阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，

题目内容：

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

One day before Christmas, all of us children from the Children's Home Society Orphanage(孤儿院) were taken to the Mayflower Hotel in downtown to attend a Christmas party.

After the man on the stage said a prayer（祈祷）, we were told to　36　 . Within minutes we were 37a meal which was fit for a king. I ate 38I could eat no more. As we ate, Santa Clause came walking out onto the 39. The kids cheered with 40. Everyone began clapping their hands and yelling as 41as they could.

I too was excited 42but I knew better than to yell（叫喊）out loud or to jump up and scream. Mrs. Winters, the head matron, sat only three seats from me. She had 43it very clear to everyone that we were tobehaveourselves in "a proper manner" and that there was to be "no yelling or shouting".

One orphan 44was led up onto the stage and each kid was handed a 45by Santa Claus himself.

As the line became shorter and shorter my 46finally came. He smiled at me. Then he reached over and handed me a 47box which had two gold ribbons(丝带) on it. As I leaned(向前倾) to take the box I tripped and I 48to my knees. Santa reached over and helped me to my feet.

"Move 49Kiser." called out Mrs. Winters.

I was now leaning against Santa Claus' leg and I was looking 50into his eyes. His face was less than an inch from mine.

"Can I 51you Santa?" I asked him.

The next thing I knew Mrs. Winters had caught me up by my shirt collar and was 52me away from the line of children.

I sat down in my chair just crying. once in a while I would 53at the stage to see if my gift was still sitting by Santa Claus.

When we all lined up waiting, I 54"HO HO HO" coming from behind me.

As I 55, there stood Santa Claus holding my large box. Then he knelt down and he hugged my neck as hard as he could.

36. A. stand up B. go out C. sit down D. keep silent

37. A. taken B. served C. brought D. supplied

38. A. until B. unless C. before D. after

39. A. table B. hotel C. seat D. stage

40. A. encouragement B. excitement C. disappointment D. astonishment

41. A. loud B. big C. high D. low

42. A. outside B. beside C. aside D. inside

43. A. took B. made C. demanded D. warned

44. A. at a time B. at one time C. at time’s D. at time

45. A. favor B. box C. gift D. medal

46. A. turn B. way C. chance D. gift

47. A. golden B. yellow C. small D. large

48. A. sat B. fell C. dropped D. turned

49. A. by B. on C. in D. out

50. A. quickly B. directly C. immediately D. finally

51. A. tell B. call C. hug D. leave

52. A. pushing B. keeping C. stopping D. pulling

53. A. look B. jump C. put D. stand

54. A. watched B. found C. heard D. observed

55. A. turned around B. turned up C. turned away D. turned down

最佳答案：

小题1:C

小题2:B

小题3:A

小题4:D

小题5:B

小题6:A

小题7:D

小题8:B

小题9:A

小题10:C

小题11:A

小题12:D

小题13:B

小题14:B

小题15:B

小题16:C

小题17:D

小题18:A

小题19:C

小题20:A

答案解析：

略

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。