Question

A few years ago, I worked in a school. It was Christmas Day. I ______ with the school’s Christmas party. I______ as Father Christmas at the party. My fantastic(极好的)______ really attracted(吸引) lots of children.

I enjoyed ______very much. I made so many young children______. Among the children there was a special boy. He visited me for a(n)______ time and then for a third. The presents weren’t really enough, _____ I asked him why he was coming to see me so often. He answered, “I _____ love talking to you.”

Then I learnt that, in many families, parents do not_______their children to talk and really listen to them. I learned a(n) ______ in my life. So, we should always ask family and friends to talk about themselves and their feelings and really listen.

1.A. agreed    B. helped    C. stopped    D. forgot

2.A. looked after    B. got up    C. looked up    D. dressed up

3.A. look    B. voice    C. name    D. party

4.A. me    B. him    C. myself    D. himself

5.A. sad    B. happy    C. friendly    D. alive

6.A. one    B. another    C. first    D. second

7.A. so    B. but    C. and    D. if

8.A. never    B. also    C. just    D. still

9.A. allow    B. encourage    C. buy    D. let

10.A. lesson    B. advice    C. way    D. project

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.A

【解析】

本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述我在圣诞晚会上扮演一个圣诞老人，有一个小孩来看作者很多次，后来作者了解到，他的父母不经常和他交流，因此作者呼吁家长多和孩子交流。

1.句意“我在学校的盛大晚会上帮忙”。本题考查动词辨析。A.同意；B.帮忙；C.停止；D.忘记。根据I___2___ as Father Christmas at the party可知，我在学校圣诞晚会上帮忙。故选B。

2.句意“我在圣诞晚会上打扮成圣诞老人”。本题考查动词短语辨析。A.照顾；B.起床；C.查阅；D.乔装打扮。dress up as打扮成，故选D。

3.句意“我的极好的面相真的会吸引许多小孩”。本题考查名词辨析。A.相貌；B.声音；C.名字；D.派对。根据I___2___ as Father Christmas at the party可知，我扮演的是圣诞老人，所以应该是我的面貌好，故选A。

4.句意“我玩得很开心”。本题考查代词辨析。A.我（宾格）；B.他（宾格）；C.我自己（反身代词）；D.他自己（反身代词）。且主语为I，指玩得开心enjoy oneself，故选C。

5.句意“我让许多小孩子开心”。本题考查形容词辨析。A.悲伤的；B.高兴的；C.友好的；D.活泼的。根据I enjoyed ___4___very much可知，我玩得很开心，所以其他的小孩也应该是高兴的，故选B。

6.句意“他一次又一次地拜访我”。根据for a third可知，空处应使用序数词second。“a+序数词”表示“再一，又一”，故选D。

7.句意“礼物不够了，所以我问他为什么总来看我”。本题考查连词辨析。A.所以；B.但是；C.和；D.如果。根据前后文可知，因为礼物不够，所以我才问他，故选A。

8.句意“他回答说，我仅仅想和你说话”。本题考查副词辨析。A.从不；B.也；C.仅仅；D.仍然。根据Then I learnt that, in many families, parents do not___9___their children to talk and really listen to them可知，在家里，孩子们没有被鼓励说话，仅仅是听从家长安排就可以了，所以孩子仅仅想找个人说话，故选C。

9.句意“然后我知道了，在许多家庭，父母不鼓励孩子们谈话，孩子们真地很听他们的话”。本题考查动词辨析。A.允许；B.鼓励；C.买；D.让。根据encourage sb to do sth可知，故选B。

10.句意“我学习到我生命中的一课”。本题考查名词辨析。A.课程；B.建议；C.方法；D.工程。根据So, we should always ask family and friends to talk about themselves and their feelings and really listen可知，我学习了重要的一课，故选A。