It was only October, but my students were already talking about Christmas plans. As each day passed, everyone became more excited waiting for the final school bell. As soon as everyone heard the     , they would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.
David was a small boy in old clothes. I had often      what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so improperly for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves, But something made David     .I can still remember he was always     a smile and willing to help, He always stayed after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He would just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly head for home.
Weeks passed and the     over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness(煩躁)until the last day of     before the holiday break. I smiled in relief(安慰)as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David     standing by my desk.
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"Oh no it isn't, " said David. "It's full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn't see or touch unless you know it's there."
Tears filled my eyes as I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given attention to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning     the little empty box set on my desk.
小題1:
A．warningB．callingC．ringingD．shouting
小題2:
A．a(chǎn)dmiredB．wonderedC．realizedD．learned
小題3:
A．specialB．kindC．popularD．funny
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A．bringing B．enjoyingC．wearingD．sharing
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A．a(chǎn)rgument B．a(chǎn)rrangementC．movementD．excitement
小題6:
A．schoolB．yearC．a(chǎn)ttentionD．program
小題7:
A．weaklyB．sadlyC．quietlyD．helplessly
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)ngerB．joyC．a(chǎn)ppreciationD．surprise
小題9:
A．cheapB．emptyC．uselessD．improper
小題10:
A．fromB．behindC．overD．towards

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:D
小題6:A
小題7:C
小題8:D
小題9:B
小題10:B

試題分析：這篇短文主要講了學生迫不及待要過圣誕節(jié)。圣誕節(jié)前一天，每個學生都回家了，但是David一個我平時不大關(guān)注的學生送給我一個小小的空盒子，他說里面裝著愛，愛是看不到摸不著的。我永遠也不會忘記這個空盒子背后的意義。
小題1:考查動詞及語境的理解。A. warning 警告；B. calling 叫，打電話；C. ringing打電話，鈴聲響起；D. shouting喊叫。句意：每個人一聽到鈴聲，就會跑去拿外套回家，除了David以外。聽到下課鈴聲才能回家，故選C。
小題2:考查動詞及語境的理解。A. admired 羨慕；B. wondered想；C. realized 意識到；D. learned學習。句意：我常常想David的家庭生活是什么樣子。根據(jù)題意，故選B。
小題3:考查形容詞及語境的理解。A. special 特殊的；B. kind 善良的；C. popular 流行的，受歡迎的；D. funny有趣的，滑稽的；句意：但是有些東西使David特殊。這里的something指的是下一句：我仍然記得他總是帶著微笑，愿意幫助別人。樂于助人這件事使他特殊。故選A。
小題4:考查動詞及語境的理解。A. bringing帶來；B. enjoying喜歡，享受；C. wearing穿；D. sharing分享。句意：我仍然記得他總是帶著微笑，愿意幫助別人。帶著微笑wear a smile。故選C。
小題5:考查名詞及語境的理解。A. argument爭論；B. arrangement 安排；C. movement運動；D. excitement興奮。句意：好幾個星期過去了，圣誕節(jié)就要來臨的興奮變得煩躁，直到假期休息前的最后一天。圣誕節(jié)就要來了，孩子一定很興奮，迫不及待。故選D。
小題6:考查名詞及語境的理解。A. school學校；B. year 年；C. attention注意；D. program項目，節(jié)目。句意：好幾個星期過去了，圣誕節(jié)就要來臨的興奮變得煩躁，直到假期休息前的最后一天。這是在學校的最后一天。故選A。
小題7:考查副詞及語境的理解。A. weakly虛弱地；B. sadly難過地；C. quietly安靜地；D. helplessly無助地。句意：轉(zhuǎn)過身我看見David安靜地站在我的桌邊。從后文中得知, David是在等，要給我送禮物。因此，應該是靜靜地等待。故選C。
小題8:考查名詞及語境的理解。A. anger 生氣；B. joy 快樂；C. appreciation欣賞，感激；D. surprise驚訝。句意：我翻開盒蓋，但是令我吃驚的是，我什么也沒看到。我原以為里面有東西，但是結(jié)果沒看到東西，因此我感到吃驚。故選D。
小題9:考查形容詞及語境的理解。A. cheap 便宜的；B. empty 空的；C. useless 無用的；D. improper不合適。句意：我看看David微笑的臉，又看看這個盒子，“盒子漂亮，但是盒子是空的。”從上文中得知，我什么也沒看到，因此得知盒子是空的。故選B。
小題10:考查介詞及語境的理解。A. from 來自；B. behind 在……后面；C. over 在那邊，結(jié)束；D. towards朝。句意：在那個圣誕節(jié)以后，David和我成為了好朋友，我永遠不會忘記放在我桌子上那個小空盒子背后的意義。根據(jù)題意，故選 B。
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