(2018·山东菏泽一模)I was 5 that Christmas and couldn't understand how poor we were. We'd just moved to Manhattan and __1__ nobody there. Dad was serving overseas, so mother and I planned to get the Christmas tree in the evening, when their __2__ usually dropped. After sunset, we walked to the shop in a parking lot __3__ Christmas trees.
“How much is your cheapest tree?” mother smiled to a salesman.
“Thirty dollars.”
Her __4__ disappeared. “Can it be a little cheaper?”
“I just work here. I have no __5__ to change the price.”
__6__, the man pointed to a pile of branches in the corner of the lot, “__7__ that pile of cuttings? Behind it is a tree we can't sell. You can have it for free.” We thanked him repeatedly before hurrying to the __8__ of the pile and discovered a small tree with few branches.
Mother __9__, “Can we take some of these branches?”
“Take them all if you like.”
We pulled the tree and some branches home and __10__ them in the living room. I couldn't imagine how we could hang many decorations on the almost __11__ tree. “Go to sleep now. Santa will __12__ the tree for us,” mother said.
I woke at dawn and rushed into the living room. To my __13__, the tree had been filled out. And it had a beautiful __14__ shape.The decorations shone in the morning light. Out of __15__, I examined the tree closely. Mother had used wire to fix __16__ branches to its trunks.She'd trimmed (修剪) it __17__ to get its perfect shape.
Weeks later, dad __18__. When I told him about the __19__, tears filled his eyes. Since then, I've spent many wonderful holidays, but that Christmas remains my __20__.
语篇解读:作者5岁那年的圣诞节他和妈妈去买圣诞树,由于当时家里经济状况不佳,所以带回来的是一棵树枝寥寥无几的小树,但是第二天作者发现这棵树发生了巨大的变化,原来作者的妈妈对其进行了修剪和装饰,因此那个圣诞节也成为作者最难忘的节日。
1.A.met B.knew
C.recognized D.remembered
[解析] 根据本句中的just moved to Manhattan可知,那年作者一家刚刚搬到曼哈顿,所以还不认识那里的人。know意为“认识”,符合语境。meet意为“遇见”;recognize意为“认可;认出”;remember意为“记得”。
[答案] B
2.A.sales B.orders
C.demands D.prices
[解析] 根据第一句中的how poor we were及常识可推知,作者和妈妈之所以选择在晚上去买圣诞树,是因为在那个时间段圣诞树的价格往往会下降。price意为“价格”,符合语境。sale意为“销售”;order意为“订单”;demand意为“需求”。
[答案] D
3.A.selling B.storing
C.showing D.designing
[解析] 根据上句中的get the Christmas tree可知,此处表示作者和妈妈前往一个位于停车场中出售圣诞树的商店。sell意为“售卖”,符合语境。store意为“储存”;show意为“展示;展览”;design意为“设计”。
[答案] A
4.A.pride B.satisfaction
C.smile D.confidence
[解析] 根据前文中的mother smiled to a salesman和后文中的“Can it be a little cheaper?”可推知,此处表示妈妈询问售货员的时候面带微笑,但是在得知树的价格之后,脸上的笑容消失了,此处smile为原词复现。pride意为“骄傲”;satisfaction意为“满意”;confidence意为“自信”。
[答案] C
5.A.duty B.reason
C.excuse D.right
[解析] 根据句中的I just work here.及常识可知,此处表示售货员刚到这儿工作,没有权利更改价格。right意为“权利”,符合语境。duty意为“义务”;reason意为“原因”;excuse意为“借口”。
