完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 
My mother seemed to be able to make dolls (洋娃娃) out of anything. She made some dolls for me and my two elder sisters. I 36 playing with them, but still, secretly, I hoped for a store-bought 37 like the one our rich cousin had. Her doll 38 open and close its blue glass eyes and even say "Mamma". I 39 stopped admiring it and hoping to have one.
However, my dream 40 came true when I was six. One day my father came back from his business trip with three 41 dolls! They were much smaller than our cousin’s doll and their eyes were just painted ones, but I did not 42 such differences. They were 43 "store-bought" dolls. We each chose one and I named 44 Misako.
Soon my sisters and I became 45. Our "children" kept us 46 all day. We gave them a bath, 47 them, brushed their hair, took them out for a walk and put them to bed. Several months later, they got more like real children — their 48 and bodies became dirtier; their dresses got stained; their hair less smooth.
But, by then, 49 interests seemed to have moved into 50 toys. Their dolls were abandoned (被抛弃) and in bad condition. One had 51 one of her arms, and 52 was one-legged. "You can 53 them if you want," my sisters said to me. Thus, I had 54_ dolls. They were more or less handicapped (残疾) and they often looked at me as if they needed me to 55 them. I enjoyed this feeling of being needed — being the only one in the world who could protect them with a lot of love. Indeed, they made the rest of my childhood days very happy.
36. A. wanted       B. expected           C. hoped                         D. enjoyed
37. A. doll              B. toy                C. girl                            D. baby
38. A. might         B. should              C. could                         D. dared
39. A. often         B. never              C. sometimes                D. seldom
40. A. immediately B. firstly                C. hardly                        D. finally
41. A. beautiful    B. lovely               C. store-bought            D. new
42. A. care about           B. care for             C. think about             D. worry about
43. A. total         B. real                    C. like                            D. true
44. A. my         B. one                  C. them                        D. mine
45. A. sisters      B. fathers                      C. friends                D. mothers
46. A. free          B. busy             C. hard                   D. tired
47. A. wore        B. put on           C. dressed               D. wash
48. A. faces        B. legs                C. arms                  D. hands
49. A. my           B. their                        C. my sisters’            D. my doll’s
50. A. tiny                  B. different          C. curious                      D. humorous
51. A. lost         B. wounded          C. cut                   D. damaged
52. A. the other    B. another          C. it                     D. other
53. A. look out for   B. take care of         C. pay attention to     D. have a look at
54. A. two          B. few                    C. many                   D. three
55. A. teach        B. feed               C. satisfy                 D. help

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My mother seemed to be able to make dolls (洋娃娃) out of anything. She made some dolls for me and my two elder sisters. I 36 playing with them, but still, secretly, I hoped for a store-bought 37 like the one our rich cousin had. Her doll 38 open and close its blue glass eyes and even say "Mamma". I 39 stopped admiring it and hoping to have one.
However, my dream 40 came true when I was six. One day my father came back from his business trip with three 41 dolls! They were much smaller than our cousin’s doll and their eyes were just painted ones, but I did not 42 such differences. They were 43 "store-bought" dolls. We each chose one and I named 44 Misako.
Soon my sisters and I became 45. Our "children" kept us 46 all day. We gave them a bath, 47 them, brushed their hair, took them out for a walk and put them to bed. Several months later, they got more like real children — their 48 and bodies became dirtier; their dresses got stained; their hair less smooth.
But, by then, 49 interests seemed to have moved into 50 toys. Their dolls were abandoned (被抛弃) and in bad condition. One had 51 one of her arms, and 52 was one-legged. "You can 53 them if you want," my sisters said to me. Thus, I had 54_ dolls. They were more or less handicapped (残疾) and they often looked at me as if they needed me to 55 them. I enjoyed this feeling of being needed — being the only one in the world who could protect them with a lot of love. Indeed, they made the rest of my childhood days very happy.
36. A. wanted      B. expected         C. hoped                    D. enjoyed
37. A. doll          B. toy                    C. girl                      D. baby
38. A. might       B. should           C. could                    D. dared
39. A. often       B. never                  C. sometimes              D. seldom
40. A. immediately B. firstly           C. hardly                   D. finally
41. A. beautiful   B. lovely           C. store-bought           D. new
42. A. care about        B. care for          C. think about          D. worry about
43. A. total       B. real               C. like                      D. true
44. A. my        B. one              C. them                    D. mine
45. A. sisters      B. fathers                 C. friends                    D. mothers
46. A. free        B. busy           C. hard                D. tired
47. A. wore       B. put on         C. dressed             D. wash
48. A. faces       B. legs             C. arms                D. hands
49. A. my        B. their                   C. my sisters’          D. my doll’s
50. A. tiny             B. different        C. curious                 D. humorous
51. A. lost        B. wounded        C. cut                       D. damaged
52. A. the other   B. another         C. it                  D. other
53. A. look out for        B. take care of       C. pay attention to     D. have a look at
54. A. two        B. few               C. many               D. three
55. A. teach       B. feed                   C. satisfy              D. help

