【題目】Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

In two days, it will be Christmas, children all over world 1 (look) forward to this day for weeks. People celebrate Christmas with food, decorations, music and more. But for many people, gift-giving is the most exciting part of the holiday.

I have found memories of Christmas shopping with my family as a child. I enjoyed the challenge of keeping my parents’ gifts a secret. It was hard to buy gifts right. 2 their noses without them seeing. Everyone placed 3 (wrap) gifts under the Christmas tree until Christmas morning, 4 we opened them.

Picking a great gift require 5 (know) the person you’re giving it to. You need to know the person’s tastes and find something the person doesn’t already have. This can be quite a big challenge. Often it’s wise to provide a receipt 6 the person needs to exchange the gift.

The best gifts are personal. Many Americans don’t feel money constitutes a good gift 7 it doesn’t require any thought. They prefer something chosen just for the person. If the gift is a high-quality homemade gift, that’s even better.

Gift-giving reflects the reason 8 people celebrate Christmas. Christians in particular remember the birth of Jesus. When he was born, wise men traveled many miles to visit him, 9 (bring) expensive gifts. But the greatest gift wasn’t from the wise man, but from God—the baby Jesus. God gave this gift because everyone needed it. We needed God to forgive our bad actions so that we 10 live forever with him. So on Christmas we give presents to imitate God’s action of giving the perfect gift.

【答案】

1have been looking

2under

3wrapped

4when

5knowing

6with which

7because

8why

9bringing

10could

【解析】

本文是一篇夾敘夾議文,由為孩子挑選圣誕節(jié)禮物討論了圣誕節(jié)禮物背后的文化與意義。

1考查時態(tài)。句意:再過兩天,就是圣誕節(jié)了,全世界的孩子們盼望這一天已經(jīng)有好幾個星期了。此處表示動作從過去一直持續(xù)到現(xiàn)在,而且還有可能繼續(xù)下去,所以用現(xiàn)在完成進行時,故填have been looking。

2考查介詞。句意:在他們眼皮子底下買禮物讓他們看不見是很難的。under one's nose表示“在某人眼皮子底下”,故填under。

3考查非謂語動詞。句意:每個人都把包裝好的禮物放在圣誕樹下,直到圣誕節(jié)早晨我們打開禮物。wrapgifts之間是邏輯上的動賓關(guān)系,表示被動,用過去分詞做定語,故填wrapped

4考查非限定性定語從句。句意同上,此處為非限定性定語從句,先行詞為Christmas morning,指時間,從句中不缺主賓表,缺少時間狀語,故填when

5考查非謂語動詞。句意:挑選一份好禮物需要了解你要送給的人。require doing表示“需要做……”,故填knowing。

6考查定語從句。句意:通常明智的做法是提供一張收據(jù),讓對方用它來換禮物。此處為“介詞+關(guān)系代詞”形式的定語從句,先行詞為receipt,指物,exchange sth with sth表示“用……換……”,故填with which。

7考查連詞。句意:許多美國人并不認為金錢是一種好禮物,因為它不需要任何思考。根據(jù)句意可知前后是因果關(guān)系,此處表示原因,故填because。

8考查定語從句。句意:送禮物反映了人們慶祝圣誕節(jié)的原因。此處為定語從句,先行詞為reason,從句中缺少原因狀語,故填why。

9考查非謂語動詞。句意:當他出生的時候,智者們帶著昂貴的禮物走了很多英里去看他。

wise menbring之間是邏輯上的主謂關(guān)系,表示主動,用現(xiàn)在分詞做伴隨狀語,故填bringing

10考查情態(tài)動詞。句意:我們需要上帝寬恕我們的惡行,這樣我們才能永遠與他在一起?蘸笫莿釉~原形,此處需要填情態(tài)動詞,表示“能”,“needed”表明用一般過去時,故填could。

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