Question

    When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I _______ my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could _______ have that money.

On my birthday my parents told me they had my _______ outside in the back yard. At once I rushed out to the yard. There was my bike, _______ it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. It was so _______! I thought I hurt my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment _______ their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I _______ the old bike and rode it, feeling bad that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn’t look back.

As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me _______ much more than just a rusty（生锈的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about love. When you give something out of love, it doesn’t matter what it is _______. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this story because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that ________ two dollars isn’t any less valuable than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.

1.A.talked B.spoke C.said D.told

2.A.hardly B.quickly C.slowly D.easily

3.A.guitar B.gift C.cake D.card

4.A.and B.or C.but D.because

5.A.exciting B.interesting C.relaxing D.disappointing

6.A.on B.in C.at D.for

7.A.got in B.got on C.got off D.got up

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

9.A.in surprise B.in fact C.in public D.in trouble

10.A.spends B.costs C.pays D.offers

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.B

10.B

【解析】

本文讲述了作者小时候生日时收到父母给的一辆旧自行车作为礼物，这不是作者想要的那辆自行车，感到非常失望。这让父母也感到失望。后来，作者明白了礼物本身不重要，重要的是礼物里面包含的爱。

1.考查动词及语境的理解。A. talked 谈话；B. spoke 说，强调发音；C. said 说，强调说话的内容； D. told告诉；句意：我告诉我的父母我的生日愿望，但是我知道几乎没有希望，因为我的家不可能有那个钱。tell sb sth告诉某人某事，故选D。

2.考查副词及语境的理解。A. hardly 几乎不；B. quickly迅速地；C. slowly缓慢地；D. easily容易地；句意：我告诉我的父母我的生日愿望，但是我知道几乎没有希望，因为我的家不可能有那个钱。根据but I knew there was little hope可知此处表示我认为没有希望买到那辆新自行车，因此表示没有那个钱，故选A。

3.考查名词及语境的理解。A. guitar 吉他；B. gift礼物；C. cake 蛋糕； D. card卡片；句意：在我的生日上，我的父亲告诉我他们把我的礼物放在后院的外面。根据On my birthday可知此处指的是生日礼物，故选B。

4.考查连词及语境的理解。A. and 而且；B. or 或者；C. but 但是；D. because因为；句意：我的自行车在那里，但是它不是我原来想要的那辆自行车。结合句意，前半句表示父母给我买了自行车，后半句表示那不是我想要的自行车，前后表示转折关系，故用连词but，故选C。

5.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. exciting 令人兴奋的；B. interesting有趣的；C. relaxing 令人放松的；D. disappointing失望的；句意：这太令人失望了！根据前文的it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be.可知这不是我想要的那辆自行车，因此这是令人失望的，故选D。

6.考查介词及语境的理解。A. on 在……上面； B. in 在……里；C. at在；D. for为了；句意：我以为我伤害了父母的感情，因为我能看见他们脸上的失望。根据on one’s face在某人的脸上，故选A。

7.考查动词短语及语境的理解。A. got in 进入；B. got on 登上；C. got off 下车；D. got up起床；句意：我骑上那辆旧自行车，骑着它，我感到很难过，我让我的父母有这种感觉。根据rode it可知先登上自行车，然后再骑它，故选B。

8.考查代词及语境的理解。A. anything 任何事；B. nothing没什么；C. something某物；D. everything一切；句意：随着时间的推移，我开始理解父母给我的东西比那辆生锈的旧自行车更多。此处是肯定句，表示父母给我的某些东西，故用代词something，故选C。

9.考查介词短语及语境的理解。A. in surprise 惊讶的； B. in fact 事实上；C. in public 公开地； D. in trouble处于困境地；句意：事实上，当你出于爱给某物时，它是什么，不重要。根据后文的What matters is the love that is in it.可知它里面的爱才重要，因此所给的东西是什么不重要，这是事实，故选B。

10.考查动词及语境的理解。A. spends 花费；B. costs 花费；C. pays支付；D. offers主动提供；句意：一定要记住，花费两美元的一个礼物不比一件价值100美元甚至更多的东西价值低多少。Sb spends money/time on sth“某人在某物上花费钱或时间”，sth cost sb money 某物花费某人钱；sb pays money for sth“某人为某物支付钱”，offer sb sth提供给某人某物。此处主语表示一个礼物，故谓语用cost，故选B。