Question

    For years, I thought a present and a gift as the same thing.

I grew up in a household where presents marked special _______ There was always a box

for each of us under the tree at Christmas. ____ Dad always gave Mom something each Valentines Day and anniversary. He would carefully plan his shopping trips to find just the _____thing. His joy in the hunt was proof of the _____ of giving and of his love for her. I saw these presents as the ______ of a husband's devotion.

So when I married a man who did not give presents on a regular basis, it was a(an)____.

I wrestled with my _____ . Gary did not___ avoid gift-giving. Gary would return from sea __ with a brown paper bag inside of which was something that reminded him of me.

I tried to change him______.I prepared gifts for Christmas and for his birthdays _______ .

He appreciated the caring, but refused to do the same thing for me.

I dropped hints, they fell on_______ ears.

I began to tell him what I wanted, giving______ instructions. When Gary left for the market one Saturday, I asked him to find me diamond earrings as a birthday present. Yet he came home with a road scraper （刮路机）.

______when the snowstorm Mt later that year and he was at sea, I used the road scraper to plow （犁）out both our driveway and our neighbor's, thinking how______ earrings would have been was then that I realized he had been giving me gifts ail along. The gestures, large and small, born of his caring and concern were the _______that he gave daily.

We ___to teach others how to love us. In that struggle, we often forget how to _______the love they already give us as only they can give it.

I finally began to understand the_______ between a present and a gift. A present is a thing. But a gift is a small act of kindness, the willingness to_______to another's needs, the sacrifice of time and effort.

1.A.locations B.situations C.occasions D.conditions

2.A.Additionally B.Originally C.Fortunately D.Consequently

3.A.cheap B.astonishing C.splendid D.right

4.A.pleasure B.ambition C.intention D.addiction

5.A.example B.emphasis C.reminder D.expression

6.A.improvement B.adjustment C.despair D.disaster _:

7.A.expectations B.dilemma C.conscience 、 D.anxiety

8.A.actively B.willingly C.intentionally D.wholly

9.A.supplied B.armed C.decorated D.filled

10.A.by tradition B.by force C.by example D.by accident

11.A.on purpose B.in order C.at random D.on time

12.A.sharp B.big C.deaf D.sensitive

13.A.some B.specific C.brief D.unusual

14.A.And B.So C.Though D.But

15.A.precious B.practical C.useless D.ugly

16.A.promises B.gifts C.blessings D.instructions

17.A.struggle B.fail C.attempt D.decide

18.A.express B.appreciate C.return D.share

19.A.distance B.similarity C.difference D.conflict

20.A.subscribe B.take C.connect D.bend

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.A

5.D

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.C

11.A

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.C

16.B

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述了多年来，作者一直认为present和gift是是一回事，作者小时候耳濡目染了父亲对母亲的爱，在作者眼里只有像父亲在特殊的场合送给母亲礼物才是真爱，但是作者嫁的这个人却很少给自己买礼物，作者有一次让丈夫给自己买耳环作为生日礼物，但收到的却是一台刮路机。那年下起来暴风雪，丈夫当时在海上，作者用刮路机把自家的车道和邻居的车道都铲平了，作者当时想耳环是多么无用，这才意识到丈夫已经送给了她礼物。作者也终于弄明白了present和gift的区别。

1.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我在一个大家庭里长大，在这个家庭里，礼物象征着特殊的场合。A. locations位置；B. situations情况；C. occasions场合；D. conditions条件。由下文的“ Christmas，Valentines Day and anniversary”可知，只有像圣诞节，情人节和周年纪念日这样的节日，才能收到礼物，所以礼物象征着特殊的场合。故选C项。

2.考查副词词义辨析。句意：此外，爸爸总是在每个情人节和周年纪念日给妈妈送一些礼物。A. Additionally此外；B. Originally最初；C. Fortunately幸运地；D. Consequently因此。本句表示进一步补充的说明，说明爸爸总是在每个情人节和周年纪念日给妈妈送一些礼物。故选A项。

3.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他会仔细计划他的购物之旅，以找到合适的东西。A. cheap便宜的；B. astonishing令人惊讶的；C. splendid极好的；D. right合适的。由“He would carefully plan his shopping trips”可知，仔细计划他的购物之旅，就是为了找到合适的东西。故选D项。

4.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他在寻找商品时的喜悦证明了他给予她的快乐和对她的爱。A. pleasure快乐；B. ambition野心；C. intention意图；D. addiction痴迷。由“His joy”可知，他在寻找商品时的喜悦证明了他给予她的快乐和对她的爱。故选A项。

5.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我把这些礼物看作是丈夫对妻子钟爱的表现。A. example例子；B. emphasis强调；C. reminder起提醒作用的事物；D. expression表现。作者认为，丈夫对妻子的钟爱是通过礼物的形式表现出来的。故选D项。