[答案] D
6.A.Otherwise B.Suddenly
C.Therefore D.Impatiently
[解析] 根据常理并结合选项可推知,此处应表示,店员突然指向停车场角落的一堆树枝。suddenly意为“突然”,符合语境。otherwise意为“否则”;therefore意为“因此”;impatiently意为“不耐烦地”。
[答案] B
7.A.Want B.Forget
C.See D.Like
[解析] 根据前文的pointed to a pile of branches并结合选项可知,此处表示店员指着停车场角落,问作者的妈妈是否能看见那堆被砍下来的树枝,本空前省略了Can you。
[答案] C
8.A.back B.top
C.front D.bottom
[解析] 句意为:我们不停地感谢他,然后匆匆地跑向他所指的树堆后方,(结果)发现了一棵几乎没有树枝的小树。根据前文的Behind it is a tree we can't sell.可知,店员说树枝堆后面有一棵树。因此作者和妈妈应是走向树枝堆的后面,故back符合语境,意为“后面”。top意为“顶部”;front意为“前面”;bottom意为“底部”。
[答案] A
9.A.gave out B.tried out
C.checked out D.called out
[解析] 结合上文可知,堆树枝的地方离店员还有一段距离,所以作者的妈妈询问的时候要提高音量。call out意为“大声呼叫”,符合语境。give out意为“分发;发出”;try out意为“试验”;check out意为“结账离开;仔细检查”。
[答案] D
10.A.placed B.hid
C.mixed D.exhibited
[解析] 结合选项和常识可知,此处表示作者和妈妈把树和树枝拉回家,放到了客厅里。place意为“放置”,符合语境。
[答案] A
11.A.leafless B.valueless
C.branchless D.meaningless
[解析] 根据第8空所在句中的discovered a small tree with few branches可知,售货员指给作者妈妈的那棵树上的树枝不多。branchless意为“没有树枝的”,符合语境。leafless意为“没有叶子的”;valueless意为“没有价值的”;meaningless意为“没有意义的”。
[答案] C
12.A.irrigate B.decorate
C.explore D.preserve
[解析] 根据上句的many decorations并结合常识可知,买回家的圣诞树要进行装饰。decorate意为“装饰”,符合语境。irrigate意为“灌溉”;explore意为“探索”;preserve意为“保存”。
[答案] B
13.A.surprise B.credit
C.terror D.worry
[解析] 根据后文可知,第二天早上,作者冲到客厅的时候,发现树上挂满了东西,这与昨晚拉回来的树形成了巨大的反差,所以此处表示作者感到很吃惊。surprise意为“惊讶”,符合语境。credit意为“信贷;学分”;terror意为“恐惧”;worry意为“担心”。
[答案] A
14.A.regular B.initial
C.familiar D.natural
[解析] 结合上文可知,作者和妈妈拉回来的树上树枝不多,但是经过妈妈的修剪和装饰之后,这棵树“枝繁叶茂”,显得很自然。natural意为“自然的”,符合语境。regular意为“经常的;有规律的”;initial意为“最初的”;familiar意为“熟悉的”。
[答案] D
15.A.respect B.curiosity
C.sympathy D.anxiety
[解析] 根据句中的examined the tree closely及常理可知,作者仔细检查这棵树是出于好奇。out of curiosity意为“出于好奇”,符合语境。respect意为“尊重”;sympathy意为“同情”;anxiety意为“焦虑”。
[答案] B
16.A.donated B.rotten
C.abandoned D.broken
[解析] 根据句意可知,此处指妈妈将拉回来的废弃树枝用金属丝绑在树上。abandoned意为“废弃的”,符合语境。donated意为“捐赠的”;rotten意为“腐烂的”;broken意为“坏的”。
[答案] C
17.A.with care B.by accident
C.at random D.in public
[解析] 根据句中的get its perfect shape可知,此处应表示为了得到完美的树形,作者的妈妈精心修剪了这棵树。with care意为“精心地”,符合语境。by accident意为“偶然地”;at random意为“随意地”;in public意为“公开地”。
[答案] A
18.A.sacrificed B.succeeded
C.returned D.recovered
[解析] 根据第一段第三句中的Dad was serving overseas可知,作者的爸爸在国外工作,此处应表示爸爸数周之后回到了家里。return意为“返回”,符合语境。sacrifice意为“牺牲”;succeed意为“成功;继承”;recover意为“恢复”。
[答案] C
19.A.loss B.tree
C.festival D.ceremony
[解析] 结合语境可知,此处表示作者给爸爸讲述了圣诞树的故事,故本空应选tree,呼应本文的主题。loss意为“损失”;festival意为“节日”;ceremony意为“仪式”。
[答案] B
20.A.secret B.pain
C.regret D.favorite
[解析] 句意为:从那之后,我度过了很多精彩的节日,但是那年的圣诞节一直是我的最爱。根据常理可知,此处应用favorite表示那个圣诞节是作者最爱的节日。secret意为“秘密”;pain意为“痛苦”;regret意为“遗憾”。
[答案] D