题目内容

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Bobby was getting cold sitting in his backyard in the snow. His shoes had a few holes and did a poor job of keeping out the______. He had been out for about an hour already, _____ he could not come up with an idea for his mother' s Christmas gift. He had no money to spend.

Ever since his father had passed away three years ago, the family had ______ The small wage of her mother could______ make ends meet.

What the family lacked in _______ they made up for in love. Bobby' s sisters, clever with hands, had already_______ beautiful gifts for their mother by themselves. But Bobby had nothing. Here it was Christmas Eve already.

Standing up, Bobby walked to the street. It wasn't _______ being six without a father, especially when he needed a man to talk to. He walked from shop to shop. Everything seemed so beautiful and so out of________.

It was getting dark and Bobby turned to walk home when______ his eyes caught something shining on the ground. He reached down and _________ a shiny dime(a coin of ten cents).

Never before has anyone felt so _______ as Bobby felt at that moment. ________ spread throughout his body.___ __ his new found treasure, he walked into the first store he saw. His ______ quickly turned cold when knowing he could buy nothing with only a dime.

Then he went into a flower shop. Bobby presented the dime and asked ______ he could buy one flower for his mother. Looking at Bobby and his dime, the shopkeeper_____ for a second and asked Bobby to wait there. Then he went in.

Few minutes later, the shopkeeper came out with a bunch of beautiful red roses. Bobby' s heart______ as the shopkeeper placed the roses gently into a beautiful box. He had only a dime !

"That will be ten cents, young man,”the shop owner said._____ __ Bobby moved his hand to give the man his coin.

Could this be true? No one else would give him a thing for his dime!_______ the boy' s mind, the shopkeeper added, "I just happened to have some roses on sale. Would you like them?"

This time Bobby didn't _____ Walking out the door the owner was holding, Bobby heard the shopkeeper say, "Merry Christmas, son. "

1.A. rain B. cold C. dark D. dust

2.A. yet B. so C. or D. thus

3.A. ended B. moved C. struggled D. united

4.A. hardly B. probably C. usually D. totally

5.A. time B. spirit C. money D. education

6.A. bought B. made C. ordered D. exchanged

7.A. safe B. wise C. strange D. easy

8.A. mind B. control C. reach D. sight

9.A. gradually B. suddenly C. hurriedly D. deliberately

10.A. searched B. watched C. placed D. discovered

11.A. popular B. special C. wealthy D. comfortable

12.A．Warmth B．Panic C. Regret D. Ambition

13.A. Choosing B. Holding C. Bringing D. Fetching

14.A．guilt B．patience C. curiosity D. excitement

15.A．what B．why C. if D. when

16.A．paused B．looked C. waited D. prayed

17.A．settled B．sank C. bled D. relieved

18.A．Slowly B．Calmly C. Secretlyd D. Unwillingly

19.A.Changing B. Clearing C. Occupying D. Reading

20.A．refuse B．stop C.insist D. hesitate

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.D

11.C

12.A

13.B

14.D

15.C

16.A

17.B

18.A

19.D

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：Bobby是一个在贫苦中挣扎的六岁的孩子。但是他用坚强的毅力换来了给妈妈的圣诞节的礼物和爱的祝福：圣诞节快乐，孩子。

1.名词辨析。A. rain雨; B. cold 冷; C. dark黑暗; D. dust尘埃。文章第一句话就说到Bobby was getting cold，因为他的鞋子上有几个洞，不能御寒。故选B。

2.2】考查连词辨析。 A. yet然而；B. so 所以；C. or或；D. thus因此。他已经在外面呆了大约一个小时了，但是他还是想不出什么主意能给妈妈一个圣诞节的礼物。故选A。

3.3】考查动词辨析。A. ended结束；B. moved移动；C. struggled挣扎；D. united联合。自从他的父亲三年前去世以来，这个家就一直在苦苦挣扎。用struggled更能表现出家庭的困难状况。故选C。

