Question

A lady wanted a birthday gift from her husband. For many months she had liked a beautiful       , and knowing her husband could       it, she told him that was all she wanted. On the morning of the        , her husband told her how       he was to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her. He       her a beautiful gift package (纸盒). She opened it and       a Bible.      , she raised her voice and said to her husband, “With all your money, you give me a Bible?” She was so       that she left him.

Many years passed and the lady was very       in business. She owned two large companies. She     her husband was very old, and thought perhaps she should go to      him. But before she could, she      a letter telling her that he had died, and gave all of his possessions (财产) to her. She needed to come back and       things.

When she arrived at his house, sadness       her heart. She saw the still new       , just as she had left it years before. With       , she opened it and began to turn the pages. A ring       from the Bible to the floor and a       could be seen. She picked it up and found it was the ring she wanted in those days. And on the card was the date of her birth, and the words “LOVE U ALWAYS”.

           your gift is not packaged the way you want it, it’s because it is better packaged the way it is! Always appreciate little things; they usually lead you to bigger things! The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched for they must be felt with the      .

1.A. watch                            B. ring                         C. coat                                  D. box

2.A. afford                            B. like                         C. design                        D. guess

3.A. holiday          B. performance             C. birthday                D. meeting

4.A. proud                   B. kind                       C. sorry                         D. brave

5.A. lent                     B. asked                       C. gave                      D. moved

6.A. carried                          B. found                    C. missed                      D. held

7.A. Politely                         B. Lightly               C. Patiently          D. Angrily

8.A. calm                    B. upset                       C. grateful                    D. careless

9.A. failing                            B. lonely                    C. successful         D. poor

10.A. wondered            B. hoped                    C. realized               D. explained

11.A. visit                    B. understand        C. catch                D. help

12.A. passed       B. wrote                    C. sent                       D. received

13.A. take care of               B. pay for              C. look for                   D. give away

14.A. covered               B. broke                    C. left              D. filled

15.A. car                    B. Bible                        C. letter                   D. table

16.A. smiles                         B. laughter                     C. tears                        D. interests

17.A. hid           B. dropped              C. disappeared           D. made

18.A. book                         B. pen                             C. flower                D. card

19.A. If                                 B. But                              C. Although       D. So

20.A. hand                               B. eye                               C. face       D. heart

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.C

11.A

12.D

13.A

14.D

15.B

16.C

17.B

18.D

19.A

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文陈述了一位女士因为不满丈夫送的生日礼物而离开了丈夫，最后在多年后处理丈夫的后事才得知真相。丈夫一直是深爱着她的。给我们一个启示：世界上最美好的东西往往看不到，摸不到，要用心去体会。

1.考查上下文串联。根据下文（重现）She picked it up and found it was the ring she wanted in those days可知她喜欢一个漂亮的戒指，故选B。

2.考查动词辨析。她知道丈夫能“支付得起”这枚戒指，所以在生日之前对丈夫说想要这枚戒指。故选A。

3.考查上下文串联。根据上文第一句“A lady wanted a birthday gift from her husband”可知正确答案。故选C。

4.考查上下文串联。从下一句“...to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her”说明丈夫告诉妻子以她为骄傲。故选A。

5.考查动词辨析。因为妻子要求生日礼物，所以生日那天早晨，丈夫给她一个精美的礼品盒。give sb sth.给某人某物。故选C。

6.考查动词辨析。根据语境，她打开盒子，却发现是一本圣经，而并不是她要的礼物。A. carried携带，运载B. found发现C. missed想念D. held容纳。故选B

7.考查上下文串联。从后文“ she raised her voice”她提高嗓门向丈夫抱怨，发脾气说明她生气了，故用angrily. 故选D。

8.考查上下文串联。丈夫给她的礼物没有满足她，结合下文提到的她离开了他，不难 看出她很“失望，沮丧”。 故选B。

9.考查上下文串联。根据下文句子She owned two large companies说明这位妻子在事业上很成功。故选C。

10.考查动词辨析。很多年后，她意识到丈夫也老了。A. wondered 怀疑，想知道B.hoped希望C. realized意识到D.explained解释。故选C。

11.考查动词辨析。她意识到丈夫也老了，她想也许应该回去看一下她的丈夫。A. Visit拜访，参加B.understand理解C. catch   抓住D. help帮助。故选A。

12.考查上下文串联。从下文叙述的内容可知，在她去之前她收到一封信。A. passed传递B. wrote写C. sent送D. received收到。故选D。

13.考查动词短语辨析。因为丈夫过世，把全部的遗产都给了她，她要回去“料理或处理”财产。A. take care of料理，照料B. pay for支付C. look for寻找D.give away分发，出卖。故选A。

14.考查动词辨析。丈夫过世，她回到家里，悲伤笼罩了她的内心。A. covered覆盖 B. broke打破C.left离开D. filled充满，填满,故D为最佳答案。故选D。

15.考查上下文串联。从下文中she opened it and began to turn the pages可知it是指bible。故选B。

16.考查介词辨析。她回到丈夫的房间，睹物思人，悲伤笼罩了她的内心，所以含着泪，with tears。故选C。

17.考查上下文串联。根据后面from the Bible to the floor说明戒指掉到地上。A. hid躲藏 ；B.dropped掉落；C.disappeared消失；D.made制作。故选B。

18.考查上下文串联。由下文（重现）And on the card was the date of her birth,...可知答案。故选D。

19.考查连词辨析。此处表假设，故用if，如果你的礼物没有以你想要的方式包装，那是因为有更好的包装方式。故选A。

20.考查上文串联。由cannot be seen or even touched 可知世界上最美好的东西要用心去体会。故选D。

考点：人生百味类完形填空。