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The day before Christmas I pulled into a store parking lot and counted my money again. It wasn’t much. I ______ being poor, not having enough to ______ my small children a few simple toys. As I was ______ I noticed the Salvation Army (救世军) bell ringer at the ______. I felt bad again because I didn’t feel I could ______ anything to give him. I started walking towards the entrance ______ two cars entered empty parking spaces in front of me. The first was a ______, new Cadillac which became the ______ of me the moment I saw it. “How ______ I thought, “would it be to have enough money to buy a car like that!” The second car,______, was an ancient car more shabby than the one I was driving.

A man got out of the Cadillac and hurried into the store ______ past the bell ringer without a second ______. Out of the old car came a young mother with three small children following ______ behind her. Her clothes looked as ______ as her car, yet she slopped at the entrance and ______ a bill. In that second a(n)______ touched me, my envy and dislike ______ me, and all the love and joy filled me. I fished a bill out of my own purse,______ it in the Salvation Army kettle, and wished the ______ a “Merry Christmas!”

Now I felt I was a poor man hut rich on the ______. After finding a few things for my kids, I drove home with my heart singing.

1.A. regretted    B. permitted    C. escaped    D. hated

2.A. make    B. buy    C. award    D. lend

3.A. pulling out    B. settling in    C. getting out    D. cutting in

4.A. parking space    B. entrance    C. parking lot    D. counter

5.A. spare    B. split    C. spend    D. save

6.A. when    B. since    C. though    D. if

7.A. sharp    B. dull    C. pure    D. shiny

8.A. target    B. item    C. envy    D. bargain

9.A. nice    B. precious    C. rare    D. expensive

10.A. therefore    B. however    C. anyhow    D. besides

11.A. merely    B. seldom    C. hopefully    D. right

12.A. smile    B. nod    C. glance    D. wave

13.A. firmly    B. closely    C. casually    D. bravely

14.A. worn out    B. cast down    C. tired out    D. broken down

15.A. paid    B. passed    C. donated    D. rejected

16.A. equality    B. sympathy    C. approval    D. warmth

17.A. left    B. visited    C. reached    D. missed

18.A. took    B. handed    C. dropped    D. started

19.A. salesman    B. bell ringer    C. woman    D. man driver

20.A. wealth    B. luck    C. inside    D. outside

 

1.D 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.A 7.D 8.C 9.A 10.B 11.D 12.C 13.B 14.A 15.C 16.D 17.A 18.C 19.B 20.C 【解析】本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了作者在去商店购物的时候看到的一幕对作者震撼很大,这让作者领悟到贫穷并不可怕,内心富有才更重要。 1.D考查动词以及对语境的理解。hate 讨厌,痛恨。我讨厌贫穷。 2.B考查动词理解。没有足够的钱给我的孩子买一些简单的礼物。buy 买。 3.C考查动词短语。这里指的是我从商店停车场出来。pull out 拉出 settle in 定居 get out 出来 cut in 插话,插入 4.B考查名词词义。at the entrance 在…入口。这里指的是从商店的停车场出来去往商店的入口。 5.A考查动词。spare 分享。我不能分享给他任何东西。 6.A考查连词用法。though尽管 since 因为 when 当…时 if 如果。我开始朝商店的入口走,这时有两辆车停在了我前面的空车位。这里表示同时发生。故选C。 7.D考查形容词以及对语境的理解。sharp 尖锐的 dull迟钝的 pure纯洁的 shiny闪亮的。由后文的凯迪拉克可知,这里应该是耀眼的。 8.C考查名词以及对语境的理解。A. target 目标; B. item 物品,东西 C. envy 羡慕,嫉妒 D. bargain讨价还价。根据上下文,我第一眼看到很是羡慕。 9.A考查形容词辨析。A. nice 好的; B. precious 珍贵的; C. rare稀有的 D. expensive昂贵的。如果有钱买一辆这样的车该多好(nice)。 10.B考查连词及上下文逻辑。A. therefore 因此; B. however 然而; C. anyhow 不管怎样; D. besides除此之外。本句话跟上一句是转折关系,然而(however)第二辆车比我开的还要破旧,古老。 11.D考查副词词义。A. merely 仅仅; B. seldom 很少; C. hopefully 希望地; D. right正好。一个从凯迪拉克出来的人正好匆忙地从敲钟人身边走过。 12.C考查名词以及对语境的理解。这里指的是:都没有瞥一眼,表示没有看一下敲钟老人。 13.B 考查副词词义辨析。A. firmly坚定地; B. closely 紧紧地 C. casually 偶然地; D. bravely勇敢地。从破旧的车上下来的年轻妇女带着三个孩子,三个孩子紧跟在她的后面。 14.A 考查动词短语辨析。A. worn out穿破; B. cast down扔掉; C. tired out 筋疲力尽; D. broken down抛锚,出故障。她的衣服和她的车一样破旧。 15.C 考查动词词义。 A. paid支付; B. passed传递; C. donated 捐赠; D. rejected拒绝。她停在了入口,捐给(了那个敲钟老人)一些钱。 16.D考查名词词义。 A. equality平等; B. sympathy同情; C. approval支持; D. warmth温暖。这里的意思是:就在那一刻,我感觉到了温暖。 17.A 考查动词词义。A. left 离开; B. visited 参观; C. reached 到达; D. missed错过。我没有了羡慕和讨厌,意思是指羡慕和讨厌离开了我。 18.C 考查动词词义。A. took 拿; B. handed 递给; C. dropped 投,掷; D. started开始。我从钱包里拿出了钱,投在他的盒子里。 19.B 考查代词以及对语境的理解。这里是指祝福敲钟人圣诞快乐。 20.C考查名词词义。A. wealth财富; B. luck 运气; C. inside内心; D. outside外面。我现在虽然感觉贫穷,但是内心(inside)富有。 【名师点睛】完形填空题旨在测试学生综合运用英语的能力,做此题必须通篇考虑,掌握大意,综合运用所学词汇、语法及常识进行判断推理。解此类题主要从以下四步做起: 第一步 重视首句,把握开篇。完形填空一般无标题,首句一般不留空白,是完整的一句,全文信息从此开始。细读首句,可判断文章体裁,预测全文大意和主旨。 第二步 速读全文,掌握大意。速读全文要一气呵成,尽管有空格、生词或不明白的地方,仍要快速读下去。读时要注意找出关键词、中心词,划出某些代表人物和情节的词,以便于形成思路。要注意不要在未掌握大意的基础上,边阅读,边做题,这样速度慢、准确率低。 第三步 瞻前顾后,灵活答题。"瞻前顾后",即先读所填词的句子,回顾上一句,兼顾下一句。如果一句中有两个空白待填,在初定答案时要"双管齐下",在两处同时试填,然后通读全句,确定答案。答题方法:1)择优法:根据文章及结构边读边填,如果能够立刻判定最佳答案的,不必再去逐个考证其余答案。2)排除法:如答案一时难以确定,可按空格位置,从语法结构、词语搭配、上下文语境、习惯用法、词义辨析等方面,对选项逐项分析试填。排除干扰项,从而确定正确答案。 第四步 复核全文,调整答案。把填好的短文通读一遍,进行核查同时注意以下三点: 1.上下文的一致性:即时态语态的一致;代词、名词、单复数的一致。 2.从语法和惯用法及习惯搭配、甚至语感入手,看是否符合上下文的逻辑。 3.段与段、句与句之间的衔接是否连贯。 这次复核至关重要,常能纠正一两处甚至多处错误。同时对极难确定的答案,也要凭语感任猜一个,决不可不选。
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