4.4】考查副词辨析。A. hardly几乎不；B. probably很可能；C. usually通常；D. totally全部。妈妈挣得那点钱几乎是入不敷出。从前面孩子因为鞋破了而挨冻，和父亲去世这个家庭变故可知，故选A。

5.5】考查名词辨析。A. time时间；B. spirit精神；C. money钱；D. education教育。根据前面介绍可知，这个家庭缺钱, 但是他们用爱来弥补。故选C。

6.6】考查动词辨析。A. bought买；B. made制造；C. ordered命令、订购；D. exchanged交换。提到Bobby的姐姐们手很巧，所以应该是自己做漂亮的礼物。故选B。

7.7】考查形容词辨析。A. safe安全的；B. wise明智的；C. strange奇怪的；D. easy容易的。没有父亲的六岁的孩子很不容易，尤其在他需要和一个男人谈一谈的时候。故选D。

8.8】考查名词辨析。A. mind精神、理智，out of mind心不在焉；B. control控制，out of control失去控制；C. reach延伸，out of reach够不到；D. sight视力，out of sight 看不见。商店里的东西显得个个都很漂亮，又都都遥不可及，因为他只有很少的钱。故选C。

9.9】考查副词辨析。A. gradually渐渐地；B. suddenly突然；C. hurriedly匆忙地； D. deliberately故意地。天渐渐黑了，Bobby转身走回家，这时突然他看到了地上一个闪光的东西。用suddenly表现男孩的心情，故选B。

10.0】考查动词辨析。 A. searched搜寻；B. watched观看，长时间看；C. placed放；D. discovered发现。他蹲下身发现是一枚闪闪发亮的一个硬币。 故选D。

11.1】考查形容词辨析。A. popular流行的； B. special特别的；C. wealthy富有的；D. comfortable舒服的。那一刻任何人都比不上Bobby的有钱的感觉更强烈。结合语境可知他有了有钱的感觉。故选C。

12.2】考查名词辨析。A．Warmth温暖；B．Panic恐慌；C. Regret后悔；D. Ambition雄心、野心；一股暖流传遍全身。故选A。

13.3】考查动词辨析。A. Choosing选择；B. Holding抓住，拿；C. Bringing带来； D. Fetching取回。拿着新发现的财宝，他走进他看到的第一家商店。故选B。

14.4】考查名词辨析。A．guilt犯罪；B．patience忍耐；C. curiosity好奇；D. excitement激动。结合语境可知句意：当知道他用一毛钱什么也买不了时，他的激动心情很快冷下来。故选D。

15.5】考查连接词辨析。A．what什么；B．why为什么；C. if是否，如果；D. when什么。然后他走进一家花店，拿出那一角硬币，问他是否可以给他妈妈买一朵花。故选C。

16.6】考查动词辨析。A．paused停顿；B．looked看起来；C. waited等待；D. prayed祈祷。看着Bobby和他的硬币，店主愣了一下。然后他走了进去。故选A。

17.7】考查动词辨析。A．settled解决；B．sank下沉；C. bled流血；D. relieved解除。几分钟后，店主拿着一束美丽的红玫瑰走出来。Bobby的心沉下去了。因为他就只有一毛钱！故选B。

18.8】考查副词辨析。A．Slowly慢慢地; B．Calmly 平静地; C. Secretly秘密地;D. Unwillingly不情愿地。“这些花才十美分，年轻人，"店主说。Bobby应该是慢慢地伸出手，给这个人他的硬币。这会是真的吗？ 用Slowly表现出他的怀疑。故选A。

19.9】考查动词辨析。A. Changing改变；B. Clearing清除；C. Occupying占领；D. Reading读出,看出。应该是看出了男孩的心思，店主补充说，"我只是碰巧有一些玫瑰在卖。你喜欢他们吗？"故选D。

20.20】考查动词辨析。A．refuse拒绝; B．stop 停下来; C. insist 坚持;D. hesitate犹豫。这一次Bobby没有犹豫，他拿着花走出花店，听到了店主真心的祝福:圣诞节快乐，孩子。 故选D

考点：故事类短文阅读。

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