Question

The depression(经济大萧条) was coming to an end and Mum had a（n）_________ time raising us kids on her own. Christmas was _________,and we received some money for Christmas.Mum said that _________ buying food,she would use the money to pay back rent. Unknown to Mum,I had been doing tough and odd jobs（零工）to earn enough money to buy myself new_________.

The big day came on the afternoon of Christmas Eve.I was very _________, as I hurried up the road to catch the bus. But on the way, I _________ a house with Christmas lights and decorations. It was then that I realized that at our house, we had _________ for Christmas. I felt sad and I was feeling a strange_________ of guilt. Here I was going to buy a new pair of boots _________ Mum would be trying to explain to us why there were no presents.

I went into a grocery store and bought a turkey, ham, oranges and all the Christmas _________. I _________ every penny of my_________ money. I asked two boys to _________ them to our house. I _________ for the delivery boys to quietly _________ the groceries on the porch and pile them _________ the door. Once they had done this,I knocked on the door. I could hardly _________ to see my mother's face! When Mum opened the door, some of the groceries _________ inside onto the floor, and she just stood there dumbfounded. _________ the tears, I yelled,"Merry Christmas Mother!! There really is a Santa Claus!"

I had a lot of _________ as we unpacked all the food. That day I got enough hugs and kisses from Mum. It was a Merry Christmas for us after all!

1.A. good    B. hard    C. pleasant    D. easy

2.A. passing    B. approaching    C. going    D. appearing

3.A. regardless of    B. instead of    C. in case of    D. in need of

4.A. boots    B. decorations    C. turkeys    D. books

5.A. disappointed    B. excited    C. moved    D. touched

6.A. watched    B. recognized    C. observed    D. noticed

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

8.A. mood    B. emotion    C. state    D. sense

9.A. though    B. when    C. as    D. but

10.A. goods    B. things    C. lights    D. treats

11.A. spent    B. cost    C. paid    D. took

12.A. easily-earned    B. home-made    C. hard-earned    D. carefully-planned

13.A. put    B. lay    C. bring    D. run

14.A. begged    B. demanded    C. prayed    D. whispered

15.A. upload    B. load    C. unload    D. download

16.A. on    B. in    C. against    D. beyond

17.A. wait    B. bear    C. help    D. stand

18.A. climbed    B. went    C. fell    D. spread

19.A. Holding on    B. Holding up    C. Holding back    D. Holding down

20.A. quarrelling    B. understanding    C. explaining    D. reasoning

Answer

1. B

2. B

3. B

4. A

5. B

6. D

7. D

8. D

9. A

10. D

11. A

12. C

13. C

14. C

15. C

16. C

17. A

18. C

19. C

20. C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，经济大萧条时期，作者家生活非常拮据，甚至没有钱过圣诞节，作者为妈妈精心策划了一个惊喜，用打零工赚来的钱买了很多圣诞节食品，并告诉妈妈真的有圣诞老人。

1.考查形容词词义辨析。A. good好的；B. hard艰难的；C. pleasant愉快的；D. easy简单的。根据本空前的“The depression was coming to an end”可知，在经济大萧条时期，妈妈独自抚养孩子是很艰难的，故B选项切题。

2.考查动词词义辨析。A. passing经过；B. approaching走近；C. going去；D. appearing出现。根据本空后的“and we received some money for Christmas.”可知，圣诞节即将来临，我们收到了过节的钱，故B选项切题。

3.考查介词短语辨析。A. regardless of不管；B. instead of而不是、代替；C. in case of万一；D. in need of需要。根据本空后的“buying food, she would use the money to pay back rent.”可知，妈妈要用这钱交房租而不是买食物，故B选项切题。

4.考查名词词义辨析。A. boots靴子；B. decorations装饰；C. turkeys火鸡；D. books书。根据下文中的“Here I was going to buy a new pair of boots”可知，我一直在打零工赚钱准备给自己买一双靴子，故A选项切题。

