Question

People from every corner flooded into the streets that Christmas Eve. Frosty the Snowman and Jingle Bell

____ in stores; on the pavements, the street singers performed happily. Everyone was ______ by someone else, delighted and cheerful. I was alone.

As one of 8 kids of a Brazilian family, brought up in an American’s crowded apartment, I’d spent several years searching for aloneness. Now, ______, at 27, a college student after the ______ with my girlfriend, every cell inside me wanted to be alone, ______ not at Christmas. My family had ______ to Brazil and my friends were ______ with their own lives. Dusk was approaching, and the fact that I had to return to my

____ home made me sad. Lights from windows blinked, and I hoped someone would ______ from one of those homes to invite me inside with a Christmas tree decorated with shiny fake snow and ______ presents.

At a market, I felt more ______ when people were buying lots of goods, which ______ the gifts we received as children in my mind. I missed my family and wanted to cry for wanting to be alone and for having achieved it.

Outside the church, a manger(马槽) had been set ______. I stood with others watching the scene, some of them ______ themselves, praying. As I walked home, I realized that leaving Brazil was still a painful experience as I struggled with ______ I had become in 15 years in America. I’d mourned the ______, but for the first time, I recognized what I’d gained. I was independent, ______ and healthy. My life was still ahead, full of ______.

Sometimes the best gift is the one that you give yourself. That Christmas, I gave myself ______ for what I’d obtained up to now and promise to go forward. It is the best gift I’ve ever got, the one that I most ______

1.A. shared    B. played    C. served    D. held

2.A. accompanied    B. employed    C. attended    D. supported

3.A. usually    B. extremely    C. really    D. eventually

4.A. breakup    B. date    C. sympathy    D. concern

5.A. so    B. but    C. and    D. or

6.A. moved    B. slipped    C. came    D. returned

7.A. pleased    B. satisfied    C. occupied    D. bored

8.A. shabby    B. empty    C. warm    D. cozy

9.A. turn up    B. hang out    C. go away    D. break in

10.A. dealt    B. discounted    C. wrapped    D. donated

11.A. tired    B. nervous    C. excited    D. upset

12.A. called up    B. called for    C. called on    D. called in

13.A. down    B. up    C. aside    D. about

14.A. hugging    B. bowing    C. crossing    D. bending

15.A. how    B. which       C. what    D. that

16.A. cases    B. limits    C. losses    D. worries

17.A. lonely    B. educated    C. shy    D. wealthy

18.A. possibility    B. sight             C. sadness    D. hardship

19.A. surprise    B. defeat    C. prize    D. praise

20.A. select    B. value    C. save    D. admit

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.C

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.C

16.C

17.B

18.A

19.D

20.B

【解析】本文为记叙文。有时候，你送给自己的礼物才是最好的礼物。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。那是我曾收到过的最好的礼物，我最珍惜的圣诞礼物。

1.考查动词辨析。A. shared分享；B. played演奏；C. served服务；D. held举办，握着。根据语境可知，此处指Frosty the Snowman and Jingle Bell在商店里演奏着。故选B。

2.考查动词辨析。A. accompanied陪伴；B. employed雇佣；C. attended参加；D. supported支持。句意：每个人都被别人陪伴着，快乐着、欢呼着。故选A。

3.考查副词辨析。A. usually通常；B. extremely极其；C. really真地；D. eventually最终。根据前文可知，最终在一座拥挤的美国公寓中长大，花费了数年去寻找孤独。现在，最终（找到了）……故选D。

4.考查名词辨析。A. breakup分手；B. date约会；C. sympathy同情；D. concern关心。根据下文的every cell inside me wanted to be alone可知，此处指“跟我的女友分手了”。故选A。

5.考查连词辨析。A. so因此；B. but但是；C. and和；D. or或者。根据下文的描述可知，虽然我身体内的每个细胞都是孤独的，但是这个圣诞节不会（孤独）。故选B。

6.考查动词辨析。A. moved搬家；B. slipped滑倒；C. came来；D. returned返回。句意：我的家人已经返回了巴西。故选D。

7.考查形容词辨析。A. pleased高兴的；B. satisfied满意的；C. occupied忙碌的；D. bored厌倦的。句意：我的朋友们都忙碌于他们自己的生活。be occupied with忙碌于。故选C。

8.考查形容词辨析。A. shabby破旧的；B. empty空的；C. warm温暖的；D. cozy舒适的。根据上文的家人回巴西了，朋友们都忙于自己的生活，由此可知，此处指“空空的家”。故选B。

9.考查动词辨析。A. turn up出现；B. hang out闲逛；C. go away离开；D. break in破门而入。句意：我希望从哪些家里能出现一个人来邀请我……故选A。

10.考查动词词组辨析。A. dealt分配的；B. discounted打折的；C. wrapped包着的；D. donated捐赠的。此处指“包着的礼物”。故选C。

11.考查形容词辨析。A. tired疲惫的；B. nervous紧张的；C. excited兴奋的；D. upset伤心的。句意：在一个市场上，当人们正在买很多东西的时候，我感到更伤心了。故选D。

12.考查动词词组辨析。A. called up回忆；B. called for需要；C. called on拜访，号召；D. called in打电话。句意：这让我在心里回忆起孩子时收到的那些礼物。故选A。

13.考查副词辨析。A. set down记下；B. set up搭建；C.set aside放到一边；D. set about开始（做）。句意：在教堂外面，一个马槽已经被搭建好了。故选B。

14.考查动词辨析。A. hugging拥抱；B. bowing鞠躬；C. crossing划十字；D. bending弯腰。由后面的“praying”可以看出旁边有的人正在祈祷，可以想象他们在用手在胸前划十字。故选C。

15. 考查连词辨析。句意：离开巴西始终是我一次痛苦的经历，我一直在想，15年的美国生活让我变成了一个什么样的人。此处为with的宾语从句，连词在宾语从句中作become的表语，应使用what指代“什么样的人”。故选C。

16.考查名词辨析。A. cases情况；B. limits限制；C. losses损失；D. worries担忧。句意：我为我失去的动作而哭泣，但又是第一次，我意识到我得到了一些东西。故选C。

17. 考查形容词辨析。A. lonely寂寞的；B. educated受教育的；C. shy害羞的；D. wealthy富裕的。根据第二段中的a college student可知，我是大学生，所以我是受过教育的。故选B。

18.考查名词辨析。A. possibility可能性；B. sight景色；C. sadness悲伤；D. hardship艰难。句意：我的生活会继续向前，会有一切可能。故选A。

19.考查名词辨析。A. surprise 吃惊；B. defeat击败；C. prize奖励；D. praise表扬。句意：这个圣诞节我送给自己的礼物就是对自己已经取得的赞誉及对未来的承诺。故选D。

20.考查动词辨析。 A. select挑选；B. value珍惜；C. save挽救；D. admit承认。句意：这份礼物是我收到的最好的礼物，也是我最珍惜的。故选B。