Question

    It was last June. I entered a supermarket when a young man asked me, “Can you tell me where the milk counter (柜台) is?” “Well, it's in the right corner,” I replied. Picking up my things, I came to the milk counter and saw the same man_______almost 10 bottles of milk. I asked, “Do you need a trolley (手推车)?” “Sure, thank you." he answered. I was_______he was still picking and after a while his trolley had 24 bottles of milk. “Why so many bottles?”I asked. “Oh, these are for my street dogs. Today, I want to be a Santa for them.” He smiled. “Well, it's too_______for you to be a Santa. It is still June.” I said. He_______at me and walked a few steps. It seemed he wanted to say something but he left without a word._______, we met again at the bread counter. “So these bread and cakes are also for the street dogs, Mr. Santa.” He smiled, “Yes. These are also for them and I love to be Mr. Santa in June. Santa is a symbol of surprises and_______.He comes in December as we_______him around Christmas. But in real life there is a Santa in each one of us that shines through our personality at some point of time. Maybe when you offered me a trolley, there was a_______Santa in you. When we offer food to a hungry man or a(n)_______to someone caught in the rain, we are being Santa there.”

He left and I was happy that I had met him. Santa can come before Christmas. We just need to realize that he is around us by________happiness and unconditional love.

1.A.putting B.choosing C.holding

2.A.surprised B.excited C.sad

3.A.easy B.early C.helpful

4.A.turned B.laughed C.pointed

5.A.Suddenly B.Luckily C.Hopefully

6.A.love B.success C.friendship

7.A.call B.show C.expect

8.A.lost B.hidden C.forgotten

9.A.camera B.umbrella C.apple

10.A.storing B.increasing C.spreading

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.B

10.C

【解析】

这篇短文中作者主要描述了去年自己在超市的一次经历。他遇到一个买很多牛奶的人，就主动提供了帮助。在对话中得知这些牛奶是买给街上的流浪狗的，这个人笑言要做它们的圣诞老人，作者对此很感到奇怪。幸运的是，他们在面包柜台又碰面了，在接下来的对话中作者才真正懂了这个人的意思。也由此告诉我们，其实圣诞老人无时无刻不在我们身边，他通过散播幸福和无私的爱来围绕在我们身边。我们每个人都遇到过，也做过这样的圣诞老人。

1.

句意：看到同一个人拿着将近10瓶牛奶。

putting放；choosing挑选；holding持有；根据句意理解及后句I asked, “Do you need a trolley (手推车)?” “Sure, thank you.” he answered.可知，这里表达的是“拿着”，故选C。

2.

句意：我很惊讶他还在挑选，过了一会儿他的手推车里有24瓶牛奶。

surprised惊奇的；excited兴奋的；sad伤心的；根据句意理解及后句he was still picking and after a while his trolley had 24 bottles of milk.可知，这里表达的是“惊讶的”，故选A。

3.

句意：你现在做圣诞老人还为时过早。

easy容易的；early早的；helpful有帮助的；根据句意理解及后句It is still June.可知，这里表达的是“早的”，故选B。

4.

句意：他转过身来，朝我走了几步。

turned转变；laughed笑；pointed指；根据句意理解及后句and walked a few steps可知，这里表达的是“转过身来”，所以应该用turned，故选A。

5.

句意：幸运的是，我们在面包柜台又见面了。

Suddenly突然地；Luckily幸运地；Hopefully有希望地；根据句意理解及前句It seemed he wanted to say something but he left without a word.以及后句we met again at the bread counter.可知，先离开然后又碰到，所以这里表达的是“幸运地”，故选B。

6.

句意：圣诞老人是一个惊喜和爱的象征。

love爱；success成功；friendship友谊；根据句意理解及后句When we offer food to a hungry man or a(n) _____ to someone caught in the rain, we are being Santa there.可知，这里指的是“圣诞老人是惊喜和爱的象征”，故选A。

7.

句意：我们在圣诞节期盼着圣诞老人到来。

call呼叫；show展示；expect期待；根据句意理解及前句He comes in December可知，这里表达的是“期待”，故选C。

8.

句意：也许当你给我一辆手推车的时候，你心里藏着一个圣诞老人。

lost失去；hidden隐藏；forgotten忘记；根据句意理解及前句Maybe when you offered me a trolley可知，这里表达的是“隐藏”，故选B。

9.

句意：当我们给一个饥饿的人提供食物，或者给一个被雨淋的人提供雨伞。

camera照相机；umbrella雨伞；apple苹果；根据句意理解及空格后caught in the rain可知，这里指的是“雨伞”，故选B。

10.

句意：我们只需要通过传播幸福和无条件的爱来认识到他就在我们身边。

storing储存；increasing增加；spreading传播；根据句意理解及前文When we offer food to a hungry man or a(n) ____ to someone caught in the rain以及整个文章的理解可知，这里指的是“传播”，故选C。