Question

That Christmas Eve, the streets of Boston were crowded with people dressed in wool and flannel(法蘭絨). “Jingle Bells” was playing in stores. Everyone, it seemed, was _____ by someone else smiling or ____ I was alone.

The eldest of a Puerto Rican family of 11 children growing up in one of New York’s _____ apartment. I’d spent much of my life _____ solitude(獨(dú)處). Now, _____, at 27, was enduring the last break-up of a seven-year relationship. Every part of me wanted to be _____, but not at Christmas.

My family had returned to Puerto Rico, and my _____ were involved in their own lives. Dusk was falling, and the unavoidable return to my ____apartment brought tears to my eyes.

I stopped at the local market, feeling even more______ when I saw all the people there filling their baskets with gifts. I _____ my family, my friends and the noisy parties at home, filled with laughter and dancing. I wanted to cry for having wanted to be alone and for having _____ it.

In front of the church down the street, a manger(馬槽) had been set up, with Mary, Joseph, and the barn animals in ______ the arrival of baby Jesus. As I walked home, I _____ that the story of Joseph and Mary wandering from door to door seeking shelter was much like my own. Leaving Puerto Rico was still a _____in my soul and I was struggling with whom I had become in my 15 years in the United States. I’d mourned my losses, _____for the first time, I recognized what I’d gained. I was _____, and educated and healthy. My life was still before me, full of ______.Sometimes the best ____ is the one you give yourself. That Christmas, I gave myself credit ____ I’d accomplished so far and permission to go ______ unafraid. It was the best gift I’ve ever received, the one that I most treasure.

1.A. chosen B. botheredC. allowedD. accompanied

2.A. working B. laughing C. studying D. thinking

3.A. crowdedB. expensiveC. cheerfulD. large

4.A. looking forB. looking atC. looking throughD. looking over

5.A. finally B. easilyC. quickly D. likely

6.A. patientB. strictC. aloneD. private

7.A. friendsB. dreamsC. guestsD. customers

8.A. beautifulB. interesting C. cleanD. empty

9.A. pleasedB. upsetC. surprisedD. curious

10.A. hatedB. lovedC. missedD. forgot

11.A. achievedB. refusedC. preferredD. offered

12.A. searchB. expectationC. positionD. control

13.A. imaginedB. sighedC. realizedD. expressed

14.A. effort B. beliefC. wound D. wish

15.A. butB. so C. becauseD. though

16.A. excitedB. independentC. ordinary D. worthless

17.A. desiresB. possibilitiesC. idealsD. advantages

18.A. giftB. lessonC. purposeD. memory

19.A. on B. in C. atD. for

20.A. upward B. downC. aroundD. forward

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.A

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.C

11.A

12.B

13.C

14.C

15.A

16.B

17.B

18.A

19.D

20.D

【解析】

試題分析：有沒(méi)有試過(guò)一個(gè)人在外過(guò)春節(jié)的感受？這篇文章的作者，分享了他獨(dú)自在外過(guò)圣誕節(jié)的經(jīng)歷和感受。有時(shí)候，最好的禮物不是那些你夢(mèng)寐以求的東西，而是你在內(nèi)心給自己的贊許和肯定，這才是最好的最珍惜的禮物。

1.。A. chosen選擇；B. bothered打擾；C. allowed允許；D. accompanied陪伴。似乎每個(gè)人都有人陪伴，故選D。

2.。A. working工作；B. laughing大笑；C. studying學(xué)習(xí)；D. thinking思考。似乎每個(gè)人都有人陪伴，臉上綻放出幸福的笑容。這里用laughing和前面的smiling搭配符合語(yǔ)境。故選B。

3.形容詞及對(duì)語(yǔ)境的理解。A. crowded擁擠的；B. expensive昂貴的；C. cheerful快樂(lè)的；D. large大的。作為波多黎各家族中11個(gè)孩子的長(zhǎng)子，生長(zhǎng)在紐約的一個(gè)擁擠的公寓。一個(gè)家族有11個(gè)孩子，當(dāng)然應(yīng)該選crowded，故選A。

4.。A. looking for尋找；B. looking at看；C. looking through瀏覽；D. looking over檢查，察看；從…上面看；原諒。從語(yǔ)境看，一個(gè)大家庭，所以我一直在尋找一個(gè)人獨(dú)處的機(jī)會(huì)更合理，故選A。

5.副詞及對(duì)語(yǔ)境的理解。A. finally終于；B. easily容易地；C. quickly快速地；D. likely很可能。此時(shí)此刻，終于，這個(gè)27歲的大學(xué)生，在結(jié)束了一段7年的戀情之后得到了他想要的孤獨(dú)，可他卻怎么也高興不起來(lái)。故選A。

