Rain was falling as my sister Jill and I ran out of the church, eager to get home and play with the that Santa had left for us. Across the street was a gas station where the bus stopped. It was for Ch 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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Rain was falling as my sister Jill and I ran out of the church, eager to get home and play with the that Santa had left for us. Across the street was a gas station where the bus stopped. It was for Christmas, but I noticed a family standing close to the locked door in an attempt to keep .

We were on the way to our grandparents’ house for the Christmas dinner. We were approaching our destination（目的地） my father U-turned in the middle of the road and said, “I can’t it! They are standing in the rain. They’ve got children. It’s Christmas. ”

When my father the gas station, he rolled down his window. “Merry Christmas. You are waiting for the ?” Father asked.

The man said that they were. They were going to Birmingham, where he had a brother and of a job.

“Why don’t you all get in the car and I’ll you up there. ”

After they settled in, Father looked back over his and asked the children if Santa had found them yet. Their sad faces gave him the .

“Well, I didn’t think so,” my father said, “ when I saw Santa this morning, he told me that he was having finding all, and he asked me if he could leave your toys in my . We’ll just them first before I take you to your destination. ” All at once, the three children’s faces shone with .

When we got out of the car at our house, the children the front door and straight to the Christmas tree. One of the girls picked up Jill’s doll and hugged it to her breast, and the other girl seized（抓住）something of mine.

All this happened many years ago, but the memory of it remains . That was the Christmas when my sister and I learned the of making others happy.

1.A．balls B．presents C．parcels D．trees

2.A. open B．familiar C．closed D．unexpected

3.A. clean B．energetic C．active D．dry

4.A．while B．when C．now that D．even if

5.A．understand B．admit C．deserve D．stand

6.A．pulled into B．drove away C．passed by D．looked at

7.A．truck B．brother C．bus D．driver

8.A．chances B．benefits C．emergencies D．discoveries

9.A．show B．seek C．bring D．drive

10.A．window B．head C．shoulder D．children

11.A．sympathy B．answer C．problem D．belief

12.A．because B．though C．as if D．so

13.A．pleasure B．trouble C．confidence D．suffering

14.A．company B．car C．shop D．house

15.A．recognize B．buy C．fetch D．find

16.A．doubt B．disappointment C．curiosity D．excitement

17.A．ran through B．stared at C．watched out D．looked through

18.A．shyly B．immediately C．quietly D．slowly

19.A．sensitive B．worthwhile C．fresh D．weak

20.A．joy B．award C．patience D．attention

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.B

14.D

15.C

16.D

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：那个下着雨的圣诞节令作者难忘，不是因为他们去爷爷家吃饭，而是父亲开车送一家人去他们想去的地方，还把本该送给她们的礼物给了这家的孩子们。帮助别人，快乐自己。

1.A．balls球；B．presents礼物；C．parcels包裹；D．trees树。that Santa had left for us做定语修饰前面的名词，意思是圣诞老人留给我们的，按照西方关于圣诞节的习俗，当然应该是礼物。故选B。

2.A. open开着的；B．familiar熟悉的；C．closed关闭的； D．unexpected意想不到的。圣诞节是节假日，加油站当然应该是关门的。后面的the locked door中的locked与closed是同义词，故选C。

3.A. clean 干净的；B．energetic精力充沛的；C．active积极的； D．dry干燥的；根据文章第一句话可知，这时天正下着雨，所以一家人应该是在加油站躲雨。故选D。

4.A．while当......时候，而；B．when当......时候；C．now that既然；D．even if即使。这里前面有were approaching 提示考查句式be doing when...故选B。

5.A．understand理解；B．admit承认；C．deserve应受；D．stand用在否定句中表示受不了了。我父亲看到那一家人还有孩子，在圣诞节的时候在雨中淋着，很是不忍心。故选D。

6.A．pulled into进入；B．drove away驶离；C．passed by经过；D．looked at看。当我父亲进入到加油站时，他摇下车玻璃说了圣诞节快乐。

7.A．truck卡车；B．brother兄弟；C．bus公共汽车；D．driver司机。前面提到，加油站也是公共汽车停的地方。所以在问：你们在等公共汽车吗？故选C。

8.A．chances机会，可能性；B．benefits好处、利益；C．emergencies紧急情况；D．discoveries发现。他们要去伯明翰，他在那里有一个兄弟还可能找到一份工作。故选A。

9.A．show展示；B．seek寻找；C．bring带来；D．drive开车。我开车送你们去那里。前面已经交代，父亲要帮助那一家人。故选D。

10.A．window窗子；B．head头；C．shoulder肩膀；D．children孩子。头放在肩膀的一边问孩子们，圣诞老人是否找到他们。根据常识可知选C。

11.A．sympathy同情；B．answer答案；C．problem问题；D．belief信念、信任。他们悲伤的脸给了他答案。只有答案和前面的问话相对应。故选B。

12.A．because因为；B．though虽然；C．as if好像；D．so因此。孩子很悲伤说明没有礼物。而父亲说，他不那样想是因为......后面他编了一个理由。故选A。

13.A．pleasure快乐；B．trouble麻烦；C．confidence自信； D．suffering痛苦。圣诞老人请他把玩具带给这些孩子。have trouble in doing 做某事有麻烦。圣诞老人不能找到所有的孩子。故选B。

14.A．company公司；B．car汽车；C．shop商店；D．house房子。圣诞老人把礼物放在了我家，才和后面的先去我家拿它们之后再送你们到目的地。故选D。

15.A．recognize辨认出；B．buy买；C．fetch取回；D．find发现。先去我家拿那些玩具之后再送你们到目的地。故选C。

16.A．doubt怀疑；B．disappointment失望；C．curiosity好奇；D．excitement激动。听说有礼物三个孩子当然应该是激动得脸上放光了。故选D。

17.A．ran through跑过；B．stared at盯着看；C．watched out当心； D．looked through浏览。孩子们跑过前面直奔圣诞树。这里ran 是最能体现孩子喜悦的心情的词了。故选A。

18.A．shyly害羞地；B．immediately立刻；C．quietly安静地； D．slowly慢慢地。其中一个女孩拿起Jill的娃娃，立刻把它抱在胸前。这里用immediately表达孩子们对礼物的喜爱。故选B。

19.A．sensitive敏感地；B．worthwhile值得的；C．fresh新鲜地； D．weak弱的。这是多年前发生的事，但是应该说到现在这件事还是记忆犹新。故选C。

20.A．joy快乐；B．award奖励；C．patience耐心；D．attention注意力。那个圣诞节我和姐姐学到了让别人快乐自己就快乐这个道理。故选A。

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