I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always. Not knowing we were poor, my kids(孩子们) just thought I was. I’ve always been glad about that. It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big for the kids was the fun of Christmas. They planned weeks ahead of time, asking what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for to share by all five of us. The big arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would back at the “Santa’s Workshop”. Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually. She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies— fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, to be angry again. This is what she told me： “I was looking thinking of what to buy, and I to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees’.One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.” I never felt so as I did that day.
试题分析：本文主要讲了“我”一个人独自抚养四个孩子，在圣诞节那天用省下来的钱让孩子们去买礼物，最后所有的孩子都买到了自己想要的，除了小女儿，后来我知道她用钱给一位贫困的小女孩买了娃娃，自己只买了一点糖果，我为自己有这么善良的孩子感到高兴。 【小题1】考查名词辨析. A“房顶，屋顶”B“帽子”C“天空”D“星星”，由 Money was always tight, but we had aover our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs知：钱总是很紧张，但是我们的头顶有房顶（有房子住），桌上有食物，身上有衣服。”故选A。 【小题2】考查形容词辨析。A“少，几乎没有”B“较少，更少”C“足够的”D“更多，较多”。由上文可知“我”和孩子们有食物、住所，推测if not a lot, always.意思是：如果说不是很多，但是足够了。故选C。 【小题3】考查形容词辨析。A“忙碌的”B“严肃的，严重的”C“（要求）严格的”D“温和的”，Not knowing we were poor, my kids(孩子们) just thought I was意思是：“孩子们不知道我家很穷，只是认为是我要求严格。”故选C。 【小题4】考查名词辨析。.A“努力，效果”B“房间”C“时间”D“钱”，It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. 意思是：“圣诞节到了，尽管没有钱去买许多的礼物，我们还是决定开一个家庭聚会来庆祝。”故选D。 【小题5】考查名词辨析。A“提高，发展”B“问题，难题”C“惊喜”D“兴奋”。由. But the big for the kids was the fun of Christmas.可知孩子们最兴奋的是去购物。故选D。 【小题6】考查名词辨析。A“购物”B“旅行”C“聚会”D“问候”。根据下文，他们去购物去了，可以推测出，孩子们最兴奋的是去购物。故选A。 【小题7】考查词组辨析。A. 有两个中的“另一个”的意思，表示(两个中的)另一个， 或其余的人或物，通常后面会加one，确指另一个。B. 彼此，互相 C. 一个接一个 D. 每隔一个。They planned weeks ahead of time, askingwhat they wanted for Christmas意思是：他们几周前就开始提前准备，互相询问想要什么礼物。故选B。 【小题8】考查名词辨析。A. 玩具B. 衣服C. 礼物D. 账单。I had saved $120 for to share by all five of us. 意思是:我节约了120美元去买礼物“presents”故选C。 【小题9】考查名词辨析。A. 一天；时期；白昼B. 机会 C. 支票D. 树。The big arrived.意思是:这个伟大的日子来到了。故选A。 【小题10】考查动词辨析。 A. 强迫B. 提醒C. 邀请D. 乞求，乞讨I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill andthem to look for gifts of about four dollars each.意思是：我给了每个孩子二十美元并且提醒他们去挑每个礼物四美元的，故选B。 【小题11】考查动词辨析。A“画，拉”B“停留”C“移动”D“遇见，遇到”We had two hours to shop; then we would back at the “Santa’s Workshop”.意思是：我们用两个小时去购物，然后再 “Santa’s Workshop”碰头（集合）。故选D。 【小题12】考查介词辨析。A“包括”B“除了„„之外还有„„”指更进一步的拥有包括所“除”事物在内。C.except用于表示同类事物之间的关系，其意为"除……以外"、"除去"。D“关于，至于”。everyone was in high Christmas spirits, my younger daughter意思是：所有人都很兴奋，除了我的小女儿。根据下文，小女儿仅买了一些糖果，五十美分的糖果。 故选C。 【小题13】考查形容词辨析。A“安静的”B“兴奋的”C“高兴的”D“惭愧的”由上下文推测 who was unusually我的小女儿平时很安静。故选A。 【小题14】考查连词辨析。A.自从…，自…算来，自…以来 B. 在……之后C. 当……的时候D. 在…以前；到…为止not……until……“直到„„才„„”，I was so angry, but I didn’t say anythingwe got home意思是：我很生气，但是到家之前什么也没说。故选D。 【小题15】考查词语辨析。A. 等待 B. 准备好；现成的C. 希望D. 害怕的 推测I called her into my bedroom and closed the door,to be angry again意思是到家后，我把她叫到我的卧室，关上门，准备再次生气！ 【小题16】考查词组辨析。look out“注意，小心”look over“检查，从上面看”look forward“期待，期盼”look around“四处看，四处转”，I was lookingthinking of what to buy意思是 小女孩边溜达边想去买什么。故选D。 【小题17】考查动词辨析。A“忘记”B“停下”C“失败”D“讨厌”And Ito read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees’这里是指小女孩溜达着看见了Giving Trees，就停下来去读上边的卡片。 故选B。 【小题18】考查动词辨析。A. 想要 B. 做 C. 得到D. 玩。由下文女儿把洋娃娃买给那个四岁的小女孩可推测and all shefor Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃)意思是：她圣诞节想要的就是一个洋娃娃。故选A。 【小题19】 考查动词辨析。A“造”B“搜索”C“买”D“去取来”。So I took the card off the tree and the doll for her意思是：我女儿把卡片拿下来，并把洋娃娃买给那个四岁的小女孩。故选C. 【小题20】考查形容词辨析。A“生气的”B“富有的”C“有耐心的”D“苦的，痛苦的”，作者从没有像那天那样感觉自己很富有（因为有这么一个善良的小女儿）。故选B 。 考点：考查记叙文阅读