6.形容詞及對(duì)語(yǔ)境的理解A. patient耐心的；B. strict嚴(yán)格的；C. alone一個(gè)人；D. private私人的。句意：我想一個(gè)人靜一靜，但不是在圣誕節(jié)。故選C。

7.名詞及對(duì)語(yǔ)境的理解A. friends朋友；B. dreams夢(mèng)想；C. guests客人；D. customers顧客。前面提到：我的家人已經(jīng)返回了波多黎各，所以這里說(shuō)我的朋友們都忙于自己的生活。故選A。

8.形容詞及對(duì)語(yǔ)境的理解A. beautiful漂亮的；B. interesting有意思的；C. clean干凈的；D. empty空的。天色晚了，想到要回去那空落落的宿舍，眼淚就不爭(zhēng)氣 的冒了出來(lái)。故選D。

9.形容詞及對(duì)語(yǔ)境的理解A. pleased高興的；B. upset心煩的；C. surprised吃驚的；D. curious好奇的。我在集市邊停下腳步，看到人們往籃子里裝著禮物，心中感到更加郁悶。故選B。

10.A. hated恨；B. loved愛(ài)；C. missed想念；D. forgot忘記。我想念起家人、朋友和家里熱熱鬧鬧的聚會(huì)，充滿了笑聲和舞蹈。節(jié)日時(shí)會(huì)令人思念親人。故選C。網(wǎng)]

11.A. achieved獲得、實(shí)現(xiàn)；B. refused拒絕；C. preferred更喜歡；D. offered提供。我得到了想要的孤獨(dú)，卻忍不住要落下淚來(lái)。故選A。

12.名詞及對(duì)語(yǔ)境的理解A. search尋找；B. expectation期待；C. position位置；D. control控制、管理。在街道盡頭的教堂前，布置好了一條馬槽，瑪麗、約瑟夫和馬廄里的動(dòng)物們都在期待著午夜的到來(lái)，期待著耶穌降臨。故選B。

科13.A. imagined想象；B. sighed嘆息；C. realized意識(shí)到；D. expressed表達(dá)。在回家路上，我意識(shí)到約瑟夫和瑪麗挨家挨戶尋求庇護(hù)的故事就如同我自己的經(jīng)歷。故選C。

14.名詞及對(duì)語(yǔ)境的理解A. effort努力；B. belief信念；C. wound傷痛；D. wish愿望。離開(kāi)波多黎各始終是我心頭難以化解的痛楚，我一直在想，15年的美國(guó)生活讓我變成了一個(gè)什么樣的人。帶入四個(gè)選項(xiàng)分析可知，選C。

15.考查并列連詞及對(duì)語(yǔ)境的理解A. but但是；B. so因此；C. because因?yàn)�；D. though雖然。我本應(yīng)為我所失去的感到難過(guò)。但我第一次認(rèn)識(shí)到我獲得了什么。故選A。

16.形容詞及對(duì)語(yǔ)境的理解A. excited激動(dòng)的；B. independent獨(dú)立的；C. ordinary平凡的；D. worthless一文不值的。我是一個(gè)獨(dú)立的、受過(guò)良好教育的、健康的青年。結(jié)合前面的家人、朋友離開(kāi)，和女朋友分手可知，我現(xiàn)在成了一個(gè)人。故選B。

17.名詞及對(duì)語(yǔ)境的理解A. desires心愿、欲望；B. possibilities可能性；C. ideals理想；D. advantages優(yōu)勢(shì)。我的生活道路就在我的腳下，充滿了無(wú)盡的可能性。未來(lái)什么都有可能發(fā)生。故選B。

18.名詞及對(duì)語(yǔ)境的理解A. gift禮物；B. lesson 課；C. purpose目的；D. memory記憶。有時(shí)候，最好的禮物是你送給自己的禮物。故選A。

19.介詞及對(duì)語(yǔ)境的理解A. on關(guān)于；B. in在……內(nèi)；C. at在；D. for因?yàn)�。那個(gè)圣誕節(jié)，我送給自己的是肯定和許諾，肯定自己過(guò)去的努力，許諾自己將不懼一切，奮勇向前。give …credit for意思是：相信某人有……。故選D。

20.副詞及對(duì)語(yǔ)境的理解A. upward向上；B. down向下；C. around大約，到處；D. forward向前。許諾自己將不懼一切，奮勇向前。故選D。

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