厦门自主招生英语10.doc

完形填空 (本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Why did I come today? I wondered. My Christmas 16 contained (包含) several people that claimed they wanted nothing. But I knew their feelings would be hurt 17 I didn’t buy them anything, so gift buying was fun. Hurriedly, I finished shopping and 18 the long checkout lines. In front of me were a boy of about 5 and a younger girl. She carried a beautiful pair of 19 shoes. When we finally reached the cashier’s desk, the girl 20 placed the shoes on the counter. She treated them as if they were a 21 . “That will be $6.09,” the cashier said. The boy 22 his pockets. He finally came up with $3.12. “I guess we will have to put them back,” he said. “We will come back some other time, maybe tomorrow.” “But Jesus (耶稣) would have loved these shoes,” a soft cry broke from the 23 . “Well, we’ll go home and work some more. Don’t cry. We’ll surely 24 ,” he said. Quickly I 25 $3.00 to the cashier. These children had waited in line for a long time. And, after all, it was Christmas. Suddenly a pair of 26 came around me and a small voice gratefully said, “Thank you, lady.” “What did you 27 when you said Jesus would like the shoes?” I asked. The boy answered, “Our mommy is 28 and going to heaven (天堂). Daddy said she might go before Christmas to be with Jesus.” The girl spoke, “My Sunday school teacher said the streets in heaven are shiny gold, just like these shoes. Won’t mommy be 29 walking on those streets in these shoes?” My eyes flooded as I looked into her tear-streaked face. “Yes,” I answered, “I am sure she will.” Silently I thanked God for using these children to 30 me of the true spirit of giving. 16. A. plan B. shopping C. goods D. list 17. A. unless B. because C. if D. since 18. A. joined B. watched C. attended D. gathered 19. A. cotton B. leather C. silver D. gold 20. A. carefully B. quickly C. shyly D. prou