题目内容
18．I think Christmas is a perfect time to show our kindness．Every year at Christmas my wife and I send（61）agift to someone anonymously （匿名地）．I feel that's the true（62）meaning（mean） of Christmas---it is about giving rather than receiving．My wife had a close friend with（63）whom she had grown up．One year，just before Christmas，she lost her job．She had almost no savings and no one to turn to（64）for help and she had two young children．It was really the （65）hardest （hard） time in her life．I told my wife we should help her but we should do（66）it anonymously．
We purchased a lot of necessities （必需品） she would need from the supermarket and mailed them to her with no mailing address．We had a friend address the package（67）so she couldn't recognize the handwriting．Besides，the package was mailed from a district（68）where we didn't live．Four years later，also at Christmas time，my wife（69）decided （decide） to tell her whom the package was from．When she did，her friend just smiled，（70）saying （say） that from that Christmas on she had been helping others who were in need every Christmas．
分析 本文主要讲述作者和妻子匿名帮助一位处于困境中的朋友．四年后，当妻子告诉朋友真相时，朋友说，她也在每年的圣诞节帮助需要帮助的人．
解答 61．a 考查冠词．gift是可数名词，其前加不定冠词a表示泛指．
62．meaning 考查名词．根据句意：我觉得那是圣诞节的真正含义．meaning意为"含义，意义"．
63．whom 考查定语从句．分析句子结构可知这是一个定语从句，先行词friend指人，作介词with的宾语，用关系代词whom．
64．for 考查介词．turn to sb．for help意为"向…求助"，是固定搭配．
65．hardest 考查形容词最高级．形容词最高级前加定冠词the，即：这确实是她人生中最困难的时刻．
66．it 考查代词．it指代前文提到的help her这件事．
67．so 考查连词．前后两个单句表示因果关系，用连词so．
68．where 考查定语从句．分析句子结构可知这是一个定语从句，先行词district表示地点，在从句中作状语，用关系副词where．
69．decided 考查动词时态．全文讲述已发生的事情，用一般过去时态．
70．saying 考查现在分词．her friend与say之间是主谓关系，用现在分词作状语．
点评 在一篇200词左右的语篇（短文或对话）中留出10处空白，部分空白的后面给出单词的基本形式，要求考生根据上下文填写空白处所需的内容或所提供单词的正确形式，所填写词语不得多于3个单词．要做好语法填空题，理解短文是解题的前提，扎实的词汇、句型和语法知识是基础，英语国家的背景知识是必要的补充．考生须灵活运用语法知识，如单词词性、单词时态、名词单复数、连接词、代词、冠词等判断各空白处应填写的内容．答完后，还要通读全文，核对所填单词形式是否正确，是否符合语境．