6.考查名词词义辨析。句意：所以当我嫁给一个不经常送礼物的男人时，也需要调整自己的心态。A. improvement提高；B. adjustment调整；C. despair失望；D. disaster 灾难。由上文可知，作者认为，丈夫对妻子的钟爱是通过礼物的形式表现出来的，但现在作者嫁给一个不经常送礼物的男人，心态需要调整。故选B项。

7.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我苦苦地等待着自己所期望的东西的到来。A. expectations期望；B. dilemma进退两难；C. conscience良心；D. anxiety焦虑。作者希望自己的丈夫能像自己的父亲对待自己的母亲一样送礼物，所以这是作者苦苦所等待的期望。故选A项。

8.考查副词词义辨析。句意：Gary并没有完全不送礼物。A. actively积极地；B. willingly愿意地；C. intentionally故意地；D. wholly整个地。由下文“Gary would return from sea ___9___ with a brown paper bag inside of which was something that reminded him of me.”可知，作者的丈夫也并不是完全不送礼物。故选D项。

9.考查动词词义辨析。句意：Gary出海回来的时候会抱着一个棕色的纸袋，袋子里装的东西让他想起了我。A. supplied提供；B. armed装备；C. decorated装饰；D. filled填满。be armed with“装备什么东西”，这里是用手臂抱着一个棕色的纸袋。故选B项。

10.考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：我试图以身作则改变他，我特意为圣诞节和他的生日准备了礼物。A. by tradition传统上；B. by force 使用暴力；C. by example 以身作则；D. by accident偶然地。由下文“I prepared gifts for Christmas and for his birthdays ___11___ .”可知，作者试图以身作则改变他。故选C项。

11.考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：我试图以身作则改变他，我特意为圣诞节和他的生日准备了礼物。A. on purpose特意地；B. in order井然有序；C. at random任意地；D. on time准时。作者要以身作则改变他，所以特意为圣诞节和他的生日准备了礼物。故选A项。

12.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我说了很多暗示的话，却被当成耳边风。A. sharp尖锐的；B. big大的；C. deaf聋的；D. sensitive敏感的。由“I began to tell him what I wanted”可知，作者说了很多暗示的话，却被当成耳边风，所以导致作者开始告诉他自己想要什么，可见暗示的话没起作用。故选C项。

13.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我开始告诉他我想要什么，给出了具体的指示。A. some不少的；B. specific具体的；C. brief简短的；D. unusual不寻常的。由下文“I asked him to find me diamond earrings as a birthday present”可知，作者给出了具体的指示。故选B项。

14.考查连词辨析。句意：那年下了一场暴风雪，当时他在海上，我开着刮路机，把我们的车道和邻居的车道都铲平了，我想当时耳环是多么无用，我才意识到他已经给了我礼物。A. And和；B. So所以；C. Though尽管；D. But但是。分析句意可知，前后表示转折关系，所以用but来连接。故选D项。

15.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那年下了一场暴风雪，当时他在海上，我开着刮路机，把我们的车道和邻居的车道都铲平了，我当时想耳环是多么无用，我才意识到他已经给了我礼物。A. precious珍贵的；B. practical实际的；C. useless无用的；D. ugly丑陋的。刮路机非常的实用，帮助了自己也帮助了别人，所以作者认为幸亏当时没有买耳环，一点都没有用。故选C项。

16.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的体贴和关心所产生的大大小小的动作，都是他每天所给予我的礼物。A. promises承诺；B. gifts礼物；C. blessings祝福；D. instructions说明书。由“giving me gifts ail along”可知。本句属于原词再现。在说明丈夫每天所给予自己的礼物是什么。故选B项。

17.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们努力教导别人如何爱我们。A. struggle努力；B. fail失败；C. attempt尝试；D. decide决定。由下文“In that struggle”可知，我们努力教导别人如何爱我们。故选A项。

18.考查动词词义辨析。句意：在这样的努力中，我们常常忘记如何去感激他们已经给予我们的爱，因为只有他们才能给予爱。A. express表达；B. appreciate感激；C. return返回；D. share分享。由“ often forget ,love they already give us ”可知，我们常常忘记如何去感激他们已经给予我们的爱。故选B项。

19.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我终于开始明白present and a gift的区别了。A. distance距离；B. similarity相似；C. difference差异；D. conflict矛盾。由上文“For years, I thought a present and a gift as the same thing”可知，多年来，作者一直认为 present and a gift是一回事，现在终于明白它们的区别了。故选C项。

20.考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是，一份礼物是一个小小的善举，是心甘情愿地满足他人的需要，是时间和努力的付出。A. subscribe同意；B. take拿；C. connect联系；D. bend 专心于。由“But a gift is a small act of kindness”可知，一份礼物是一个小小的善举，所以短文紧接着具体说明善举的具体内容。是心甘情愿地满足他人的需要，是时间和努力的付出。故选D项。