Question

【题目】

In our family, we have a special way of telling our sons about Santa without lies. It involves both good acts and Christmas spirit.

When they are 6 or 7, I take ______“for milkshakes” at the local______. We get a table, order our drinks, and the following speech is made:

“You sure have_______a lot this year. Not only are you taller, but I can see that your______ has been stronger as well. In fact, I think you are ready to ______ a Santa Claus yourself.”

“You have probably found that most of the Santas that you see are people ______ like him. Well, now you are ready to do your first job______ a Santa.”

The children usually pick someone they know. They choose to find something that the person really needs, and ______ let them know where it comes from.

My oldest son chose the old lady next door. He______that she came out every morning to get her paper in bare feet, ______ he realized she needed slippers. We went to the supermarket and a warm pair of slippers for her. He wrote on a card, “Merry Christmas from Santa”, then put the ______ under her gate. The next morning, she was out getting her paper, wearing the slippers. You can imagine how ______he was at that moment.

Over the years, he chose a good number of neighbors and friends, always coming up with special presents just for them. One year, he polished up his bike and gave it to one of our friend’s daughters. This family is too ______to get a new one for the girl. When she saw the bike in the yard with a big bow on it, the look on her face was almost as ______ as the one on my son’s.

When the time came for my next son to join the “Santa club”, my oldest came along to help with the speech. ______ of the club’s members have ever felt that they had been lied to --- because they were let in on the Secret of Being a Santa.

【1】A. himB. herC. meD. them

【2】A. hotelB. bookstoreC. supermarketD. cafe

【3】A. grownB. seenC. developedD. improved

【4】A. bodyB. heartC. faceD. skill

【5】A. meetB. findC. becomeD. change

【6】A. dressed upB. looked upC. put upD. took up

【7】A. asB. forC. withD. to

【8】A. neverB. seldomC. oftenD. usually

【9】A. understoodB. acceptedC. regardedD. noticed

【10】A. orB. soC. butD. because

【11】A. boxB. noteC. cardD. pape

【12】A. relaxedB. nervousC. excitedD. peaceful

【13】A. poorB. richC. commonD. funny

【14】A. shyB. goodC. afraidD. strange

【15】A. NoneB. EachC. MostD. All

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【5】C

【6】A

【7】A

【8】A

【9】D

【10】B

【11】A

【12】C

【13】A

【14】B

【15】A

【解析】

文章大意：在我们的家庭中，我们有一种特殊的方式，可以告诉我们的儿子关于圣诞老人，不要说谎。它涉及到良好的行为和圣诞精神。俱乐部的成员中有人曾经觉得他们被欺骗了，因为他们被泄露了当圣诞老人的秘密。

【1】句意：当他们6岁或7岁的时候，我会在当地的咖啡馆带他们“送奶昔”。A.他，宾格；B.她，宾格；C.我，宾格；D.他们，宾格。根据前半句的they可知，此空应填相应的宾格them，故选D。

【2】句意：当他们6岁或7岁的时候，我会在当地的咖啡馆拿他们“送奶昔”。根据A.酒店；B.书店；C.超市；D.咖啡馆。根据We get a table, order our drinks,可知，此空应填café，故选D。

【3】句意：你今年肯定成长得很好。A.生长，成长；B.看见；C.发育；D.改善。根据下句可知，此空是成长的意思，故选A。

【4】句意：你不仅长得更高，而且我能看出你的内心也更强壮了。 A.身体；B内心，.心脏；C.面部；D.技能 。 根据句意可知，此空是内心的意思，此空故填heart，故选B。

【5】句意：事实上，我认为你已经准备好成为圣诞老人了。” A.遇见；B.发现；C.变成，成为；D.改变。根据句意可知，此空是成为的意思，此空故填become，故选C。

【6】句意：你可能已经发现，你看到的大多数圣诞老人都是打扮得像他一样的人。A.dressed up穿上盛装的;装扮成…；B.looked up查找; 检查C.put up建造，搭起，张贴；D. took up拿起。根据句意可知，此空是打扮，装扮的意思，此空故填.dressed up，故选A。

【7】句意：好吧，现在你准备好做圣诞老人的第一份工作了。A.作为；B.对于；C.和；D.朝，向。根据句意可知，根据空后名词a Santa，此空应填介词as，作为的意思，故选A。

【8】句意：他们选择去寻找一个人真正需要的东西，从不让他们知道它来自哪里。A.从不；B.很少；C.经常；D.通常。根据句意可知，此空是从不的意思，此空故填副词never，故选A。

【9】句意：他注意到她每天早上都会赤脚出来拿报纸，因此他意识到她需要拖鞋。A.理解；B.接受；C.认为；D.注意。此句是宾语从句，此空是注意的意思，此空故填noticed，故选D。

【10】句意：他注意到她每天早上都会赤脚出来拿报纸，因此他意识到她需要拖鞋。A.或者；B.因此；C.但是；D.因为。根据句意可知，此空是表示因果关系，此空故填so，故选B。

【11】句意：他在一张卡片上写着“圣诞老人的圣诞快乐”，然后把盒子放在她的门下。A.box盒;，箱；B.note笔记， 记录；C.card卡片纸， 卡片；D.paper纸; 纸张。根据句意可知，此空应是拖鞋的盒子，此空故填 box，故选A。

【12】句意：你可以想象他当时是多么兴奋。A.放松的；B.紧张的；C.兴奋的；D.平静的。根据句意可知，此空是兴奋的意思，此空故填excited，故选C。

【13】句意：这个家庭太穷了，不能给这个女孩买一个新的。A贫穷的，.可怜的；B.富有的；C.普通的；D.有趣的。根据句意可知，此空是贫穷的，.可怜的意思，此空故填poor，故选A。

【14】句意：当她看到院子里的自行车上有一个很大的蝴蝶结时，她脸上的表情几乎和我儿子脸上的一模一样。A.害羞的；B.好的；C.害怕的；D.奇怪的。根据句意可知，此空是as +adj.+as短语，此空应填good，故选B。

【15】句意：俱乐部的成员从来没有人觉得他们被欺骗过——因为他们被泄露了当圣诞老人的秘密。A. 没有一个；B.每个；C.大部分；D.全部。根据句意可知，此空是从来没有的意思，是指三者或三者以上的全否定，此空故填none，故选A。

完形填空，考查学生们在具体语境中运用语言的能力，综合性较强。做题时，应先通读短文，了解大意；然后根据上下文语境的提示做题，先易后难，注意辨析选项中的单词的意思和用法，并注意空前后的搭配；最后应再读一遍短文，检查答案。