While Christmas shopping in a jewelry store, I discovered a table of golden ornaments (飾品) on sale. So beautiful in   41   ,each had a personality of its own. I looked through hundreds of pieces,   42   a few and took them home.

I was afraid that they would disappear among other   43   gifts of a Christmas tree,   44   I used them to decorate wreaths (花環(huán)). When I stood back to    45    my work, a thought crossed my mind: Wouldn’t some of our family and friends like these, too?

I raced back to the jewelry store to discover that the piles of ornaments had been   46  even further. This time I bought dozens, as I   47   the many people who might enjoy one for the holidays.

I   48   began my creative project. While I tied lovely bows and glued golden ornaments, my mind   49   to Christmases past, how special each had been. I thought about others perhaps not so   50  . Some people in our community   51   had a family to share the joy of Christmas. Some didn’t   52   with holiday decorations.

I nodded my head in determined   53  . They would be at the top of my list to receive a little wreath.   54   the plan my husband showed great enthusiasm (熱情) and we set out together to put it into   55  .

We visited the aged, the widowed (寡居的) and the lonely. Each one was   56   at our cheerful stop and   57   hung our small gifts — often the   58   signs of celebration in their homes.

After several days, I realized we had made and given almost two hundred wreaths. Decorated with   59   and delivered with delight, they filled many homes and hearts with the joy of Christmas. We were glad that our   60   did make sense and we found our Christmas spirit in doing and giving.

1.A. design                  B. concept                  C. condition                D. form

2.A. checked              B. selected      C. transformed   D. charged

3.A. huge       B. fancy     C. expensive                    D. valueless

4.A. however         B. therefore          C. otherwise    D. still

5.A. envy       B. polish     C. admire  D. undertake

6.A. reduced     B. emptied       C. sorted           D. cleared

7.A. worried about   B. thought of   C. cared for    D. watch over

8.A. bitterly    B. naturally     C. eagerly             D. curiously

9.A. appealed          B. opened         C. crossed      D. wandered

10.A. fortunate        B. wealthy    C. energetic             D. comfortable

11.A. sometimes   B. ever             C. often             D. never

12.A. bother      B. serve                   C. compare        D. play

13.A. surprise   B. disappointment         C. satisfaction         D. shame

14.A. In              B. At        C. On                                    D. About

15.A. effect            B. action   C. reality         D. consideration

16.A. shocked      B. scared    C. embarrassed        D. excited

17.A. without delay         B. as usual    C. on purpose        D. in turn

18.A. common        B. universal         C. only              D. standard

19.A. hope      B. pardon      C. luck                   D. love

20.A. devotion       B. courage    C. kindness             D. support

 

【答案】

 

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.A

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.B

16.D

17.A

18.C

19.D

20.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了作者在圣誕節(jié)購物時，在商店發(fā)現(xiàn)了許多可以用來裝飾的小珠寶，于是她就買來一些，這時她想到可能有一些人可能不能和家人在一起過節(jié)日，于是她和丈夫商量，用再次買來的一些珠寶做一些花環(huán)，送給一些老年人、孤寡老人和一些單身的人，他們感覺幫助了別人自己也得到了快樂。

1.考查名詞及語境的理解。A. design設(shè)計； B. concept概念； C. condition條件； D. form形成。根據(jù)each had a personality of its own 可知每一個都各有特點，這說明設(shè)計的不同，故選A。

2.考查動詞及語境的理解。A. checked檢查； B. selected選擇； C. transformed改變； D. charged控告。select的基本意思是“選擇”“挑選”,指在進(jìn)行認(rèn)真的考慮后,從若干事物或人中間挑選出適合要求,滿足需要的事物或人。強調(diào)大范圍的挑選和選擇中需一定的鑒別力。根據(jù)took them home 可知“我”仔細(xì)地看了一下東西挑了幾百件拿回家，故選B。

3.考查形容詞及語境的理解。A. huge巨大的； B. fancy精美的，奇特的； C. expensive貴的；D. valueless無價值的。根據(jù)I was afraid that they would disappear 可知“我擔(dān)心”這些飾品放在圣誕樹的其他的精美的禮物下失去了它們的色彩，故選B。

4.考查副詞及語境的理解。A. however然而； B. therefore 因此； C. otherwise否則； D. still仍然。根據(jù)I was afraid that they would disappear among other fancy gifts of a Christmas tree可知因此“我”用它們?nèi)パb飾花環(huán)，故選B。

