Question

On this Christmas Day I had the wonderful opportunity to see the true spirit of Christmas.

My big family always ____ presents together at the start of the New Year and have done so in this way for more than 40 years. Since the beginning, my grandfather and grandmother have ____ their children and cousins on this day in their small farmhouse.

With 13 ____ and uncles and more than 30 cousins in this group, there were usually more than 50 people in the room to exchange gifts. Because of the activity, the flying wrapping paper, so many people and the limited space of a 65-year-old farmhouse living room, most of the individual moments went ____.

My nephew, Jack (9 year old), who was walking by my 5-year-old cousin, Seth, in the Christmas chaos, noticed that Seth was crying. Jack ____ to ask him what was wrong and why he was crying. Seth ____ that he didn’t receive any toys!

Almost without _____, Jack looked down to the only two toys he had received, and _____ Seth with his best toy! He said, “Here, you can have this one. I don’t have to have it. I have other toys I can play with at home.”

Tears were welling up in my eyes! I was moved by this huge act of _____. I was so _____ of my nephew and what he had done when he thought no one else was looking.

I gave him a huge _____ and told him that he had demonstrated(演示) the true _____ of Christmas!

1.A. choose    B. exchangeC. return    D. borrow

2.A. entertainedB. celebrated    C. praised          D. advertised

3.A. leadersB. guides            C. aunts                D. partners

4.A. undoubted    B. unnoticed    C. unfinished    D. unchanged

5.A. changed        B. forgot        C. stepped            D. stopped

6.A. reacted        B. respondedC. applauded        D. disturbed

7.A. smile    B. gesture    C. happiness    D. thought

8.A. introducedB. producedC. described            D. presented

9.A. kindness     B. honesty    C. courage    D. strength

10.A. aware        B. proud        C. certain                D. ashamed

11.A. duty    B. pain    C. hug            D. pity

12.A. meaning    B. feeling    C. ending  D. greeting

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.D

6.B

7.D

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.C

12.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章大意：圣诞节的时候，我的外甥把自己收到的礼物送给了美元收到礼物的Seth，演绎了圣诞的真谛。

1.动词。A. choose选择；B. exchange交换；C. return返回；D. borrow借。我的大家庭总是在新年初交换礼物，这样做已经超过40年了。根据句意故选B。

2.动词。A. entertained娱乐，招待；B. celebrated庆祝；C. praised赞扬；D. advertised广告。这一天我的爷爷奶奶在他们的小农舍里招待他们的孩子和兄弟姐妹们。根据句意故选A。

3.名词。A. leaders领导；B. guides向导；C. aunts阿姨； D. partners伙伴。在这个家族里有13位叔叔阿姨和30多位兄弟姐妹。根据句意故选C

4.动词。A. undoubted不怀疑；B. unnoticed没注意；C. unfinished未完成；D. unchanged为改变。大多数个人之间的活动没有结束。根据句意故选B。

5.动词。A. changed改变；B. forgot忘记；C. stepped踏；D. stopped停止。杰克停下来问他怎么啦，为什么哭？根据句意故选D.

6.动词。A. reacted反应；B. responded回应；C. applauded鼓掌；D. disturbed打扰。Seth回答说，他没有收到任何的玩具。故选B。

7.动词。A. smile微笑；B. gesture手势；C. happiness幸福；D. thought思考。几乎想都没想，杰克俯身看自己刚收到的两个玩具。故选D。

8.动词。A. introduced介绍；B. produced生产；C. describe描述；D. presented递交。并把他最好的玩具递给Seth。根据句意故选D

9.名词。A. kindness善意；B. honesty诚实；C. courage勇气；D. strength力量。 我被这巨大的善举所感动。故选A。

10.形容词。A. aware意识到；B. proud自豪的；C. certain肯定的；D. ashamed羞愧的。我对我外甥的行为感到自豪。故选B。

11.形容词。A. duty责任；B. pain疼痛；C. hug拥抱；D. pity可惜。我为他一个大大的拥抱。故选C。

12.名词。A. meaning意思；B. feeling感觉；C. ending结局；D. greeting打招呼。他演示了圣诞的真谛。根据句意故选A

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