Question

    When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I told my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could _______ have that money.

On my birthday my parents told me they had my gift outside in the backyard. At once I _______ out to the yard. There was my bike, _______ it wasn't the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. It was so _______! I thought I _______ my parents' feelings because I could see the disappointment on their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I _______ the old bike and rode it, feeling _______ that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn't come down.

As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me something much more than just an old bike.They gave me a life lesson about _______.When you give something out of love, it doesn't matter what it is in fact. What matters is love that is in it. I like to remember this _______ because giving a gift is not about money. It's about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that costs two dollars isn't ____________ valuable (有价值的) than the one that is worth (值) one hundred dollars.

1.A.hardly B.quickly C.slowly D.easily

2.A.rushed B.rode C.climbed D.came

3.A.and B.or C.because D.but

4.A.exciting B.interesting C.relaxing D.disappointing

5.A.liked B.hated C.hurt D.thanked

6.A.got in B.got on C.got off D.got up

7.A.surprised B.excited C.happy D.bad

8.A.friendship B.money C.love D.knowledge

9.A.idea B.news C.advice D.experience

10.A.little B.less C.least D.more

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.D

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.D

10.B

【解析】

文章大意：这是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者12岁时生日礼物的故事。作者12岁生日时想让父母送他一辆自行车，但父母却送了他一辆旧的自行车，他很失望，看到他失望，父母也很失望；后来作者明白了礼物不在价格的贵贱，而在于送礼物的人包含在里面的爱。

1.句意：但我知道希望渺茫，因为我家几乎没有那么多钱（来买自行车）。

考查副词及语境理解。A. hardly几乎不；B. quickly快速地；C. slowly慢地；D. easily容易地。根据上文I knew there was little hope.我知道没有什么希望，可知此处表示因为我的家庭几乎没有那么多钱（来买自行车），故答案选A。

2.句意：我立刻跑到院子里去。

考查动词及语境理解。A. rushed冲；B. rode骑；C. climbed爬；D. came来。根据At once 立刻，结合上文父母告诉我我的礼物在后院，可知能得到礼物心情肯定是激动的，所以是马上冲向院子，故答案选A。

3.句意：我的自行车就在那里，但它不是我想象中的自行车

考查连词及语境理解。A. and和、并且；B. or否则、或者；C. because因为；D. but但是。根据上文There was my bike,以及it wasn't the bike that I thought it would be.可知前后句之间是转折关系，故答案选D。

4.句意：太令人失望了。

考查形容词及语境理解。A. exciting激动的；B. interesting有趣的；C. relaxing放松的；D. disappointing失望的。根据上文it wasn't the bike that I thought it would be. 它不是我想象中的自行车，所以我应是失望的，故答案选D。

5.句意：我想我伤害了父母的感情。

考查动词及语境理解。A. liked喜欢；B. hated讨厌；C. hurt伤害；D. thanked感谢。根据下文I could see the disappointment on their faces. 我能从他们脸上看到失望，可知此处表示我伤害了他们的感情，故答案选C。

6.句意：我骑上那辆旧自行车。

考查动词短语及语境理解。A. got in进入；B. got on上车；C. got off下车；D. got up起床。根据 the old bike and rode it，可知是上了自行车，开始骑车，故答案选B。

7.句意：我骑上了那辆旧自行车，感到很难过，因为我让我的父母有这种感觉。

考查形容词及语境理解。A. surprised惊讶的；B. excited激动的；C. happy 开心的；D. bad糟糕的。根据上文I could see the disappointment on their faces.我能看出他们脸上的失望，以及下文I had made my parents feel this way我让我的父母有这种感觉；可知此处表示我让父母有这种失望的感觉，我很难过；故答案选D。

8.句意：他们给我上了一堂关于爱的人生课。

考查名词及语境理解。A. friendship友谊；B. money钱；C. love爱；D. knowledge知识。根据下文描述When you give something out of love, it doesn't matter what it is in fact. What matters is love that is in it.当你付出爱的时候，它实际上是什么并不重要，重要的是其中的爱。可知此处表示他们给我上了一堂关于爱的人生课，故答案选C。

9.句意：我喜欢记住这段经历。

考查名词及语境理解。A. idea主意；B. news消息；C. advice建议；D. experience经历、经验。根据下文because giving a gift is not about money. It's about how much love you can feel from it. 因为送礼物不是为了钱。重要的是你能从中感受到多少爱。可知这是这段经历的启发，所以此处表示我喜欢记起这段经历，故答案选D。

10.句意：请记住，一份价值两美元的礼物并不比一件价值一百美元的礼物更有价值。

考查形容词比较级及语境理解。A. little少的，形容词原级；B. less更少的，little的比较级；C. least最少的，little的最高级；D. more更多的，many、much的比较级。这里由than可知应用比较级形式；联系上文语境，结合题干可知句意为：请记住，一份价值两美元的礼物并不比价值一百美元的礼物更有价值。结合选项可知B选项符合题意，故答案选B。