Question

【题目】Many books have been written about "the art of giving". And we also know that it's hard to give people a gift， _____ a personal one. If we want to make it better, we should understand who you will give the gift to and their likes and dislikes.

As is often the case, some little kids think they don't get enough gifts _____ some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too _____ . For example, when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from a tree, it is enough to make her very _____ .

Gift giving is different in different _____ . Here are some of them tikes. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone _____ ，because many people have enough things and don't want too many gifts themselves. In Canada, a tree can help remember a _____ . In the USA，some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buy them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People don't need to _____ too much money. Instead, making a meal for him or her is enough.

To make things easier, some people would rather just give money. In some cultures，however, _____ money can make people uncomfortable. "When someone gives me money, it just makes me think they're being lazy, " says John Wilson. In England, we have a saying, "It's the thought that ______ .When someone gives me money, I feel they don't think about it at all. I prefer to receive a gift that has some thought behind it."

Different people have very different thoughts on this subject! So maybe the art of giving is difficult! What do you think?

【1】A. patiently B. especially C. mainly D. usually

【2】A. while B. when C. as D. if

【3】A. same B. similar C. small D. huge

【4】A. lonely B. happy C. sad D. angry

【5】A. cities B. towns C. provinces D. countries

【6】A. else B. other C. another D. else's

【7】A. child B. mother C. person D. guide

【8】A. spend B. take C. cost D. make

【9】A. using B. giving C. receiving D. taking

【10】A. counts B. discovers C. finds D. invents

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【5】D

【6】A

【7】C

【8】A

【9】C

【10】A

【解析】

文章大意：本文讲述了许多书里会写给予的艺术，但其实接受也需要艺术，有时接受一个礼物也是一件难事，并举了一些国家送礼的例子，还提到了有的人为了方便，干脆送钱，但这会让人不舒服，很多人觉得当别人买礼物，至少用了心去想的，但直接送钱就会让人觉得他们很懒，每个人都有不同的看法，所以接受的艺术比给予的艺术更难。

【1】句意：我们也知道很难给人们礼物，尤其是个人礼物。A. patiently耐心地；B. especially尤其地；C. mainly主要地；D. usually通常地。由If we want to make it better，we should understand who you will give the gift to and their likes and…可知此处表示我们也知道送给人们礼物很难，特别是一个私人的礼物，故答案选B。

【2】句意：有些小孩认为他们没有得到足够的礼物，而有些老人认为他们得到的礼物太多了。A. while然而；B. when当……时候；C. as由于，像…一样；D. if如果。根据上文some little kids think they don't get enough gifts可推知，空格前后是老人与小孩认识上的对比，表示转折关系，故答案选A。

【3】句意：不同的人喜欢不同种类的礼物。有些礼物再小也不为过。A. same相同的；B. similar 相似的；C. small小的；D. huge巨大的。由For example，when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from a tree，it is enough to make her very…可知，礼物再小也不为过。答案为C。

【4】句意：例如，当一个小孩刚从树上给他或她的妈妈一片树叶时，这就足以使她非常高兴。A. lonely孤独的；B. happy高兴的；C. sad悲伤的；D. angry生气的。结合上句可知，礼物再小也是一番心意。就算孩子只是从树上摘一片叶子送给妈妈，这也足以让妈妈非常开心。答案为B。

【5】句意：赠送礼物在不同的国家是不同的。A. cities城市；B. towns城镇；C. provinces省；D. countries国家。由下文中的In Japan, In Canada, In the USA可知，赠送礼物因国家的不同而不同。故答案为D。

【6】句意：他们不打开礼物的目的是以后可以把礼物送给别人。A. else别的，其它的，放在不定代词。疑问代词或疑问副词的后面；B. other“别的，其他的”，要用在所修饰的名词前；C. another再一，又一；D. else's所有格形式，后面跟名词。else意为"别的，其他的"，用在不定代词的someone的后面，意为“别人”。故答案为A。

【7】句意：在加拿大，一棵树可以帮助记住一个人。A. child小孩；B. mother妈妈；C. person人；D. guide导游。由上文可知，树是作为一份礼物、代表一个人的心意而被送出的。在加拿大，一棵树可以帮助记住一个人。故答案为C。

【8】句意：人们不必花费太多的钱。A. spend花费，主语是人；B. take花费时间，常用it作形式主语；C. cost花费，主语是物；D. make制造，使。句子的主语是people，指人，表达“花费”用spend。答案为A。

【9】句意：然而，在一些文化中，收钱会让人不舒服。A. using使用；B. giving给；C. receiving接收；D. taking拿，取。根据When someone gives me money，it just makes me think they're being lazy可知此处表示接受别人的钱有时会让人感觉不舒服。答案为C。

【10】句意：在英国，我们有一句谚语说：“（比起礼物来），心意更重要”。A. counts数数，计算，重要，有价值；B. discovers发现；C. finds找到，发现；D. invents发明。结合句意可知心意更重要，这里的counts是说比较重要。答案为A。