Question

完形填空

    阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。

Mum’s Christmas Surprise

Molly ran back home from school and dropped her schoolbag on the sofa. Then on the table she saw “Mum’s Wish Book” – a mail order catalog（商品目录） from a gift shop. “Mum,” she said excitedly to herself, “this year you’ll get the gloves you want!” Molly had walked a dog for a neighbor and saved her     all year to buy Mum the gloves.

She opened “Mum’s Wish Book” and hoped that she could find these     in it. Teas ran down her face when she saw the gloves in the catalog. Mum wouldn’t buy them for herself, because the family had a     time on the farm. She once heard Mum say to Dad, “Maybe some day, I’ll have the money to get them.”

Molly ran out by the back door and went straight to the post office. There she carefully filled out the order form torn from the catalog.

“I need to buy a stamp to     the form.” She said to Mr. Smith, the only worker in the post office.

“Umm, a pair of gloves?” said Mr. Smith, as he passed a stamp to her.

“Yes, It’s a Christmas gift for Mum, but please don’t tell her. It’s our     , OK?” Molly didn’t realize how white Mr. Smith’s beard was until that moment. In face, he reminded her of Santa Claus.

As Molly walked back home, she decided to tell Dad her secret. “You’ve got to check the mailbox every day,” said Molly     to Dad. He nodded, with a big smile.

Coming home from school every day, Molly peeked at （偷看） Dad when Mum wasn’t     , but every time he shook his head.

On Christmas Eve, Dad came back from mailbox, still empty handed. Molly felt      when she went to bed, because she didn’t have the gloves for Mum.

Before Christmas dinner, as Mum took the apple pies out of the oven, Molly began   the table. Suddenly, they heard someone pulling up the driveway. From the window they saw Mr. Smith making his way to the door, with a box in his hand. Mr. Smith   Mum the box, “I believe this is yours.”

Mum looked from Dad to Molly and opened the box. Her eyes lit up when she saw the gloves. “Oh, who bought these for me?” she asked.

“Santa did,” said Molly smilingly.

“Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas!” Mr. Smith, with a loud laugh.

It was Christmas that no one would ever forget.

1.A. time  B. money   C. energy   D. food

2.A. flowers B. sunglasses  C. gloves   D. chocolates

3.A. hard  B. lonely   C. short   D. busy

4.A. design B. check   C. complete  D. send

5.A. secret B. choice      C. dream   D. task

6.A. patiently B. doubtfully  C. proudly  D. quietly

7.A. working B. looking  C. smiling  D. talking

8.A. sad  B. strange  C. angry   D. tired

9.A. pushing B. changing  C. setting   D. booking

10.A. bought B. handed      C. lent   D. returned

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了茉莉给她妈妈买了手套作为圣诞节的惊喜。为了攒钱买手套，茉莉给邻居遛狗。她去邮局填表，订购手套。她决定不告诉妈妈，只告诉了爸爸这个秘密。茉莉让爸爸每天看看邮箱。在圣诞节晚餐前，爸爸从邮箱里拿来了一个盒子，递给了爸爸。茉莉的妈妈很高兴收到这个礼物。

1.B考查名词及语境的理解。A. time 时间；B. money金钱；C. energy 精力；D. Food食物；句意：茉莉给一个邻居遛狗，为了给妈妈买手套，积攒了一整年的钱。根据Molly had walked a dog for a neighbor可知茉莉给邻居遛狗，在挣钱，故选B。

2.C考查名词及语境的理解。A. flowers花；B. sunglasses太阳镜；C. gloves手套；D. chocolates巧克力；句意：她打开“妈妈的愿望书”，希望她能在里面找到这些手套。根据前文的 to buy Mum the gloves.可知此处茉莉想给妈妈买手套。故选C。

3.A考查形容词及语境的理解。A. hard辛苦的，努力的；B. lonely孤独的；C. short 短的；D. busy繁忙的；句意：妈妈不会给自己买，因为他们家的农场正在困难时期。 根据后文的She once heard Mum say to Dad, “Maybe some day, I’ll have the money to get them.”可知他们现在没有钱，因此他们家的农场正在经历困难时期，故选A。

4.D考查动词及语境的理解。A. design设计；B. check核查；C. complete 完成；D. send发送；句意：她对史密斯先生说：“我需要一张邮票来邮寄这个表格”根据前文的went straight to the post office.和后文的I need to buy a stamp可知茉莉去邮局，需要邮票，因此她要邮寄东西，故选D。

5.A考查名词及语境的理解。A. secret秘密；B. choice选择；C. dream 梦想；D. task任务；句意：这是我们的秘密，好吗？根据前文的It’s a Christmas gift for Mum, but please don’t tell her.和后文的 she decided to tell Dad her secret.可知她不想告诉她的妈妈，故是一个秘密，故选A。

6.D考查副词及语境的理解。A. patiently 耐心地；B. doubtfully 怀疑地；C. proudly 骄傲地；D. quietly安静地，悄悄地；句意：茉莉悄悄地对爸爸说：“你一定要每天检查邮箱。”根据前文的she decided to tell Dad her secret.可知此处她告诉秘密，因此要悄悄地说，故选D。

7.B考查动词及语境的理解。A. working工作；B. looking看；C. smiling微笑；D. talking讨论；句意：茉莉每天从学校回家，当妈妈不看的时候，偷看爸爸，但是每次他摇摇头。根据It’s a Christmas gift for Mum, but please don’t tell her.和Molly peeked at （偷看） Dad可知茉莉不想让妈妈知道，因此她在妈妈不看她的时候，偷看爸爸。故选B。

8.A考查形容词及语境的理解。A. sad悲伤的；B. strange奇怪的；C. angry生气的；D. tired疲倦的；句意：茉莉上床睡觉时感到难过，因为她没有收到给妈妈的手套。根据后文的because she didn’t have the gloves for Mum.可知因为没有收到给妈妈的手套，因此难过。故选A。

9.C考查动词及语境的理解。A. pushing推；B. changing 改变；C. setting设置,摆放；D. booking预订；句意：在圣诞节晚饭前，当妈妈从炉子上拿出苹果派时，茉莉开始摆桌子。根据Before the Christmas dinner可知晚饭前，茉莉应摆桌子。故选C。

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考点：故事类短文。