题目内容
Christmas Gifts
On last Christmas Day, our parents’ home was full of joys of a close family relationship but this year things are different. Our father had gone on November 26, and this was our first Christmas without him. Mother was doing her best to be good, but I could tell this was especially_______for her. I’m not sure if I should give her my planned Christmas gift.
A few months earlier I had painted two pictures of my parents. I’d planned to give them as ______gifts.
While painting one day, I was surprised by the doorbell ringing. I opened the______ My father came. I showed him the paintings. Finally, with tears running down his face, he said, “I don’t believe it. Look, how beautiful your mother is. Will you let me decorate them with frames(相框)?” I _____ offered to send them to the frame shop the next day.
Several ______had passed after my dad died. It seemed all happiness was taken away from my mother and me. I finally remembered to call about the paintings and was glad that my father had got a chance to see the pictures before he died. I was surprised when the shopkeeper told me my father had visited the shop,_____ the frames and had them wrapped(包起来).
As I _____my mother’s sad eyes and unsmiling face, I ____to give her Daddy’s and my gift.
After looking at the paintings and the card, with tear-filled eyes and a wide smile, she said, “I knew Daddy would be with us on Christmas Day!”
I looked at the gift card with my father’s handwriting. “Mother: Our daughter reminded me why I am so lucky. I’ll be looking at you always. Daddy.”
1.A. interesting B. hard C. easy D. proud
2.A. Mother’s Day B. birthday C. New Year D. Christmas
3.A. door B. window C. box D. present
4.A. happily B. sadly C. quickly D. strangely
5.A. minutes B. hours C. weeks D. years
6.A. heard of B. paid for C. shouted at D. gave up
7.A. looked at B. looked after C. looked for D. looked out
8.A. happened B. forgo C. promised D. decided
1.B 2.D 3.A 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.A 8.D 【解析】试题分析:作者回忆了去年圣诞节为父母准备了画像当做圣诞礼物,听从爸爸的建议送去装裱,不久爸爸却去世了。等作者几个星期后去取时,不料爸爸去世前去商店买了相框并包装好了,这让作者很意外,他明白了爸爸对自己的疼爱。 1.句意:母亲尽力做到最好,但我知道这对她来说特别困难。考查形容...Name | Personal Information |
Norman Bethune | Born in 1890,a doctor in Canada,died in 1939 in China,came to China in 1938 |
Celine Dion | Born in Montreal,Canada,a singing star,in 1997 sang My heart will go on for the film Titanic |
Thomas Edison | Born in 1847,Kentucky, the U.S. made over 1,000 inventions,died in 1931 |
Mark Twain | Born in 1835 in the U.S. ,a writer in the U.S.,died in 1910,wrote The Adventure of Tom Sawyer |
Bill Gates | Born in 1955 in the U.S.,wrote Business@the Speed of Thought,owns Microsoft Corporation |
1.__________ is from Canada.
A. Bill Gates B. Mark Twain
C. Thomas Edison D. Celine Dion
2.The_________ was born in 1835.
A. inventor B. singer C. doctor D. writer
3.My heart will go on is the name of a ___________.
A. book B. song C. story D. film
4.Doctor Bethune worked in China for about ________years.
A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8
5.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Mark Twain wrote Business@the Speed of Thought.
B. Bill Gates started working for Microsoft Company in 1955.
C. Thomas Edison made over 1,000 inventions.
D. Celine Dion stopped singing in 1997.
1.D 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.C 【解析】试题分析:这篇短文的主要信息通过一个表格表达了出来,故阅读中一定要读懂表格信息,分析这些数据表达的含义,对于有关数字的问题,要认真分析,并进行必要的计算。 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.