Question

【题目】阅读下面短文，理解其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。

On this Christmas Day I had the wonderful opportunity to see the true spirit of Christmas.

My big family always ______ presents together at the start of the New Year and have done so in this way for more than 40 years. Since the beginning, my grandfather and grandmother have ______ their children and cousins on this day in their small farmhouse.

With 13 ______ and uncles and more than 30 cousins in this group, there were usually more than 50 people in the room to exchange gifts. Because of the activity, the flying wrapping paper, so many people and the limited space of a 65yearold farmhouse living room, most of the individual moments went ______．

My nephew, Jack (9 years old), who was walking by my 5yearold cousin, Seth, in the Christmas chaos, noticed that Seth was crying. Jack ______ to ask him what was wrong and why he was crying. Seth ______ that he didn't receive any toys!

Almost without ______， Jack looked down to the only two toys he had received, and ______ Seth with his best toy! He said, “Here, you can have this one. I don't have to have it. I have other toys I can play with at home.”

Tears were welling up in my eyes! I was moved by this huge act of ______. I was so ______ of my nephew and what he had done when he thought no one else was looking.

I gave him a huge hug and told him that he had demonstrated(演示) the true meaning of Christmas!

【1】A. choose B. exchange C. return

【2】A. entertained B. celebrated C. praised

【3】A. leaders B. guides C. aunts

【4】A. undoubted B. unnoticed C. unfinished

【5】A. changed B. forgot C. stopped

【6】A. reacted B. responded C. applauded

【7】A. smile B. gesture C. thought

【8】A. introduced B. produced C. presented

【9】A. kindness B. honesty C. courage

【10】A. aware B. proud C. certain

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【5】C

【6】B

【7】C

【8】C

【9】A

【10】B

【解析】

本文讲述了作者在圣诞节看见侄子把自己的礼物给赛斯，这让作者看到了真正的圣诞精神。

【1】B

考查动词及语境的理解。A. choose 选择； B. exchange 交换； C. return返回；句意：在新年伊始，我的一大家子人总是在一起交换礼物，这样做已经有40多年的历史了。根据后文的there were usually more than 50 people in the room to exchange gifts.可知此处指的是交换礼物，故选B。

【2】A

考查动词及语境的理解。A. entertained 款待； B. celebrated 庆祝；C. praised表扬；句意：从一开始，我的祖父和祖母就在这一天在他们的小农舍里款待他们的孩子和表亲。根据on this day可知此处表示在圣诞节这天，因此我的父母款待他们的孩子和表亲，故选A。

【3】C

考查名词及语境的理解。A. leaders 领导； B. guides 导游； C. aunts姑妈；句意：在这群人中有13个叔叔和姑妈以及30多个表弟妹，在这个房间里有50多个人交换礼物。此处与uncles和cousins相并列，应是家庭成员，故用aunts，故选C。

【4】B

考查形容词及语境的理解。A. undoubted 无疑的； B. unnoticed 被忽视的； C. unfinished未完成的；句意：所以许多人以及65年历史的农舍的客厅的有限空间，大多数的个人时刻没有被人注意到。根据so many people and the limited space of a 65yearold farmhouse living room可知人多，空间有限，因此大多数人的个人时刻没有被人注意到，故选B。

【5】C

考查动词及语境的理解。A. changed 改变；B. forgot 忘记； C. stopped停止；句意：杰克停下来问他怎么啦，他为什么哭。根据前文的My nephew, Jack (9 years old), who was walking by my 5yearold cousin, Seth, in the Christmas chaos, noticed that Seth was crying可知杰克看见赛斯正在哭，因此杰克停下来问他，故选C。

【6】B

考查动词及语境的理解。A. reacted反应； B. responded 回答； C. applauded赞同；句意：赛斯回答他没有收到任何玩具。根据前文的Jack ___5___ to ask him what was wrong and why he was crying.可知杰克问他问题，因此他要回答，故选B。

【7】C

考查名词及语境的理解。A. smile微笑； B. gesture 姿势； C. thought思想，想法；句意：杰克几乎没有想一想，低头看他收到的唯一的那两个玩具，然后把他最好的礼物给赛斯。根据后文的and ___8___ Seth with his best toy!可知杰克把最好的礼物要给赛斯，因此他听到赛斯没有收到礼物，因此没有想一想，就要把礼物给赛斯，故选C。

【8】C

考查动词及语境的理解。A. introduced介绍； B. produced 产生； C. presented呈现，提供；句意：杰克几乎没有想一想，低头看他收到的唯一的那两个玩具，然后把他最好的礼物给赛斯。根据后文的Here, you can have this one.可知这是杰克要把这个给赛斯，故选C。

【9】A

考查名词及语境的理解。A. kindness 善良； B. honesty 诚实；C. courage勇气；句意：我被这种巨大的善举所感动。根据前文的Jack looked down to the only two toys he had received, and ___8___ Seth with his best toy!可知杰克知道赛斯没有收到礼物，因此把自己收到的礼物给他，因此这是一种善举，故选A。

【10】B

考查形容词及语境的理解。A. aware 意识到的； B. proud 骄傲的；C. certain确定的；句意：我对我的外甥以及他以为没有人看他时所做的事感到如此骄傲。be proud of对……感到骄傲，故选B。

根据前后文的语境，结合时态，语态，词性，短语，句型，词义辨析和主谓一致，选出正确的选项。例如小题6，句意：赛斯回答他没有收到任何玩具。根据前文的Jack ___5___ to ask him what was wrong and why he was crying.可知杰克问他问题，因此他要回答，故选B。