Love in a Box

When I was a little girl,I found love in a box all because of a class assignment.On a Friday night I__1__at the dinner table,“My teacher said we have to bring a box,a special box,for our Valentines (情人節(jié)) on Monday.”

Mother said,“We’ll see”,and she continued eating.

What did “We’ll see” mean?I had to have that box__2__my second grade Valentine’s Day would be a disaster.Maybe they didn’t love me enough to help me with my__3__.

All Saturday I waited__4__and with Sunday arriving,my concern increased,but I__5__an enquiry about the box might__6__anger or loud voice,for in my house children only ask once.More than that __7__trouble.

Late Sunday afternoon,my father called me into the kitchen.The table was covered with colorful__8__of different kinds.A(n)__9__shoebox rested on top of it.__10__flooded through me when Daddy said,“Let’s get started__11__your project.”

In the next hour my father__12__the shoebox into an impressive valentine box.Colorful paper covered the ugly cardboard with red hearts__13__to what I considered all the right places.He sang while he worked.When he finished,he was so delighted that a__14__smile spread over his face.“What do you think of that?” he asked.

I answered him with a hug.

But inside,__15__danced all the way to my heart.It was the first time that my father devoted so much__16__to me,for his world consisted of work only.

The holiday party arrived,and my classmates put cards,and presents into the valentine boxes.Laughter filled our classroom until dismissal time__17__.

On the way home,I held out my valentine box for the world to__18__.The love that filled it meant more to me than all inside.

The valentine box became a symbol of his love that__19__through decades of other Valentine’s Days.He gave me other gifts through the years,but none__20__compared with the love I felt within the limits of the old,empty shoebox.

1.A.announced      B.a(chǎn)ppeared

C.served       D.sat

2.A.and          B.however

C.or          D.so

3.A.design        B.plan

C.idea         D.project

4.A.sadly        B.a(chǎn)nxiously

C.disappointedly     D.patiently

5.A.found         B.realized

C.knew        D.imagined

6.A.start        B.cause

C.mark        D.produce

7.A.invited       B.took

C.saved       D.had

8.A.boxes         B.gifts

C.paper         D.food

9.A.new          B.big

C.a(chǎn)ttractive       D.empty

10.A.Relaxation     B.Relief

C.Cheer       D.Calm

11.A.by         B.a(chǎn)t

C.in         D.on

12.A.folded        B.packed

C.changed        D.pressed

13.A.joined       B.a(chǎn)ttached

C.linked         D.connected

14.A.slight       B.brief

C.broad         D.confident

15.A.joy         B.fun

C.interest        D.a(chǎn)musement

16.A.money       B.time

C.support        D.hope

17.A.reached      B.set

C.spent         D.came

18.A.accept     B.respect

C.a(chǎn)dmire       D.recognize

19.A.carried      B.kept

C.spread        D.lasted

20.A.ever        B.even

C.yet        D.still

 

這是一個情感故事,講述了一位父親幫助女兒完成情人節(jié)作業(yè)——制作情人節(jié)盒子的故事,體現(xiàn)了濃濃的親情。

1.A 從上下文可知,我在飯桌上向家人宣布了(announce)老師要求交的作業(yè)。appear表示“出現(xiàn)”;serve表示“服務”;sit表示“坐”,都與語意不符。

2.C 從上下文語句知,我必須要有情人節(jié)盒子,否則(or)這個情人節(jié)將會是一場災難。此處表示轉折,用or。

3.D 下文11空格后的project有暗示,表示“作業(yè)”。

4.B 從下文my concern increased可以推斷出,我當時的心情——焦急不安(waited anxiously),但是,我知道(know)我父母的脾氣,在我家,小孩子只能問一次,過多的詢問可能會使(cause)父母生氣。

5.C 語意參見4題解析。find表示“發(fā)現(xiàn)”,realize表示“意識到”,imagine表示“想像”,都不符合語意。

6.B 語意參見4題解析。start表示“開始”;mark表示“標記”;produce表示“生產(chǎn)”,都不符合語意。cause表示“導致”。

7.A invite trouble是固定詞組,表示“招災惹禍”。

8.C 從第六段中的“Colorful paper covered...”知,當時桌上堆滿了各式各樣的彩紙(colorful paper),同時在上面還放著一只空鞋盒(empty shoebox)。

9.D 語意參見8題解析。文章結尾的empty shoebox有暗示。

10.B 看到彩紙和盒子,聽到父親說要幫助自己做情人節(jié)盒子,我大感解脫(relief)。relief表示“解脫”;relaxation表示“放松”;cheer表示“振作,歡呼”;calm表示“冷靜”。

11.D 此時父親說“讓我們開始做你的作業(yè)吧”。此處get started on sth.是固定詞組,表示“開始做……”。

12.C 此處表示“父親用一個小時把鞋盒變成了(change)令人印象深刻的情人節(jié)盒子”。change...into...表示“把……變成……”。

13.B 固定詞組attach to表示“依附于,附屬于……”。

14.C 父親邊做邊唱,非常高興,當他做完后,臉上露出了開朗的笑容(broad smile)。slight表示“輕微的”;brief表示“簡要的”;confident表示“自信的”都不符合語境。

15.A 我看到那做好的漂亮的盒子,心花怒放,選用joy“高興,快樂”。fun表示“樂趣”;interest表示“興趣”;amusement表示“娛樂,消遣”都不符合語境。

16.B 我高興,因為這是父親第一次把這么多的時間(time)花在我身上,他的世界原本只有工作。

17.D 從上下文知,最后,放學的時間到了(come)。

18.C 回家的路上,我拿出那盒子想讓全世界的人都來欣賞(admire)它。accept表示“接受”;respect表示“尊敬”;recognize表示“辨認”都不符合語境。

19.D 那個情人節(jié)盒子成了父愛的象征,一直持續(xù)了(last)幾十年,這些年,父親給過我很多其他禮物,但從來沒有一樣能比得上那包含在破舊的空鞋盒里面的關愛。last在此表示“持續(xù)”。

20.A 語意參見19題解析。ever意為“在任何時候,從來”,符合語意。

 

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