五、完形填空(共15分,每小题1.5分)
阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。
Mum’s Christmas Surprise
Molly ran back home from school and dropped her schoolbag on the sofa. Then on the table she saw “Mum’s Wish Book”
—a mail order catalog(商品目录) from a gift shop. “Mum,” she said excitedly to herself, “this year you’ll get the gloves you want!” Molly had walked a dog for a neighbor and saved her 31 all year to buy Mum the gloves.
She opened “Mum’s Wish Book” and hoped that she could find these 32 in it. Tears ran down her face when she saw the gloves in the catalog. Mum wouldn’t buy them for herself, because the family had a 33 time on the farm. She once heard Mum say to Dad, “Maybe some day, I’ll have the money to get them.”
Molly ran out by the back door and went straight to the post office. There she carefully filled out the order form torn from the catalog.
“I need to buy a stamp to 34 the form,” she said to Mr. Smith, the only worker in the post office.
“Umm, a pair of gloves?” said Mr. Smith, as he passed a stamp to her.
“Yes. It’s a Christmas gift for Mum, but please don’t tell her. It’s our 35 , OK?” Molly didn’t realize how white Mr. Smith’s beard was until that moment. In fact, he reminded her of Santa Claus.
As Molly walked back home, she decided to tell Dad her secret. “You’ve got to check the mailbox every day,” Molly said 36 to Dad. He nodded, with a big smile.
Coming home from school every day, Molly peeked at(偷看) Dad when Mum wasn’t 37 , but every time he shook his head.
On Christmas Eve, Dad came back from the mailbox, still empty handed. Molly felt 38 when she went to bed, because she didn’t have the gloves for Mum.
Before Christmas dinner, as Mum took the apple pies out of the oven, Molly began 39 the table. Suddenly, they heard someone pulling up the driveway. From the window they saw Mr. Smith making his way to the door, with a box in his hand. Mr. Smith 40 Mum the box, “I believe this is yours.”
Mum looked from Dad to Molly and opened the box. Her eyes lit up when she saw the gloves. “Oh, who bought these for me?” she asked.
“Santa did,” said Molly smilingly.
“Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas!” said Mr. Smith, with a loud laugh.
It was a Christmas that no one would ever forget.
31.A.time B.money C.energy D.food
32.A.flowers B.sunglasses C.gloves D.chocolates
33.A.hard B.lonely C.short D.busy
34.A.design B.check C.complete D.send
35.A.secret B.choice C.dream D.task
36.A.patiently B.doubtfully C.proudly D.quietly
37.A.working B.looking C.smiling D.talking
38.A.sad B.strange C.angry D.tired
39.A.pushing B.changing C.setting D.booking
40.A.bought B.handed C.lent D.returned
答案解析：
31. 根据“to buy Mum the gloves”可知，Molly攒钱给妈妈买手套，“save money”表示“攒钱”，所以选B。
32. 由前文“this year you’ll get the gloves you want!”可知，她希望在目录里找到手套，所以选C。
33. 根据“Mum wouldn’t buy them for herself”以及语境可知，家里农场日子艰难，“have a hard time”表示“过得很艰难”，所以选A。
34. 寄订单表格需要邮票，“send”有“寄;发送”的意思，所以选D。
35. 由“but please don’t tell her”可知，这是她们的秘密，“secret”表示“秘密”，所以选A。
36. Molly不想让妈妈知道这个秘密，所以是悄悄告诉爸爸，“quietly”表示“悄悄地”，所以选D。
37. 妈妈没看见的时候，Molly偷看爸爸，“looking”表示“看”，所以选B。
38. 平安夜还没收到手套，Molly睡觉时感到难过，“sad”表示“难过的”，所以选A。
39. “set the table”是固定短语，意为“布置桌子”，所以选C。
40. Smith先生把盒子递给妈妈，“handed”表示“递给”，所以选B。
