Question

【题目】The first Christmas I spent away from home happened to be in England. At that time, shops in Poland were still ______ bare and decorations didn’t appear in the shop windows until about a week before the actual celebration of Christmas. Therefore, I was _______ to see so many English shops _______ decorated from top to bottom as early as November. I was enchanted(喜悦) and I loved it. By the middle of December, however, it had started to _______ me and when I could hear Christmas carols in every ______ I went to, I started to feel sad and ______. Never mind, I thought, as I was really looking forward to ________ Christmas the English way.

I spent Christmas Eve with an English family. The house was tastefully ______, there was a Christmas tree and roaring fire in the fireplace. My first ________ on that day came when instead of going to church, everybody went to the local pub. Surely, I thought, there can’t be anything ______ about it as they go there every Friday, Saturday and ______ in the middle of the week. So I missed our Polish special moments that happen on Christmas Eve, our traditional supper, breaking the bread and ________ each other only good things.

At first I thought that I ______ spending Christmas the way we do it in Poland but looking back, I know that it was a(n) _______ experience. Now, whenever I happen to spend Christmas in England, the thing I ______ most is the way it differs from the Polish way of celebrating Christmas.

【1】A. pretty B. hardly C. somehow D. unexpectedly

【2】A. excited B. surprised C. pleased D. worried

【3】A. actively B. surprisingly C. strangely D. beautifully

【4】A. displease B. puzzle C. interest D. frighten

【5】A. school B. church C. restaurant D. shop

【6】A. angry B. homesick C. heartbroken D. astonished

【7】A. experiencing B. accepting C. touching D. making

【8】A. built B. celebrated C. decorated D. arranged

【9】A. shock B. story C. sadness D. happiness

【10】A. interesting B. ordinary C. special D. important

【11】A. even B. often C. never D. seldom

【12】A. explaining B. introducing C. wishing D. congratulating

【15】A. regretted B. forgot C. complained D. missed

【16】A. useful B. unforgettable C. unpleasant D. unfortunate

【17】A. experienced B. enjoyed C. hated D. Disagreed

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【5】D

【6】B

【7】A

【8】C

【9】A

【10】C

【11】A

【12】C

【13】D

【14】B

【15】B

【解析】

文章大意：本文描述了一个身在异乡的游子在圣诞节来临之间，内心种种的情愫波动，但最后作者是亲身感受到了异国的文化带给自己内心的享受。

【1】A考查副词辨析。A.pretty相当，颇 B.hardly几乎不 C.somehow 不知怎么地 D.unexpectedly未预料地，竟然 根据and后面的decorations didn’t appear in the shop windows，可以判断商店是比较空乏的，所以A项符合语境。

【2】B 考查形容词辨析。A.excited激动的 B.surprised惊讶的 C.pleased喜悦的 D.worried担心的 根据上文，作者在前些天来的时候还是光秃秃的商店，而此时作者在此光临此点，却是玲琅满目的商品，所以作者此时的心情是有些惊讶的。

【3】D 考查副词辨析。A.actively积极地 B.surprisingly惊讶地 C.strangely奇怪地 D.beautifully美丽地 根据decorated from top to bottom，说明此时的商品已经被装扮的光鲜美丽了。

【4】A 考查动词辨析。A.displease使生气，不愉快 B.puzzle使疑惑 C.interest使感兴趣 D.frighten使惊恐 根据however这一个转折词，可以判断出作者的心情是发生了变化了，上文是enchanted(喜悦)，所以现在的心情应该是不高兴，不愉快。所以选择A项。

【5】D 考查名词辨析。A.school学校 B.church教堂 C.restaurant 餐馆 D.shop商店 本题可以根据同义复现，上下求索可以得出此答案。根据上文“ shops in Poland”可以判断作者经常去的是商店。

【6】B 考查形容词辨析。A.angry 生气了的 B.homesick恋家的 C.heartbroken伤心的 D.astonished惊讶的 根据上文“The first Christmas I spent away from home”可以知道在圣诞节来临之际，作者是远离家乡的，俗话说每逢佳节倍思亲，作者此时内心也油然起恋家的情愫。

【7】A 考查动词辨析。A.experience经历，体验 B.accept接受 C.touch感动，触摸 D.制作 后文的“the English way”指的就是英格兰庆祝圣诞节的方式，所以是体验这种过节的方式。

【8】C 考查动词辨析。A.build建立 B.celebrate庆祝 C.decorate装扮 D.arrange安排 在西方，圣诞节都要装扮自己的家，比如在圣诞树上挂上自己喜欢的礼物，灯饰等。所以作者去这个家庭装扮的很有节日气氛。

【9】A 考查名词辨析。A.shock震惊 B.story故事 C.sadness悲伤 D.happiness幸福，快乐 根据下文，大家并不是庆祝后去了教堂，而是去了当地的小酒吧，所以作者一开始内心是不理解的，所以是感到一丝的震惊。

【10】C 考查形容词辨析。A.interesting有趣的 B.ordinary普通的，平常的 C.special特别的 D.important重要的，意义非凡的 根据后文的Polish special moments，所以本文选择C项。

【11】A 考查副词辨析。A.even甚至 B.often经常 C.never从不 D.seldom很少，几乎不 本空作者强调的是一个递进关系，层层深入，所以选择A项。

【12】C 考查动词辨析。A.explain向...解释 B.introduce向...介绍 C.wish盼望 D.congratulate祝贺 根据后面的“good things”在圣诞节人们会未来进行期盼，所以期盼一些好的事情。

【13】D 考查动词辨析。A.regret后悔 B.forget忘记 C.complain抱怨 D.miss错过，想念 作者原来他乡，所以到了圣诞节作者一开始会想念家乡庆祝圣诞节的方式。

【14】B 考查形容词辨析。A.useful有用的 B.unforgettable难以忘记的 C.unpleasant不愉快的 D.unfortunate不幸运的 作者一开始在国外不太欣赏国外庆祝圣诞节的方式，但当经历了国外不同的庆祝方式，此时作者心里还有些怀念，所以是难以在记忆中抹去的。

【15】B 考查动词辨析。A.experience经历 B.enjoy享受 C.hate讨厌 D.disagree不同意 最好，作者在回忆国外庆祝圣诞节的方式时候，作者内心是享受愉悦的。