Annie, a neighbor's daughter, was away for

题目内容：

Annie, a neighbor's daughter, was away for her first semester at college this school year. She is a very sweet girl but just a bit shy. When her birthday came around, I found out she was feeling a bit ___.

Her family is quite poor and ____ are tight, so there wouldn't be any birthday visitors. I wanted to ____ her a card and maybe a small gift to ____ her day a bit. I got her school ____ from her mom and planned to pick something up. Then I got a(n) ____！

I ____ perhaps a bit more birthday cheer was needed here. I bought some balloons, birthday hats, and ____ novelties(新颖小巧而价廉的物品) at a store. I took a small ____ and asked three other people in my area at work to ____ “Happy Birthday” and send some birthday wishes to her. It was such fun making the recording! Other people ____ what we were doing and ___ their voices, so it really sounded like we had a party going on!

Then I bought her a small present and a card as ____ planned. The real fun was packing them to be sent. I ____ everything so it was like opening a mini birthday party! At the last minute I added a pack of cupcakes and a box of birthday candles ___ sending them off. I got a call a few days later. Annie said her roommates and one of their neighbors in the ____ got together with her and held a party for her the moment they arrived. She sounded so ____ and I was so glad that she had some friends to ____ her special day with.

It was such an easy and ____ thing to do. The people who helped me make the tape still laugh and talk about it. And Annie ____ me it was the most fun birthday she would remember!

小题1:

A．lonely

B．nervous

C．alone

D．worried小题2:

A．thoughts

B．finances

C．measures

D．times小题3:

A．provide

B．sell

C．send

D．draw小题4:

A．attract

B．remember

C．describe

D．brighten小题5:

A．number

B．campus

C．address

D．report小题6:

A．idea

B．surprise

C．chance

D．message小题7:

A．decided

B．thought

C．wished

D．concluded小题8:

A．another

B．others

C．other

D．one小题9:

A．radio

B．camera

C．recorder

D．phone小题10:

A．say

B．sing

C．repeat

D．make小题11:

A．took out

B．set out

C．gave out

D．found out小题12:

A．added

B．devoted

C．cleared

D．lifted小题13:

A．suddenly

B．originally

C．finally

D．carefully小题14:

A．collected

B．paid

C．arranged

D．expected小题15:

A．until

B．after

C．unless

D．before小题16:

A．dormitory

B．home

C．classroom

D．office小题17:

A．familiar

B．happy

C．wonderful

D．upset小题18:

A．help

B．compare

C．share

D．witness小题19:

A．funny

B．challenging

C．fun

D．time­consuming小题20:

A．warned

B．convinced

C．advised

D．told

最佳答案：

小题1:A

小题2:B

小题3:C

小题4:D

小题5:C

小题6:A

小题7:B

小题8:C

小题9:C

小题10:B

小题11:D

小题12:A

小题13:B

小题14:C

小题15:D

小题16:A

小题17:B

小题18:C

小题19:C

小题20:D

答案解析：

小题1:答案：A　根据2空后的“there wouldn't be any birthday visitors”可知，Annie因为没有人为她过生日而感到有点孤独(lonely)。

误区警示：考生容易误选alone。做好此题的关键在于正确地理解lonely和alone的区别。lonely表示“孤独的，寂寞的”，带有浓重的感情色彩；alone意为“独自的，单独的”，侧重说明独自一人，强调的是客观事实。

小题2:答案：B　作者给Annie购买礼物，暗示着Annie的家境不是很富裕。finances表示“财务情况”。

小题3:答案：C　根据13空后的“The real fun was packing them to be sent.”可知，作者想给Annie寄(send)贺卡和礼物。

小题4:答案：D　Annie收到礼物自然会感到高兴，brighten表示“使快活起来”，符合语境。

小题5:答案：C　作者想给Annie寄生日礼物，必然需要她的学校地址，因此选address。

小题6:答案：A　下文讲述了作者给Annie准备礼物的过程，因此此处指作者有了一个主意(idea)。

小题7:答案：B　作者想(thought)也许需要再多一点庆祝生日时的欢乐氛围。

小题8:答案：C　作者买了一些气球、生日帽和其他的(other)新颖小巧而价廉的物品。

小题9:答案：C　11空前的“making the recording”表明，作者是用录音机(recorder)录下人们的歌声。

小题10:答案：B　12空后的“so it really sounded like we had a party going on”暗示着人们为她唱(sing)了生日快乐歌。

小题11:答案：D　其他人发现(found out) 我们在做什么时也加入进来。

小题12:答案：A　作者本来请了三个人唱歌，结果其他人发现了也跟着一起唱。add表示“添加，增加”。

小题13:答案：B　3空后的“a card and maybe a small gift”表明作者起初想买贺卡和礼物，因此选originally，表示“起初，原来”。

小题14:答案：C　此空后的“it was like opening a mini birthday party”暗示作者在精心布置(arranged) 一切。

小题15:答案：D　在把它们寄出去之前(before)的最后时刻作者又添加了一包纸杯蛋糕和一盒生日蜡烛。

小题16:答案：A　文章开头的“was away for her first semester at college”表明Annie在学校，因此选dormitory“寝室”。

小题17:答案：B　20空后的“it was the most fun birthday she would remember”表明Annie很高兴(happy)。

小题18:答案：C　作者很高兴Annie有一些朋友可以与她一起分享(share)这特别的一天。

小题19:答案：C　这是一个既容易又有趣的(fun)事情。fun意为“有趣的”；funny意为“使人发笑的，滑稽的”。

误区警示：考生容易误选funny。做好此题的关键在于正确地理解fun和funny的区别。fun除了作不可数名词外，还可以作形容词，意为“有趣的”，而funny意为“使人发笑的，滑稽的，奇异的”。

小题20:答案：D　Annie告诉(told) 作者这会是她能记住的最有趣的一个生日。

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。