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【题目】Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

It was a terribly cold Christmas Eve with heavy snow outside. I stayed in bed, feeling upset because there wasn’t enough money to buy me the that I’d wanted that year.

Mum came back with some snow in her hair. “Come on, Matt!” she said. “Dress ! It’s freezing cold out tonight.”

, I went out in the cold with Mum and climbed up the sled beside her. She pulled it around the house and then stopped in front of the woodshed(柴房). She went in and with an armload of wood.

“I rode by Jensen’s today,” said Mum, “Little Jakey was out digging around in the snow. They’re out of wood, Matt.”

Jensen lived about two miles down the road. Her husband died 3 months ago, three children, Jakey being only 8 years old.

We loaded the sled high with . Then we went to the store and my mother took down some meat, a sack of flour and a smaller sack of shoes.

We rode the two miles to Jensen’s in . All the way I wondered why Mum bought them some shoes and candy as we didn’t have much money. Jensen had closer neighbors than us. It shouldn’t have been our .

We got to Jensen’s house and unloaded the wood as quietly as possible. Then we took the meat, flour and shoes to the door.

We . Jensen opened the door and let us in. “We brought you a few things, Jensen,” Mum said, the sack of flour and the meat on the table. Then Mum handed her the sack of shoes. Jensen bit her lower lip to keep it from trembling, tears welling out and down her cheeks.

“We also a load of wood, Jensen,” Mum added. She turned to me and said: “Matt, go and bring some in.”

I wasn’t the same person when I went back out to get the wood. Just then the scarf didn’t seem . The look on Jensen’s face and the smiles of her three children was the best Christmas gift of my life.

【1】A. scarf B. overcoat C. shoes D. handbag

【2】A. fashionably B. casually C. comfortably D. warmly

【3】A. Unsteadily B. Unhurriedly C. Unwillingly D. Uncomplainingly

【4】A. stepped away B. came out C. broke down D. fell over

【5】A. adopting B. taking C. overlooking D. leaving

【6】A. wood B. meat C. flour D. grass

【7】A. surprise B. danger C. silence D. harmony

【8】A. custom B. concern C. comment D. courage

【9】A. signed B. chased C. knocked D. hesitated

【10】A. taking away B. getting back C. giving out D. putting down

【11】A. prepared B. bought C. borrowed D. required

【12】A. expensive B. important C. ordinary D. available

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【5】D

【6】A

【7】C

【8】B

【9】C

【10】D

【11】A

【12】B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇小短文讲述了在圣诞节里，我本十分想要一条围巾作为圣诞礼物，可是由于没有钱买。而母亲带我去看望和帮助Jensen这个不幸的一家后我看到他们脸上的喜悦，顿时我觉得这就是自己最好的圣诞礼物。

【1】考查名词辨析。A围巾；B外套；C鞋子；D手提包。由本文最后一段“Just then the scarf didn’t seem . The look on Jensen’s face and the smiles of her three children was the best Christmas gift of my life.”仅仅在那个时候，这围巾似乎都不……。Jensen脸上的表情和她三个孩子的笑容是我生命中最好的圣诞礼物。可知，我起初最想要的圣诞礼物是围巾。故选A。

【2】考查副词辨析。A时尚地；B随意地；C舒适地；D温暖地。前文介绍的故事场景是圣诞节的下雪天，后一句“It’s freezing cold out tonight.” 外面天气寒冷，母亲让“我”穿上得暖和点。故选D。

【3】考查副词辨析。A不平稳地；B不着急地；C不情愿地；D毫无怨言地。前文讲到“我”因为在圣诞节不能够得到想要的礼物，情绪本来就十分的失落，加上外面天气寒冷，就更加不情愿出去了。故选C。

【4】考查词组短语辨析。A远离、撤出；B出现、开花、出版、传出；C毁掉、分解；机器出故障；身体垮掉；计划失败；中断D落在、跌倒、下跌。母亲进入柴房，所以会出现一担子木柴。故选B。

【5】考查动词辨析。A收养；B带走；C忽视；D离开、留下。“Her husband died 3 months ago， three children.”她的丈夫在3个月前去世了，留下了3个孩子。根据句意，故选D。

【6】考查名词辨析。A木材、柴火；B肉；C面粉；D草、草坪。“We loaded the sled high with wood.”我们把柴火捆在雪橇的上面。前面第四段They’re out of wood, Matt.他们没有柴火了，马特。所以我和母亲给这家一点柴火。故选A。

【7】考查名词辨析。A惊喜；B危险；C平静、安静；D和谐。根据本文所描述的环境来看，此时外面很冷，可以推出这段路途是很安静，寂静的。故选C。

【8】考查名词辨析。A习俗、海关；B担心、忧虑；C评论；D勇气。“Jensen had closer neighbors than us. It shouldn’t have been our concern.” Jensen有比我们更亲近的邻居。这本不是我们所应该担心的。根据句意，故选B。

【9】考查动词辨析。A签署、签名、标记；B追逐；C敲；D犹豫。我和母亲到达了Jensen的家门前，所以我们敲门进去。故选C。

【10】考查词组短语辨析。A带走；B回来、回复、取回、重新上台；C分发、用尽；D放下、写下、记下。“We brought you a few things, Jensen,” Mum said,putting down the sack of flour and the meat on the table.”母亲说：“我们给你带了一些东西。”边说边把面粉和肉放在桌子上。故选D。

【11】考查动词辨析。A准备；B带来；C借；D要求。“We also prepared a load of wood, Jensen”我们还准备了一些柴火。故选A。

【12】考查形容词辨析。A昂贵的；B重要的；C普通的、平常的；D可获得的。在经历了这些事之后，我发现我想要的圣诞礼物的围巾不是那么重要了。故选B。