5.考查形容词词义辨析。A. disappointed失望的；B. excited兴奋的；C. moved感动的；D. touched感动的。圣诞节就要到了。我马上就能买新靴子了，我自然是很兴奋，故B选项切题。

6.考查动词词义辨析。A. watched看；B. recognized认出；C. observed观察；D. noticed注意到。根据本空后的“a house with Christmas lights and decorations.”可知，路上我看到一个挂满彩灯和装饰品的房子，故D选项切题。

7.考查代词词义辨析。A. everything每一；B. something某一；C. anything任一；D. nothing没有。别人家的房子有彩灯和装饰品，而我家什么都没有，故D选项切题。

8.考查名词词义辨析。A. mood情绪；B. emotion情感；C. state情形；D. sense感觉。根据本空后的“of guilt…”可知，我有一种愧疚感，故D选项切题。

9.考查连词词义辨析。A. though尽管；B. when当……时；C. as因为；D. but但是。根据本空后的“Mum would be trying to explain to us why there were no presents”可知，尽管妈妈努力解释我们为什么没有礼物，我还是要给自己买一双靴子，故A选项切题。

10.考查名词词义辨析。A. goods商品；B. things东西；C. lights灯；D. treats零食。根据本空前的“I went into a grocery store and bought a turkey, ham, oranges and all the Christmas”可知，我去商店买了火鸡、火腿、橙子以及所有圣诞节零食，故D选项切题。

11.考查动词词义辨析。A. spent花费(人作主语)；B. cost花费（物作主语）；C. paid付账；D. took拿。根据本空后的“every penny of my…”可知，我花掉了每一分自己辛苦挣来的钱，故A选项切题。

12.考查形容词词义辨析。A. easily-earned容易获得的；B. home-made家庭制作的；C. hard-earned难得到的；D. carefully-planned精心计划的。根据上文我打零工赚钱可知，这些钱是很不容易赚到的，故C选项切题。

13.考查动词词义辨析。A. put放；B. lay铺、放；C. bring带到；D. run跑。根据本空后的“them to our house”可知，我叫两个男孩把这些东西带到我的家里，故C选项切题。

14.考查动词词义辨析。A. begged乞求；B. demanded要求；C. prayed祈祷；D. whispered低语。根据本空后的“for the delivery boys to quietly …the groceries on the porch and pile them”可知，我祈祷送货的那两个男孩悄悄地把这些东西卸在门廊上，然后把它们靠在门上，故C选项切题。

15.考查动词词义辨析。A. upload上传；B. load使担负；C. unload卸载；D. download下载。送货到达目的地自然要卸货，故C选项切题。

16.考查介词词义辨析。A. on在……上；B. in在……上；C. against倚、靠；D. beyond超过。把它们靠在门上，故C选项切题。

17.考查动词词义辨析。A. wait等待；B. bear承受；C. help帮忙；D. stand承受。根据本空后的“to see my mother's face!”可知，自己精心策划的一个惊喜一切准备就绪，我等着看妈妈惊讶的表情，故A选项切题。

18.考查动词词义辨析。A. climbed爬；B. went走；C. fell跌落、倒；D. spread扩散、传播。东西是靠在门上的，一开门就会倒在地板上，故C选项切题。

19.考查动词短语辨析。A. Holding on坚持； B. Holding up举起；C. Holding back阻碍、忍住； D. Holding down保持。根据本空后的“the tears, I yelled,"Merry Christmas Mother!! There really is a Santa Claus!"”可知，我忍住眼泪喊道：“妈妈，圣诞快乐！真的有圣诞老人！”故C选项切题。

20.考查动词词义辨析。A. quarrelling吵架；B. understanding理解；C. explaining解释；D. reasoning推论、劝说。根据本空后的“as we unpacked all the food.”可知，解开东西时我解释了很多，故C选项切题。