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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

American parents generally can choose any name they want for their children.They may choose a name because it honors a family member.Or they may choose a name just because they like it.

A website called Baby Center lists some unusual names given to American babies born last year.Some were named for characters in old stories, such as Hero, Thor and Ulysses.Other people named their babies after kinds of food, like actress Gwyneth Paltrow.She named her daughter Apple.Other people named their babies Banana, Pumpkin and Cookie.

Still some babies were named for places.These included Brazil, India and Rome.Some parents used names of famous people from history such as Newton and Hannibal.Other parents named their babies after flowers or the weather.These babies were named Buttercup, Iris, Sunshine and Thunder.

Recording artists and movie actors influence some parents’ choices of names.Babies were named Beyonce, Charlize, Reda, Pierce, Shajira and Whitney.Movie actors themselves often give their babies unusual names.For example, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt named their baby daughter Shiloh.Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes named their little girl Suri.

Some American parents do not want unusual names.They want their baby’s name to honor their religious faith.Such names include Abraham for boys or Sarah for girls.And many people give their babies the same name as a family member or good friend.

The United States Social Security Administration once published a list of the most popular names for American girls and boys born.Many of the top ten boys, names are from the Jewish and Christian Bibles.

1.How did American parents usually name their children?

A.In a way they please.

B.In a scientific way.

C.In a careless way.

D.In a common way

2.From the second paragraph, we can infer that _______.

A.Ulysses is a main person in an old story book.

B.the meaning of Gwyneth Paltrow is a kind of fruit

C.American parents expect their children to be a hero.

D.a girl was named Apple because she liked eating apples.

3.What can we know from American children’s name?

A.American children’s names express American history.

B.A foreign place may become a name of an American child.

C.American parents’ favorite names are those of famous actors.

D.American parents expect their children to be different from others.

4.If a girl is named Sarah, the name reflects her parents’ _______.

A.love

B.career

C.expectation

D.religion

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