完形填空(Cloze Test)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are trying to hide presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real ___1___ On Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable （不能忍受的）. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to ___2___ late so that they will not ___3___ the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie ___4___ for a long time, hoping to see Father Christmas.

　　Last Christmas, my wife and I ___5___ hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I ___6___ the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ask me where that new bike had come from, but ___7___ he did not see it.

　　On Christmas Eve, ___8___ took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly ___9___ when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began ___10___ stockings. Then I pushed in the ___11___ I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were ___12___ to get up early. At about five o'clock the next morning, we were ___13___ by loud sounds coming from the children's room. ___14___ I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, ___15___ close behind pushing her new baby carriage. Then came the baby, moving on his hands and knees with a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burst. That woke us up completely. The day had really begun with a band （巨响）!

完形填空(Cloze Test)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are trying to hide presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real ___1___ On Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable （不能忍受的）. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to ___2___ late so that they will not ___3___ the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie ___4___ for a long time, hoping to see Father Christmas.

　　Last Christmas, my wife and I ___5___ hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I ___6___ the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ask me where that new bike had come from, but ___7___ he did not see it.

　　On Christmas Eve, ___8___ took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly ___9___ when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began ___10___ stockings. Then I pushed in the ___11___ I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were ___12___ to get up early. At about five o'clock the next morning, we were ___13___ by loud sounds coming from the children's room. ___14___ I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, ___15___ close behind pushing her new baby carriage. Then came the baby, moving on his hands and knees with a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burst. That woke us up completely. The day had really begun with a band （巨响）!

第三部分 完形填空（共20个小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

Section A

As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are  41  with difficult jobs of hiding presents from  42  young children. Though children go to bed early, they often lie  43  in bed for a long time, hoping to see Father Christmas.

Last Christmas, my wife and I  44  managed to hide a few large presents in the store room. I was afraid my son, Jimmy, would ask me where the new bike had come from, but  45  he didn’t see it.

On Christmas Eve, it took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been early  46

when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began  47  stockings. Then I pushed the bike for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much  48  that night, for the children were sure to get up early. At about five o’clock the next morning, we were  49  by loud sounds coming from the children’s room—they shouted excitedly!  50  I had time to get out of bed, Jimmy came riding into our bedroom on his new bike, and his sister, Mary  51  close behind, pushing her new baby carriage (婴儿车). Even the baby arrived, he moved on his  52  and knees into the room dragging (拖) a large balloon behind him.

41. A. faced                  B. covered              C. pleased               D. filled

42. A. sad                   B. curious              C. worried             D. quiet

43. A. asleep                B. still                 C. sick                D. awake

44. A. hopefully                     B. busily               C. hurriedly             D. successfully

45. A. possibly               B. unluckily            C. fortunately           D. sadly

46. A. morning              B. midnight             C. daybreak             D. evening

47. A. filling                B. mending             C. repairing            D. wearing

48. A. work                 B. sleep                C. money               D. talk

49. A. woken                       B. frightened           C. amazed              D. troubled

50. A. When                 B. After               C. Until               D. Before

51. A. ran                          B. followed            C. jumped              D. moved

52. A. hands                 B. legs                C. feet                 D. head

As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are ___1___ with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real ___2___. On 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 their presents quickly and the wish to ___3___ up late so that they will not ___4___ the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie ___5___ for a long time, hoping to get a short ___6___ at Father Christmas.

Last Christmas, my wife and I ___7___ hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I ___8___ the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ___9___ me where that new bike had come from, but ___10___ he did not see it.

On Christmas Eve, ___11___ took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly ___12___ when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began ___13___ stockings. Then I pushed in the ___14___ I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were ___15___ to get up early. At about five o’clock the next morning, we were ___16___ by loud sounds coming from the children’s room — they were shouting excitedly! ___17___ I 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. ___18___ the baby arrived. He moved ___19___ the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burst. That woke us up ___20___. The day had really begun with a band(巨响) !  

1. A. faced                B. met            C. filled          D. pleased

2. A. question           B. matter           C. problem             D. business

3. A. get                B. stay           C. stand           D. wake

4. A. lose              B. break             C. miss           D. leave

5. A. awake              B. wake             C. asleep         D. sleep

6. A. look                     B. stare              C. glare           D. watch

7. A. hopefully                 B. busily            C. gladly         D. successfully

8. A. liked               B. feared             C. surprised      D. hated

9. A. answer            B. tell               C. ask            D. search

10. A. sadly             B. unluckily         C. possibly       D. fortunately

11. A. it                B. they             C. I            D. we

12. A. morning           B. midnight         C. evening      D. daybreak

13. A. filling            B. sewing            C. mending      D. preparing

14. A. present          B. stocking          C. bike           D. tree

15. A. going            B. sure             C. glad           D. excited

16. A. troubled                B. frightened       C. woken        D. shocked

17. A. Before           B. After            C. Until         D. Since

18. A. Even             B. And             C. Soon         D. Then

19. A. with              B. on                C. over          D. by

20. A. all              B. nearly            C. happily        D. completely

As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are ___1___ with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real ___2___. On 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 their presents quickly and the wish to ___3___ up late so that they will not ___4___ the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie ___5___ for a long time, hoping to get a short ___6___ at Father Christmas.

Last Christmas, my wife and I ___7___ hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I ___8___ the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ___9___ me where that new bike had come from, but ___10___ he did not see it.

On Christmas Eve, ___11___ took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly ___12___ when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began ___13___ stockings. Then I pushed in the ___14___ I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were ___15___ to get up early. At about five o’clock the next morning, we were ___16___ by loud sounds coming from the children’s room — they were shouting excitedly! ___17___ I 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. ___18___ the baby arrived. He moved ___19___ the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burst. That woke us up ___20___. The day had really begun with a band(巨响) !

1. A. faced             B. met                 C. filled             D. pleased

2. A. question           B. matter             C. problem            D. business

3. A. get               B. stay                C. stand              D. wake

4. A. lose              B. break               C. miss              D. leave

5. A. awake            B. wake               C. asleep             D. sleep

6. A. look              B. stare                C. glare              D. watch

7. A. hopefully          B. busily              C. gladly              D. successfully

8. A. liked             B. feared             C. surprised              D. hated

9. A. answer           B. tell                  C. ask                D. search

10. A. sadly            B. unluckily          C. possibly             D. fortunately

11. A. it               B. they                C. I                  D. we

12. A. morning        B. midnight          C. evening              D. daybreak

13. A. filling           B. sewing            C. mending             D. preparing

14. A. present          B. stocking          C. bike                   D. tree

15. A. going           B. sure                C. glad                 D. excited

16. A. troubled         B. frightened        C. woken                  D. shocked

17. A. Before          B. After               C. Until                 D. Since

18. A. Even           B. And                 C. Soon                D. Then

19. A. with            B. on                   C. over                 D. by

20. A. all             B. nearly              C. happily                D. completely