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(小精靈) got _____, and the trainee(學(xué)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(咒罵) 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】

試題分析:本文是一則故事，講述了圣誕樹上的小天使的由來。

1. 動(dòng)詞短語辨析。A 注意；B 為……做準(zhǔn)備；C 提出，想出；D 參加。根據(jù)本段的第一句和下文可知，很久之前的某個(gè)圣誕時(shí)節(jié)，圣誕老人像往常一樣正在為他的旅行做準(zhǔn)備。A、C、D均與文意不符，故選B。

2. 名詞辨析。 A財(cái)富；B 危險(xiǎn)；C 禮物；D 問題，麻煩。根據(jù)下面的內(nèi)容可知，他的四個(gè)小精靈生病了，實(shí)習(xí)精靈的玩具產(chǎn)量不及老手，故到處都是問題（problems），選D。

3. 形容詞辨析。A 年老的；B 富有的；C 生病的；D 健康的。此處是說小精靈生病了，故讓學(xué)徒工小精靈制作玩具。A、B、D均不符合文意，選C。

4. 形容詞辨析。A 定期的；常客，老手；B 投入的，獻(xiàn)身的；C 懶惰的；D 聰明的。根據(jù)句意“學(xué)徒工生產(chǎn)玩具不如老手快”可知，此處要用regular，故選A。

5. 名詞辨析。A 旅行；B 時(shí)間表，計(jì)劃表；C 準(zhǔn)備；D 工作。此處是說圣誕老人開始感到落后于日程的壓力。選B。

6. 動(dòng)詞辨析。A鼓勵(lì)，鼓舞；B擔(dān)心，焦慮；C對(duì)……感興趣；D害怕。句意：就在這時(shí)，圣誕夫人告訴他說她的媽媽要來。圣誕老人更焦慮了。故選B。

7. 動(dòng)詞辨析。A跳躍；B制作，讓；C打掃；D修理。句意：在給麋鹿上套時(shí)，他發(fā)現(xiàn)其中三個(gè)馬上要生孩子，兩個(gè)跳出籬笆跑了，天知道它們?nèi)チ耸裁吹胤�。根�?jù)句意，選A。

8. 動(dòng)詞辨析。A穿過；B停止；C斷裂；D消失。句意：當(dāng)他給雪橇裝貨時(shí)，其中一塊板子斷了，玩具袋掉到地上，撒了一地。根據(jù)句意，選C。

9. 形容詞辨析。A感動(dòng)的；B疲勞的；C高興的，滿意的；D沮喪的。此處是說，于是，沮喪的圣誕老人回到了屋里準(zhǔn)備倒點(diǎn)咖啡，喝點(diǎn)威士忌。根據(jù)句意，選D。

10. 名詞辨析。A床；B木板；C玩具；D壁櫥。句意：當(dāng)他打開壁櫥的時(shí)，他發(fā)現(xiàn)精靈把酒藏起來了，里面沒什么可喝的了。根據(jù)句意，選D。

11. 動(dòng)詞辨析。A藏匿；B發(fā)現(xiàn)；C購買；D污染。此處是說精靈把酒藏起來了，故選A。

12. 動(dòng)詞辨析。A清洗；B喝，飲用；C觀看；D添加。此處是說，酒被精靈藏起來了，故沒有喝的東西了。選B。

13. 副詞辨析。A生氣地，憤怒地；B幸運(yùn)地；C粗心地；D緩慢地。句意：沮喪之際，他不小心把咖啡壺掉到地上，成百的碎片灑滿廚房的地板。根據(jù)句意，選C。

14. 名詞辨析。A門；B墻面；C桌子；D地板。此處是說，他不小心把咖啡壺掉到地上，而不是門上、墻上或桌子上。選D。

15. 動(dòng)詞辨析。A吃；B覆蓋；C切，砍；D扔，投。句意：他去拿掃帚，去發(fā)現(xiàn)做掃帚用的麥稈已被耗子吃了個(gè)精光。選A。

16. 動(dòng)詞辨析。A失�。籅起身，上升；C響起；D跌倒。句意：恰在此時(shí)，門鈴響了，圣誕老人罵罵咧咧地走到門前。選C。

17. 動(dòng)詞辨析。A修理；B感覺；C漆，刷；D打開。句意：他打開門一看，是個(gè)帶著棵大圣誕樹的小天使。選D。

18. 名詞辨析。A光，電燈；B包；C樹；D蛋糕。根據(jù)下面的“I have a beautiful tree for you.”可知，小天使帶給他一棵圣誕樹。選C。

19. 副詞辨析。A開心地；B恰恰，正是；C饑餓地；D難過地。句意：金光閃閃的天使微笑著，開心地對(duì)圣誕老人說：“圣誕快樂！……”選A。

20. 考查連詞。從此，圣誕樹頂上的小天便成了一種傳統(tǒng)。根據(jù)上下文可知，此處表因果關(guān)系，故選B。

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