Question

It’s a tradition for Ann Sutton to seek help for one or two families around Christmas. The Suttons’ dinner conversation often turned to local families . This year, the youngest daughter Kate was that Santa Claus would make a special visit a 22-year-old single mother named Ashley.

One Sunday, the rang. A representative from a local organization was calling to say the Ann had requested for Ashley had fallen through. No Santa Claus, no presents, nothing. Ann saw the cheer from her children’s faces at the news. Without a word, Kate ran into her room. Soon, Kate returned with her piggy bank, her face set with . And now she the coins and dollar bills out, one by one, onto the kitchen table: $3.30. “Mom,” she told Ann, “I know it’s not much. maybe this will buy a present for the baby.” everyone was reaching into pockets and purses. Soon, the money on the kitchen table. The total: $130.

The next morning, Ann told her coworkers about her daughter’s latest project. Throughout the day, more coworkers with contributions. Each time a little money came in, Ann called home. And with each from her mother, Kate would scream into the phone and do a little dance of victory. With the story of Kate’s gift beyond Ann’s office, she received more contributions. By the end of the day, the total was now $500—plenty of a Christmas for Ashley’s family.

That evening, Kate went with her mother to the money. They bought plenty of household necessities. They had enough to buy food for a Christmas dinner. On Christmas Eve, Ann through the pouring rain to where the family lived. When Ashley opened the door, Ann stood under her umbrella and wished the woman a Merry Christmas. Then Ann began to unload the gifts from the car. With so many gifts to take inside, she abandoned the umbrella. Ashley her in the rain. Soon both women were wet through, and the surprise had turned to something deeper, the kind of that brought them close to tears.

1.A. in charge B. in need C. in return D. in turn

2.A. excited B. surprised C. ashamed D. disappointed

3.A. with B. without C. to D. from

4.A. doorbell B. phone C. alarm D. clock

5.A. pleasure B. permission C. information D. aid

6.A. rise B. show C. take D. disappear

7.A. determination B. peace C. surprise D. puzzle

8.A. collected B. counted C. chose D. found

9.A. Or B. And C. But D. So

10.A. Gradually B. Finally C. Immediately D. Constantly

11.A. made up B. picked up C. took up D. piled up

12.A. put up B. came out C. set off D. dropped by

13.A. greeting B. report C. letter D. gift

14.A. spreading B. sharing C. starting D. inventing

15.A. spend B. deliver C. make D. receive

16.A. even B. always C. already D. yet

17.A. walked B. drove C. ran D. cycled

18.A. astonished B. embarrassed C. bored D. frightened

19.A. took B. held C. joined D. attended

20.A. sympathy B. sadness C. anxiety D. joy

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.D

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.C

11.D

12.D

13.B

14.A

15.A

16.A

17.B

18.A

19.C

20.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文講的是現(xiàn)實的奇跡——小女孩的禮物。Sutton家族的孩子繼承了父母奉獻(xiàn)的精神，Sutton家餐桌上的話題經(jīng)常是那些需要幫助的家庭。小女孩Kate在圣誕節(jié)幫助單身媽媽Ashley一家捐款、買禮物的故事。

1.1】B考查名詞詞組。A. in charge負(fù)責(zé)，管理；B. in need需要；C. in return回報；D. in turn輪流，反過來。Sutton家餐桌上的話題經(jīng)常是那些需要幫助的家庭。故選B。

2.2】A考查動詞。A. excited 感到興奮；B. surprised感到驚訝；C. ashamed感到羞愧；D. disappointed感到失望。根據(jù)句意：今年，Kate非常激動，因為圣誕老人將特別造訪一位22歲的母親Ashley。故選A。

3.3】C考查介詞。句意：Kate非常激動，因為圣誕老人將特別造訪一位22歲的母親Ashley。a visit to…對---的一次訪問，故選C。

4.4】B考查名詞。A. doorbell 門鈴；B. phone電話；C. alarm警報；D. clock鐘表。根據(jù)下一句：A representative from a local organization was calling to say是當(dāng)?shù)匾患医M織機(jī)構(gòu)的工作人員打來的，可知，在一個星期天，電話響了。故選B。

5.5】D考查名詞。A. pleasure 快樂；B. permission 允許，許可；C. information信息；D. aid 救助。根據(jù)句意：是當(dāng)?shù)匾患医M織機(jī)構(gòu)的工作人員打來的，說助手Ann為Ashley尋求幫助沒有成功。故選D。

