(2020·长沙市一中高三月考试卷(二))I was not supposed to be so excited before Christmas. As the oldest daughter and my mom's grownup girl in my family, I had to keep __1__. But every time I was alone, I __2__ each present under the tree. I __3__ every tag (标签) and felt every package, guessing at the __4__ within. I had checked each gift so often that I could __5__ which present went to which person without even __6__ the tags.
We __7__ waited in the hallway (门厅) on Christmas morning until Dad told us everything was ready. We __8__ the living room and opened our gifts. “Here's another one for you，” said Mom. As she __9__ me a package, I looked at it in __10__. Having spent so much time examining the __11__ before Christmas, I __12__this one. But it had not been mine. It was my mom's. A new tag had been put on it with my __13__ written in my mother's handwriting. I was astonished by my mom's __14__ look. “Let's see what it is, honey. Hurry and open it.” It was a hairdryer. __15__ this might seem a simple gift, it was so much more to me. Being an elevenyearold girl, I was surprised. In my __16__， where receiving was more important than giving, my mother's act of __17__ was difficult to understand.
However, my mom's act impressed me. I have always remembered that Christmas. It has made such an influence on me. As a mother, I can now __18__ my mom's act. She was not giving up her gift as I had thought, __19__ finding an even greater joy because giving truly is more __20__ than receiving. My mom's simple act meant the world to me.
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。母亲将原本属于自己的圣诞礼物无私地给了“我”，她的善良使“我”明白了“给予”比“接受”更有意义。
1．A.calm B．active C．modest D．awake
答案：A 作为长女，“我”应该保持冷静。
2．A.opened B．classified C．examined D．hid
答案：C 每一次当“我”一个人的时候，“我”会在树下，查看每一个礼物。与下文第二段第五句对应。
3．A.wrote B．accumulated
C．tore D．read
答案：D “我”读每一个标签，感受每一份礼物的包装，猜测其内容。
4．A.contents B．prices C．brands D．bonus
答案：A 根据上文可知，“我”没有拆开包装，“我”不知道礼物是什么。content 表示“内容”，符合语境。
5．A.order B．state C．discuss D．tell
答案：D 由于“我”多次查看每一个礼物，所以不用看标签就能辨别哪个礼物归谁。此处tell表示“辨别”。
6．A.taking away B．looking at
C．picking up D．comparing with
答案：B 根据上文可知，“我”经常查看礼物，读每一个标签，所以不用看“我”就能辨别出。look at 表示“看”，符合语境。
7．A.fortunately B．nervously
C．pleasantly D．deliberately
答案：C 一大清早“我们”就在门厅愉快地等着。
8．A.slipped into B．fell into
C．sprang into D．rushed into
答案：D 冲进客厅，拆礼物。rush into “冲进”，符合语境。
9．A.sold B．handed C．lent D．bought
答案：B 妈妈递给“我”一个礼物。此处hand为动词，表示“递给”。
10．A.depression B．confidence
C．puzzlement D．relief
答案：C 妈妈另外给“我”一个礼物，“我”对此困惑不解。
11．A.records B．guests C．samples D．presents
答案：D 圣诞节前花了很多时间查看礼物。present 符合语境。
12．A.acknowledged B．sought
C．recognized D．claimed
答案：C “我”认得这份礼物，它原本属于妈妈的。
13．A.age B．name C．preference D．address
答案：B 新标签上写着“我”的名字。name 符合语境。
14．A.eager B．serious C．frozen D．honest
答案：A 母亲热切的眼神使“我”惊讶。eager “热切的”，符合语境。
15．A.While B．Since C．If D．Unless
答案：A 尽管是个简单的礼物，但对“我”而言，它却很重要。此处while表示“尽管”。
16．A.family B．world C．country D．class
答案：B 在“我”的世界里，接受比给予重要，所以母亲的无私让“我”难以理解。
17．A.respect B．intelligence
C．bravery D．selflessness
答案：D selflessness “无私”，符合语境。
18．A.forgive B．understand
C．overlook D．evaluate
答案：B 作为一个母亲，“我”开始明白当时母亲的举动。
19．A.and B．so C．but D．or
答案：C 母亲不是放弃了自己的礼物，而是找到了更大的快乐；因为比起接受，给予更有意义。
20．A.significant B．reasonable
C．countless D．effective
答案：A significant “有意义的”，符合语境。
