Question

Dad lost his job after arguing(争吵) with the boss, and when Christmas came that year, we had no money at all. On Christmas Eve, Dad took me out into the park. I had a blanket(毛毯) wrapped(卷绕) around me, so I offered to share       with Dad, but he said no thanks. We looked          at the sky. Those shining stars were one of the        treats for people like us who lived out in the wildness(荒凉). Rich city people, he’d say, live in fantastic flats, but their air was so polluted(污染的) that they could not even see the stars.

“       out your favorite star.” Dad said that night. He told me I could have it for keeping. He said it was my Christmas present. “You can’t give me a star,” I said, “Nobody        the stars.”

“Right,” Dad said, “But you can suppose it is yours. And when you do that, it is yours.”

I        my head, looked at the stars, and tried to figure out(断定) which was the best one. Then, I found one.

“I        that one.” I said.

Dad smiled. “That’s Venus(金星),” he said, “Venus was only a planet. She looked bigger and brighter because she was much        than the stars. Poor old Venus didn’t even make her own light. She shone only from reflected(反射)       .”

“I like it anyway,” I said, “I had loved Venus even        that Christmas. You could see it in the early evening, and if you got up early, you could still see it in the morning, after all the stars had disappeared.”

Dad said, “Ok, it’s Christmas. I       your decision. You can have it if you want.” And he gave me Venus.

We all laughed about the kids who believed in the Santa myth(圣诞传说) and got nothing for Christmas but a bunch(堆) of cheap plastic toys. “Many years later, when all the junk(废物) they got is broken and long forgotten,” Dad said, “you will       have your star.”

1.A. itB. meC. usD. him

2. A. up         B. for      C. out D. after

3. A. strangeB. specialC. importantD. impossible

4.A. GoB. PutC. TakeD. Pick

5. A. ownsB. seesC. likesD. reaches

6. A. lowedB. putC. raisedD. rose

7. A. needB. wantC. haveD. hope

8. A. slowerB. fartherC. closerD. higher

9. A. sun    B. starC. planetD. light

10. A. when B. beforeC. afterD. until

11. A. dislike   B. refuse   C. accept  D. consider

12. A. even   B. still C. never     D. already

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.B

11.C

12.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲了作者的父亲在那年圣诞节来时失了业，虽然没有了钱，但他们父子仍能够乐观的生活，并快乐的度过圣诞节，这种人生态度值得人们学习。

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2.，句意：我们向上看天空。“向上看”是look up，故选A

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6.，句意：我抬起了头，根据句意此题选 C。

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11.；D. consider认为，句意：好吧，今天是圣诞节，我接受你的决定。根据句意此题选C。

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考点：人生百味类