Question

Until last year, the saddest thing of my life was that my wife Alice and I couldn't have any children. So we always invited all the children in our street to our ___ for Christmas breakfast.

Last year, Alice died. I was very ___ and decided not to invite the children for Christmas breakfast. But Kathy and Peter, my next door neighbors, asked me to ___ them for dinner on Christmas Eve.

As soon as I arrived and took off my ___, Kathy asked me, “Do you have any milk at your house?”

“Yes,” I replied. “If you need some, I'll go and ___ it right away.”

“Oh, that's all right. Come and sit down. The kids have been waiting for you. Just ___ Peter your keys and let him do it.”

After a happy dinner with them, I went home. When I opened my ___, I found my house had been decorated(装饰) by Peter! It was just as ___ as each Christmas before. At that moment, I wished that I could still serve the Christmas breakfast, but I had made no preparations.

Early the next morning, a little boy ___ a bag of candies rang my bell. Before I could ask him what was happening, another two children came. Within fifteen minutes, my house was full of children, ____ I had all the food I needed for the usual Christmas breakfast. I had a happy breakfast with the children again.

1.A. clock    B. house    C. dream    D. horse

2.A. sad    B. glad    C. rich    D. lucky

3.A. use    B. pay    C. help    D. join

4.A. map    B. coat    C. skirt    D. plane

5.A. get    B. buy    C. read    D. drink

6.A. ask    B. tell    C. give    D. love

7.A. box    B. book    C. shop    D. door

8.A. important    B. difficult    C. beautiful    D. expensive

9.A. in    B. on    C. from    D. with

10.A. and    B. but    C. unless    D. although

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.C

9.D

10.A

【解析】本文介绍了作者因为妻子去世了，决定不再让街上的孩子们来家里吃圣诞节早餐。但是他的邻居家的彼得帮助他装饰了房子。第二天，孩子们都来了，还带来了做圣诞节早餐需要的所有食物。作者又和孩子们吃了一顿愉快的早餐。

1.B

考查名词及语境的理解。A. clock 钟表； B. house 房子； C. dream 梦想； D. horse马；句意：所以我们总是邀请我们街上所有的孩子来我们家吃圣诞节早餐。invite sb to+地点“邀请某人来某地”，故选B。

2.A

考查形容词及语境的理解。A. sad 悲伤的； B. glad 高兴的；C. rich 富有的； D. lucky幸运的；句意：我非常伤心，决定不再邀请孩子们来吃圣诞节早餐。根据前文的Last year, Alice died.可知我的妻子爱丽丝去世了，因此我感到伤心，故选A。

3.D

考查动词及语境的理解。A. use 使用； B. pay 支付； C. help 帮助； D. join加入；句意：但是我的邻居Kathy和Peter让我在平安夜加入他们一起吃晚餐。join sb for sth加入某人来做某事，故选D。

4.B

考查名词及语境的理解。A. map 地图； B. coat 大衣； C. skirt 裙子； D. plane飞机；句意：我一到达，就脱下我的大衣。结合句意，表示到家，应脱下大衣，故选B。

5.A

考查动词及语境的理解。A. get 得到； B. buy 买； C. read 阅读； D. drink喝；句意：如果你需要，我马上去拿。根据“Do you have any milk at your house?”和“Yes,” I replied. “If you need some,可知此处表示我家有牛奶，如果需要，可以去我家拿，故选A。

6.C

考查动词及语境的理解。A. ask问； B. tell 告诉； C. give 给； D. love爱；句意：只要给彼得你的钥匙，让他拿牛奶。give sb sth给某人某物。故选C。

7.D

考查名词及语境的理解。A. box 盒子； B. book 书；C. shop 商店； D. door门；句意：当我打开门时，我发现我的家已经被彼得装饰了！根据I found my house had been decorated(装饰) by Peter可知发现家里的变化，应是打开门后发现的。故选D。

8.C

考查形容词及语境的理解。A. important 重要的； B. difficult 困难的； C. beautiful 漂亮的； D. expensive昂贵的；句意：它和以前每一个圣诞节一样漂亮。根据I found my house had been decorated(装饰) by Peter可知房子被装饰了，应是漂亮的，故选C。

9.D

考查介词及语境的理解。A. in 在……里；B. on 在…..上面； C. from 从； D. with带着；句意：第二天一早，一个带着一包糖小男孩摁响了我的门铃。此处表示伴随，故用介词with，故选D。

10.A

考查连词及语境的理解。A. and 而且； B. but 但是； C. unless 除非； D. although尽管；句意：在十五分钟之内，我的家满是孩子们，而且我拥有了平常圣诞节早餐需要的所有食物。此处表示并列，孩子们来了，早餐需要的食物也有了，故用连词and。故选A。

点睛：根据前后文的语境，结合词义辨析，短语，句型，时态，语态和主谓一致，选出正确的选项。例如小题6，句意：只要给彼得你的钥匙，让他拿牛奶。give sb sth给某人某物。故选C。