单选题 As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas (36) for her father.
She (37) that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was (38) satisfied with perfume. (39) , shopping at this time of the year was a most (40) job. People (41) on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost (42) you over in their hurry in order to (43) something cheap ahead of you.
Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on (44) . "They are (45) silk," the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to (46) her to buy one. But Edith knew from past (47) that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance, (48) where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes on sale and the (49) were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate for long. Although her father (50) smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was (51) to please him.
When she got home, with her small but (52) present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already (53) table. Her mother was in great (54) . "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was so (55) that she could not say a single word.

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[精解] 由下文可知，伊迪丝在为父亲选择一件圣诞节礼物。所以本题的答案选D。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[精解] 由上下文可知，伊迪丝希望她的父亲能像她母亲一样容易被取悦。wish接that从句时一般表示某种强烈而又难以实现的愿望，这时用虚拟语气，而hope表示的是可以实现或能达到的希望。从上文“她意识到为她的父亲准备一个圣诞节礼物有多难。”可知她的父亲是不容易被取悦的。而且本句中 he的后而用were，可见是虚拟语气。所以答案选B。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[精解] 根据he were as easy to please as her mother，可以断定这里应填always。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[精解] 文章说的是圣诞节购物的事情，根据常识及下文判断，圣诞节购物肯定是人很多很挤，“给她的父亲买东西很难”和这里应该是顺承的关系，所以应用besides。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[精解] 圣诞节购物人多又挤，这当然不是一件令人高兴的事。所以本题的答案选A。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[精解] 这里的意思是踩到某人的脚。所以应该用step。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[精解] 这里考查的是动词短语。knock over的意思是“撞倒，打翻”。根据文意答案选D。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[精解]根据文意，人们之所以你推我挤来购物，目的是为了能在你的前面发现便宜货。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[精解]be on show是固定词组，意为“陈列着”。所以本题的答案选B。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[精解]silk意为“丝绸”。real silk意思是“真丝”。所以本题的答案选A。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[精解] try to persuade sb. to do sth. 是固定用法，意思是“试图劝说某人做某事”。所以本题的答案选D。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[精解] 根据文意可知，售货员试图说服伊迪丝买一条领带，但从过去的经验中她知道她选择的领带很难使父亲满意。所以本题的答案选A。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[精解] 根据文意可知，伊迪丝在一个有一些男人聚集的柜台前停了下来。所以本题的答案选A。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[精解] 这里是说烟斗的形状很好看。所以本题的答案选C。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[精解] although 引导的从句与主句之间表示的是转折关系，从后面伊迪丝认为这个一定能让他高兴，可知前面说的是她的父亲不常用烟斗吸烟，所以答案选C。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[精解] 从后文她最终买了烟斗可以推知，她认为这个烟斗肯定会使父亲满意。本题的答案选D。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[精解] 从上文可知，这份小礼物是被精心挑选的。所以本题的答案选B。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[精解] be at table是固定词组，意为“在进餐”。所以本题的答案选D。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[精解] 由后文的she told her daughter happily可知，因为父亲决定戒烟，母亲很高兴。所以本题的答案选A。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[精解] 伊迪丝对父亲戒烟应是感到惊讶，闲为她买的礼物又不合适了。所以本题的答案选C。