Question

Elizabeth lived with her six children in a small house. One winter, there was a big flood and quite a 1. f houses were washed away, but Elizabeth’s house was high2.e to escape it. Elizabeth took in one of the families which had lost everything. She shared her home until the family could build 3. a house. Elizabeth’s friends could not understand why she did so. She already had so many4.c to support, her family wasn’t so rich.

“Well,” Elizabeth 5.e to her friends, “at the end of World War I, there was a poor woman in a town in Germany. Her husband had been killed in the war and she had a lot of children, just6. l me now.”

After a moment of silence, she continued, “The day 7. b Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have much for Christmas. I’m going to get just one present for us all. Now I’ll go and get it.’ She came back8. w a little girl who had no parents. ‘Here’s our 9. p , ’ she said to her own children.”

“The children were more than excited to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl warmly, and she 10.g up as their sister. I was that Christmas present.”

 

Answer 1

1.few

2.enough

3.another

4.children

5.explained

6.like

7.before

8.with

9.present

10.grew

【解析】

试题分析：短文是描述一名叫伊丽莎白的女子，她的家庭并不富有，家中有六个孩子要供养。但是，她依然很善良的支助别人，她的朋友不理解，由于她就讲述了一个故事，这个故事与她的情况类似，这就是她为什么帮助别人的原因。

1.联系句意：伊丽莎白与她的六个孩子生活在一个小房子里。一年冬天，发生了一场大洪水，并且有许多的房子被冲走。分析：考查固定短语quite a few很多。故填few

2.联系句意：伊丽莎白与她的六个孩子生活在一个小房子里。一年冬天，发生了一场大洪水，并且有许多的房子被冲走。但是，她的房子是足够的高没有冲走。分析：足够的高high enough. Enough做副词，修饰形容词high.故填enough

3.联系上文：伊丽莎白收留了失去房屋的一家人，让他们一直住到另一座房子修建好。分析：考查另一个，another.故填another

4.联系上文：伊丽莎白收留了失去房屋的一家人，让他们一直住到另一座房子修建好。她的朋友不理解她为什么这样做。她已经有如此多的孩子要供养了，她的家也不富裕。联系前文，她有六个孩子。故填children

5.联系上文：对于朋友的不理解，伊丽莎白是这样解释的：第一次世界大战结束后，在德国的城镇中有一个贫穷的妇女。她的丈夫在战争中死去，她也有许多孩子，像现在的我一样。伊丽莎白所说的话是对朋友的不理解进行解释。因此用explain.故填explained

6.联系上文：对于朋友的不理解，伊丽莎白是这样解释的：第一次世界大战结束后，在德国的城镇中有一个贫穷的妇女。她的丈夫在战争中死去，她也有许多孩子，像现在的我一样。表示像……一样like故填 like

7.联系句意：伊丽莎白讲述的内容：圣诞节前的一天，这位妇女对她的孩子说：“我将要为我们所有人得到一个礼物。现在我将要去得到它。”她带着一个没有父母的小女孩回来了。分析：圣诞节的礼物一定是在此之前，故填before

8.联系句意：伊丽莎白讲述的内容：圣诞节前的一天，这位妇女对她的孩子说：“我将要为我们所有人得到一个礼物。现在我将要去得到它。”她带着一个没有父母的小女孩回来了。分析：做主语的伴随语，用介词with.故填with

9.联系上文：她带着一个没有父母的小女孩回来了。告诉她的孩子们：“这就是我们的礼物。”结合上文，她去取礼物，现在一定是公布了这件事。故填present

10.联系句意：这个小女孩和她的孩子一起长大，这个女孩就是伊丽莎白。考查固定短语：grow up成长。故填grew

考点：故事类短文阅读。