Question

Since her husband died, Mrs. Jackson has lived alone in her big old house. The house was bought by her husband almost fifty years ago. Her daughter has tried hard to ask her to sell the house and buy a n___1.____ and small one in the town. B___2.___Mrs. Jackson doesn’t like the idea. She says that she has to look after her h__3.___ old house. But these days, she often hears of stories about unknown people who steal things around here.

That was a cold day before Christmas Eve. Around four o’clock in the afternoon, Mrs. Jackson was e_4.____ the Christmas music when someone knocked at the door. She h__5.____ the sound but didn’t move. Another knock. Who could it be? Mrs. Jackson was a bit a__6.___. She decided not to answer the door but kept waiting.

One minute another minute and yet another minute, n_7.__ happened and no more knocks. She walked q___8.___ to the door, and listened. She didn’t hear anything but the wind outside. She slowly opened the door and watched through the crack (缝隙) . She then gave a surprised cry and threw the door wide open! At the door, she saw a tall, beautiful Christmas t__9.____! Under the tree was a Christmas card w_10.___ these words:

Merry Christmas !

Your new neighbour

Answer

1.new

2.But

3.husband’s

4.enjoying

5.heard

6.afraid

7.nothing

8.quietly

9.tree

10.with

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：自丈夫去世后，杰克逊太太独自一人住在郊区多年前由丈夫买下的房子。为安全起见，她的儿子已经很努力的让她把房子卖掉，在镇上买一个小的房。但杰克逊太太不喜欢这个主意。她说她要照看她丈夫的老房子。但最近她经常听到有人偷东西的故事。

1.根据句意：她的儿子已经很努力的让她把房子卖掉，在镇上买一个小的房。但杰克逊太太不喜欢这个主意。结合所给的首字母可知该填写new，新的。

2.根据句意：她的儿子已经很努力的让她把房子卖掉，在镇上买一个小的房。但杰克逊太太不喜欢这个主意。结合所给的首字母可知该填写But，但是。

3.根据句意：她说她要照看她丈夫的老房子。结合所给的首字母可知该填写husband’s ，丈夫的。

4.根据句意：下午四点左右，杰克逊太太正在欣赏圣诞节的音乐的时候，有人敲门。结合所给的首字母可知该填写enjoying，欣赏。

5.根据句意：她听到声音却没有动。结合所给的首字母可知该填写heard，听见；

6.根据句意：杰克逊太太有点害怕。结合所给的首字母可知该填写afraid，害怕的。

7.根据句意：什么都没有发生。结合所给的首字母可知该填写nothing，没有事。

8.根据句意：她悄悄地走到门口听。结合所给的首字母可知该填写quietly，安静地。

9.根据句意：在门口，她看见一个高大而美丽的圣诞树！结合所给的首字母可知该填写tree，树。

10.根据句意：在树下放着一张圣诞卡，上面写着这些话：“圣诞快乐！你的新邻居。”

结合所给的首字母可知该填写with，有。

考点：短文填空。