英语20分钟专题突破：完形填空1

It was the afternoon of December 24, the day before Christmas, but I had to stay to tidy the office. The only thing that   1   my day was the beautifully decorated   2   in our waiting room and a   3   sent to me by a fellow I was dating―a dozen long-stemmed red roses.

Suddenly, our receptionist came and said there was a lady outside that urgently needed to speak with me. As I stepped out, I noticed a young   4   woman with a baby in her arms standing there.  5  , she explained that her husband―a prisoner in a nearby prison―was my next patient. She told me she wasn’t   6   to visit her husband in prison and   7   he had never seen his son. So she   8   me to let her wait here ahead of time. I agreed.   9  , it was Christmas Eve.

A short time later, her husband arrived―with chains on his feet, cuffs on his hands, and two armed guards   10   him. The woman’s tired face   11   when her husband took a seat beside her. I watched them laugh, cry, and share their  12  . He seemed like a gentle and honest man.

At the end of the   13  , the man had to go back and I  14   him a Merry Christmas. He smiled and thanked me and said he felt saddened by the  15   that he hadn’t been able to get his wife 16   for Christmas. On hearing this, I was   17   with a wonderful idea.

I’ll never forget the  18   on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful, long-stemmed red roses. I’m not sure who   19   the most joy―the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the opportunity to share in this   20   moment.

1. A. enjoyed        B. brightened      C. relaxed      D. presented

2. A. office          B. Christmas Father   C. Christmas tree      D. furniture

3. A. gift          B. regards         C. message      D. package

4. A. ordinary-looking  B. good-looking  C. tired-looking      D. frightened-looking

5. A. Happily      B. Quietly         C. Excitedly     D. Nervously

6. A. going        B. determined      C. expected      D. allowed

7. A. why         B. how            C. that          D. when

8. A. persuaded    B. demanded        C. begged       D. pleased

9. A. After all      B. In all            C. All in all     D. Above all

10. A. near        B. around           C. behind       D. before

11. A. turned pale   B. went red          C. lit up        D. turned away

12. A. child        B. tears             C. joy          D. sorrows

13. A. meeting      B. appointment     C. discussion    D. conversation

14. A. said         B. showed          C. wished       D. hoped

15. A. words       B. fact              C. idea         D. scene

16. A. something    B. nothing          C. anything      D. everything

17. A. encouraged   B. struck           C. provided      D. inspired

18. A. sadness      B. happiness        C. look          D. smiles

19. A. experienced   B. received        C. gave          D. accepted

20. A. unforgettable  B. sad             C. happy         D. special

答案：

本文讲述了作者目睹了一位妻子带着孩子看望服刑丈夫的感人场面。作者把别人送给自己的礼物送给了那位服刑的丈夫，让他在圣诞前夕能够为妻子送一分礼物。同时作者自己也感到了一份幸福。

1. B．brighten 照亮，作者因为不得不在圣诞前夕留下来打扫办公室，而心情不好。但是唯一能够让作者感到心里亮堂的就是圣诞树和男友送来的礼物---一束红玫瑰。

2. B．因为是圣诞前夕，所以应该是妆饰地很漂亮的放在屋里的圣诞树。

3. A．作者收到男友送的一份圣诞礼物。regards问候  package 包裹

4. C．可以利用排除法解决本题。我看到一位满脸疲惫的女士怀里抱着孩子。frightened-looking害怕的表情

5. D．根据语境，那位女士紧张地向我解释…。此处其它几个选项不符合语境，因为当时那位女士不知道我是否会允许她先进来，所以应该是紧张。

6. D．她不被允许去监狱看丈夫，所以到这里来与丈夫见面。

7. C．and连接she told me… 与he had never…两个并列宾语从句，但是第二个引导词that不省略。

8. C．她乞求我让她先进来。根据下文，是我同意的，所以不用persuaded; 而demand sb. to do句式不存在；please使某人高兴。

9. A．作者动了恻隐之心，毕竟已经是圣诞夜前夕了。in all总计；all in all总括；above all首先

10. B．根据文章可知，女士的丈夫在服刑，所以有两个卫兵在他左右。

11. C. 当丈夫出现时, 妻子喜形于色。其他不符合语境。

12. A. 丈夫是第一次见到孩子，所以这是对他时与妻子一起分享孩子时情形的描述。

13. B. 很明显，这是一次约会。meeting会议

14. D. wish sb. a Merry Christmas为固定搭配，祝某人圣诞快乐。

15. B. 结合语境，当时这位丈夫正在监狱，所以事实是他无法为妻子送一份圣诞礼物。

16. C. 本句为否定句，所以用not…anything表示什么都没有。not…everything为半否定，表示并不是所有的…。

17. D.作者因听到丈夫的话而受到启发，即把别人送给自己的红玫瑰给这位丈夫。

18. C. 此时两人要分手，所以幸福、悲伤都应该存在，故用look，能够概括此情此景。

19. A. 作者自己也不确定谁经历了最大的快乐---送礼物的丈夫，接受了礼物的妻子，还是有机会来分享这样特殊时刻的自己。

20. D. 这是圣诞前夕的一次不同寻常的约会，所以用。unforgettable难忘的，不能够说明此情此景

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