Question

【題目】

A gift in a wrong place brings unexpected happiness．

Since I came to my new neighbourhood，I have had the pleasure of meeting a few neighbours．They seem to be quite ____ people. For Christmas，I thought I would do something nice for each of the neighbours that I know.I sat down and ____.There were nine neighbours，and I also knew which houses they lived in．

However，I decided to ____ one more person to my list，the lady I met every morning walking to work as I drove down the street. She always managed a sweet smile and a hearty wave（揮手），____ I had no idea which house she lived in．

My gift idea was to make small ____ baskets and leave them on each of my neighbour’s front porches（門廊）the night of Chrismas Eve．I kept the last one for the friendly lady，since I was still not exactly sure where she lived—____ the house down about where I met her each morning. Finally I decided to put it there. My neighbours really enjoyed the baskets and a couple even came by to ____ me．

This morning on my way to work，I placed my mail in the mailbox and noticed a Thank You card．I opened it and read the ____ which really caught me by surprise．

The card said，“Thank you for those lovely apples and strawberries you left on the porch of Tod. He ____ on January 19，but he never stopped talking about how nice it was that someone ____him in his time of illness. He really enjoyed it．”

I was very _____． I had no idea who Tod was or that he had been seriously ____．I had left that nice lady’s basket on Tod’s porch by accident．I believe that Tod never expected to have that basket. I feel ____ that the nice lady did not get a basket from me this Christmas，but I believe that if she knew what had happened，she would ____ me．

I feel lucky to have helped Tod be more cheerful in his last days．This just makes me further believe that sometimes ____ in life are beautiful．

【1】A. rich B. kind C. strong D. shy

【2】A. imagined B. rested C. counted D. watched

【3】A. send B. add C. connect D. put

【4】A. but B. so C. unless D. because

【5】A. flower B. food C. vegetable D. fruit

【6】A. clearly B. certainly C. maybe D. simply

【7】A. thank B. protect C. encourage D. touch

【8】A. advice B. story C. notice D. message

【9】A. passed away B. ran away C. drove away D. flew away

【10】A. invited B. remembered C. trusted D. accepted

【11】A. nervous B. relaxed C. surprised D. satisfied

【12】A. painful B. wrong C. hurt D. ill

【13】A. worried B. sorry C. helpless D. afraid

【14】A. understand B. punish C. stop D. doubt

【15】A. jokes B. problems C. mistakes D. gifts

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【5】D

【6】C

【7】A

【8】D

【9】A

【10】B

【11】C

【12】D

【13】B

【14】A

【15】C

【解析】本文講訴了作者在圣誕節(jié)打算給他周圍的鄰居送禮物，最后一件禮物本應(yīng)該送給上班途中經(jīng)常遇到的那位女士，卻陰差陽(yáng)錯(cuò)地送給了生病即將去世的托得，成就了一樁美事。禮物有時(shí)在一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤的地方會(huì)帶來(lái)意想不到的幸福與快樂(lè)。

【1】句意：他們似乎是很善良的人。考查形容詞及語(yǔ)境理解。A．rich 富有的；B．kind 友好的；C．strong 強(qiáng)壯的；D．shy含羞的。根據(jù)上文Since I came to my new neighbourhood，I have had the pleasure of meeting a few neighbours．（自從我搬到我的新社區(qū)，我已經(jīng)有了見(jiàn)到一些鄰居的樂(lè)趣。）和下文.For Christmas，I thought I would do something nice for each of the neighbours that I know.（圣誕節(jié)，我想我會(huì)為我認(rèn)識(shí)的每一個(gè)鄰居做點(diǎn)好事。）結(jié)合句意，選項(xiàng)和語(yǔ)境可知答案是B。

【2】句意：我坐下來(lái)數(shù)數(shù)。考查動(dòng)詞及語(yǔ)境理解。A．imagined 設(shè)想；B．rested 休息； C．counted數(shù)數(shù)；D．watched觀看。根據(jù)下文 “There were nine neighbours” 結(jié)合句意，選項(xiàng)和語(yǔ)境可知答案為C。

【3】句意：我決定再加上一個(gè)人到我的清單上�？疾閯�(dòng)詞及語(yǔ)境理解。A．send 派遣；B．a(chǎn)dd 增加；C．connect 連接；D．put放置。根據(jù)下文中的句子“the lady I met every morning walking to work as I drove down the street.”可知，想把經(jīng)常遇到的那位女士列入贈(zèng)送生日禮物的對(duì)象。故答案為B。

