Question

Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more anxious waiting for the final school bell. Upon its ____everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.

David was a small boy in ragged(衣衫褴褛的) clothes. I had often wondered what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school____so inappropriately(不适当的) for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David ____. I can still remember he was always ____ a smile and willing to help. He always ____after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He would just smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly_____home.

   Weeks passed and most of my students were _____ about the coming Christmas until the last day of school before the holiday break. I smiled in relief as the last of them hurried out the _____. Turning around I saw David ______standing by my desk.

“I have something for you,” he said and pulled a small box from behind his back. _____it to me, he said anxiously “Open it”. I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid. But to my ____, I saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’ s___”

   “Oh, no, it isn’t.” said David, “It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”

Tears filled my eyes ______ I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given_____to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning ___ the little empty box set on my desk.

1.A. warning  B. ringing  C. calling   D. yelling

2.A. talked     B. did      C. said         D. dressed

3.A. popular  B. upset   C. special   D. funny

4.A. expressing B. delivering  C. wearing   D. sharing

5.A. practised B. wandered  C. studied   D. stayed

6.A. aim at  B. turn to  C. put off   D. head for

7.A. upset  B. excited  C. moved    D. satisfied

8.A. classroom B. school   C. home    D. window

9.A. weakly  B. sadly   C. quietly   D. helplessly

10.A. Holding  B. Handing  C. Sending   D. Leaving

11.A. delight  B. expectation C. appreciation  D. surprise

12.A. cheap  B. empty  C. useless   D. improper

13.A. as   B. until   C. because   D. though

14.A. advice   B. support  C. attention   D. command

15.A. from  B. behind  C. over    D. towards

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.C

5.D

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.B

11.D

12.B

13.A

14.C

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文。记叙了一位老师“我”和沉默寡言、善良贫困学生David的故事，在圣诞节之际，David给了我一份礼物——空盒子，我很吃惊，他解释母亲离世前曾说过：爱看不见摸不着但是你知道它就在那里，从此我们成为了好朋友。

1. plans、第二句everyone became more anxious waiting for the final school bell知，孩子们都在为圣诞节做准备，盼望着早点放学，等铃声响，故选B

2.题2】考查动词辨析。A谈论；B做某事；C说；D打扮，由后文so inappropriately(不适当的) for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves知，David打扮的很邋遢，冬天都没有穿外套、靴子、手套，课判断出此空形容他的装扮，故选D

3.题3】考查形容词辨析。A受欢迎的；B沮丧的；C特别的；D有趣的，由本句首单词but知，本句与前面描述David形成对比，以及后面smile知他很乐观，虽然他不修边幅，但是他却很特别,故选C

4.题4】考查固定搭配。A表现；B发表/生养（如deliver a speech/baby）;C带着（微笑）；D分享，他总是带着微笑愿意去帮助他人。故选C

5.题5】考查动词辨析。A练习；B闲逛；C学习；D留下来，He always ____after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor.他总是呆到放学，把桌椅摆整齐，把地拖干净。故选D

6.题6】考查固定短语辨析。A旨在；B向某人寻求帮助；C推迟、延期；D朝某地出发，then thank me for letting him stay and slowly_____home.他总是感谢我让他留下来，然后慢悠悠地回家，故选D

7.题7】考查形容词辨析。A沮丧的；B兴奋的；C感动的；D满意的，Weeks passed and most of my students were _____ about the coming Christmas，几周过去圣诞节终于要来了，孩子们显得格外兴奋，故选B

8.题8】考查情景判断。A教室；B学校；C家；D窗户，圣诞节假期终于到了，我如释重负看见孩子们兴奋地跑出教室，由后一句standing by my desk推测地点为教室，故选A

9.题9】考查副词辨析。A虚弱地；B悲伤地；C安静地；D无助地，从第一段知David的性格安静善良、不善言辞，因此填安静地，故选C

10. sth to sb意为把sth给某人，故选B

11. ones+表示情绪的名词，令某人感到……由后面第一句I saw nothing.知，“我”很吃惊，因为圣诞节的礼物居然是一个空盒子，故选D

12. it，I saw nothing知这是一个空盒子，故选B

13.

14. I had rarely given attention to the pround dirty face,故选C

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