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Dear Laura, 　　I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program．You doubted that such unselfish love would happen in today's world．Well,I'm here to give you 　　1　　． 　　I wanted to do something very 　　2　　 for my fifteen-year-old son,who has always been the perfect child．He 　　3　　 all summer to earn enough money to buy an used motorcycle．Then,he spent hours and hours on it 　　4　　 it looked almost new．I was so 　　5　　 of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet and a riding outfit． 　　I could 　　6　　 wait for him to open up his gift．In fact,I barely slept the night before．Upon awakening,I went to the kitchen to 　　7　　 the coffee,tea,and morning goodies．In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a 　　8　　:“To my wonderful mother,all my love,your son．” 　　I was so 　　9　　．It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could 　　10　　 lessons．“Learn to play the piano,and I’ll get you one”was my husband's 　　11　　． 　　I stood there shocked,crying a river,asking myself how my son could 　　12　　 this expensive gift． 　　Of course,the 　　13　　 awoke,and my son was thrilled（激动的）with my reaction．Many kisses were 　　14　　,and I immediately wanted him to 　　15　　 my gift． 　　As he saw the helmet and outfit,the look on his face was not 　　16　　 what I was expecting．Then I 　　17　　 that he had sold he motorcycle to get me the keyboard． 　　Of course I was the proudest mother 　　18　　 on that day,and my feet never hit the ground for a month． 　　So I wanted you to know,that kind of love still 　　19　　 and lives even in the everchanging world of me,me,me! 　　I thought you'd love to 　　20　　 this story． Yours, Hilary 　　P．S．The next day,my husband and I bought him a new“used”already shiny motorcycle． (1) [　　] A． hope B． advice C． support D． courage (2) [　　] A． polite B． similar C． special D． private (3) [　　] A． played B． studied C． traveled D． worked (4) [　　] A． after B． before C． unless D． until (5) [　　] A． sure B． fond C． proud D． confident (6) [　　] A． perhaps B． really C． almost D． hardly (7) [　　] A． start B． cook C． set D． serve (8) [　　] A． note B． notice C． word D． sign (9) [　　] A． disturbed B． confused C． astonished D． inspired (10) [　　] A． give B． take C． draw D． teach (11) [　　] A． reason B． request C． comment D． response (12) [　　] A． present B． afford C． find D． order (13) [　　] A． neighbor B． building C． home D． house (14) [　　] A． exchanged B． experienced C． expected D． exhibited (15) [　　] A． tear B． open C． check D． receive (16) [　　] A． purely B． basically C． obviously D． exactly (17) [　　] A． realized B． remembered C． imagined D． supposed (18) [　　] A． only B． still C． ever D． even (19) [　　] A． works B． exists C． matters D． counts (20) [　　] A． send B． publish C． share D． write

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．C;3．D;4．D;5．C;6．D;7．A;8．A;9．C;10．B;11．D;12．B;13．D;14．A;15．B;16．D;17．A;18．C;19．B;20．C;
解析：

(1)	解析：信中Laura不相信这个世界上无私爱的存在，但是Hilary讲述的故事却给她带来了新的希望。故选A．
(2)	解析：由下文知，儿子想买motorcycle，于是母亲想为儿子买些与他驾车行驶有关的东西。故选traveled
(3)	解析：由句意知，儿子整个暑假都在打工赚钱，故选D
(4)	解析：儿子花费数小时在车子上直到它看起来几乎是新的。
(5)	解析：由下文提示“I was the proudest mother”可知母亲以他儿子为傲。
(6)	解析：由下句知，这位母亲几乎彻夜难眠，说明她迫不及待地想让儿子打开礼物。
(7)	解析：母亲醒后去厨房做咖啡、茶及早点．B cook只能是做饭，C set是“设置”，D serve是“端上饭菜”。A start有“开始做”的意思，故选A．
(8)	解析：母亲看到一张便条，即note
(9)	解析：母亲一直想要钢琴，当她看到键盘时，她非常惊讶。
(10)	解析：母亲想要上钢琴课学习弹钢琴。
(11)	解析：那句话是丈夫对妻子想要钢琴的答复。A理由。B请求。C评论，D答复。
(12)	解析：母亲很震惊，问她自己身无分文的儿子怎能买得起这份昂贵的礼物呢。
(13)	解析：母亲的哭声似乎将整个房子都惊醒了。
(14)	解析：母亲和儿子互想吻了彼此，即交换交吻。
(15)	解析：母亲想要儿子打开礼物。
(16)	解析：副词辨析，A纯粹地，B基本地，C明显地，D精确地。此处句意为儿子的表情精确地不是母亲期待的，从下文知，儿子卖掉了车子。
(17)	解析：由儿于表情可知，他并不是很高兴，因此母亲意识到儿子卖了车子给她买了琴键。
(18)	解析：副词辨析，A仅仅，B仍然，C曾经，D甚至。由句意知：母亲认为他曾是那天最骄傲的母亲，故选C．
(19)	解析：因为Laura怀疑无私的爱的存在，因此Hilary告诉他爱仍存在。
(20)	解析：那位母亲所讲的故事是对爱存在的证明，因此，她认为Laura愿意共同分享。