Two weeks before Christmas，Mother told me we were going to my grandmother's house for the holiday.Grandma and Uncle Henry lived on a farm some 15 miles out of town.They had no electricity or running water and__1__what I considered the “good things” in life.They__2__made no plans for Christmas.When Christmas Eve arrived，Mom told me in her “I-mean-it” voice to__3__all the decorations(裝飾物)from our tree.She packed those up，__4__all the trimmings(配料)for a __5__turkey dinner.

Christmas morning__6__perfectly，with the sun shining brightly across a fresh blanket of snow.__7__I sulked(生氣)silently in the backseat of the car as we made our__8__to grandma's.This was going to be the __9__Christmas ever!

Grandma was__10__to see us as we walked up to her door.“What on earth are you doing here？”she stammered.“We weren't expecting__11__.It's Christmas，and I don't even have a turkey to cook for you.”“I knew__12__.”Mom said as we set boxes of goodies on the kitchen table.“That's__13__we brought one with us.”“We__14__have a tree，”Mom insisted.“__15__，what will we do with all these decorations？”

Uncle Henry quickly caught Mom's spirit.He called me to join him，and we found a perfect Christmas tree in the woods.Soon the house __16__fresh and piney as we decorated the tree，and the day__17__a festive air.The turkey dinner was very good，too.I was actually beginning to enjoy this unusual Christmas day!

Dessert was forgotten__18__Mom came out with the final surprise—a flaming(燃燒的)pudding! “Merry Christmas，Mother，”Mom said.“Dear me！” Grandma gasped.“I haven't seen a flaming pudding since I left England before I was married.”Tears of__19__filled her eyes.

I could not keep the tears__20__my eyes，either.I knew then that Mom had also given me the best Christmas present ever—she had taught me what a beautiful thing it is to give.

1．A.prepared      B．lacked 

C．refused  D．desired

2．A.also      B．still 

C．never      D．hardly

3．A.replace        B．collect 

C．remove  D．show

4．A.instead of    B．by the side of

C．a(chǎn)long with      D．in spite of

5．A.normal        B．complete 

C．fresh       D．separate

6．A.dawned       B．passed 

C．broke      D．happened

7．A.But      B．So 

C．And        D．Then

8．A.decision       B．way 

C．wish       D．plan

9．A.last      B．busiest 

C．best        D．worst

10．A.expected    B．eager 

C．surprised        D．ready

11．A.anyone       B．others 

C．someone        D．no one

12．A.you    B．it 

C．that         D．this

13．A.how  B．why 

C．where     D．when

14．A.may  B．will 

C．can         D．must

15．A.Meanwhile        B．Therefore

C．However        D．Otherwise

16．A.improved  B．smelled 

C．became  D．changed

17．A.showed up        B．carried on

18．A.until  B．a(chǎn)fter 

C．because  D．unless

19．A.sadness     B．joy 

C．regret      D．worry

20．A.inside        B．back 

C．into         D．from

【答案】1BACCB  6AABDC  11ACBDD  16BCABD

【解析】1他們沒有電、自來水，and 表示順承關系，自然想到缺乏“我”認為的生活中的好的東西。后文也印證了此答案。

2此題與第一題緊密相關。他們也不為圣誕節(jié)做任何準備，故選A。

3從上下文的邏輯關系與詞語搭配兩方面考慮可知，此空應表示“移到別處，移開”，remove sth. from sth. 也是固定搭配，所以選remove。

4上文談到外婆家條件較差，沒為圣誕節(jié)做任何準備，媽媽考慮周到，把所有的材料都帶來了，along with 意為“與……一起”，符合句意。

5　是為了使圣誕節(jié)的火雞宴會完備無缺。

6 dawn 在此是動詞，意為“破曉”。

7上一句中有perfectly，brightly 等形容詞，下句又說I sulked silently，這兩句間形成轉折關系，所以用but。

8 make one's way 相當于go，意為“走，行走，前進”。

9上文剛說到“我”生氣，所以“我”料想這個圣誕節(jié)將是“最糟糕”的一個圣誕節(jié)，只有選worst，語意才連貫通順。

10從下文外婆的話語中可知外婆對“我們”的到來感到“吃驚”，故選C。

11根據(jù)下文外婆所說的“……圣延節(jié)我甚至沒有一只火雞給你們吃”可知，外婆沒有期望任何人來。

12此處表示媽媽早知道是這樣。

13“I knew…”用過去時態(tài)，表明媽媽早知道外婆所說的那些事，正因為如此，“我們”自己帶來了一只火雞。

14我們“必須”有一棵樹。

15“我們”(必須)有一棵樹，否則，“我們”帶這些裝飾物干什么呢？選項中，只有otherwise 表示“否則”。

16從樹林里弄回了一棵樹，房子里自然“聞起來”有新鮮的味道。

17此句意為“……這天就開始呈現(xiàn)出節(jié)日的氣氛”。選項中，showed up 意為“出現(xiàn)”；carried on 意為“繼續(xù)下去，堅持下去；從事，經(jīng)營”；lighted up 意為“點上(煙等)吸起來”，它們很容易被排除。而took on 暗含原來不呈現(xiàn)(某種性質、樣子等)，現(xiàn)在才呈現(xiàn)，與本文的意境正好吻合，故選C。

18外婆家過的圣誕節(jié)在媽媽的精心準備和大家的共同努力下開展得意想不到的好，大家都沉浸其中，以致忘了還有甜食，直到媽媽拿著燃燒的布丁走出來。

19從上文外婆所言不難看出是高興的眼淚。

20看到眼前的感人場面，我禁不住流淚。keep sth./sb. from sth.為固定用法。

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