I still remember my first Christmas party with Grandma. I was just a kid. On Christmas Eve, Grandma gave me ten dollars to buy something for someone. For a moment I just stood still,　 　36　 　, wondering what to buy, and 　　37　 on earth to buy it for.

I thought of everybody I knew：my family, my friends, my neighbors, the kids at school. I was 　38　 about to think the person out when I suddenly thought of Bob. He was a kid with bad　 39　　 and dirty hair, and he 　　40　　 right behind me in class.

　　 Bob didn’t have a　　 41　 . I knew that because he never 42　　　 　to play with us in winter. His mother always　 43　　 a note, telling the teacher that he had a(n)　 44　　 , but all we knew that Bob didn’t have a cough. I　　 45　　 the ten-dollar bill with growing excitement. I went to the nearest store and found a red jacket. It looks really 　　46　　　 　.

“Is this a Christmas present for someone? ”the lady behind the　 47　　　 asked me kindly, as I laid my ten dollars down.

　 That evening, Grandma helped me　 48　 the coat in Christmas paper and ribbons, “To Bob, from Santa Claus” on it. Then she　 49　　 me to Bob’s house.

　 Grandma　 50　　 down the street from Bob’s house, and she and I moved　 51　　 and hid ourselves in the bushes by his front door. Then Grandma gave me a push. “All right, Santa Claus, ”she　　 52　　　 　“get going. ”

I took a deep breath, 　　53　　 for his front door, threw the present down on his step, pressed the doorbell and　 54　 . Together we waited breathlessly in the darkness for the front door to open. 　　　55　　 it did, and there stood Bob.

