Question

   When I was a little girl,I found love in a box all because of a class assignment. On a Fri?day night I 1      at the dinner table， " My teacher said we have to bring a box，a special box， for our Valentines(情人节) on Monday.”

  Mother said, "We'll see," and she continued eating.

What did " We'll see" mean? I had to have that box 2      my second grade Valentine's   Day would be a disaster. Maybe they didn't love me enough to help me with my 3     

All Saturday I waited 4      and with Sunday arriving，my concern increased，but I 5      an enquiry about the box might 6      anger or loud voice，for in my house children only ask once. More than that 7      trouble.

Late Sunday afternoon, my father called me into the kitchen. The table was covered with colorful 8      of different kinds. A (n) 9      shoebox rested on top of it. 10      flooded through me when Daddy said, "Let's get started 11      your project.”

  In the next hour my father 12      the shoebox into an impressive valentine box. Colorful paper covered the ugly cardboard with red hearts 13      to what I considered all the right places. He sang while he worked. When he finished, he was so delighted that a 14      smile spread over his face. " What do you think of that?" he asked.

  I answered him with a hug. But inside, 15      danced all the way to my heart. It was the first time that my father de?voted so much 16      to me,for his world consisted of work only.

The holiday party arrived，and my classmates put cards，and presents into the valentine boxes. Laughter filled our classroom until dismissal time 17     

On the way home,I held out my valentine box for the world to 18      . The love that filled it meant more to me than all inside.

The valentine box became a symbol of his love that 19      through decades of other Valentine's Days. He gave me other gifts through the years,but none 20      compared with the love I felt within the limits of the old,empty shoebox.

(   ) 1.A. announced   B. appeared   C. served   D. sat

(   ) 2.A. and   B. however   C. or   D. so

(   ) 3.A. design   B. plan   C. idea   D. project

(   ) 4.A. sadly   B. anxiously   C. disappointedly   D. patiently

(   ) 5.A. found   B. realized   C. knew   D. imagined

(   ) 6.A. start   B. cause   C. mark   D. produce

(   ) 7.A. invited   B. took   C. saved   D. had

(   ) 8.A. boxes   B. gifts   C. paper   D. food

(   ) 9.A. new   B. big   C. attractive   D. empty

(   ) 10.A. Relaxation   B. Relief   C. Cheer   D. Calm

(   ) 11.A. by   B. at   C. in   D. on

(   ) 12.A. folded   B. packed   C. changed   D. pressed

(   ) 13.A. joined   B. attached   C. linked   D. connected

(   ) 14.A. slight   B. brief   C. broad   D. confident

(   ) 15.A. joy   B. fun   C. interest   D. amusement

(   ) 16.A. money   B. time   C. support   D. hope

(   ) 17.A. reached   B. set   C. spent   D. came

(   ) 18.A. accept   B. respect   C. admire   D. recognize

(   ) 19.A. carried   B. kept   C. spread   D. lasted

(   ) 20.A. ever   B. even   C. yet   D. still

Answer 1

1 -5 ACDBC       6-10 BACDB

11 -15 DCBCA     16 -20 BDCDA

文章讲述了父亲帮助我完成一项老师的作业：制作一个情人节盒子。父亲把一只空鞋盒子做成了漂亮的盒子。父亲送给我很多礼物，但这一件最珍贵，它代表了父亲对我的爱。 . 

1. A从上下文可知，我在饭桌上向家人宣布了(announce) 老师要求交的作业。appear表示"出现"；serve表示"服务"；sit表示"坐"，都与语意不符。

2.C从上下文语句知，我必须要有情人节盒子，否则(or) 这个情人节将会是一场灾难。此处表示转折，用or。

3.D下文11空格后的project有暗示，表示"作业"。

4.B从下文my concern increased可以推断出，我当时的心情——焦急不安(waited anxious?ly) ，但是，我知道(know) 我父母的脾气，在我家，小孩子只能问一次，过多的询问可能会使(cause) 父母生气。

5.C语意参见4题解析。find表示"发现"， realize表示"意识到"，imagine表示"想像"，都不符合语意。

6.B语意参见4题解析。start表示"开始"; mark表示"标记";produce表示"生产"，都不符合语意。cause表示"导致"。

7.A invite trouble是固定词组，表示"招灾惹祸。

8.C从第六段中的colorful paper covered知，当时桌上堆满了各式各样的彩纸(colorful paper) ，同时在上面还放着一只空鞋盒(emp?ty shoebox) 。

9.D语意参见8题解析。文章结尾的empty shoebox有暗示。

10.B看到彩纸和盒子，听到父亲说要帮助自己做情人节盒子，我大感解脱(relief) 。re?lief表示"解脱";relaxation表示"放松"; cheer表示"振作，欢呼";calm表示"冷静"。

11.D此时父亲说"让我们开始做你的作业吧"。此处get started on sth.是固定词组，表示"开始做……"。

12.C此处表示"父亲用一个小时把鞋盒变成 了(change) 令人印象深刻的情人节盒子"。 change into表示"把... 变成.. 

13.B固定词组attach to表示"依附于，附属于

14.C父亲边做边唱，非常高兴，当他做完后，脸上露出了开朗的笑容(broad smile) ₀ slight表示"轻微的";brief表示"简要的"; confident表示"自信的"都不符合语境。

15.A我看到那做好的漂亮的盒子，心花怒放， 选用joy"高兴，快乐"。fun表示"乐趣";in?terest表示"兴趣";amusement表示"娱乐，消遣"都不符合语境。

16.B我高兴，因为这是父亲第一次把这么多的时间(time) 花在我身上，他的世界原本只有工作。

17.D从上下文知，最后，放学的时间到了(come) 。

18.C回家的路上，我拿出那盒子想让全世界的人都来欣赏(admire) 它。accept表示"接受";respect表示"尊敬";recognize表示"辨认"都不符合语境。

19.D那个情人节盒子成了父爱的象征，一直持续了 (last) 几十年，这些年,父亲给过我很多其他礼物,但从来没有一样能比得上那包含在破旧的空鞋盒里面的关爱。last在此表示"持续"。

20.A语意参见19题解析。ever意为"在任何时候，从来"，符合语意。