Question

That Christmas Eve, the streets of Boston were crowded with people dressed in wool and flannel(法兰绒). “Jingle Bells” was playing in stores. Everyone, it seemed, was _____ by someone else smiling or ____ I was alone.

The eldest of a Puerto Rican family of 11 children growing up in one of New York’s _____ apartment.  I’d spent much of my life _____ solitude(独处). Now, _____, at 27, was enduring the last break-up of a seven-year relationship. Every part of me wanted to be _____, but not at Christmas.

My family had returned to Puerto Rico, and my _____ were involved in their own lives. Dusk was falling, and the unavoidable return to my ____apartment brought tears to my eyes.

I stopped at the local market, feeling even more______ when I saw all the people there filling their baskets with gifts. I  _____ my family, my friends and the noisy parties at home, filled with laughter and dancing. I wanted to cry for having wanted to be alone and for having  _____ it.

In front of the church down the street, a manger(马槽) had been set up, with Mary, Joseph, and the barn animals in ______ the arrival of baby Jesus. As I walked home, I _____ that the story of Joseph and Mary wandering from door to door seeking shelter was much like my own. Leaving Puerto Rico was still a _____in my soul and I was struggling with whom I had become in my 15 years in the United States. I’d mourned my losses, _____for the first time, I recognized what I’d gained. I was _____, and educated and healthy. My life was still before me, full of ______.Sometimes the best ____ is the one you give yourself. That Christmas, I gave myself credit ____ I’d accomplished so far and permission to go ______ unafraid. It was the best gift I’ve ever received, the one that I most treasure.

1.A. chosen B. botheredC. allowedD. accompanied

2.A. working   B. laughing C. studying  D. thinking

3.A. crowdedB. expensiveC. cheerfulD. large

4.A. looking forB. looking atC. looking throughD. looking over

5.A. finally B. easilyC. quickly D. likely

6.A. patientB. strictC. aloneD. private

7.A. friendsB. dreamsC. guestsD. customers

8.A. beautifulB. interesting C. cleanD. empty

9.A. pleasedB. upsetC. surprisedD. curious

10.A. hatedB. lovedC. missedD. forgot

11.A. achievedB. refusedC. preferredD. offered

12.A. searchB. expectationC. positionD. control

13.A. imaginedB. sighedC. realizedD. expressed

14.A. effort B. beliefC. wound D. wish

15.A. butB. so C. becauseD. though

16.A. excitedB. independentC. ordinary D. worthless

17.A. desiresB. possibilitiesC. idealsD. advantages

18.A. giftB. lessonC. purposeD. memory

19.A. on B. in  C. atD. for

20.A. upward B. downC. aroundD. forward

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.A

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.C

11.A

12.B

13.C

14.C

15.A

16.B

17.B

18.A

19.D

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：有没有试过一个人在外过春节的感受？这篇文章的作者，分享了他独自在外过圣诞节的经历和感受。有时候，最好的礼物不是那些你梦寐以求的东西，而是你在内心给自己的赞许和肯定，这才是最好的最珍惜的礼物。

1.。A. chosen选择；B. bothered打扰；C. allowed允许；D. accompanied陪伴。似乎每个人都有人陪伴，故选D。

2.。A. working工作；B. laughing大笑；C. studying学习；D. thinking思考。似乎每个人都有人陪伴，脸上绽放出幸福的笑容。这里用laughing和前面的smiling搭配符合语境。故选B。

3.形容词及对语境的理解。A. crowded拥挤的；B. expensive昂贵的；C. cheerful快乐的；D. large大的。作为波多黎各家族中11个孩子的长子，生长在纽约的一个拥挤的公寓。一个家族有11个孩子，当然应该选crowded，故选A。

4.。A. looking for寻找；B. looking at看；C. looking through浏览；D. looking over检查，察看；从…上面看；原谅。从语境看，一个大家庭，所以我一直在寻找一个人独处的机会更合理，故选A。

5.副词及对语境的理解。A. finally终于；B. easily容易地；C. quickly快速地；D. likely很可能。此时此刻，终于，这个27岁的大学生，在结束了一段7年的恋情之后得到了他想要的孤独，可他却怎么也高兴不起来。故选A。

6.形容词及对语境的理解A. patient耐心的；B. strict严格的；C. alone一个人；D. private私人的。句意：我想一个人静一静，但不是在圣诞节。故选C。

7.名词及对语境的理解A. friends朋友；B. dreams梦想；C. guests客人；D. customers顾客。前面提到：我的家人已经返回了波多黎各，所以这里说我的朋友们都忙于自己的生活。故选A。

8.形容词及对语境的理解A. beautiful漂亮的；B. interesting有意思的；C. clean干净的；D. empty空的。天色晚了，想到要回去那空落落的宿舍，眼泪就不争气 的冒了出来。故选D。

9.形容词及对语境的理解A. pleased高兴的；B. upset心烦的；C. surprised吃惊的；D. curious好奇的。我在集市边停下脚步，看到人们往篮子里装着礼物，心中感到更加郁闷。故选B。

10.A. hated恨；B. loved爱；C. missed想念；D. forgot忘记。我想念起家人、朋友和家里热热闹闹的聚会，充满了笑声和舞蹈。节日时会令人思念亲人。故选C。网]

11.A. achieved获得、实现；B. refused拒绝；C. preferred更喜欢；D. offered提供。我得到了想要的孤独，却忍不住要落下泪来。故选A。

12.名词及对语境的理解A. search寻找；B. expectation期待；C. position位置；D. control控制、管理。在街道尽头的教堂前，布置好了一条马槽，玛丽、约瑟夫和马厩里的动物们都在期待着午夜的到来，期待着耶稣降临。故选B。

科13.A. imagined想象；B. sighed叹息；C. realized意识到；D. expressed表达。在回家路上，我意识到约瑟夫和玛丽挨家挨户寻求庇护的故事就如同我自己的经历。故选C。

14.名词及对语境的理解A. effort努力；B. belief信念；C. wound伤痛；D. wish愿望。离开波多黎各始终是我心头难以化解的痛楚，我一直在想，15年的美国生活让我变成了一个什么样的人。带入四个选项分析可知，选C。

15.考查并列连词及对语境的理解A. but但是；B. so因此；C. because因为；D. though虽然。我本应为我所失去的感到难过。但我第一次认识到我获得了什么。故选A。

16.形容词及对语境的理解A. excited激动的；B. independent独立的；C. ordinary平凡的；D. worthless一文不值的。我是一个独立的、受过良好教育的、健康的青年。结合前面的家人、朋友离开，和女朋友分手可知，我现在成了一个人。故选B。

17.名词及对语境的理解A. desires心愿、欲望；B. possibilities可能性；C. ideals理想；D. advantages优势。我的生活道路就在我的脚下，充满了无尽的可能性。未来什么都有可能发生。故选B。

18.名词及对语境的理解A. gift礼物；B. lesson 课；C. purpose目的；D. memory记忆。有时候，最好的礼物是你送给自己的礼物。故选A。

19.介词及对语境的理解A. on关于；B. in在……内；C. at在；D. for因为。那个圣诞节，我送给自己的是肯定和许诺，肯定自己过去的努力，许诺自己将不惧一切，奋勇向前。give …credit for意思是：相信某人有……。故选D。

20.副词及对语境的理解A. upward向上；B. down向下；C. around大约，到处；D. forward向前。许诺自己将不惧一切，奋勇向前。故选D。

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