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【题目】 Molly ran back home from school and dropped her schoolbag on the sofa. Then on the table she saw “Mum’s Wish Book’ – a mail order catalog (目录) from a gift shop. ‘Mum,’ she said excitedly to herself, ‘this year you’ll get the gloves you want!’ Molly had walked a dog for a neighbor and saved her money all year to buy Mum the gloves.

She opened ‘Mum’s Wish Book’ and hoped that she could find these gloves in it. Tears ran down her face when she saw the gloves in the catalog. Mum wouldn’t buy them for herself, because the family had a ________ time on the farm. She once heard Mum say to Dad, ‘Maybe some day, I’ll have the money to get them.’

Molly ran out by the back door and went straight to the post office. There she carefully filled out the order form torn (撕) from the catalog.

‘I need to buy a stamp to send the form.’ She said to Mr. Smith, the only worker in the post office.

‘Umm, a pair of gloves?’ said Mr. Smith, as he passed a stamp to her.

‘Yes, it’s a Christmas gift for Mum, but please don’t tell her. It’s our ________, OK?’ Molly didn’t realize how white Mr. Smith’s beard was until that moment. In fact, he made her think of Santa Claus.

As Molly walked back home, she decided to tell Dad about it. ‘You’ve got to check the mailbox every day,’ said Molly ________ to Dad. He nodded, with a big smile.

Coming home from school every day, Molly peeked (偷看) at Dad when Mum wasn’t looking, but every time he shook his head.

On Christmas Eve, Dad came from mailbox, still empty handed. Molly ________ when she went to bed, because she didn’t have the gloves for Mum.

Before Christmas dinner, as Mum took the apple pie out of the oven, Molly began setting the table. Suddenly, they heard someone pulling up the driveway. From the window they saw Mr. Smith making his way to the door, with a box. Mr. Smith ________ Mum the box, ‘I believe this is yours.’

Mum looked from Dad to Molly and opened the box. Her eyes lit up when she saw the gloves. ‘Oh, who bought these for me?’ she asked.

‘Santa did,’ said Molly smilingly.

‘Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas!’ Mr. Smith, with a loud laugh.

It was Christmas that no one would ever forget.

【1】A.hardB.wonderfulC.busyD.great

【2】A.competitionB.activityC.secretD.story

【3】A.patientlyB.finallyC.angrilyD.quietly

【4】A.made a decisionB.felt sadC.had no ideaD.got tired

【5】A.handedB.boughtC.lentD.returned

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

圣诞节到了之前，Molly看到礼品商店发来的妈妈心愿单，想到妈妈从来舍不得给自己买手套，因此她决定用自己的挣的钱给妈妈买一副手套做圣诞节礼物，妈妈收到礼物的时候很惊喜。

【1】句意：妈妈不会给自己买的，因为家里人在农场很辛苦。

hard艰难的；wonderful精彩的；busy忙的；great伟大的；根据句意理解及后句She once heard Mum say to Dad, ‘Maybe some day, I’ll have the money to get them.’ 她曾听妈妈对爸爸说，“也许有一天，我会有钱去买的。”说明现在没有钱买手套，因此推断出他们在农场是困难时期，故选A。

【2】句意：这是我们的秘密。

competition比赛；activity活动；secret秘密；story故事；根据句意理解及前句Yes, it’s a Christmas gift for Mum, but please don’t tell her.可知，这里表达的是“秘密”，英语是secret，故选C。

【3】句意：莫莉悄悄地对爸爸说。

patiently耐心地；finally最终；angrily生气地；quietly悄悄地；根据句意理解及前文Yes, it’s a Christmas gift for Mum, but please don’t tell her. It’s our ____2____,和前句she decided to tell Dad about it.可知，这里指的是“悄悄地”说，故选D。

【4】句意：莫莉睡觉时感到很难过，因为她没有给妈妈戴手套。

made a decision做决定；felt sad感到伤心；had no idea不知道；got tired感到疲惫；根据句意理解及前句On Christmas Eve, Dad came from mailbox, still empty handed.可知，圣诞节前夕，礼物还没有到，所以Molly应该是悲伤的，故选B。

【5】句意：史密斯先生把盒子递给妈妈。

handed递；bought买；lent借；returned返回；根据句意理解及后文Mum looked from Dad to Molly and opened the box.可知，这里指得是“把盒子递给妈妈”，所以这里用handed，故选A。