Question

Two weeks before Christmas，Mother told me we were going to my grandmother's house for the holiday.Grandma and Uncle Henry lived on a farm some 15 miles out of town.They had no electricity or running water and__1__what I considered the “good things” in life.They__2__made no plans for Christmas.When Christmas Eve arrived，Mom told me in her “I-mean-it” voice to__3__all the decorations(装饰物)from our tree.She packed those up，__4__all the trimmings(配料)for a __5__turkey dinner.

Christmas morning__6__perfectly，with the sun shining brightly across a fresh blanket of snow.__7__I sulked(生气)silently in the backseat of the car as we made our__8__to grandma's.This was going to be the __9__Christmas ever!

Grandma was__10__to see us as we walked up to her door.“What on earth are you doing here？”she stammered.“We weren't expecting__11__.It's Christmas，and I don't even have a turkey to cook for you.”“I knew__12__.”Mom said as we set boxes of goodies on the kitchen table.“That's__13__we brought one with us.”“We__14__have a tree，”Mom insisted.“__15__，what will we do with all these decorations？”

Uncle Henry quickly caught Mom's spirit.He called me to join him，and we found a perfect Christmas tree in the woods.Soon the house __16__fresh and piney as we decorated the tree，and the day__17__a festive air.The turkey dinner was very good，too.I was actually beginning to enjoy this unusual Christmas day!

Dessert was forgotten__18__Mom came out with the final surprise—a flaming(燃烧的)pudding! “Merry Christmas，Mother，”Mom said.“Dear me！” Grandma gasped.“I haven't seen a flaming pudding since I left England before I was married.”Tears of__19__filled her eyes.

I could not keep the tears__20__my eyes，either.I knew then that Mom had also given me the best Christmas present ever—she had taught me what a beautiful thing it is to give.

1．A.prepared      B．lacked 

C．refused  D．desired

2．A.also      B．still 

C．never      D．hardly

3．A.replace        B．collect 

C．remove  D．show

4．A.instead of    B．by the side of

C．along with      D．in spite of

5．A.normal        B．complete 

C．fresh       D．separate

6．A.dawned       B．passed 

C．broke      D．happened

7．A.But      B．So 

C．And        D．Then

8．A.decision       B．way 

C．wish       D．plan

9．A.last      B．busiest 

C．best        D．worst

10．A.expected    B．eager 

C．surprised        D．ready

11．A.anyone       B．others 

C．someone        D．no one

12．A.you    B．it 

C．that         D．this

13．A.how  B．why 

C．where     D．when

14．A.may  B．will 

C．can         D．must

15．A.Meanwhile        B．Therefore

C．However        D．Otherwise

16．A.improved  B．smelled 

C．became  D．changed

17．A.showed up        B．carried on

18．A.until  B．after 

C．because  D．unless

19．A.sadness     B．joy 

C．regret      D．worry

20．A.inside        B．back 

C．into         D．from

Answer 1

【答案】1BACCB  6AABDC  11ACBDD  16BCABD

【解析】1他们没有电、自来水，and 表示顺承关系，自然想到缺乏“我”认为的生活中的好的东西。后文也印证了此答案。

2此题与第一题紧密相关。他们也不为圣诞节做任何准备，故选A。

3从上下文的逻辑关系与词语搭配两方面考虑可知，此空应表示“移到别处，移开”，remove sth. from sth. 也是固定搭配，所以选remove。

4上文谈到外婆家条件较差，没为圣诞节做任何准备，妈妈考虑周到，把所有的材料都带来了，along with 意为“与……一起”，符合句意。

5　是为了使圣诞节的火鸡宴会完备无缺。

6 dawn 在此是动词，意为“破晓”。

7上一句中有perfectly，brightly 等形容词，下句又说I sulked silently，这两句间形成转折关系，所以用but。

8 make one's way 相当于go，意为“走，行走，前进”。

9上文刚说到“我”生气，所以“我”料想这个圣诞节将是“最糟糕”的一个圣诞节，只有选worst，语意才连贯通顺。

10从下文外婆的话语中可知外婆对“我们”的到来感到“吃惊”，故选C。

11根据下文外婆所说的“……圣延节我甚至没有一只火鸡给你们吃”可知，外婆没有期望任何人来。

12此处表示妈妈早知道是这样。

13“I knew…”用过去时态，表明妈妈早知道外婆所说的那些事，正因为如此，“我们”自己带来了一只火鸡。

14我们“必须”有一棵树。

15“我们”(必须)有一棵树，否则，“我们”带这些装饰物干什么呢？选项中，只有otherwise 表示“否则”。

16从树林里弄回了一棵树，房子里自然“闻起来”有新鲜的味道。

17此句意为“……这天就开始呈现出节日的气氛”。选项中，showed up 意为“出现”；carried on 意为“继续下去，坚持下去；从事，经营”；lighted up 意为“点上(烟等)吸起来”，它们很容易被排除。而took on 暗含原来不呈现(某种性质、样子等)，现在才呈现，与本文的意境正好吻合，故选C。

18外婆家过的圣诞节在妈妈的精心准备和大家的共同努力下开展得意想不到的好，大家都沉浸其中，以致忘了还有甜食，直到妈妈拿着燃烧的布丁走出来。

19从上文外婆所言不难看出是高兴的眼泪。

20看到眼前的感人场面，我禁不住流泪。keep sth./sb. from sth.为固定用法。