Question

It was Christmas Eve. I was fifteen years old and feeling like the world was over for me. I didn’t have enough money to buy myself the       that I had wanted that year.

Dad came back in and there was ice in his beard（胡子）. “You’ve been by widow（寡妇）Smith’s house recently?” he asked. Widow Smith       two miles down the road. Her husband died a year ago and left her with       children.

“I rode by just today,” Dad       , “Little Jack was out looking for wood. They must have used up wood, Tom.”

We filled our sledge（雪橇）high with       . Then we went to the store and Dad bought some food and a small pair of shoes. I tried to think about       Dad was doing. I knew we didn’t have enough money, so why was Dad buying them so many things?

We       widow Smith’s house and went in. “We brought you a few things, madam.” Dad said, and      the bag of food on the table. Then Dad handed widow Smith the pair of shoes. At that moment, tears filled her eyes and started running down her face.

My throat seemed to be filled with       , and there were tears in my eyes, too. Just then, my dream gift seemed very unimportant. Dad had given me the look on widow Smith’s face and the smiles of       three children. He had given me the best Christmas of my life.

1.A. gift             B. ice            C. house            D. store

2.A. taught          B. lived          C. studied          D. worked

3.A. one              B. two          C. three           D. four

4.A. continued       B. wrote          C. spoke            D. wondered

5.A. clothes         B. shoes         C. food            D. wood

6.A. why             B. what          C. which           D. how

7.A. worried          B. returned       C. left             D. reached

8.A. put down        B. take down     C. look down       D. turn down

9.A. everything      B. something     C. anything         D. nothing

10.A. my              B. his           C. her             D. their

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.B

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：平安夜作者正为没有钱而苦闷的时候，爸爸带着作者去帮助寡妇史密斯，作者对父亲的行为深受感到，认为这是父亲送给他的最好的圣诞礼物。

1.A考查名词及语境理解，句意：我没有足够的钱为我自己买我那一年想要的礼物。 A. gift礼物；B. ice冰；C. house房屋；D. store商店。圣诞节，平安夜，可以推测出是为十五岁的我买礼物。故选A。

2.B 考查动词及语境理解，句意：寡妇史密斯住在公路两公里外。A. taught教，讲授；B. lived居住，生活；C. studied学习；D. worked工作。根据语境可知她住在那儿，故选B。

3.C考查数词及语境理解，句意：她的丈夫一年前去世了，留下她和三个孩子。A. one一个；B. two两个；C. three 三个；D. four四个。根据短文倒数第二句话，可知她有三个孩子。故选C。

4.A考查动词及语境理解，句意：“我今天刚好骑车路过”父亲继续说“小杰克在外面找木材。”A. continued继续；B. wrote写；C. spoke说，说话；D. wondered想知道。父亲说完一句之后，继续说。故选A。

5.D考查名词及语境理解，句意：我们在雪橇上状满木材。A. clothes衣服；B. shoes鞋子；C. food食物；D. wood木材。根据上文：Little Jack was out looking for wood. They must have used up wood.可知寡妇家没有木材了。所以他们在雪橇上装的是木材。故选D。

6.B考查疑问词及语境理解，句意：我尽力思考父亲在做什么.A. why为什么，表示原因；B. what什么，表示事物；C. which哪一个，哪些；D. how怎样，指方式。作think about的宾语，指事物，用what，故选B。

7.D考查动词及语境理解，句意：我们到寡妇家了。A. worried担心；B. returned归还，回归；C. left离开；D. reached到达。我们带着东西到了寡妇家。故选D。

8.A考查动词短语及语境理解，句意：父亲说着把食物袋放在桌子上。A. put down放下；B. take down摧毁；C. look down夜视；D. turn down关小，调低。根据语境，父亲把食品袋在桌子上放下。故选A。

9.B考查不定代词及语境理解，句意：我的喉咙好像被塞住了什么，而且我的眼中注满了泪水。A. everything每件事，每样东西；B. something某事，某物；C. anything任何事，任何物；D. nothing没有东西，没有事物。肯定的陈述句里用something，故选B。

10.0】C考查代词及语境理解，句意：父亲给了我寡妇脸上的表情及她的孩子脸上有微笑。A. my我的；B. his他的；C. her她的；D. their他们的。根据语境，指“寡妇的”：her。故选C。

【考点定位】 考查故事类短文阅读。