Question

As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are faced with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real1. On the Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring them presents quickly and the wish to2up late so that they will not3the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie4for a long time, hoping to get a short look at Father Christmas.
Last Christmas, my wife and I5hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I6the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ask me where that new bike had come from, but fortunately he did not see it.
On Christmas Eve,7took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly8when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began9stockings. Then I pushed in the10I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were11to get up early. At about five o’clock the next morning, we were12by loud sounds coming from the children’s room—they were shouting excitedly!13I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, followed close behind pushing her new baby carriage.14the baby arrived. He moved on the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon. We were woken up15by them at this time.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      question
   2. B.
      matter
   3. C.
      problem
   4. D.
      business
2. 2.
   1. A.
      get
   2. B.
      stay
   3. C.
      stand
   4. D.
      wake
3. 3.
   1. A.
      lose
   2. B.
      break
   3. C.
      miss
   4. D.
      leave
4. 4.
   1. A.
      awake
   2. B.
      wake
   3. C.
      asleep
   4. D.
      sleep
5. 5.
   1. A.
      hopeful
   2. B.
      busily
   3. C.
      gladly
   4. D.
      successfully
6. 6.
   1. A.
      liked
   2. B.
      feared
   3. C.
      surprised
   4. D.
      hated
7. 7.
   1. A.
      we
   2. B.
      they
   3. C.
      I
   4. D.
      it
8. 8.
   1. A.
      morning
   2. B.
      midnight
   3. C.
      evening
   4. D.
      daybreak
9. 9.
   1. A.
      filling
   2. B.
      sewing
   3. C.
      mending
   4. D.
      preparing
10. 10.
    1. A.
       present
    2. B.
       stocking
    3. C.
       bike
    4. D.
       tree
11. 11.
    1. A.
       going
    2. B.
       sure
    3. C.
       glad
    4. D.
       excited
12. 12.
    1. A.
       troubled
    2. B.
       frightened
    3. C.
       woken
    4. D.
       shocked
13. 13.
    1. A.
       Before
    2. B.
       After
    3. C.
       Until
    4. D.
       Since
14. 14.
    1. A.
       Even
    2. B.
       And
    3. C.
       Soon
    4. D.
       Then
15. 15.
    1. A.
       all
    2. B.
       nearly
    3. C.
       happily
    4. D.
       completely

Answer 1

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本文是记叙文。全文叙述了圣诞夜父母忙着给孩子准备礼物孩子们收到礼物时喜欢、雀跃的喜气景象。
1.C父母藏礼物不让孩子们发现是一个难题因此如果礼物很大父母能把它藏好确实是个麻烦事problem。
2.B “他们要在早去睡觉以便能尽快得到圣诞老人礼物及熬会儿夜以便不错过这个乐趣之间作出艰难选择。”torn between 意思是“在……中作出痛苦选择”。stay up late 意思是“熬夜”。
3.C A有较大干扰性。lose 意思是“丢失”而miss 意思是“错过”在这里作者是说“孩子们不想早睡以便不错过得到礼物的乐趣。”
4.A 从后文hoping to get a short 6 look at Father Christmas 我们得知孩子想亲眼看看圣诞老人是什么样子因此刚躺下时他们不想睡。
5. D 作者在前文讲到圣诞夜为孩子藏礼物是很难的事情从后文我们得知孩子们的礼物一直没有被他们事先发现因此说藏得很成功。
6.B “我”把新自行车藏在储藏室“我”真害怕他问“我”新自行车是从哪里来的。显然如果他这样问那就证明他已经发现了他的礼物。
7.D、it在这里作形式主语。
8.B 从下文We knew we would not get much sleep that night得此答案。
9.A 联系上下文我们可以得知妻子和“我”把礼物装进他们的stockings。
10.C A有较干扰性空前的pushed in 决定了A不正确从上文我们得知“我们”给Jimmy买的是一辆自行车。
11.B 为了及早看到自己得到的礼物孩子们是不会睡懒觉的因此“我们”确信孩子们会很早起床。
12. C第二天早五点钟“我们”就被孩子们的喊叫吵醒。其它答案均有一定干扰性。从前文我们得知孩子们在第二天早早晨醒来兴奋地大喊大叫是“我们”意料中的事因此其它答案不合题意。
13.A “我还没有来得及起床……”before 在这里是“没有来得及”的意思。
14.A 大孩子们都跑到了“我”的卧室“即便是婴儿也来了”。
15.D 孩子们的吵闹就让“我们”无法入睡气球的炸响让“我们”睡意全无。