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How old was I? I can’t remember. Maybe I was only 10. It was the first 16without my father because he was away for something. He left me to fill that sad place in my mother’s heart. It was the Christmas when I stopped being a 17and tried to play Father Christmas myself. I really wanted to make it happy and bright again. It was the Christmas of the 18.
Mom first saw the coat at Tobias, a nice 19shop in our town’s little shopping mall. It was dark green. And it was a 20, heavy, wool dress coat. Mom pulled it out from the rack(架) and held it up. “Long enough,” she said in a low voice and 21.
“I need a new coat,” Mom smiled before the mirror. She looked good on any clothes, 22this coat suited her much better. She looked at the 23, then hung the coat back on the rack, standing there once more to 24
Eighty-seven dollars. But I decided to buy it for her. As we moved on 25the mall, I found some excuse to return and asked one of the Tobias ladies to 26the coat.
I helped clean every yard(庭院) in our neighbourhood—some yards twice, and soon I got the coat. The store ladies helped me put it in their biggest 27with bright blue paper and thick silver ribbon(丝带). I don’t remember 28I got it home, but I can still feel the wonderful 29and pride that filled me. I would imagine the big space which the box would take up under our tree. Here it was—joy, peace and 30—all in the box, waiting for Mom’s surprise.
【小题1】A．Easter B．Christmas C．Halloween D．Thanksgiving【小题2】A．childB．son C．student D．teacher【小题3】A．tree B．bag C．coat D．ribbon【小题4】A．children’s B．women’s C．girl’s D．men’s【小题5】A．big B．wide C．thin D．long【小题6】A．tried it on B．put it on C．kept it on D．turned it on【小题7】A．though B．or C．for D．and【小题8】A．price B．design C．color D．material【小题9】A．taste B．feel C．sound D．smell【小题10】A．through B．over C．past D．across【小题11】A．sell B．send C．keep D．wash【小题12】A．tank B．basket C．bag D．box【小题13】A．how B．why C．whether D．when【小题14】A．development B．excitement C．improvementD．advertisement【小题15】A．courage B．confidence C．love D．honestyB
答案：
(答案→)B
解析：
【小题1】根据后文内容提到的Christmas，可知本题选B
【小题2】根据后文内容说自己充当父亲的角色，故选A
【小题3】根据下文呢的内容Mom first saw the coat at Tobias可知答案为C
【小题4】根据上文提到的衣服可知道是给母亲的， 故选B
【小题5】根据后文内容Mom pulled it out from the rack(架) and held it up. “Long enough,可知答案为D
【小题6】try it on，表示试穿，符合上下文语境，故选A
【小题7】根据上下文的联系可知答案为D
【小题8】根据上下文的内容可知答案为A。
【小题9】根据后文内容the smooth brush of wool.，可知答案为B，表示感觉…。
【小题10】在…内部穿过，用through，故选A
【小题11】根据下文的意思可知作者是要商店的店员将衣服留在那儿，故选C
【小题12】根据上文的内容可知答案为D，即将衣服装在盒子里。
【小题13】根据下文的联系可知答案为A
【小题14】根据上下文的意思可知答案为B为兴奋的意思。
【小题15】根据上文的内容可知答案为C。