6.6】D考查動詞。A. rise上升； B. show出示，展示；C. take拿走；D. disappear消失。根據(jù)上句尋求幫助沒有成功，可知聽到這消息，Ann發(fā)現(xiàn)她孩子臉上的笑容不見了。故選D。

7.7】A考查名詞。A. determination決心；B. peace 和平；C. surprise驚訝；D. puzzle疑惑。根據(jù)句意：孩子臉上的笑容不見了，Kate一句話也沒說，回到她的房間，不久拿著她的儲蓄罐返回，一臉的堅定，故選A。

8.8】B考查動詞。A. collected 收集；B. counted數(shù)數(shù)，重要；C. chose選擇；D. found找到。根據(jù)句意：Kate拿來儲蓄罐，應(yīng)該是數(shù)里面的硬幣和紙幣。故選B。

9.9】C考查連詞。A. Or否則，或者；B. And和；C. But但是；D. So所以。根據(jù)句意可知：Kate拿來儲蓄罐，數(shù)里面的硬幣和紙幣，總共是3.3美元，她告訴媽媽“我知道這不是很多，但是或許這將會為嬰兒買一份禮物�！惫蔬xC。

10.10】C考查副詞。A. Gradually 逐漸地；B. Finally最后；C. Immediately立刻，馬上；D. Constantly連續(xù)不斷地。根據(jù)上句：人們看到Kate的舉動，立刻每個人把手伸進(jìn)口袋和錢包里。故選C。

11.11】D考查動詞短語。A. made up 構(gòu)成，編造；B. picked up撿起，偶然學(xué)到；C. took up拿起，占時間、空間； D. piled up積累，堆放起來。根據(jù)句意：每個人在積極地捐錢，所以不久錢在廚房的桌子上堆放起來，總共是130美元。故選D。

12.12】D 考查動詞短語。A. put up舉起，建立；B. came out花開，出版；C. set off出發(fā)，開始； D. dropped by順便訪問。根據(jù)句意可知：一整天，Ann同事都來她這里捐獻(xiàn)。因此可知D項符合題意。

13.13】B考查名詞。A. greeting 問候；B. report 報道；C. lette r 信；D. gift禮物。根據(jù)句意可知：每次有人來捐錢的時候，Ann就打電話回家。Kinzie聽到媽媽打來的電話和她的報告，Kinzie就會從電話這頭高興地尖叫，跳起勝利的舞蹈。故選B。

14.14】A考查動詞。A. spreading 傳播； B. sharing分享；C. starting 開始；D. inventing發(fā)明。根據(jù)句意可知：Kate的禮物的故事已經(jīng)傳遍整個辦公室。故選A。

15.15】A考查動詞。A. spend花費；B. deliver郵遞；.make制造；D. receive收到。根據(jù)句意可知：那天晚上，凱特和她的媽媽去花費這些錢。故選A。

16.16】A考查副詞。A. even甚至；B. always 總是；C. already已經(jīng)；D. yet然而。根據(jù)句意：剩下來的錢甚至還能夠賣一頓圣誕大餐。故選A。

17.17】B考查動詞。A. walked 走路； B. drove駕駛；C. ran跑；D. cycled循環(huán)。根據(jù)題意可知：考查動詞。根據(jù)句意可知：圣誕節(jié)晚上，雨下得很大，Ann開車來到一輛拖車旁，這就是那家人住的地方。故選B。

18.18】A考查動詞過去分詞。A. astonished 感到驚訝；B. embarrassed感到尷尬；C. bored感到厭煩； D. frightened感到害怕。根據(jù)句意可知：當(dāng)Ashley打開門時，感到十分吃驚：Ann撐著傘，喊著“圣誕快樂”。故選A。

19.19】C考查動詞。A. took 拿走，帶走；B. held舉行，舉辦；C. joined加入；D. attended出席，參加。根據(jù)句意可知：Ann丟開雨傘，Ashley和她一起站在雨中。Join sb.in sth.加入到某人進(jìn)行某事，故選C。

20.20】D考查名詞。A. sympathy 同情；B. sadness悲傷；C. anxiety焦慮；D. joy高興，快樂。根據(jù)句意可知：很快，兩個女人全身都濕透了，吃驚已經(jīng)變成驚喜，兩人留下了眼淚。故選D。

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