Far from a family Christmas My air force room in Florida was empty and quiet -I was alone. My five 1 were gone for the holidays;I had chosen to 2 in the camp. Being young and far from my home. I felt3 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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Far from a family Christmas

My air force room in Florida was empty and quiet -I was alone. My five 1 were gone for the holidays;I had chosen to 2 in the camp. Being young and far from my home， I felt3 My room was comforta?ble enough, 4 I hadn't realized until then what made it so―the 5 of others walking,joking or just lying on their beds.

I was not able to sleep. I was 6 of being on my own―in fact,preferred it at times―but tonight was 7 . Tossing and turning in the darkened room gave no 8 The last sign of daylight had disap?peared, 9 my inner depression.10，the glow (暗淡的光) of Christmas lights on the tall pines would only 11 me of my great misery.

Suddenly,I heard weak sound of men12 to sing. Yes,the voices grew louder and came my way. I 13 still， enjoying the sound.

In the corridor(通道，走廊) H my room,voices came near enough for me to hear Christmas car?ols(颂歌) being15 Suddenly,there,four air?men,identities unknown,were slightly unsteadied by holiday 16 • The first held a Coke bottle with a lit candle 17its top. The others formed a dancing line behind him.

18 I was in the room,with joyful faces in the flickering(摇曳的) light, they sang me several carols,wished me a 19 and left as fast as they had ar?rived. I slept soundly soon after,burying my face in my pillow, 20 that someone had cared.

1.A. colleges B. roommates C. fellows D. boys

2.A. remain B. leave C. help D. work

3.A. disappointed B. friendly C. lonely D. lost

4.A. also B. still C. however D. but

5.A. impatience B. presence C. interest D. delight

6.A. capable B. able

C. skilled D. experienced

7.A. poor B. good

C. happy D. standard

8.A. fun B. comfort C. effort D. progress

9.A. appealing to B. sticking to C. leading to D. adding to

10.A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. Besides D. Yet

11.A. remind B. recall C. remember D. think

12.A. managing B. attempting C. happening D. deciding

13.A. noticed B. slept C. lied D. lay

14.A. opposite B. beyond C. out D. within

15.A. announced B. accepted C. played D. offered

16.A. noise B. confidence C. cheer D. optimism

17.A. stuck in B. attached to C. tied to D. involved in

18.A. Watching B. Seeing

C. Guessing D. Admitting

19.A. good luck B. happy New Year

C. merry Christmas D. happy birthday

20.A. grateful B. satisfied

C. pleased D. surprised

1.B

2.A作者只得待在宿舍里。四个选项中只有！.emain符合题意。

3.C年纪很轻且远离家人使得作者感到孤单，故选kmely。

4.D

5.B此处选presence，意为"其他室友的存在"。

6.A be capable of能够。此处意为"我能够单独待着"。故选A。

7.A作者平时有时喜欢独处，但今晚不是。选择poor表示作者不能应对这种独处的感觉，和上文的capable形成对比。

8.B作者在这黑暗的屋子里辗转反侧没有带来丝毫的安慰，故选comfort„

9.D白天结束了，这同时也增加了作者内心的沮丧， adding to是现在分词短语作结果状语。

10.C根据句意此处指补充说明，用besides,

11.A remind sb of sth意为"使某人想起.. "。

12.B作者听到男人微弱的声音，他们尝试着唱歌。故选B项。

13.D作者静静地躺在床上，单词lie作"躺着"讲时，其过去式为lay。 lied为作"撒谎"讲时的过去式。

14.B beyond在... 范围之外。

15.D这里指唱颂歌，四个动词中otter最符合语境。

16.C其中有四个人被圣诞节的节日气氛感染了。故选C项。

17.A把一根点燃的蜡烛插在瓶子的顶部。stick in插进。

18.B他们看到"我"在屋子里，很高兴。故用seeing作伴随状语。

19.C本文讲圣诞节时的事情，当然是对方祝福自己圣诞节快乐。故选C项。

20.A作者对这些人是心存感激的。故选grateful,

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