Question

Do you know why there is a little angel on the top of the Christmas tree?

One particular Christmas season a long time ago, Santa was ______ his usual trip. But there were _____ everywhere. Four of his elves(小精灵) got _____, and the trainee(学徒工) elves did not produce the toys as fast as the ______ ones, so Santa was beginning to feel the pressure of being behind _____. Then Mrs. Claus told Santa that her mom was coming to visit; this _____ Santa even more.

When he went to ride the deer, he found that three of them were about to give birth and that two had ______ the fence and were out—heaven knows where.

Then when he began to load the sled(雪橇), one of the boards _____ and the toy bag fell to the ground and the toys were everywhere. So, _____, Santa went into the house for a cup of coffee and a little wine. When he went to the ______, he discovered that the elves had ______ the wine and there was nothing to_______.

In his frustration, he ______ dropped the coffeepot and it broke into thousands of little pieces all over the kitchen _____. He went to get the broom and found that mice had _____ the straw which it was made of. Just then the doorbell _____ and Santa cursed(咒骂) on his way to the door. He _____ the door and there was a little angel with a big Christmas ______.

Smiling, the angel said, very _____,”Merry Christmas, Santa. Isn’t it just a lovely day? I have a beautiful tree for you. Where would you like me to put it?” This cheered Santa up.

_____ began the tradition of the little angel on the top of the tree.

1.A. paying attention to B. getting ready for C. coming up withD. taking part in

2.A. wealth B. danger C. presents D. problems

3.A. old B. rich C. sick D. well

4.A. regular B. devoted C. lazy D. clever

5.A. travel B. schedule C. preparation D. work

6.A. encouraged B. worried C. interested D. frightened

7.A. jumped B. made C. cleaned D. fixed

8.A. crossed B. stopped C. cracked D. disappeared

9.A. moved B. tired C. pleased D. frustrated

10.A. bed B. boards C. toys D. cupboard

11.A. hidden B. found C. bought D. polluted

12.A. wash B. drink C. watch D. add

13.A. angrily B. luckily C. carelessly D. slowly

14.A. door B. wall C. table D. floor

15.A. eaten B. covered C. cut D. thrown

16.A. failed B. rose C. rang D. fell

17.A. repaired B. felt C. painted D. opened

18.A. light B. bag C. tree D. cake

19.A. cheerfully B. exactly C. hungrily D. sadly

20.A. And B. So C. If D. But

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.D

11.A

12.B

13.C

14.D

15.A

16.C

17.D

18.C

19.A

20.B

【解析】

试题分析:本文是一则故事，讲述了圣诞树上的小天使的由来。

1. 动词短语辨析。A 注意；B 为……做准备；C 提出，想出；D 参加。根据本段的第一句和下文可知，很久之前的某个圣诞时节，圣诞老人像往常一样正在为他的旅行做准备。A、C、D均与文意不符，故选B。

2. 名词辨析。 A财富；B 危险；C 礼物；D 问题，麻烦。根据下面的内容可知，他的四个小精灵生病了，实习精灵的玩具产量不及老手，故到处都是问题（problems），选D。

3. 形容词辨析。A 年老的；B 富有的；C 生病的；D 健康的。此处是说小精灵生病了，故让学徒工小精灵制作玩具。A、B、D均不符合文意，选C。

4. 形容词辨析。A 定期的；常客，老手；B 投入的，献身的；C 懒惰的；D 聪明的。根据句意“学徒工生产玩具不如老手快”可知，此处要用regular，故选A。

5. 名词辨析。A 旅行；B 时间表，计划表；C 准备；D 工作。此处是说圣诞老人开始感到落后于日程的压力。选B。

6. 动词辨析。A鼓励，鼓舞；B担心，焦虑；C对……感兴趣；D害怕。句意：就在这时，圣诞夫人告诉他说她的妈妈要来。圣诞老人更焦虑了。故选B。

7. 动词辨析。A跳跃；B制作，让；C打扫；D修理。句意：在给麋鹿上套时，他发现其中三个马上要生孩子，两个跳出篱笆跑了，天知道它们去了什么地方。根据句意，选A。

8. 动词辨析。A穿过；B停止；C断裂；D消失。句意：当他给雪橇装货时，其中一块板子断了，玩具袋掉到地上，撒了一地。根据句意，选C。

9. 形容词辨析。A感动的；B疲劳的；C高兴的，满意的；D沮丧的。此处是说，于是，沮丧的圣诞老人回到了屋里准备倒点咖啡，喝点威士忌。根据句意，选D。

10. 名词辨析。A床；B木板；C玩具；D壁橱。句意：当他打开壁橱的时，他发现精灵把酒藏起来了，里面没什么可喝的了。根据句意，选D。

11. 动词辨析。A藏匿；B发现；C购买；D污染。此处是说精灵把酒藏起来了，故选A。

12. 动词辨析。A清洗；B喝，饮用；C观看；D添加。此处是说，酒被精灵藏起来了，故没有喝的东西了。选B。

13. 副词辨析。A生气地，愤怒地；B幸运地；C粗心地；D缓慢地。句意：沮丧之际，他不小心把咖啡壶掉到地上，成百的碎片洒满厨房的地板。根据句意，选C。

14. 名词辨析。A门；B墙面；C桌子；D地板。此处是说，他不小心把咖啡壶掉到地上，而不是门上、墙上或桌子上。选D。

15. 动词辨析。A吃；B覆盖；C切，砍；D扔，投。句意：他去拿扫帚，去发现做扫帚用的麦秆已被耗子吃了个精光。选A。

16. 动词辨析。A失败；B起身，上升；C响起；D跌倒。句意：恰在此时，门铃响了，圣诞老人骂骂咧咧地走到门前。选C。

17. 动词辨析。A修理；B感觉；C漆，刷；D打开。句意：他打开门一看，是个带着棵大圣诞树的小天使。选D。

18. 名词辨析。A光，电灯；B包；C树；D蛋糕。根据下面的“I have a beautiful tree for you.”可知，小天使带给他一棵圣诞树。选C。

19. 副词辨析。A开心地；B恰恰，正是；C饥饿地；D难过地。句意：金光闪闪的天使微笑着，开心地对圣诞老人说：“圣诞快乐！……”选A。

20. 考查连词。从此，圣诞树顶上的小天便成了一种传统。根据上下文可知，此处表因果关系，故选B。

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