Question

Cloze 13(2014 湖北黄冈)

       Many books have been written about “the art of giving”.And we also know that it’s hard to give people a gift , 1       a personal one. If we want to make it better,we should understand who you will give the gift to and their likes and 2      . 

       As is often the case,some little kids think they don't get enough gifts 3        some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too 4       . For example,when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from a tree,it is enough to make her very 5      .

        Gift giving is different in different 6       . Here are some of their likes.In Japan,people sometimes give special gifts.But they are not opened.Later,the same gift may be given away to someone 7       , because many people have enough things and don't want 8        gifts themselves.In Canada,a tree can help remember 9       . In the USA. some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buying them gifts.In Sweden,doing something for someone is the best gift.People donH need to 10        too much money. Instead,making a meal for him or her is enough.

        To make things 11        , some people would rather just give money. In some cultures,however, 12       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 13       . When someone gives me money,I feel they don't think it about at all. I prefer to receive a gift 14        has some thought behind it."

        Different people have very different thoughts 15        this subject!So maybe the art of giving is difficult!What do you think?

1. A. specially   B. especially   C. commonly   D. usually

2. A. displays   B. disadvantages   C. disagreements   D. dislikes

3. A. while   B. when   C. as   D. if

4. A. same   B. similar   C. small   D. huge

5. A. lonely   B. happy   C. sad   D. angry

6. A. cities   B. towns   C. provinces   D. countries

7. A. else   B. other   C. another   D. else’s

8. A. too much   B. much too   C. too many   D. many too

9. A. a child   B. a person   C. a guide   D. a chef

10. A. spend   B. take   C. cost   D. make

11. A. more difficult   B. easy   C. difficult   D. easier

12. A. using   B. giving   C. receiving   D. fetching

13. A. counts   B. discovers   C. finds   D. invents

14. A. who   B. what   C. where   D. that

15. A. to   B. on   C. up   D. in

Answer 1

1. B 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. A 11. D 12. C 13. A 14. D 15. B

Cloze 13

[语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文。作者向我们介绍了送礼物的学问。 在不同的国家，送礼物的方式不同。文章分别列举了日本、加拿大、美 国、瑞典四个国家对礼物的不同理解。有的人认为直接送钱更简单， 但这种行为有时使收礼物的人感到不舒服。送礼物是一门学问，你是怎么认为的？

1. B根据句意“我们也知道给人送礼物很困难，尤其是一份私人的礼物”可知。

2. D呼应and前的likes ,此处应该选择dislikes。

3. A设空处前后两分句是对比关系，而while可用于强调两种情况之 间的差别，意为“却，但是”。

4. C same相同的;similar相似的;small小的;huge巨大的。根据句意 “一些礼物从来不会被嫌弃太小”可知选C.

5. B lonely孤单的;happy幸福的sad伤心的;angry生气的。根据句意“例如，一个小孩子送给他或她的母亲一片树上的树叶也足以使 得她非常高兴!”可知选B项。

6. D根据下文介绍了不同国家送礼物的不同方式可知选D.

7. A根据句意“随后，这份相同的礼物可能会被送给其他人”可知选A.

8. C too much太多(修饰不可数名词) ；much too太(修饰形容词或副词) ；too many太多(修饰可数名词) 。由空后的gifts ,可知应该选择 too many。

9. B根据句意“在加拿大，一棵树可以帮助记住一个人”可知选B.

10. A句意:人们没必要花费太多的钱。

11. D根据句意“为了使事情更加简单，一些人宁愿只给钱”可知选easier更简单。

12. C根据下文描述的收到钱作为礼物的人的反应及观点可知选C.

13. A count很重要，有价值;discover发现;find找到;invent发明。根 据句意“心意才是最重要的”可知选A.

14. D在定语从句中，当先行词是物的时候，关系代词用that或which。

15. B thoughts想法，观点，后面可加介词“on”。on在此处表示“关于 ……，有关……”。