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题目内容：

I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always not enough, but we had a 36over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always 37. Not knowing we were poor, my kids (孩子们) just thought I was 38. I’ve always been glad about that.

It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t enough 39for a lot of gifts, we planned to hold a family party. And the big 40for the kids was the fun of Christmas 41.

They planned weeks ahead of time, asking 42what they wanted for Christmas. Luckily, I had saved $120 for them to buy 43.

The big 44arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and 45them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would 46again at the “Santa’s Workshop”.

Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, 47my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually 48. She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies　— fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything 49we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, ready to be 50again. This is what she told me.

“I was looking 51, thinking of what to buy, and I 52to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she 53for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and 54the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”

I never felt so 55as I did that day.

小题1:

A．roof

B．hat

C．sky

D．star小题2:

A．little

B．less

C．enough

D．more小题3:

A．busy

B．serious

C．strict

D．kind小题4:

A．effort

B．room

C．time

D．money小题5:

A．improvement

B．problem

C．surprise

D．excitement小题6:

A．shopping

B．travelling

C．parties

D．greetings小题7:

A．the other

B．each other

C．one by one

D．every other one小题8:

A．toys

B．clothes

C．presents

D．bills小题9:

A．day

B．chance

C．cheque

D．tree小题10:

A．forced

B．reminded

C．invited

D．begged小题11:

A．draw

B．stay

C．move

D．meet小题12:

A．including

B．besides

C．except

D．regarding小题13:

A．quiet

B．excited

C．happy

D．ashamed小题14:

A．since

B．after

C．while

D．until小题15:

A．happy

B．angry

C．joyful

D．glad小题16:

A．out

B．over

C．forward

D．around小题17:

A．forgot

B．stopped

C．failed

D．hated小题18:

A．wanted

B．did

C．got

D．played小题19:

A．made

B．searched

C．bought

D．fetched小题20:

A．painful

B．rich

C．disappointed

D．angry

最佳答案：

小题1:A

小题2:C

小题3:C

小题4:D

小题5:D

小题6:A

小题7:B

小题8:C

小题9:A

小题10:B

小题11:D

小题12:C

小题13:A

小题14:D

小题15:B

小题16:D

小题17:B

小题18:A

小题19:C

小题20:B

答案解析：

圣诞节那天，作者得知她的小女儿用自己买礼物的钱给一个陌生的小女孩买了娃娃这件事后，母亲的内心感受------从未有过的富有。

小题1:根据下文的food,clothes,可知应该是roof 选A。

小题2:C.根据前文的ifnotalot,那就够了。

小题3:C根据句意可知孩子不知道家里穷，只是认为母亲对他们要求很严格。

小题4:D由第一段可知，没有钱买许多礼物。

小题5:D考查名词： A. improvement改善B. problem问题C. surprise 惊讶D. excitement兴奋，孩子最大的兴奋是圣诞购物。

小题6:A由句意可知对于孩子而言，圣诞节最大的快乐当然是购物了。

小题7:B.句意：四个孩子彼此相问他们圣诞节想要的东西。

小题8:C.句意： 120元是我们五个人共同买礼物的钱。

小题9:A 考查名词：A. day日子B. chance机会C. cheque支票D. tree树，圣诞节那天来临了。

小题10:B.由句意可知，是提醒孩子买什么。A项强迫C项邀请D.项乞求

小题11:D由句意可知是回来集合。

小题12:C每个孩子都情绪高涨，只有小女儿例外。

小题13:A 考查形容词：A. quiet安静的B. excited兴奋的C. happy快乐D. ashamed羞愧的，

由上句可知。

小题14:D.考查固定句型：not……until句型。 “直到……才”

小题15:B 考查形容词：A. happy快乐B. angry生气C. joyful 快乐D. glad高兴，

由I was so angry,句意可知。

小题16:D 短语搭配 look around 环顾四周，look over 是检查，检阅C项缺 to Look forward to 是盼望，look out 是向外看，当心。

小题17:B 根据句意可知，是停下来，读许愿树上的小卡片。

小题18:A 由句意可知，是她想要的圣诞节礼物。

小题19:C 根据句意可知，取下卡片给小女孩买个娃娃。

小题20:B 与第一段的money was always tight 相呼应。

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