单选题 Text
Christmas was a (23) affair when I grew up. There were just my parents and I. I vowed (24) someday I' d marry and have six children, and at Christmas my house would (25) with energy and love.
I found the man (26) shared my dream, but we had not reckoned (27) the possibility of (28) . Undaunted, we applied (29) adoption, and then he arrived.
We called him Our Christmas Boy (30) he came to us during that season of joy. Then nature surprised us again. We (31) two biological children to the family—not as many as we had (32) for, but three made an entirely satisfactory (33) .
As Our Christmas Boy grew, he made it clear that only he had the expertise to select and (34) the Christmas tree. He rushed the season, starting his gift list in November. He pressed us into singing carols, our froglike voices contrasting (35) his (36) gift of perfect pitch. Each holiday he (37) us up, leading us through a round of merry chaos.
Then, on his 26th Christmas, he left us in a car accident (38) his way home to his wife and infant daughter. But first he had stopped (39) the family home to decorate our tree.
(40) -stricken, his father and I sold our home, where memories (41) every room, and moved away. Seventeen years later, we grew old enough to return home, and (42) into a small quiet house, like the house of my childhood. Our other son and daughter had married and had begun their own Christmas traditions in another part of the country.
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单选题 [A] quite [B] noisy [C] crowed [D] quiet
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查形容词辨析，根据上下文，“家中只有3个人”，故判断不会很热闹。选D合适。quite很，非常；quiet安静的。
单选题 [A] that [B] which [C] what [D] who
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查宾语从句，引导词用法。此处应用that.
单选题 [A] tremble [B] vibrate [C] violate [D] filled
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查动词辨析。tremble(因冷或饥饿)颤抖；vibrate(使)颤抖，(使)振动，可做及物也可做不及物动词，此处为不及物动词，vibrate with energy and love译为充满活力和爱意地颤动；violate违反，违背，如violate the law(违法)；fill填满，填充，be filled with sth充满某物。
单选题 [A] what [B] whom [C] who [D] that
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查定语从句。此处修饰人，且先行词在从句中做主语。故选C。
单选题 [A] at [B] on [C] in [D] to
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查固定搭配。reckon on sth认识到。
单选题 [A] infertile [B] fertile [C] infertility [D] fertility
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查词义辨析。根据语法，此空应为名词，故先排除，infertile(贫瘠的，无生育能力的)和fertile(肥沃的)相对应。后文谈到夫妻去领养孩子，故选infertility(贫脊，无生育能力)正确。
单选题 [A] to [B] in [C] into [D] for
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查介词搭配。apply for sth. ，故选D。
单选题 [A] while [B] when [C] because of [D] because
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查连词用法。根据上下文，此两句为因果关系，故选D。
单选题 [A] added [B] sent [C] filled [D] replenish
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查动词辨析。add增加；sent(send的过去式)派送；filled填满，填充；replenish添满，装满。故选A。
单选题 [A] hoped [B] eager [C] long [D] respected
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查动词辨析。hope for sth/be eager for sth/long for sth。此处用现在完成时，故选A。
单选题 [A] harmony [B] order [C] balance [D] crowd
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查名词词义辨析。harmony和谐，和睦；order顺序；balance平衡；crowd人群。故选D。
单选题 [A] make up [B] cut [C] dedicate [D] decorate
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查动词辨析。make up化妆，化妆品；cut砍，剪；dedicate致力于，献身于；decorate装饰，装扮。故选D。
单选题 [A] in [B] against [C] with [D] to
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查介词搭配，contrast with sth. 与某物形成鲜明对比。
单选题 [A] eloquent [B] talkative [C] musical [D] Sound
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查形容词辨析。eloquent雄辩的，口才好的；talkative健谈的，能说会道的；musical音乐方面的，音乐般的；sound好的，优良的，据上下文前说“froglike voices”，故选C。
单选题 [A] promoted [B] stirred [C] stimulated [D] fired
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查动词辨析。promote提拔，升职；stir up激起，鼓动；stimulate激发，激起，为及物动词；fire解雇，开除。故选B。
单选题 [A] on [B] at [C] to [D] in
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查固定搭配：on one's way home。
单选题 [A] at [B] by [C] in [D] around
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查固定搭配。stop by顺便来访。
单选题 [A] Hatred [B] Grief [C] Wariness [D] Zest
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查名词辨析。hatred厌恶，憎恨；grief悲伤，痛苦；wariness小心，谨慎；zest热情，兴奋。据上下文，主人公的儿子去世了，故选B。
单选题 [A] connected with [B] linked with [C] clung to [D] stick to
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查短语辨析。connect with与…联接，关联；link with意同connect with; cling to过于依恋，感情上依靠；stick to坚持，不动摇。故选C。
单选题 [A] inhabited [B] settled [C] set [D] lived
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查动词辨析。inhabit栖息，居住；settle into迁入新居，安顿；set安置，订制；live住，居住，故选B。