Question

【题目】（河南省焦作市2016届高三第一次模拟）完形填空。

I remember believing in Santa when I was a very young girl. However, as I grew older, I learned many _______ that “proved” his nonexistence. Always _______ by nature, I was determined to use _______ to decide whether Santa Claus was _______.

The first year of tests _______ when I was 5. I decided that if I _______ all night on Christmas Eve, I could see if Santa really came down the chimney. _______, that was a useless _______. I fell asleep that year, and when I woke up, I saw a _______ wrapped present under the _______.

At age 7, I came up with another test to see if Santa was real. That year, I didn’t send out my Christmas letter to Santa because I wanted _______ for Christmas, but this turned into a plot. By then, I _______ knew Santa wasn’t real, but I wanted enough _______ to support this. That year was _______, because on Christmas Eve, my mother dragged me to our local Wal-Mart and led me around the toy section. I _______ to say a word, but did let my eyes _______ on a ballet set. I _______ that “Santa” wouldn’t know what I wanted because he shouldn’t be able to read my _______. However, mother would know everything that caught my eyes in the store. If I got the ballet set the next morning, I would have my evidence. Christmas morning, there was the ballet set, sitting under the tree again. _______ I didn’t use it much, mother ended up returning it a few days later. She _______ Santa was generous enough to leave a receipt. That was the end to my task to discover the existence of Santa.

【1】A. theories B. facts C. situations D. choices

【2】A. cautious B. typical C. curious D. desperate

【3】A. data B. exams C. tricks D. tests

【4】A. real B. wise C. merciful D. generous

【5】A. worked B. happened C. succeeded D. failed

【6】A. called up B. kept up C. stayed up D. made up

【7】A. Instead B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. However

【8】A. attempt B. suggestion C. effect D. struggle

【9】A. roughly B. clearly C. beautifully D. tidily

【10】A. bed B. tree C. chimney D. table

【11】A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. something

【12】A. hardly B. never C. already D. usually

【13】A. evidence B. intention C. idea D. experience

【14】A. amazing B. strange C. interesting D. annoying

【15】A. hated B. tried C. hesitated D. refused

【16】A. focus B. try C. put D. call

【17】A. hoped B. explained C. argued D. figured

【18】A. purpose B. opinion C. mind D. eyes

【19】A. As B. Only if C. Although D. As soon as

【20】A. admitted B. promised C. thought D. claimed

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】 A

【5】B

【6】C

【7】D

【8】A

【9】C

【10】B

【11】B

【12】C

【13】A

【14】C

【15】D

【16】A

【17】D

【18】C

【19】A

【20】D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要是介绍了作者小时候为了验证圣诞老人是不存在的，而做的一些测试。

【1】B考查名词。随着我的长大，我了解到更多的事实，证明圣诞老人是不存在的。theory理论； fact事实； situation处境; choice选择。根据语境可知，答案选B。

【2】C考查形容词。本质上的好奇，使我决定做些测试，来看看圣诞老人是否是真的。Cautious谨慎的；typical典型的；curious好奇的；desperate绝望的。根据语境可知，答案选C。

【3】D考查名词。A. data数据； B. exams考试；C. tricks诡计；D. tests测试。下文The first year of tests 45 when I was 5一句中有提示，故答案选D。

【4】 A考查形容词。real真实的；wise明智的；merciful可怜的；generous慷慨的。根据语境可知，答案选A。

【5】B考查动词。A. worked工作； B. happened发生；C. succeeded成功；D. failed失败。第一年的测试发生在我5岁的时候。根据语境可知，答案选B。

【6】C考查动词短语。我决定熬夜，就能看到是否圣诞老人会从烟囱里出来。call up打电话；keep up保持；stay up熬夜；make up构成。根据语境可知，答案选C。

【7】D考查副词。然而这是一个无用的尝试。Instead取而代之；Otherwise要不然；Therefore因此；However然而。根据语境可知，答案选D。

【8】A考查名词。本题中的attempt与上文中的test相照应，故答案选A。attempt尝试；suggestion 建议；effect影响；struggle奋斗。

【9】C考查副词。醒来的时候，我包装精美的礼物。roughly粗糙地；clearly清晰地；beautifully美丽地；tidily整洁地。根据语境可知，答案选C。

【10】B考查名词。A. bed 床；B. tree；C. chimney烟囱；D. table桌子。礼物应该是放在了圣诞树下，答案选B。

【11】B考查不定代词。A. everything每件事情；B. nothing什么也没有；C. anything任何事情；D. something某件事情。那年我没有为圣诞老人写信，因为我什麽都不想要。根据语境可知，答案选B。

【12】C考查副词。A. hardly几乎不； B. never从来没有；C. already已经；D. usually通常。当时我已经知道圣诞老人不是真的了。根据语境可知，答案选C。

【13】A考查名词。但是我想要足够多的证据来支撑我的看法。evidence证据； intention意图； idea 主意experience经验。根据语境可知，答案选A。

【14】C考查形容词。那年的圣诞节很有趣。amazing令人惊奇的； strange奇怪的；interesting有趣的；annoying令人恼火的。根据语境可知，答案选C。

【15】D考查动词。A. hated厌恶； B. tried尝试；C. hesitated犹豫； D. refused拒绝。我拒绝说话，眼睛却盯着芭蕾舞装，refuse to do拒绝做某事。根据语境可知，答案选D。

【16】A考查动词词组。但是确实让我的眼睛聚焦在一个芭蕾集上。focus on聚焦于；try on试穿； put on穿上； call on号召。根据语境可知，答案选A。

【17】D考查动词，A. hoped希望；B. explained解释；C. argued辩论；D. figured摄像，料想。我料想圣诞老人不会知道我要什么，因为他都不懂我的心思。figure料想。根据语境可知，答案选D。

【18】C考查名词。A. purpose目的；B. opinion建议；C. mind精神，思想；D. eyes眼睛。read one’s mind读懂某人的心思。根据语境可知，答案选C。

【19】A考查连词。A. As由于；B. Only if只要；C. Although 尽管；D. As soon as一---就---。因为我不大用，所以母亲几天后把衣服退回去了。根据语境可知，答案选A。

【20】D考查动词。他宣称圣诞老人很慷慨，留下来收据。admit承认；promise许诺；think认为；claim宣布。根据语境可知，答案选D。

【知识归纳】

1.一组常用动词短语

call up打电话；keep up保持；stay up熬夜；make up构成；focus on聚焦于；try on试穿； put on穿上； call on号召。

2. 上下文对照，抓关键词。

解完型填空题时，单独看一句话是找不到正确答案的，需要阅读下句或者若干句才能明白。所谓上下对照，即在上文和下文中找到与正确答案相同的关键词。因此，在做题时要边读边在大脑中储存上下文信息的能力，捕捉关键词。比如43小题D考查名词。A. data数据；B. exams考试；C. tricks诡计；D. tests测试。下文The first year of tests 45 when I was 5一句中有提示，故答案选D。