Question

It was only October, but my students were already talking about Christmas plans. As each day passed, everyone became more excited waiting for the final school bell. As soon as everyone heard the      , they would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.

    David was a small boy in old clothes. I had often       what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so improperly for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves, But something made David      .I can still remember he was always      a smile and willing to help, He always stayed after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He would just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly head for home.

    Weeks passed and the      over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness(烦躁)until the last day of      before the holiday break. I smiled in relief(安慰)as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David      standing by my desk.

    “I have something for you, " he said and pulled from behind his back a small box, Handing it to me, he said anxiously, "Open it." I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my      .I saw nothing. I looked at David's smiling face and back into the box and said, "The box is nice, David, but it's      .”

    "Oh no it isn't, " said David. "It's full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn't see or touch unless you know it's there."

    Tears filled my eyes as I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given attention to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning      the little empty box set on my desk.

1.A. warning    B. calling    C. ringing    D. shouting

2.A. admired  B. wonderedC. realized    D. learned

3.A. special    B. kind    C. popular    D. funny

4.A. bringing B. enjoying  C. wearing    D. sharing

5.A. argument B. arrangement  C. movementD. excitement

6.A. school    B. year    C. attention    D. program

7.A. weakly  B. sadly    C. quietly    D. helplessly

8.A. anger    B. joy    C. appreciation    D. surprise

9.A. cheap    B. empty    C. useless    D. improper

10.A. from    B. behind    C. over    D. towards

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲了学生迫不及待要过圣诞节。圣诞节前一天，每个学生都回家了，但是David一个我平时不大关注的学生送给我一个小小的空盒子，他说里面装着爱，爱是看不到摸不着的。我永远也不会忘记这个空盒子背后的意义。

1.A. warning 警告；B. calling 叫，打电话；C. ringing打电话，铃声响起；D. shouting喊叫。句意：每个人一听到铃声，就会跑去拿外套回家，除了David以外。听到下课铃声才能回家，故选C。

2.A. admired 羡慕；B. wondered想；C. realized 意识到；D. learned学习。句意：我常常想David的家庭生活是什么样子。根据题意，故选B。

3.A. special 特殊的；B. kind 善良的；C. popular 流行的，受欢迎的；D. funny有趣的，滑稽的；句意：但是有些东西使David特殊。这里的something指的是下一句：我仍然记得他总是带着微笑，愿意帮助别人。乐于助人这件事使他特殊。故选A。

4.A. bringing带来；B. enjoying喜欢，享受；C. wearing穿；D. sharing分享。句意：我仍然记得他总是带着微笑，愿意帮助别人。带着微笑wear a smile。故选C。

5.A. argument争论；B. arrangement 安排；C. movement运动；D. excitement兴奋。句意：好几个星期过去了，圣诞节就要来临的兴奋变得烦躁，直到假期休息前的最后一天。圣诞节就要来了，孩子一定很兴奋，迫不及待。故选D。

6.A. school学校；B. year 年；C. attention注意；D. program项目，节目。句意：好几个星期过去了，圣诞节就要来临的兴奋变得烦躁，直到假期休息前的最后一天。这是在学校的最后一天。故选A。

7.A. weakly虚弱地；B. sadly难过地；C. quietly安静地；D. helplessly无助地。句意：转过身我看见David安静地站在我的桌边。从后文中得知, David是在等，要给我送礼物。因此，应该是静静地等待。故选C。

8.A. anger 生气；B. joy 快乐；C. appreciation欣赏，感激；D. surprise惊讶。句意：我翻开盒盖，但是令我吃惊的是，我什么也没看到。我原以为里面有东西，但是结果没看到东西，因此我感到吃惊。故选D。

9.A. cheap 便宜的；B. empty 空的；C. useless 无用的；D. improper不合适。句意：我看看David微笑的脸，又看看这个盒子，“盒子漂亮，但是盒子是空的。”从上文中得知，我什么也没看到，因此得知盒子是空的。故选B。

10.A. from 来自；B. behind 在……后面；C. over 在那边，结束；D. towards朝。句意：在那个圣诞节以后，David和我成为了好朋友，我永远不会忘记放在我桌子上那个小空盒子背后的意义。根据题意，故选 B。

考点：人生百味类短文