Question

【题目】

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（挥手），____ 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（门廊）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】本文讲诉了作者在圣诞节打算给他周围的邻居送礼物，最后一件礼物本应该送给上班途中经常遇到的那位女士，却阴差阳错地送给了生病即将去世的托得，成就了一桩美事。礼物有时在一个错误的地方会带来意想不到的幸福与快乐。

【1】句意：他们似乎是很善良的人。考查形容词及语境理解。A．rich 富有的；B．kind 友好的；C．strong 强壮的；D．shy含羞的。根据上文Since I came to my new neighbourhood，I have had the pleasure of meeting a few neighbours．（自从我搬到我的新社区，我已经有了见到一些邻居的乐趣。）和下文.For Christmas，I thought I would do something nice for each of the neighbours that I know.（圣诞节，我想我会为我认识的每一个邻居做点好事。）结合句意，选项和语境可知答案是B。

【2】句意：我坐下来数数。考查动词及语境理解。A．imagined 设想；B．rested 休息； C．counted数数；D．watched观看。根据下文 “There were nine neighbours” 结合句意，选项和语境可知答案为C。

【3】句意：我决定再加上一个人到我的清单上。考查动词及语境理解。A．send 派遣；B．add 增加；C．connect 连接；D．put放置。根据下文中的句子“the lady I met every morning walking to work as I drove down the street.”可知，想把经常遇到的那位女士列入赠送生日礼物的对象。故答案为B。

【4】句意：但我不知道她住在哪一幢房子里。考查连词及语境理解。A．but但是；B．so因此；C．unless 除非；D．because因为。结合语境可知，前后句表示转折关系。故答案为A。

【5】句意：我的想法是制作小水果篮，在圣诞夜的晚上放在每一个邻居的门廊上。考查名词及语境理解。A．flower 花；B．food 食物；C．vegetable 蔬菜；D．fruit水果。根据下文中的信息“Thank you for those lovely apples and strawberries you left on the porch of Tod.可知，这是一个水果篮子。故答案为D。

【6】句意：或许每天早晨遇见她的那所房子旁。考查副词及语境理解。A．clearly 清晰地；B．certainly 当然；C．maybe也许，大概；D．simply简单地。根据上句since I was still not exactly sure where she lived可知，此处表示推测。故答案为C。

【7】句意：一对夫妇甚至专门过来感谢我。考查动词及语境理解。A．thank 感谢；B．protect保护；C．encourage鼓励；D．touch接触。结合下文中的句子I placed my mail in the mailbox and noticed a Thank You card．可知，答案为A。

【8】句意：我打开邮件，阅读上面的信息，结果让我大吃一惊。考查名词及语境理解。A．advice建议；B．story故事；C．notice注意；D．message信息。下文中提到了卡片的内容，属于信息。故答案为D。

【9】句意：他在1月19日去世了。考查动词词组及语境理解。A．passed away去世；B．ran away 逃跑；C．drove away赶走，把车开走；D．flew away飞走。从下文的内容得知，Tod得了重病，已经去世。故答案为A。

【10】句意：但他不停地谈到在他生病的时候有人能够想起他是多么的美好。考查动词及语境理解。A．invited 邀请；B．remembered记住；C．trusted 信任；D．accepted接受。在生病期间有人送礼物，说明有人还记的他，故答案为B。

【11】句意：我非常吃惊。考查形容词及语境理解。A．nervous紧张的；B．relaxed 放松的；C．surprised吃惊的；D．satisfied满意的。根据下文中的句子“I had no idea who Tod was or that he had been seriously ill.”可知，作者对邮件中的信息很吃惊，故答案为C。

【12】句意：我不知道Tod是谁也不知道他已经病得很严重。考查形容词及语境理解。A．painful痛苦的；B．wrong 错误的；C．hurt 受伤的；D．ill生病的。上文中已提到Tod在生病期间有人给他送礼物。故答案为D。

【13】句意：我觉得很抱歉，那位漂亮的女士在圣诞节没有收到我送的篮子。考查形容词及语境理解。A．worried 担心的；B．sorry 遗憾的；C．helpless 无助的；D．afraid害怕的。本来礼物是送给那位漂亮的女士的，对此作者深表抱歉。故答案为B。

【14】句意：但我相信，如果她知道发生了什么事，她会理解我的。考查动词及语境理A．understand 理解；B．punish 惩罚；C．stop 停止；D．doubt怀疑。根据上文中的故事可知，如果被送礼物的那位女士知道事情的真相，一定表示理解和支持。故答案为A。

【15】句意：这使我更加相信，有时在生活中偶尔犯错误也是美好的。考查名词及语境理解。A．jokes 笑话； B．problems问题；C．mistakes 错误；D．gifts礼物。通读全文信息可知，礼物本应该送给上班经常遇到的那位女士，却阴差阳错地送给了生病即将去世的Tod，成就了一桩美事。故答案为C。