完形填空(Cloze Test)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are trying to hide presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real ___1___ On Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable （不能忍受的）. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to ___2___ late so that they will not ___3___ the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie ___4___ for a long time, hoping to see Father Christmas.

　　Last Christmas, my wife and I ___5___ hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I ___6___ the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ask me where that new bike had come from, but ___7___ he did not see it.

　　On Christmas Eve, ___8___ took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly ___9___ when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began ___10___ stockings. Then I pushed in the ___11___ I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were ___12___ to get up early. At about five o'clock the next morning, we were ___13___ by loud sounds coming from the children's room. ___14___ I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, ___15___ close behind pushing her new baby carriage. Then came the baby, moving on his hands and knees with a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burst. That woke us up completely. The day had really begun with a band （巨响）!

完形填空(Cloze Test)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are trying to hide presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real ___1___ On Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable （不能忍受的）. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to ___2___ late so that they will not ___3___ the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie ___4___ for a long time, hoping to see Father Christmas.

　　Last Christmas, my wife and I ___5___ hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I ___6___ the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ask me where that new bike had come from, but ___7___ he did not see it.

　　On Christmas Eve, ___8___ took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly ___9___ when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began ___10___ stockings. Then I pushed in the ___11___ I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were ___12___ to get up early. At about five o'clock the next morning, we were ___13___ by loud sounds coming from the children's room. ___14___ I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, ___15___ close behind pushing her new baby carriage. Then came the baby, moving on his hands and knees with a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burst. That woke us up completely. The day had really begun with a band （巨响）!

三、完形填空（共20小题，每题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文稿，掌握其大意，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D、）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

       In 1929, the awful Depression（美国经济大萧条）began. It was a year of change for me, too. I’d taken my first  36  that spring, at age 10. From 6:00 to 11:00 on Saturday nights, I  37  the Sunday edition of the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph at a street corner.

       I went to the news store,   38  my papers and took them up to the street corner. I had to make three   39   because the Sunday edition was big and I was small.

       After waiting for  40   from the last streetcar, I gathered up my extras and   41   them to the news store. It was 10:20. Next I hurried across the street to the flower shop and bought the most beautiful flower for my mother   42   tomorrow was Mother’s Day.

       It was almost  43   when I arrived . Mom was sick with tuberculosis（肺结核）.I peeked in to see if she was 44  , then quickly tiptoed in and set the flower on the table beside her bed. I wanted her to be   45   when she woke on Mother’s Day.

       The next morning, I dressed and hurried downstairs. The sun was shining  46   the kitchen windows as I looked into Mom’s room, She motioned （示意） for me to come in, then 47  over at the table where the flower was.

       When I looked at Mom, she was  48  , with tears streaming down her cheeks. She  49  her hand for me to come near, then pulled me close and hugged  50   it hurt. Then,  51  her contagious（接触传染的） condition and that she wasn’t  52  to touch me, she quickly let go.

       My dear mom died the next night. That moment she hugged me  53   to be the most wonderful of my life. Not only had that beautiful flower helped  54  just how much I loved her, but I’d  55 remember how much she loved me.

36. A. chance                       B. exam                       C. job                          D. course

37. A. bought                       B. sold                         C. printed                          D. carried

38. A. took up                      B. held up                    C. put up                      D. picked up

39. A. attempts                     B. trips                       C. ways                        D. efforts

40. A. customers                      B. workers             C. drivers         D. reporters

41. A. gave                              B. brought             C. returned                     D. took

42. A. for                               B. when                C. though                         D. because

43. A. midnight                        B. noon                 C. evening                        D. daybreak

44. A. anxious                   B. alive                        C. asleep                      D. afraid

45. A. well                              B. surprised           C. excited                         D. interested

46. A. on                             B. across                      C. at                                   D. through

47. A. watched                         B. glared               C. fixed                        D. glanced

48. A. smiling                      B. crying                      C. screaming                 D. thinking

49. A. took out                         B. held out         C. picked out                D. put out

50. A. before                       B. after                        C. till                           D. when

51. A. thinking                         B. forgetting                 C. remembering                 D. wondering

52. A. meant                        B. supposed                  C. planned                    D. demanded

53. A. turned to               B. turned up                   C. turned in                  D. turned out

54. A. explain                      B. show                        C. mean                       D. tell

55. A. never                         B. seldom                 C. always                     D. often