A. Sooner or later B. Once in a while C. To be exact D. Believe it or not
19. Playing on a frozen sports field sounds like a lot of fun: Isn't it rather risky, __ ?
A. though B. also C. either D. too
20. The traffic rule says young children under the age of four and __ less than 40 pounds must be in a child
safety seat.
A. being weighed B. to weigh C. weighed D. weighing
第二节:完形填空(共20 小题;每小题 1分,满分 20 分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从 21—40 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选
项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be 21
Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, "What would I say when the other
kids asked what I'd 22 ?" Just when I started to 23 that there would not be a Christmas that year, three
women 24 at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of 25 that I
would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn't 26 . Somebody had thought 27
of me to bring me a gift.
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my 28 Christmas
there special and memorable, I 29 remembered the women's visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same
feeling of 30 for as many children as I could possibly reach.
So I 31 a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿)
at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school
supplies, 32 with a child's name. We wanted all of them to know they were. 33 . Before I called out their
names and handed them their gifts, I 34 them that they couldn't open their presents 35 every child had
come forward. Finally the 36 they had been waiting for came as I called out, "One, two, three. Open your
presents!" As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles 37 up the room.
The 38 in the room was obvious, and 39 wasn't just about toys. It was a feeling — the feeling I knew 40
that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn't forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I
matter.
21. A. sending B. receiving C. making D. exchanging
22. A. found B. prepared C. got D. expected
23. A. doubt B. hope C. suggest D. accept
24. A. broke in B. settled down C. turned up D. showed off
25. A. relief B. loss C. achievement D. justice
26. A. blamed B. loved C. forgotten D. affected
27. A. highly B. little C. poorly D. enough
28. A. present B. first C.. recent D. previous
29. A. hardly B. instantly C. regularly D. occasionally
30. A. strength B. independence C. importance D. safety
31. A. kept up with B. caught up with C. came up with D. put up with
32. A. none B. few C. some D. each
33. A. fine B. special C. helpful D. normal
34. A. reminded B. guaranteed C. convinced D. promised
35. A. after B. until C. when D. since
36. A. chance B. gift C. moment D. reward
37. A. lit B. took C. burned D. cheered
38. A. atmosphere B. sympathy C. calmness D. joy
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