Alice’s mother died when she was five. Although her brothers and sisters were loving and caring, their love couldn’t take the place of a mother’s. In 1925 Alice became my mother and told me that her family couldn’t even afford her a doll.

One afternoon in December 1982, when I was getting ready for Christmas, I suddenly decided to buy two dolls, one for my five-year-old daughter, Katie, and one for my old mother.

Things went smoothly when a friend told me that his dad, who played Santa Claus in my area, would be willing to make a visit on Christmas morning to our home with the gifts! Knowing that my parents would also come to my house, I began to get ready for the most memorable day of my mother’s life.

Christmas Day arrived and so did Santa Claus at the planned time. Katie was very excited and happy all the time to welcome the Santa. My mother was enjoying watching Katie welcoming this special guest. As Santa turned to leave he looked again into his bag and took out one more gift. As he asked who Alice was, my mother, without thinking of her name being called, said that she in fact was Alice. Santa handed her the gift with a message card that read:

For Alice:

I was cleaning out my sleigh (雪橇) before my trip this year and came across this package that should be sent on December 25, 1925. The gift inside has aged, but I felt that you might still wish to have it. Many apologies for the lateness of the gift.

Love,

Santa Claus

My mother was very excited and deeply moved to tears. She couldn’t speak but only held tightly in her arms the doll she had waited fifty-seven years to receive as tears of joy flew down her face. That doll made my mother the happiest “child”.

1.Why couldn’t Alice get a doll as a child?

A. Because her mother died quite early.

B. Because her family disliked her.

C. Because her family was very poor.

D. Because Alice didn’t love dolls.

2.What did the friend’s father do that Christmas morning?

A. He acted as Santa Claus to send Christmas gifts.

B. He went to her home to see Alice.

C. He bought some Christmas gifts for Katie.

D. He helped her to get Christmas gifts ready.

3.Why didn’t Alice expect there was also a gift for her?

A. The gifts from Santa Claus were usually for children.

B. The gift was forgotten many years ago.

C. The gift for her was bought by accident on the way.

D. The gifts for Katie were enough to share with her.

4.The author wrote the message card in order to _________.

A. show her deep apology to her mother

B. make it clear that Santa Claus didn’t forget her

C. show that Santa Claus was hard-working

D. make Alice believe the gift was exactly for her

5.From the last paragraph we can infer that _________.

A. old people still keeps something of childishness

B. we should always give our parents a surprise

C. old people usually feel lonely on festivals

D. we should spend more time with our parents

My father was driving us to our grandparents’ house for our annual Christmas dinner. The closer we got to the turnoff (岔道) for my grandparents’ house, the slower the car went. Suddenly, my father U-turned in the middle of the road and said: “I can’t stand it!”
“What?” asked my mother.
“It’s those people back there at the Pan Am, standing in the rain. They’ve got children. It’s Christmas. I can’t stand it.”
When my father pulled into the service station, I saw that there were five of them: the parents and three children – two girls and a small boy.
My father rolled down his window. “Merry Christmas,” he said.
“Howdy (您好),” the man replied. He was very tall and had to stoop (弯腰) slightly to peer into the car.
My sisters Jill, Sharon, and I stared at the children, and they stared back at us.
“You’re getting wet standing here. Just a couple miles up the road there’s a shed (小棚) with a cover there, and some benches,” my father said. “Why don’t you all get in the car?”
The man thought about it for a moment, and then he waved to his family. They climbed into the car.
Once they settled in, my father looked back over his shoulder and asked the children if Santa had found them yet. Three unhappy faces gave him the answer.
“Well, I didn’t think so,” my father said, winking at my mother, “because when I saw Santa this morning, he told me that he was having trouble finding all, and he asked me if he could leave your toys at my house. We’ll just go to get them before I take you to the bus stop.”
All at once, the three children’s faces lit up, and they began to bounce around in the back seat, laughing and chattering.
When we got out of the car at our house, the three children ran through the front door and straight to the toys that were spread out under our Christmas tree. One of the girls spied Jill’s doll and hugged it to her breast. The little boy grabbed Sharon’s ball. And the other girl picked up something of mine.
We left them there at the bus stop in Winborn. As we drove away, I watched out the window as long as I could, looking back at the little girl hugging her new doll.
That was the Christmas when my sisters and I learned the joy of making others happy.