【4】句意：但我不知道她住在哪一幢房子里�？疾檫B詞及語(yǔ)境理解。A．but但是；B．so因此；C．unless 除非；D．because因?yàn)�。結(jié)合語(yǔ)境可知，前后句表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。故答案為A。

【5】句意：我的想法是制作小水果籃，在圣誕夜的晚上放在每一個(gè)鄰居的門廊上。考查名詞及語(yǔ)境理解。A．flower 花；B．food 食物；C．vegetable 蔬菜；D．fruit水果。根據(jù)下文中的信息“Thank you for those lovely apples and strawberries you left on the porch of Tod.可知，這是一個(gè)水果籃子。故答案為D。

【6】句意：或許每天早晨遇見(jiàn)她的那所房子旁�？疾楦痹~及語(yǔ)境理解。A．clearly 清晰地；B．certainly 當(dāng)然；C．maybe也許，大概；D．simply簡(jiǎn)單地。根據(jù)上句since I was still not exactly sure where she lived可知，此處表示推測(cè)。故答案為C。

【7】句意：一對(duì)夫婦甚至專門過(guò)來(lái)感謝我�？疾閯�(dòng)詞及語(yǔ)境理解。A．thank 感謝；B．protect保護(hù)；C．encourage鼓勵(lì)；D．touch接觸。結(jié)合下文中的句子I placed my mail in the mailbox and noticed a Thank You card．可知，答案為A。

【8】句意：我打開(kāi)郵件，閱讀上面的信息，結(jié)果讓我大吃一驚。考查名詞及語(yǔ)境理解。A．a(chǎn)dvice建議；B．story故事；C．notice注意；D．message信息。下文中提到了卡片的內(nèi)容，屬于信息。故答案為D。

【9】句意：他在1月19日去世了�？疾閯�(dòng)詞詞組及語(yǔ)境理解。A．passed away去世；B．ran away 逃跑；C．drove away趕走，把車開(kāi)走；D．flew away飛走。從下文的內(nèi)容得知，Tod得了重病，已經(jīng)去世。故答案為A。

【10】句意：但他不停地談到在他生病的時(shí)候有人能夠想起他是多么的美好�？疾閯�(dòng)詞及語(yǔ)境理解。A．invited 邀請(qǐng)；B．remembered記住；C．trusted 信任；D．a(chǎn)ccepted接受。在生病期間有人送禮物，說(shuō)明有人還記的他，故答案為B。

【11】句意：我非常吃驚�？疾樾稳菰~及語(yǔ)境理解。A．nervous緊張的；B．relaxed 放松的；C．surprised吃驚的；D．satisfied滿意的。根據(jù)下文中的句子“I had no idea who Tod was or that he had been seriously ill.”可知，作者對(duì)郵件中的信息很吃驚，故答案為C。

【12】句意：我不知道Tod是誰(shuí)也不知道他已經(jīng)病得很嚴(yán)重�？疾樾稳菰~及語(yǔ)境理解。A．painful痛苦的；B．wrong 錯(cuò)誤的；C．hurt 受傷的；D．ill生病的。上文中已提到Tod在生病期間有人給他送禮物。故答案為D。

【13】句意：我覺(jué)得很抱歉，那位漂亮的女士在圣誕節(jié)沒(méi)有收到我送的籃子�？疾樾稳菰~及語(yǔ)境理解。A．worried 擔(dān)心的；B．sorry 遺憾的；C．helpless 無(wú)助的；D．a(chǎn)fraid害怕的。本來(lái)禮物是送給那位漂亮的女士的，對(duì)此作者深表抱歉。故答案為B。

【14】句意：但我相信，如果她知道發(fā)生了什么事，她會(huì)理解我的�？疾閯�(dòng)詞及語(yǔ)境理A．understand 理解；B．punish 懲罰；C．stop 停止；D．doubt懷疑。根據(jù)上文中的故事可知，如果被送禮物的那位女士知道事情的真相，一定表示理解和支持。故答案為A。

【15】句意：這使我更加相信，有時(shí)在生活中偶爾犯錯(cuò)誤也是美好的�？疾槊�詞及語(yǔ)境理解。A．jokes 笑話； B．problems問(wèn)題；C．mistakes 錯(cuò)誤；D．gifts禮物。通讀全文信息可知，禮物本應(yīng)該送給上班經(jīng)常遇到的那位女士，卻陰差陽(yáng)錯(cuò)地送給了生病即將去世的Tod，成就了一樁美事。故答案為C。