者的父母很是开心，故选D。

18.From the upstairs window,可知，作者当时在楼上，作者是跑下楼，故选A。

19.My socks still hung there 29 , 这里指袜子里依然是空的，没有礼物，故选B。

20.but I knew they were filled with 30 !但是，作者知道，袜子里装满的全家人对理查德的爱，故选D。

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