1. 1.

   The writer’s father U-turned in the middle of the road because ______.
   

   1. A.
      he could not stand the people at the service station
   2. B.
      he could not bear the thought of leaving the people behind
   3. C.
      he wanted to do something special for his parents
   4. D.
      he wanted to help the family standing in the rain
2. 2.

   The reason the father asked the kids if Santa had found them was probably that _____.
   

   1. A.
      he knew the mention of Santa would lift their spirits
   2. B.
      he once promised to receive them as guests in his house
   3. C.
      he wanted to avoid embarrassing the family
   4. D.
      he had met Santa and got the presents for the kids
3. 3.

   How did the author feel at the end of the story?
   

   1. A.
      She was pleased that they had been able to give the kids presents and make them happy.
   2. B.
      She was unhappy remembering that they had been late for the Christmas dinner.
   3. C.
      She was angry because she realized that she didn’t receive a Christmas gift that year.
   4. D.
      She was puzzled by why her father had done this on Christmas.
4. 4.

   What is the article mainly about?
   

   1. A.
      How my family found the lost Santa.
   2. B.
      The people at the service station.
   3. C.
      The art of celebrating Christmas.
   4. D.
      The joy of making others happy.

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面的短文，从A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

It was getting colder as my family ran out of the church, eager to get home. Across the street was a gas station where the bus  36  . It was closed for Christmas, but we noticed a family  37 outside the locked door, shaking in the rain. We talked about why they were there but soon I  38  all about them

When we got home，we received a call from my grandparents,  39  us to their house for the Christmas dinner. As we  40  through town, I noticed that the family was still there, standing outside the gas station

“Look at the children! That's just my 41 childhood. I must do something.” With these words，my father pulled off the road, and I saw the whole family: the parents and three children.

Rolling down his window，my father asked, “Waiting for the   42  ?”

“Yes.” the father replied _ 43 , “We're going to the nearby town where I have a brother and maybe a chance of  44 _. Out of work for two months now.”

“Well, that bus won't come for several hours, and you're getting _45 standing here.” my father 46  . “Why not get in the car and I'll drive you there．”

The man thought for a moment，and then he  47 . Once they got in，my father looked back _48  his shoulder and asked the children if Santa Claus had found them yet. The  49  faces gave him the answer

“Well，when I saw Santa Claus this morning,” my father said, winking (眨眼) at us, “he asked me if he could leave your toys at  50 .We'll just go to get them  51   I take you to your destination.”

All at once, the children's   52  lit up，and they began talking and laughing

When we got to our house, they  53  straight to the toys in our Christmas tree. One of the girls took Jill's doll. The little boy grabbed Sharon's ball．And the other girl picked up something of mine

It happened a long time ago, but I still remember the   54 on their faces. That was the Christmas when my sisters and I  55  the joy of making others happy

36．A．travelled       B．stayed               C．stopped         D．left

37．A . sitting          B．standing              C．holding           D．keeping

38．A．cared        B．argued                 C．worried          D．forgot

39．A．inviting        B．introducing     C．telling         D．forcing

40．A．flew         B．drove                 C．raced           D．walked

41．A．lucky          B．surpri sing             C．difficult    D．frightening

42．A．bus           B．time                 C．train             D．help

43．A．warmly        B．gently                C．shyly             D．angrily

44．A．a job          B．a dinner               C．a friend          D．a present

45．A．comfortable    B．sad                  C．wet             D．warm

46．A．explained       B．suggested             C．ordered           D．decided

47．A．added         B．sighed                C．nodded           D．refused

48．A．on            B．to                   C．from             D．over

49．A．excited        B．disappointed  C．worried           D．interested

50．A．the station                 B．the bus                    C．my car            D．my house

51．A．before          B．if                     C．once             D．when

52．A．words         B．faces                 C．lives     D．feelings

53．A．turned       B．jumped               C．ran              D．moved

54．A．anger                  B．surprise      C．tears             D．smiles

55．A．learned        B．practiced     C．recognized         D．made