On Christmas Day, I got my wanted radio-controlled truck. But you would not believe the ___36___ and work that went into getting this holy toy.
For over a month I stared at ___37___ magazines I received from my friend until I had made up my ___38___: I wanted a Pumpkin truck. I __39___ to work immediately, dropping hints to my father about it.
My first job was to tell him about how the steering(操縱桿) on my old car didn’t __40___, but he just blamed the problems on my bad ___41__.
My next plan would have to be more __42__. “Look at this, Dad, the truck with controller and battery pack—all for only US$250!” You can’t __43__ to miss out on this bargain!”
His ___44___ was that he certainly could afford to miss this ___45___ and for US$250 you could buy ___46___ educational like a telescope. “A telescope? To look at the moon? I’ll look at it when I’m 97 years old and living in a ___47___ home! This is my youth! I am supposed to run about.”
I went to my room, ___48___ at how mean my father was. It was obvious that he didn’t _49__ that I would die if I did not get the Pumpkin radio-controlled truck.
When I __50__ on Christmas morning I wasn’t excited. I had been __51__. I opened all my presents until there was just one big package ___52__. “The telescope,” I thought. I ___53___ the packaging and looked at the top of the box—it was a Pumpkin truck. I had ___54___! I loved my parents! I felt like I could do anything! I could ___55___ get an A+ in English class.

【小題1】
A．painB．a(chǎn)ttemptC．joyD．shyness
【小題2】
A．housingB．fishingC．carD．fashion
【小題3】
A．mindB．ideaC．opinionD．head
【小題4】 
A．getdownB．setoutC．searchedforD．went on
【小題5】
A．operateB．runC．startD．work
【小題6】
A．ridingB．drivingC．thinkingD．keeping
【小題7】
A．strongB．practicalC．idealD．obvious
【小題8】
A．a(chǎn)ffordB．payC．a(chǎn)llowD．stand
【小題9】
A．talkB．expressionC．faceD．response
【小題10】
A．truckB．telescopeC．chanceD．bargain
【小題11】
A．oneB．somethingC．everythingD．nothing
【小題12】 
A．heatingB．lovingC．nursingD．finding
【小題13】
A．pleasedB．goodC．expertD．a(chǎn)ngry
【小題14】
A．sayB．believeC．careD．learn
【小題15】
A．went offB．woke upC．rang upD．found out
【小題16】
A．pleasedB．instructedC．warnedD．defeated
【小題17】
A．openedB．wrappedC．leftD．faded
【小題18】
A．recoveredB．refusedC．reopenedD．removed
【小題19】
A．wonB．doneC．beatenD．failed
【小題20】
A．everB．a(chǎn)lreadyC．stillD．even


【小題1】A
【小題1】C
【小題1】A
【小題1】B
【小題1】D
【小題1】B
【小題1】D
【小題1】A
【小題1】D
【小題1】D
【小題1】B
【小題1】C
【小題1】D
【小題1】C
【小題1】B
【小題1】D
【小題1】C
【小題1】D
【小題1】A
【小題1】D

解析【小題1】 A。前面說“我得到了渴望已久的電動(dòng)車”，而這里but轉(zhuǎn)折，表示的是“你很難相信為了得到這個(gè)神圣的禮物我所經(jīng)受的痛苦和付出的努力”。
【小題1】C。從上下文來看，“我”很早就關(guān)注著車，并通過看介紹有關(guān)車的雜志來了解信息。
【小題1】A。根據(jù)上下文可知，此處說的是“我”終于下定決心買輛電動(dòng)車。make up one’s mind 為固定短語，意為“下決心”。
【小題1】B。前面說“下決心買電動(dòng)車”，此處說的是作出決定后就立即開始行動(dòng)了。set to work 意為“開始行動(dòng)起來”，下文具體寫了所做的工作。
【小題1】D。此處說的是“我”展開的第一項(xiàng)工作，那就是告訴爸爸說“我的那輛舊車的操縱桿失靈了”。Work 是動(dòng)詞，意為“工作，有效”，在這里說的是“操縱桿不靈了”。
【小題1】B。從上下文來看，“我”的第一次工作沒有成效，反而被爸爸指責(zé)為“我”不會(huì)操作。bad driving 意為“不會(huì)操作，錯(cuò)誤操作”。
【小題1】D。前面“我”是找了舊車操縱桿失靈這樣一個(gè)借口，從后面的內(nèi)容特別是引號內(nèi)的話語可以看出，“我”的下一個(gè)計(jì)劃就更明確、直白了。
【小題1】A。這是“我”力勸爸爸買電動(dòng)車的話。從 …with controller and battery pack—all for only US$250 及后面的 …miss out on this bargain 等可推測，此處應(yīng)選用 afford。can / be able to afford… 是常見搭配，意為“省出或找到足夠的時(shí)間或金錢去(做某事)；……得起”。
【小題1】D。從 …and for US$250 you could buy… 等來看，爸爸的反應(yīng)確實(shí)是不想買電動(dòng)車。
【小題1】D。根據(jù)上文的 You couldn’t ___ to miss out on this bargain 等可推測此處應(yīng)填 bargain。
【小題1】B。這里說的是爸爸的觀點(diǎn)。與其買電動(dòng)車，倒不如買一架像望遠(yuǎn)鏡一樣具有教育意義的東西。something like 意為“像……樣的東西”。
【小題1】C 從 when I’m 97 years old 及后面的 This is my youth 等來推測，此處說的是“要看月亮，那就等到 97 歲時(shí)住在養(yǎng)老院里看好了”。這是作者對爸爸提議買望遠(yuǎn)鏡的一句氣話。
【小題1】D。從前面多次提到買車被爸爸拒絕，后面又有 …h(huán)ow mean my father was 及后面的 …h(huán)e didn’t ___14___ that I would die… 等來推測，此處說的是“我”對爸爸的吝嗇很“惱怒”。
【小題1】C。前面說“我”很惱怒，再結(jié)合后面的 …that I would die if I did not get the Pumpkin radio-controlled truck 等推測，“我”覺得爸爸才不“在乎”呢！
【小題1】B。根據(jù)on Christmas morning，可知講的是“我”在圣誕節(jié)的早晨醒來后查看禮物時(shí)發(fā)生的故事。
【小題1】D。按照常例，西方兒童在圣誕節(jié)早晨收到禮物是激動(dòng)和興奮的，可此刻“我”卻興奮不起來，因?yàn)椤拔摇币嚨幕孟肫茰缌恕４颂幱?defeat正好符合“我”當(dāng)時(shí)的心理。
【小題1】C。從前面的 I opened all my presents until there was just one big package… 等可推測，此處說的是“直到還剩下最后一個(gè)包裹”。
【小題1】D。從上下文來看，此時(shí)只剩下這最后一個(gè)包裹，于是“我”就打開包裝，這與后面的看到里面的東西相符合。
【小題1】A。與上面的 I had been defeated 相對，此處描寫的是當(dāng)我得到盼望已久的車時(shí)高興的心情，“我”終于“贏”了。
【小題1】D。前面一直在責(zé)怪爸爸不給“我”買車，當(dāng)?shù)玫杰嚭�，“我”高興得覺得能做任何事情，后面進(jìn)一步說“我甚至能在英語課上得 A+”

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