Question

The Catherine family enjoyed the good things in life as much as anyone else. They ____ games, books, music, toys, good food and good times. But sometimes _____seemed, especially to Mrs. Catherine that they had too many things in the house, which made Mrs. Catherine a little ____.

    One day, at breakfast, Mrs. Catherine made a(n) __   _. "This family," she said, "has too many things. It's time to deal with some of them. "The three children all _____with this idea and helped pack used things and unused things into the car.

    Their first __     _was Home for the Elderly. Nurses and doctors looked after them, but sometimes the older got a little lonely and ____. They liked visitors and things to do. When

the family arrived, they ____out their games and puzzles to the older and then sat down to play games and do puzzles with them. They had a _____time and they were sorry when it was time to leave.

      Their next stop was the Young Cubs Hospital. The Catherine family brought a lot of used toys which were very welcome. The hospital workers said the toys would be given out at the hospital _____party.

     Their last stop was People Who Care store. This was a store that sold things to _____money for those who needed warm clothes and good food. The Catherine family left all their old clothes and furniture there.  

     After that, the Catherine family __   _home with warm feelings about what they had done. _____they drove along, they passed the lighted _____of supermarkets which were beautifully decorated for Christmas. There was window after window of the very latest things, but they were so filled with special thoughts about helping others that they ___noticed the wonderful things in the windows.

1.A. read       B. played            C. had          D. enjoyed

2.A. thisB. theyC. itD. that

3.A. uncomfortableB. happyC. satisfiedD. pleased

4.A. reportB. replyC. mistakeD. decision

5.A. didB. agreedC. arguedD. delt

6.A. stopB. homeC. thingD. person

7.A. boredB. surprisedC. excitedD. relaxed

8.A. foundB. soldC. tookD. put

9.A. terribleB. sadC. badD. wonderful

10.A. ThanksgivingB. ChristmasC. HalloweenD. Eastern

11.A. borrowB. payC. raiseD. waste

12.A. leftB. droveC. walkedD. rode

13.A. AsB. ThoughC. SinceD. Before

14.A. roomsB. windowsC. doorsD. houses

15.A. hardlyB. nearlyC. closelyD. immediately

Answer

1.Ｄ

2.Ｃ

3.Ａ

4.Ｄ

5.Ｂ

6.Ａ

7.Ａ

8.Ｃ

9.Ｄ

10.Ｂ

11.Ｃ

12.Ｂ

13.Ａ

14.Ｂ

15.Ａ

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：凯瑟琳的家人和其他人一样尽可能多地享受生活中的美好事物。他们喜欢游戏，玩具，书籍，音乐，美食和美好的时光。但有时似乎特别是对凯瑟琳夫人来说他们屋子里的东西太多了。这使凯瑟琳夫人一点也不舒服。

1.考查动词及语境理解。句意：他们喜欢游戏、图书、音乐、玩具、可口的食物和美好的时光。 read 读； played 玩；had 有；enjoyed欣赏。对应上文的enjoyed the good things。此处是上文的具体说明。所以选D。

2.考查代词及语境理解。句意：但有时似乎特别是对凯瑟琳夫人来说他们屋子里的东西太多了。this这； they他们；it它； that那。it seems that...似乎……；好像……，是一个固定句型。所以选C。

3.考查形容词及语境理解。句意：这使凯瑟琳夫人一点也不舒服。uncomfortable不舒服的；happy愉快的；satisfied满意的；pleased高兴的。根据句意结合语境可知该选A。

4.考查名词及语境理解。句意：有一天早餐时凯瑟琳夫人做了一个决定。report报道；reply回答；mistake错误；decision决定。根据下文可知此处是说做了一个决定，因此选D。

5.考查动词及语境理解。句意：这三个孩子都同意这个想法帮助她打包使用过的东西和不用的东西并放在车里。did做；agreed同意；argued争吵； delt处理。结合下文的helped可知三个孩子都同意Mrs. Catherine的想法。因此选B。

6.考查名词及语境理解。句意：他们的第一站是养老院。stop站；home家；thing事；person人。与下文的next stop和last stop相呼应。所以选A。

7.考查形容词及语境理解。句意：但老人们有时感到寂寞和无聊。bored无聊的； surprised惊奇的； excited兴奋的； relaxed轻松的。lonely和bored相呼应。故选A。

8.考查动词及语境理解。句意：当家人赶到时，他们拿出他们的游戏和拼图，然后坐下来和他们玩游戏。 found找到； sold卖；took带走，拿走；put房。Take out拿出，取出，是一个固定短语，所以选C。

9.考查形容词及语境理解。句意：他们玩得很开心。terrible可怕的；sad悲伤的；bad坏的；wonderful精彩的。Have a wonderful time玩得很开心，所以选D。

10.考查名词及语境理解。句意：医院工作人员说，在医院的圣诞晚会上会分发玩具。Thanksgiving感恩节；Christmas圣诞节；Halloween万圣节；Eastern复活节。结合下文的decorated for Christmas可知此处应是“圣诞晚会” 。所以选B。

11.考查动词及语境理解。句意：这商店出售商品为那些需要暖和衣服和良好食物的人筹钱。borrow借；pay付款；raise筹集；waste浪费。raise money for为……募捐，是一个固定短语。故选C。

12.考查动词及语境理解。句意：之后，凯瑟琳的家人带着温暖的感受开车回家。left离开；drove驾驶；walked步行；rode骑。根据后文__they drove along 可知该选B。

13.考查连词及语境理解。句意：在开车回家的过程中As当……的时候；Though虽然；Since自从；Before在……之前。此处意思是“在开车回家的过程中”。 as当……的时候。故选A。

14.考查名词及语境理解。句意：他们经过点亮的超市橱窗。 rooms房间；windows窗；doors门； houses房屋。结合下文的window after window可知此处应是“超市的橱窗”。故选B。

15.考查副词及语境理解。句意：他们一直在想帮助别人，几乎没有注意到橱窗里精美的的东西。 hardly几乎不；nearly将近；closely adv.接近地; 紧密地; 严密地; 亲近地; immediately立即。所以选A。

考点：故事类短文。