Question

   One Christmas when I was three years old,my father gave me a present wrapped in shiny red paper. I tore off (新下) the paper 6        to discover what deli?cious secret was inside. My 7        fell on the face of a beautiful little girl on the 8        of a book with a lighted match in her hands. "It's called The Little Match Girl. It was one of my 9         when I was at your age," said my father.

  I was pleased to have Papa J.0it to me. My eyes opened widely as his rich,deep voice 11        the story of a little girl. She was sent out to the cold street to make money by 12        match sticks. Warned not to return home 13        all of her match sticks were sold,the girl warmed her 14        hands by lighting matches,one by one. With the flame of the final match,she 15        joining her dear grandmother in heaven who had ever really 16        her. When Papa stopped here,my heart was filled with sorrow.

  The Little Match Girl became part of our holiday 17___________ . Each Christmas after dinner,my father and I sat on the couch together. I 18        my head on his shoulder and felt the 19        warmth of his shirt. His sweet 20        carried me along on an unforgettable trip. No matter how old I got,I 21        let Papa read it to me.

  This past June,Papa 22___________ . Each holiday,I will miss Papa's soft shoulder and his warmth. But,bravely,I will read The Little Match Gir l23 on my own. And when I come to the 24        where the girl lights her final match,I will close my eyes 25        that I am with the person who loved me more than anyone,ever.

6. A. quickly   B. calmly   C. disappointedly   D. sadly

7. A. hands   B. hair   C. eyes   D .tear

8. A. paper   B. cover   C. board   D. shelf

9. A. memories   B. stories

   C. hobbies   D. favourites

10. A. buy   B. talk   C. explain   D. read

11. A. told of   B. thought of   C. consisted of   D. heard of

12. A. making   B. burning   C. collecting   D. selling

13. A. since   B. if

   C. as   D. unltss

14. A. little   B. beautiful   C. cold   D. white

15. A. met with H. drtamed of

   C. reminded of   D. worried about

16. A. cared for   B. lived with   C. brought in   D. depended on

17. A. present   B. tradition   C. list   D. project

18. A. cleaned   B. covered   C. rested   D. hid

19. A. familiar   B. attractive   C. serious   D. strong

20. A. sight R. voice   C. laughter   D. advice

21. A. never   B. ever

   C. always   D. sometimes

22. A.ran away   B. passed away   C. set off   D. moved out

23. A. aloud   B. perfectly   C. quietly   D. carefully

24. A. shop   B. house   C. part   D. street

25. A. watching   B. begging   C. missing  D. imagining

Answer 1

 作者從三歲開始，在爸爸的影響下喜歡上了《賣火柴的小女孩》這本書。從此以后，聽爸爸讀這個(gè)故事成為每個(gè)圣誕節(jié)的傳統(tǒng)。爸爸去世后，每每讀到這個(gè)故事，作者都會(huì)想象見到爸爸的情景。

6. A根據(jù)deHcious secret可推測(cè)孩子對(duì)于禮物非常期待，所以應(yīng)該是很快地 (quickly) 拆開包裝。

7. C

8. B禮物是一本故事書，因此作者應(yīng)該是在書的封面上看到小女孩。

9. D根據(jù)后面的語(yǔ)境可以看出爸爸也鐘愛《賣火柴的小女孩》這本書，故選D.

10. D根據(jù)后面的信息"My eyes opened widely as his rich,deep voice-"可知是爸爸讀給作者聽。

11. A tell of"講述"，即爸爸在給作者講故事。

12. D賣火柴的小女孩靠賣火柴為家里賺錢。

13. D unless與句中的not構(gòu)成常用句式。語(yǔ)境：除非賣完才可以回家。

14. C根據(jù)warmed—詞可知女孩的手是很冷的，故選C。

15. B從in heaven可知女孩的祖母已經(jīng)去世了，故只能夢(mèng)想著見到她。

16. A小女孩最想念的人，應(yīng)該是最疼愛、關(guān)心她的人.故選A.

17. B根據(jù)下文的eachChnstmas可知每年都是這樣，自然成了一個(gè)傳統(tǒng) (tradition) 。

18. C從下文來(lái)看，既然能感覺到爸爸身上的溫暖，自然是把頭靠在爸爸的肩膀上。

19. A經(jīng)常把頭靠在爸爸的肩膀上，對(duì)于爸爸的襯衫的味道自然是熟悉的。

20. B根據(jù)上文爸爸給作者讀故$ nf推測(cè).^爸爸的盧f ( 帶作者進(jìn)行了一次難忘的旅行。

21. C選項(xiàng)C與上文的each Christmas語(yǔ)境相符，即經(jīng)常或總是這樣做。

22. B根據(jù)下文的miss.on your own等詞匯信息可推測(cè)爸爸應(yīng)該是去世了。

23. A既然是bravely,作者應(yīng)該是大聲地朗讀出來(lái)，以表示對(duì)爸爸的懷念。

24. C根據(jù)where后面的內(nèi)容可知，作者在這里想表達(dá)"每當(dāng)讀到小女孩擦亮最后一根火柴這部分"的意思。

25. D爸爸去世了，作者只能像小女孩想象祖母一樣，在想象中看到爸爸。