Two weeks before Christmas a nine-year-old girl was walking with her friend down the street, sliding on the ice. They were talking about what they hoped to1at Christmas.
They stopped to talk to an old man named Harry, who was 2 his knees pulling weeds from around a large tree. His fingers were 3 with cold.
As Harry responded to the girls, he told them he was getting the yard 4as a Christmas present to his mother, who had died several years before. His eyes filled with tears as he 5 the tree and said, “ My mother was all I had. She loved her 6and her trees, so I do this for her at Christmas.” His words7 the girls and soon they were on their knees helping him to 8 around the trees. It took the three of them the rest of the day to complete the 9. When they finished, Harry pressed a quarter into each of their hands. “I wish I could 10you more, but it’s all I’ve got right now,” he said.
As they walked they remembered that the house was 11, with no flowers, no Christmas tree or other decorations. Just the 12figure of Harry sitting by his curtainless window. The next day they agreed to put their 13 in a jar marked “Harry’s Christmas Present” and then they began to seek for small jobs to 14 more. Every nickel, dime, and quarter they earned went into the 15.
Two days before Christmas, they had enough money to buy new 16 and a Christmas card. On Christmas Eve they came to Harry’s 17 singing carols. When he opened the door, they 18 him with the gloves wrapped in pretty paper, the card and a pumpkin pie still 19from the oven. With trembling hands, he20 the paper from the gloves, and then to their astonishment, he held them up to his face and wept.

1.
1. A.
  prepare
2. B.
  seek
3. C.
  get
4. D.
  arrange
2.
1. A.
  off
2. B.
  at
3. C.
  with
4. D.
  on
3.
1. A.
  black
2. B.
  blue
3. C.
  yellow
4. D.
  white
4.
1. A.
  in shape
2. B.
  in store
3. C.
  in style
4. D.
  in practice
5.
1. A.
  patted
2. B.
  cut
3. C.
  dug
4. D.
  climbed
6.
1. A.
  family
2. B.
  yard
3. C.
  job
4. D.
  pet
7.
1. A.
  confused
2. B.
  shocked
3. C.
  touched
4. D.
  reminded
8.
1. A.
  gather
2. B.
  fertilize
3. C.
  water
4. D.
  weed
9.
1. A.
  task
2. B.
  plan
3. C.
  goal
4. D.
  harvest
10.
1. A.
  love
2. B.
  pay
3. C.
  praise
4. D.
  donate
11.
1. A.
  ordinary
2. B.
  comfortable
3. C.
  clean
4. D.
  shabby
12.
1. A.
  lovely
2. B.
  friendly
3. C.
  lonely
4. D.
  cowardly
13.
1. A.
  quarters
2. B.
  wishes
3. C.
  letters
4. D.
  secrets
14.
1. A.
  collect
2. B.
  earn
3. C.
  raise
4. D.
  save
15.
1. A.
  jar
2. B.
  box
3. C.
  wallet
4. D.
  drawer
16.
1. A.
  shoes
2. B.
  clothes
3. C.
  gloves
4. D.
  socks
17.
1. A.
  kitchen
2. B.
  hall
3. C.
  garden
4. D.
  doorstep
18.
1. A.
  gave
2. B.
  presented
3. C.
  shared
4. D.
  offered
19.
1. A.
  warm
2. B.
  sweet
3. C.
  soft
4. D.
  big
20.
1. A.
  touched
2. B.
  folded
3. C.
  tore
4. D.
  pasted

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试题分析：文章介绍两个女孩看见Harry先生为去世的妈妈整理后院做为她的圣诞礼物，被感动的，他们不仅帮助Harry先生除草，还用自己挣的钱为Harry先生买了个圣诞礼物，——一个手套。
1.考查动词：A. prepare准备，B. seek寻找，C. get得到，D. arrange安排，他们在谈论在圣诞节希望得到什么，选C
2.考查介词：A. off离开，B. at 在…地方，C. with和…一起，D. on 在..上，on one’s knees跪着，从后面的His words 27   the girls and soon they were on their knees helping him to 28   around the trees.可知选D
3.考查形容词：A. black黑色，B. blue蓝色，C. yellow黄色，D. white白色，他的手因为冷懂得发紫了，选B
4.考查词组：A. in shape成形，B. in store储存，C. in style时尚，D. in practice 实际上，从前面的句子：who was 22   his knees pulling weeds from around a large tree.可知他是为他去世的妈妈整理后院，选A
5.考查动词：A. patted拍，B. cut 切割，C. dug挖，D. climbed爬，他拍拍树说…，选A
6.考查名词：A. family家庭，B. yard院子，C. job工作，D. pet宠物，从前面的As Harry responded to the girls, he told them he was getting the yard 24 as a Christmas present to his mother,可知妈妈最喜欢她的院子和树了，选 B
7.考查形容词：A. confused困惑的，B. shocked震惊的，C. touched感动的，D. reminded被提醒的，从后面的句子：soon they were on their knees helping him to 28   around the trees.可知这些话感动了女孩，选C
8.考查动词：A. gather 聚集，B. fertilize 施肥，C. water浇水，D. weed除草，从前面的句子：who was 22   his knees pulling weeds from around a large tree.可知女孩们也跪下帮他除草，选D
9.考查名词：A. task 任务，B. plan计划，C. goal目标，D. harvest收获，花了他们三个一天的其余时间完成任务，选A
10.考查动词：A. love爱，B. pay付钱，C. praise表扬，D. donate捐献，从前面的家族：When they finished, Harry pressed a quarter into each of their hands.可知Harry先生是要付钱给她们，选B
11.考查形容词：A. ordinary普通的，B. comfortable舒服的，C. clean干净的，D. shabby破烂的，从后面的句子：with no flowers, no Christmas tree or other decorations.可知房子是破旧的，选D
12.考查形容词：A. lovely可爱的，B. friendly友好的，C. lonely孤独的，D. cowardly懦弱的，只有Harry先生的孤独的身影坐在没有窗帘的窗户旁边，选C
13.考查名词：A. quarters 2角5分银币B. wishes希望，C. letters信，D. secrets秘密，从前面的：When they finished, Harry pressed a quarter into each of their hands.可知选A
14.考查动词：A. collect 收集，B. earn挣，C. raise表扬，D. save救，她们找了一些小工作，想挣的更多，选B
15.考查名词：A. jar 罐子，B. box盒子，C. wallet钱包D. drawer抽屉，从前面的句子：The next day they agreed to put their 33   in a jar marked “Harry’s Christmas Present”可知他们挣得钱都放进这个罐子了，选A
16.考查名词：A. shoes鞋子，B. clothes衣服，C. gloves手套， D. socks袜子，从后面的句子：When he opened the door, they 38   him with the gloves wrapped in pretty paper,可知她们给Harry先生的礼物是手套，选C
17.考查名词： A. kitchen厨房，B. hall大厅，C. garden花园， D. doorstep门阶，从后面的句子：When he opened the door, they 38   him with the gloves wrapped in pretty paper,可知她们来到Harry先生的门阶，选D
18.考查动词：A. gave给，B. presented呈现，C. shared分享，D. offered提供，她们把用漂亮的包装纸包起来的手套递给Harry先生，选B
19.考查形容词：A. warm温暖，B. sweet甜蜜的，C. soft 软的，D. big大的，南瓜馅饼刚从炉子里面拿出来还温暖着，选A
20.考查动词：A. touched感动，B. folded折叠，C. tore撕开，D. pasted粘贴，他用颤抖的受把纸撕开，选C
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