Question

Ever since I was little, my favorite season was winter. I loved to play in the snow and enjoy the hot chocolate.

____36_____, winter never gave me the special gift of snow on my birthday. I would ask my grandmother ____37____ it didn’t snow on my birthday. She would laugh and tell me I asked too many questions. ___38____one day, she promised that she would make it snow on my next birthday.

That year, ____39____ my birthday, my grandmother died.  I was sad but angry because she had promised to make it snow. The day of my sixth birthday, I woke up and ran to the window, hoping to see just one snowflake. But there was no snow. I felt mad at my grandmother. She had broken a promise.

But my sixteenth birthday, I had lost all hope of getting my snow, even though I still wished for ___40____. During my party, I stayed with my friends and family and was truly happy. I ___41___ the best time ever! Then I saw the white snow ____42___down all around. I was so excited that I ran around screaming and laughing. My friends all laughed ____43___me, but I didn’t care.

When I ___44____home, my grandpa said he had a gift for me. I was ___45___ because he had given me a gift. It was a small white box, which looked old. I opened it. There was a crystal snowflake(水晶雪花) with a card that said, “Happy Birthday.”

How could this be? My grandpa said it was my grandmother’s final ___46____ on my “sweet sixteenth”. I cried.

I was ___47_____ that my smiling grandmother angel was and had been watching over me.

1.                A．Certainly        B．Unfortunately    C．Importantly    D．Luckily

 

2.                A．when          B．how           C．whether  D．why

 

3.                A．But            B．Or             C．Then D．So

 

4.                A．on            B．after           C．before   D．in

 

5.                A．it             B．her            C．him  D．me

 

6.                A．had            B．was            C．played   D．feared

 

7.                A．fell            B．to fall          C．fallen D．falling

 

8.                A．with           B．at             C．from D．off

 

9.                A．arrived at       B．remained       C．got  D．entered

 

10.               A．excited         B．confused       C．pleased   D．frustrated

 

11.               A．order          B．mistake         C．wish  D．decision

 

12.               A．certain         B．angry          C．sad   D．anxious

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.B

11.C

12.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了因为作者喜欢雪，作者的生日又是在冬天，所以她一直盼望在她生日时，能够下雪，她的祖母曾经答应过她在她下一个生日时给她下一场雪，可是到了第二年她的祖母去世了。但是一直盼到16岁生日，才下了一场雪，这时也收到祖母生前留给作者的生日礼物。作者

1.考查副词及上下文的呼应。certainly当然； Unfortunately不幸的是； Importantly重要的是 ；Luckily幸运的是。根据下文it didn’t snow on my birthday，作者喜欢雪而在生日愿意让下雪，可是不幸的是冬天从没有给“我”这个礼物，故选B。

2.考查连词及上下文的呼应。when当……时候； how怎样； whether是否； why为什么。“我”问祖母为什么在生日时不下雪，故选D。

3.考查连词及上下文的呼应。but 但是； or 或者； then 那时； so因此。可是有一天她答应“我”她将能在“我”的下一个生日下雪，故选A。

4.考查介词及上下文的呼应。on 在； after 在……之后； before在……之前； in在……之内。在具体的某一天用介词on，所以根据句意这里指在生日这一天，故选C。

5.考查代词及上下文的呼应。根据上下文可知这里指的雪，故用it来代替。故选A。

6.考查动词及上下文的呼应。had the best time过得最开心； was是； play玩； fear害怕。“我”过得最开心，故选A。

7.考查非谓语动词及上下文的呼应。“我”看见下雪了。这里是短语see sth falling这里the white snow与fall之间是主动关系，用现在分词表主动，故用D。

8.考查介词及上下文的呼应。这里是短语laugh  at嘲笑。所有的朋友都嘲笑“我”， “我”不在乎。故选B。

9.考查动词及上下文的呼应。arrived at到达； remain 保持； get home 到家； enter进入。当“我”到家时，“我”的祖父给了“我”一个礼物，故选C。

10.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。excited 兴奋的； confused 困惑的； pleased 高兴的；frustrated泄气的。根据It was a small white box, which looked old.因为给了“我”一个礼物，“我”感到困惑，故选B。

11.考查名词及上下文的呼应。order命令； mistake错误； wish 希望； decision决定。“我”的祖父说那是“我”祖母最后的给“我”的16岁生日的希望，故选C。

12.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。certain确信； angry生气； sad 伤心； anxious焦急的。“我”确信“我”的祖母天使正在天上看着“我”，故选A。

考点：故事类短文。

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