用奶奶给的10美元给同学Bob买了一件圣诞礼物--一件夹克衫。奶奶童心未泯，亲自包装，并驱车帮孙女(子)送“礼”，紧张的气氛使读者体味到金子般的爱心。

36. A. frightened　　 B. confused　 C. excited　　　　　　 D. disappointed

[解析]选B。由第一句知：我在圣诞节前夕，从奶奶那里得到10美元，一时间因不知所措呆立，由wondering可知选confused。

37. A. where　　　　　 B. why　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　 D. who

[解析]选D。从上文可知，奶奶让我为某人买东西，根据句子结构分析，空白处为for的宾语，指人应用who。

38. A. just　　　　 　　　B. later　　　　　　　 C. never　　　　　　　　 D. ever

[解析]选A。be just about to do. . . when. . . 固定句型，“刚想……突然……”。

39. A. character　　　　　　 B. habit

C. breath　　　　　　　 D. manners

　[解析]选C。从下文可知Bob有“口臭”。另外，我们可以根据常识，非常容易地排除A项“性格”，B项“习惯”，D项“行为”。

40. A. sat　　　　 B. lived　　　　　 C. waited　　　　　 D. stood

[解析]选A。坐在我的后面。

41. A. book　　　　　　 B. bag　　　　　　 C. coat　　　　　　　 D. pencil

[解析]选C。从下文暗示可知。never. . . in winter在冬天从不和我们一起玩，因为无衣服穿。

42. A. stayed in　　　　　　 B. went out

C. gave up　　　　　　 D. showed off

[解析]选B。“出去”went out。

43. A. bought　　　　　 B. wrote　　　　　 C. found　　　　　　 D. changed

[解析]选B。词语搭配wrote a note。

44. A. cough　　　　　　 B. error　　　　　　 C. flu　　　　　　　　 D. fortune

[解析]选A。由下文的Bob didn’t have a cough知。

45. A. armed　　　　　　 B. headed　　　　　　 C. fingered　　　　 D. nosed

　[解析]选C。用手捏着钱。

46. A. funny　　　　　 B. tidy　　　　　 C. attractive　　　　　　 D. warm

[解析]选D。日常常识，因冷为Bob买衣，故衣服应是暖和。

47. A. wall　　　　　　　 B. counter　　　　　　 C. shop　　　　　 D. window

[解析]选B。日常常识，店员应在“柜台”后。

48. A. enjoy　　 　　　　　　 B. sell　　　　

C. deliver　　　　　　　　　　　 D. wrap

[解析]选D。奶奶帮“我”把夹克衫包起来。

49. A. sent　　　　　　 B. drove　　　　　　　

C. asked　　　　　　　 D. forced

[解析]选B。由下文“_________down the street”可知，开车去的。

50. A. pulled　　　　 　　B. cut　　　　　　 C. parked　　　　　 D. knocked

[解析]选C。句意为：把车停在街道上。

51. A. carelessly　　　　　　 B. noiselessly

C. helplessly　　　　　　　　 D. uselessly

[解析]选B。由hid, whispered, breathlessly可知应是“静悄悄地，无声无息地”，故选B。

52. A. cried　　　　　 B. shouted

C. whispered　　　　　 D. screamed

[解析]选C。小声地说whispered。

53. A. dashed　　　　 B. searched

C. walked　　　　　　　 D. looked

[解析]选A。dash toward/for向……冲去，因害怕被发现而行动迅速。

54. A. set out　　　　 B. put away

C. pick up　　　　　　 D. flew back

[解析]选D。快去快回。

55. A. Usually　　　　 B. Actually

C. Finally　　　　　　　 D. Quickly

　[解析]选C。最终前门开了，Bob出现。

35. Peter won’t drive us to the station. He has______ to take us all.

A. a very small car　　　　 B. too small a car

C. a too small car　　　　　 D. such a small car

[解析]选B。考查句式too. . . to. . . 结构。too为副词，修饰名词短语时，顺序为：too+形容词+冠词+名词。

34. Look! Tom is too sleepy to work. He_____ up watching TV last night.

A. mustn’t have stayed　　　　　 B. shouldn’t have stayed

C. mustn’t stay　　　　　　　　　　 D. ought not to stay

[解析]选B。考查情态动词。shouldn’t have done“本不该做某事而做了”。句意：看！汤姆太困了，不能工作。昨晚他本不该熬夜看电视的。

33. The two countries are different_____ their people use different body languages.

A. in that　　　　 B. from what

C. in which　　　　　　 D. from which

[解析]选A。考查状语从句。in that因为，由于。句意：这两个国家不同，因为这两国人民使用不同的身体语言。

32. -Do you remember to go to see a doctor tomorrow?

　-______ .

A．Got it　　　　　　　 B．Heard it

C．Make it　　　　　　 D．Taken it

[解析]选A。考查情景交际。Got it“知道了；明白了；懂得了”；Make it“成功做到；设法到达”与语境不符；B、D两项不符合英语习惯。

31. A decision was made_____ those who once lied to the factory in order to get a job would not be allowed to stay.

1. whether　　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　 D. once

[解析]选C。考查名词性从句。that引导同位语从句，是对

decision的内容的具体说明。句意：工厂做出了一个决定：那些

为了得到一份工作向工厂撒谎的人将不准留下。

30. It is______ that his English is_____ perfect.

A. certain; quite　　 B. sure; very

C. exact; fairly　　　　　　　 D. right; rather

[解析]选A。考查形容词和副词。It is certain that. . . 意为“……是确实的”；sure不能用于该句型。perfect为一个没有程度的形容词，一般不用very, fairly, rather, much等程度副词修饰，但是可用quite“完全地”修饰。

29. -Where did you find your coat?

-It was in the gym_______ I often play basketball after school.

A．that　 B．where　　　 C．which　　　 D．不填

[解析]选B。考查定语从句。the gym是一个地点名词，在从句中作状语，因此用关系副词。此处是一个强调句型的省略：It was in the gym where I often play basketball after school that I found my coat. 。

28. The present situation would force companies to_______ energy-saving measures.

1. adopt B. refuse C. set　　　　　　 D. access

[解析]选A。考查动词词义辨析。句意：目前局势会迫使公司采用节能措施。adopt“采纳，采用”；refuse“拒绝”；set“制定”；access“有权利使用/进入”。