Yesterday was my stepmother’s birthday. I

题目内容：

Yesterday was my stepmother’s birthday. I haven’t been home for a long time, so I wanted to stop by the house to 36 her on this special day. I have been 37

on a low income so I was afraid that I couldn’t afford the long 38 . Gas is so expensive nowadays! 39 , I filled my tank with gas and set off.

I 40 at a shopping mall and found a present. It was the 41 gift and I knew she would love it. 42 when I got to the cashier, my card was43 !

I didn’t have enough money to 44 the gift!

So I thought about the45 for a few minutes. I could put it back and get something 46 , but I knew there was47 else in the store she would have liked as much. So, I transferred some money from my saving account and was able to buy the gift. It took a 48 part of my savings but I wanted her to have something special.

It turned out that she loved the gift and I 49 that even though I had spent almost all my money, my stepmother 50 the best. I was glad I gave her the best I could.

Before I 51 my parents’ house, my dad took me to one side and, with our secret handshake, he gave me some money. I hadn’t 52 anything to him about my financial 53 , but I guessed my dad just knew. When I got to the car, I saw the 54 he gave me was three times what I had spent on the gas and the gift! It shows that doing the right thing always comes with great 55 .

小题1:

A．invite

B．help

C．see

D．drive小题2:

A．dreaming

B．struggling

C．escaping

D．improving小题3:

A．jump

B．meeting

C．holiday

D．journey小题4:

A．Therefore

B．Moreover

C．Anyway

D．Besides小题5:

A．stopped

B．left

C．shouted

D．smoked小题6:

A．perfect

B．ordinary

C．handmade

D．free小题7:

A．Though

B．So

C．Since

D．But小题8:

A．gone

B．checked

C．refused

D．opened小题9:

A．hang on

B．hand out

C．make up

D．pay for小题10:

A．ideal

B．problem

C．reason

D．tour小题11:

A．better

B．greater

C．cheaper

D．smaller小题12:

A．something

B．everything

C．nothing

D．anything小题13:

A．whole

B．tiny

C．half

D．large小题14:

A．felt

B．advised

C．decided

D．predicted小题15:

A．accepted

B．deserved

C．offered

D．sent小题16:

A．entered

B．left

C．called

D．visited小题17:

A．written

B．promised

C．presented

D．mentioned小题18:

A．memory

B．condition

C．means

D．future小题19:

A．benefit

B．help

C．amount

D．knowledge小题20:

A．rewards

B．awards

C．risks

D．thanks

最佳答案：

小题1:C

小题2:B

小题3:D

小题4:C

小题5:A

小题6:A

小题7:D

小题8:C

小题9:D

小题10:B

小题11:C

小题12:C

小题13:D

小题14:A

小题15:B

小题16:B

小题17:D

小题18:B

小题19:C

小题20:A

答案解析：

小题18:B 名词辨析。A记忆；B状况；C方法；D未来；同上。

小题19:C 名词辨析。A益处；B帮助；C数量；D知识；指爸爸给我的钱的数字。

小题20:A 名词辨析。A回报，酬劳；B奖金；C风险；D感谢；这里指做任何事情都有回报的。

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。