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   A little boy was saddened because one of his classmates told him his parents said there wasn’t a Santa Claus. 41,his grandma told him there was a Santa Claus. In fact,she said she was on Santa’s team,and she invited her 42 to join that same team.

   Grandma gave the little boy $10 and took him to a 43 downtown. She let the little boy go all by himself with just one 44 : he must use the $10 to buy something for someone else,someone 45 something.

   For such a little guy that's a 46 order,but he took the job quite 47 . After all,Grandma said if he succeeded in this 48 he,too,could be on Santa's team.

   As he wandered around the store,fingering the 49 in his hand,he finally 50 Bobby Decker. Bobby is a boy in his class who never plays outside 51 he just doesn’ t  have a good coat to keep him 52 in the winter winds.

   So the little boy shopped around the store and found a 53 to fit Bobby. He 54 it and Grandma drove him to Bobby Decker’s house. They walked 55 in front of the house,as Grandma said Santa 56 insists on secrecy. Then they put the coat outside the door and left.

   On the way home,the little boy was very happy because Bobby was 57 to laugh and play with the other kids. He was warm that 58 . And the little boy learned that Grandma was 59 all along. There most certainly was a Santa!Never had anything made^him feel so good,and so 60,as being on Santa’s team.

41. A. Therefore   B. However   C. Instead   D. Besides

42. A. classmates   B. parents   C. friend   D. grandson

43. A. school   B. charity   C. store   D. playground

44. A. reason   B. instruction   C. concern   D. invitation

45. A. in need of   B. in charge of   C. in face of   D. in favor of

46. A. tall   B. logical   C. specific   D. direct

47. A. easily   B. slowly   C. seriously   D. anxiously

48. A. exercise   B. duty    C. business   D. task

49. A. gloves   B. cloth   C. gifts   D. money

50. A. dreamed of   B. thought of   C. talked about   D. heard about

51. A. and   B. or   C. because   D. while

52. A. warm   B. glad   C. calm   D. strong

53. A. hat   B. coat   C. bag   D. key

54. A. designed   B. made   C. bought   D. repaired

55. A. quickly   B. excitedly   C. tiredly   D. quietly

56. A. never   B. always   C. sometimes   D. seldom

57. A. willing   B. surprised   C. able   D. relieved

58. A. winter   B. autumn   C. summer   D. spring

59. A. kind   B. right   C. clever   D. patient

60. A. relaxed   B. brave   C. comfortable   D. proud

Answer 1

41. B 42. D 43. C 44. B 45. A 46. A 47. C 48. D 49. D 50. B 51. C 52. A 53. B 54. C 55. D 56. B 57. C 58. A 59. B 60. D

话题:人际关系本文是记叙文。一个小男孩在奶奶 的鼓励下独自去商店为需要的同学买了 件大衣，并匿名送给他。这个经历让小 男孩相信世上真有圣诞老人，而且帮助 别人的感觉棒极了。

41. B. 小男孩的同学说没有圣诞老人， “而(However ) ”奶奶却说有圣诞老 人。

42. D. 本空前的her指代Grandma,故此 处指奶奶邀请小男孩，即她的“孙子 (grandson) ”加入她所在的圣诞老人小组。

43. C. 根据下文中的 wandered around the store 和 shopped around the store

可知，奶奶带小男孩去了一家市中心 的“商店(store) ”。

44. B. 冒号后的内容就是奶奶给小男孩 的“指令(instruction ) ”。

45. A. 根据下文小男孩送Bobby大衣可 知，奶奶让小男孩给一个人买他“需 要(in need of) ”的东西。

46. A. 让一个小男孩自己去商店买东西 并且还要决定买什么，这无疑是个 “困难的任务(a tall order) ”。

47. C. 

48. D. 小男孩很“认真地 (seriously) ”对待这项任务是因为奶 奶说如果他成功完成这项“任务 (task) ”，他也能加入圣诞老人小组

49. Da根据上文内容可知，奶奶给了小 男孩10美元，然后让他独自进商店 买东西，所以这里最有可能是小男孩 摸着手里的“钱(money) ”。

50. B.小男孩在商店逛来逛去，最终“想 到了(thought of) ”Bobby Decker。

51. C.Bobby从来不出去玩是“因为 (because) ”没有大衣御寒。

52. A.一件好的大衣能让Bobby在冬天 的寒风中保持“温暖(warm) ”。

53. B. 

54. C.根据本段末的they put the coat outside the door and left 可 知，小男孩给Bobby“买了(bought) ” 一件“大衣(coat) ”。

55. D. 

56. B.根据本句中的 insists on secrecy可知，小男孩和奶奶在Bobby 家前“静悄悄地(quietly) ”走，因为奶 奶说圣诞老人“总是(always) ”坚持 做好事要保密。

57. C.有了御寒的大衣后，Bobby就“能 (able) ”和其他孩子一起玩闹。

58. A.上文中的 the winter winds 提示了 本题答案。

59. B.根据本空下一句内容可知，小男 孩认为奶奶是“对的(right) ”，圣诞老 人肯定是存在的。

60. D.根据本空前后内容可知，从来没 有一件事情像加入圣诞老人小组一 样让小男孩感到那么高兴，那么“骄 傲(proud) ”。