Question

In spite of the fun and laughter, 13-year-old Frank Wilson wasn’t happy. It was________ that he received all the gifts that he wanted. And he also _________ the big Christmas dinner with the family members. ________, Frank wasn’t happy because this was his first Christmas without his brother, Steve, who was killed in a car accident. Frank ___________ his brother.

Frank said good-bye to his family members and said that he was leaving a little earlier to see a friend, and from there he could walk home. Since it was cold outside, Frank ________ his new jacket. It was his favorite gift. He placed the other gifts on his new sleigh（雪橇）. Then Frank _________.

As Frank went down the street toward home, through one front window, he saw a room with old _________ hanging over an empty fireplace. A woman was seated nearby, crying. The stockings ________ him of the way he and his brother always ________ theirs side by side. The next morning, they would find gifts.

Then Frank had a _______. He knocked at the door. “Yes?” the________ voice of the woman. “May I come in?” asked Frank. “You are very welcome,” she said, ________ his sleigh full of gifts and thinking he wanted to ______ gifts. “But I have no food or gifts for you. I have ________ for my own children.” “That’s why I am here,” Frank said. “Please________ whatever gifts you would like for your children from the sleigh.” “Why? God bless you!” the_____woman answered. She took some candies, a toy plane and a doll. Finally, the stockings were ________. “Thank you so much!” the woman said. “You are welcome,” Frank said and left.

Frank’s _________was full of happiness. Then he gave his jacket to a poor boy. At last, he gave away all his gifts._____Frank was worried how he could _________to his parents that he had given his gifts away, he was very happy.

1.A. true    B. normal    C. hopeful    D. surprising

2.A. prepared    B. made    C. enjoyed    D. appreciate

3.A. Instead    B. However    C. Therefore    D. Otherwise

4.A. praised    B. admired    C. respected    D. missed

5.A. put on    B. took out    C. put aside    D. took off

6.A. ran    B. left    C. returned    D. disappeared

7.A. furniture    B. clothes    C. stocking    D. window

8.A. reminded    B. warned    C. informed    D. believed

9.A. lay    B. hung    C. shared    D. dragged

10.A. gift    B. problem    C. sign    D. thought

11.A. frightened    B. sad    C. excited    D. confused

12.A. pulling    B. knowing    C. searching    D. seeing

13.A. collect    B. buy    C. provide    D. sell

14.A. everything    B. anything    C. something    D. nothing

15.A. offer    B. show    C. take    D. bring

16.A. disappointed    B. worried    C. surprised    D. interested

17.A. light    B. large    C. new    D. full

18.A. body    B. head    C. heart    D. brain

19.A. Because    B. Though    C. When    D. While

20.A. explain    B. speak    C. declare    D. admit

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.D

11.B

12.D

13.A

14.D

15.C

16.C

17.D

18.C

19.B

20.A

【解析】本文为记叙文。今年的圣诞节，弗兰克很不高兴，因为往年过圣诞节的时候，家庭成员中都少不了哥哥。但不幸的是，哥哥在车祸中失去了生命。但当弗兰克把父母给自己的所有圣诞节礼物给赠给了需要的人的时候，弗兰克感到快乐了。这就是爱的奉献，这正是圣诞精神所在。

1.考查形容词辨析。A. true真实的；B. normal正常的；C. hopeful怀有希望的；D. surprising令人吃惊的。句意：他收到了所有他想要的礼物是真的。故选A。

2.考查动词辨析。A. prepared准备；B. made制作；C. enjoyed享受；D. appreciate感激，欣赏。句意：他还和家人一起享用了圣诞大餐。故选C。

3.考查副词辨析。A. Instead相反；B. However然而；C. Therefore所以；D. Otherwise否则。句意：然而，弗兰克不高兴，因为这是他第一次没有哥哥史提夫的圣诞节，他在一次车祸中丧生了。故选B。

4.考查动词辨析。A. praised表扬；B. admired羡慕；C. respected尊重；D. missed思念。根据语境可知，此处指“弗兰克思念他的哥哥”。故选D。

5.考查动词词组辨析。A. put on穿上；B. took out拿出；C. put aside放到一边；D. took off脱下，起飞。句意：由于外面很冷，弗兰克穿上了他的新夹克。故选A。

6.考查动词辨析。A. ran跑；B. left离开；C. returned返还；D. disappeared消失。句意：然后，弗兰克离开了。故选B。

7.考查名词辨析。A. furniture家具；B. clothes衣服；C. stocking袜子；D. window窗户。根据下文的The stockings ____8____ him of the way he…可知，此处指“在空空的壁炉上悬挂着一只旧袜子”。故选C。

8.考查动词辨析。A. reminded使想起；B. warned警告；C. informed通知；D. believed相信。remind sb. of sth.“使某人想起某事”。故选A。

9.考查动词辨析。A. lay放置；B. hung悬挂；C. shared分享；D. dragged拽。根据语境可知，此处指“他和他的哥哥常常把他们的袜子并排挂在一起”。故选B。

10.考查名词辨析。A. gift礼物；B. problem问题；C. sign符号；D. thought想法。句意：然后弗兰克有了一个想法。故选D。

11.考查形容词辨析。A. frightened害怕的；B. sad伤心的；C. excited兴奋的；D. confused困惑的。根据前文的A woman was seated nearby, crying.可知，此处指“一个悲伤的声音”。故选B。

12.考查动词辨析。A. pulling拉；B. knowing知道；C. searching寻找；D. seeing看到。句意：“欢迎”她说，看到他的雪橇装满礼物。故选D。

13.考查动词辨析。A. collect收集；B. buy买；C. provide提供；D. sell卖。根据下文的But I have no food or gifts for you.可知，这个女人以为弗兰克是想收集礼物。故选A。

14.考查代词辨析。A. everything每件事物；B. anything任何东西；C. something某件东西；D. nothing没有东西。句意：我什么也给不了自己的孩子。故选D。

15.考查动词辨析。A. offer提供；B. show展示；C. take拿；D. bring带来。句意：请从雪橇上拿任何你想要给孩子们的礼物。故选C。

16.考查形容词辨析。A. disappointed失望的；B. worried担心的；C. surprised吃惊的；D. interested感兴趣的。句意：“为什么？上帝保佑你！” 惊讶的女人回答道。故选C。

17.考查形容词辨析。A. light轻的；B. large大的；C. new新的；D. full满的。句意：最后，长统袜已经满了。故选D。

18.考查名词辨析。A. body身体；B. head头；C. heart心；D. brain大脑。句意：弗兰克的心里充满了幸福。故选C。

19.考查连词辨析。A. Because因为；B. Though虽然；C. When当……的时候；D. While在……期间。句意：虽然弗兰克担心……故选B。

20.考查动词辨析。A. explain解释；B. speak说；C. declare宣布；D. admit承认。句意：虽然弗兰克担心他如何向父母解释他已经把礼物送给别人了，但他很高兴。故选A。