5.考查動詞及語境的理解。 A. envy妒忌； B. polish改進(jìn)； C. admire羨慕； D. undertake保證。當(dāng)“我”往后站，來欣賞我的工作時，一個想法出現(xiàn)在“我”的腦海里，故選C。

6.考查動詞及語境的理解。 A. reduced減少； B. emptied倒空； C. sorted 分類； D. cleared使干凈。根據(jù)上文可知一開始店里是珠寶多，慢慢地就賣了一些�！拔摇迸艿街閷毜臧l(fā)現(xiàn)成堆的珠寶已經(jīng)大大地減少了，故選A。

7.考查動詞短語及語境的理解。 A. worried about擔(dān)心； B. thought of考慮， 想出； C. cared for 關(guān)心； D. watch over看守。根據(jù)who might enjoy one for the holidays這次“我”買了十幾個，因為“我”考慮許多人都想為了這個節(jié)日而買一件吧，故選B。

8.考查副詞及語境的理解。A. bitterly苦澀的； B. naturally自然地； C. eagerly 急切地； D. curiously好奇地�！拔摇奔鼻械亻_始了“我”的創(chuàng)造性的計劃，故選C。

9.考查動詞及語境的理解。A. appealed呼吁； B. opened 打開；         C. crossed交叉； D. wandered徘徊，游蕩。根據(jù)Christmases past 可知“我”的思緒回到了過去的圣誕節(jié)的情況，故選D。

10.考查形容詞及語境的理解。A. fortunate幸運的； B. wealthy富有的； C. energetic精力充沛的；D. comfortable舒適的。根據(jù)Some people in our community        had a family to share the joy of Christmas.  可知“我”想起其他的人也許不是那么的幸運，故選A。

11.考查副詞及語境的理解。 A. sometimes 有時； B. ever曾經(jīng)； C. often經(jīng)常；      D. never從不。根據(jù)I thought about others perhaps not so       .在我們社區(qū)的一些人從沒有和一家人在一起享受快樂，故選D。

12.考查動詞及語境的理解。 A. bother煩惱； B. serve招待； C. compare比較； D. play玩。因為前面說的是一些不幸運的人。所以后面應(yīng)該是相反的。一些不愁有節(jié)日裝飾品，故選A。

13.考查名詞及語境的理解。 A. surprise驚奇； B. disappointment 失望； C. satisfaction滿意； D. shame羞恥。根據(jù)nodded my head 可知“我”滿意地點點頭，故選C。

14.考查介詞及語境的理解。at表示以……看到；一看到計劃，“我”的丈夫顯示出極大的熱情，故選B。

15.考查名詞及語境的理解。 A. effect影響； B. action行動； C. reality 現(xiàn)實； D. consideration考慮。put it into action實施，這里it指的是plan；我們一起開始實施，故選B。

16.考查形容詞及語境的理解。A. shocked震驚的； B. scared害怕的； C. embarrassed尷尬的； D. excited興奮的。根據(jù)at our cheerful stop可知大家都高興地站在商店門口，故選D。

17.考查短語及語境的理解。A. without delay立即； B. as usual像往常一樣； C. on purpose有目的地； D. in turn輪流，依次。根據(jù)At the plan my husband showed great enthusiasm (熱情) and we set out together to put it into       .可以看出作者的急切的心情，所以立即就把“我們”的小禮物都掛了起來，故選A。

18.考查名詞及語境的理解。 A. common共同的； B. universal普遍的；     C. only僅僅； D. standard標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。根據(jù)We visited the aged, the widowed (寡居的) and the lonely.它們僅僅是咋他們的家里的慶祝的標(biāo)志，故選C。

19.考查名詞及語境的理解。 A. hope 希望； B. pardon原諒； C. luck運氣； D. love愛。根據(jù)they filled many homes and hearts with the joy of Christmas.可知作者他們有愛心；用愛去裝飾。故選D。

20.考查名詞及語境的理解。A. devotion 獻(xiàn)身； B. courage勇氣； C. kindness善心，好意； D. support支持。根據(jù)上文可知作者他們送出去200多花環(huán)，這是做的好事�！拔覀儭焙芨吲d“我們”的善心做得有意義，故選C。

考點：故事類短文。

 

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