Question

阅读下面短文，并借助上下文补充所缺信息。每个空格只能填写一个形式正确、与短文内容意思相符的英语单词。把答案写在答题卡指定的位置上。

It was Christmas time in 2008. It was snowing hard and very 1. . It was a very special Christmas for me—you see Mom never owned a new coat.

Mom got ill when she was a young child and she became disabled. One of her legs was larger than the 2. . At times she would have trouble walking, but she never complained. Mom always treated my friends with kindness and they were always welcome at our house anytime, even when I3. at home.

Mom’s all 4. were four dresses, four pairs of shoes, a white blouse, and a yellow sweater.

I decided that I would buy Mom a 5. that year, so I took her down to find something for Christmas. As we went past the coat store, one of the coats in the store caught Mom’s eyes. I asked her to 6. on the coat for fun. She said that we did not have the money to buy the coat. But after a long talk with Mom, finally we 7. the store with Mom wearing that nice coat. She agreed that the coat did look good on her. I will ever thank for this opportunity（机会）, being able to give 8. just a little. This was the nicest coat that she ever owned.

In March of 2009, Mom died at age 42. As I looked back on my mother's life, it was filled with acts of 9. . Giving came from her heart. She was willing to help others 10. it was possible. I learn a lot from my mother.

 

Answer 1

1.cold

2.other

3.wasn’t

4.clothes

5.coat

6.try

7.left

8.her

9.love

10.when

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要从2008年一个寒冷的圣诞节为母亲买了一件大衣说起，讲述了母亲年幼残疾，但是她待人和蔼，生活俭朴，乐于奉献，母亲的一生，令作者学到了很多东西。

1.前文It was snowing hard的描述可知，雪下得很大，天气很冷。故应填cold。

2.短文描述，作者的母亲一条腿比另一条腿大。the other是指两者的另一个。故应填other。

3.Mom always treated my friends with kindness and they were always welcome at our house anytime,的描述可知，作者的母亲待人和蔼，随时欢迎作者的朋友来家做客，即使作者不在家也是如此。故应填wasn’t。

4.下文four dresses, four pairs of shoes, a white blouse, and a yellow sweater.的描述可知，这是作者的母亲的所有衣服。故应填clothes。

5.下文I took her down to find something for Christmas. As we went past the coat store, one of the coats in the store caught Mom’s eyes.的描述可知，作者决定为母亲买一件大衣。故应填coat。

6.联系上下文，这里指的是作者让母亲试穿大衣。try on 是固定短语，“试穿”之意。故应填try。

7.联系上下文，虽然母亲不同样买大衣，但是通过和母亲的谈话，母亲最终同意买下并穿着大衣离开商店。故应填left。

8.根据语境，作者感谢有这样一个机会能够给予母亲一点点的回报。故应填her，指母亲。

9.根据下文Giving came from her heart的描述可知，作者的母亲一生乐于奉献，无不充满爱的行动。故应填love。

10.根据语境，这里指的是只要有可能，作者的母亲都乐于帮助他人，故应填when。

考点：故事类短文阅读。