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三、阅读教材 P29 的课文，完成短文填空
请从方框内选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使文章完整连贯。注意每空一词，每词仅用一次，有两词为多余选项。
an certain couple worry chain treasure he sell dollar when famous at
“The Gift of the Magi” is a short story by the American writer O. Henry. He is
The story is about Della and Jim, a young
It’s Christmas Eve. Della wants to buy Jim a gift, but she only has 1.87. It is _________5_________ not enough. Finally, she cuts and _________6_________ her hair to buy a nice chain for Jim’s watch.
_________7_________ Jim comes home, he’s shocked to see Della’s hair is gone. At first, Della thinks he’s angry with her. But Jim has a surprise for her too—he bought her _________8_________ expensive set of combs. How does he do it? Jim has sold _________9_________ watch to buy the combs!
In the end, Della and Jim have no money, and their gifts seem “useless” now. But O. Henry doesn’t want us to laugh _________10_________ them. He writes that “they are the wisest” at the end, because they have something more important than money—love.
1. _________ 2. _________ 3. _________ 4. _________ 5. _________
6. _________ 7. _________ 8. _________ 9. _________ 10. _________
请从方框内选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使文章完整连贯。注意每空一词，每词仅用一次，有两词为多余选项。
an certain couple worry chain treasure he sell dollar when famous at
“The Gift of the Magi” is a short story by the American writer O. Henry. He is
famous
1 for writing stories with surprising endings, and “The Gift of the Magi” may be the most famous of all his works.The story is about Della and Jim, a young
couple
2 who don’t have much money. Jim makes 20 each week, but 8 of that goes to their flat rent (租金). They _________3_________ about money every day. Though they’re poor, they each have one special _________4_________: Della has beautiful hair, and Jim has his gold watch.It’s Christmas Eve. Della wants to buy Jim a gift, but she only has 1.87. It is _________5_________ not enough. Finally, she cuts and _________6_________ her hair to buy a nice chain for Jim’s watch.
_________7_________ Jim comes home, he’s shocked to see Della’s hair is gone. At first, Della thinks he’s angry with her. But Jim has a surprise for her too—he bought her _________8_________ expensive set of combs. How does he do it? Jim has sold _________9_________ watch to buy the combs!
In the end, Della and Jim have no money, and their gifts seem “useless” now. But O. Henry doesn’t want us to laugh _________10_________ them. He writes that “they are the wisest” at the end, because they have something more important than money—love.
1. _________ 2. _________ 3. _________ 4. _________ 5. _________
6. _________ 7. _________ 8. _________ 9. _________ 10. _________
答案
1. famous
2. couple
3. worry
4. treasure
5. certainly
6. sells
7. When
8. an
9. his
10. at
2. couple
3. worry
4. treasure
5. certainly
6. sells
7. When
8. an
9. his
10. at
解析
【分析】
先通读短文理解其为《麦琪的礼物》的相关内容，明确每个空的语境、所需词性，结合方框词汇，考虑词形变化（如动词第三人称单数、副词转换、冠词搭配、代词形式等），同时借助固定搭配和语法规则，逐一确定每个空的正确词汇及形式。
【解析】
1. 固定搭配be famous for表示“因……而著名”，此处指欧·亨利因写有意外结局的故事闻名，故填famous。
2. 此处指Della和Jim是一对年轻夫妇，a young后接名词，方框中couple（夫妇）符合语境，故填couple。
3. 固定搭配worry about表示“担心”，主语为they，时态为一般现在时，故填worry。
4. special后接名词，结合语境“各自有一件特别的宝贝”，方框中treasure（宝贝）符合，故填treasure。
5. 此处修饰形容词enough，需用副词，方框中certain的副词形式certainly（当然）符合，故填certainly。
6. 与前面的cuts并列，主语为she，时态为一般现在时，动词用第三人称单数形式，方框中sell的第三人称单数是sells，故填sells。
7. 此处引导时间状语从句，意为“当……的时候”，方框中When符合，故填When。
8. expensive以元音音素开头，不定冠词用an，修饰“一套昂贵的梳子”，故填an。
9. 此处指代Jim的手表，用形容词性物主代词his，故填his。
10. 固定搭配laugh at表示“嘲笑”，故填at。
【答案】
1. famous 2. couple 3. worry 4. treasure 5. certainly 6. sells 7. When 8. an 9. his 10. at
【知识点】
词汇运用、固定搭配、冠词用法
【点评】
本题围绕《麦琪的礼物》展开短文填空，考查学生对核心词汇的掌握、语境理解及词形变化能力，涉及基础语法知识，是常见的词汇运用类题型。
【难度系数】
0.6
先通读短文理解其为《麦琪的礼物》的相关内容，明确每个空的语境、所需词性，结合方框词汇，考虑词形变化（如动词第三人称单数、副词转换、冠词搭配、代词形式等），同时借助固定搭配和语法规则，逐一确定每个空的正确词汇及形式。
【解析】
1. 固定搭配be famous for表示“因……而著名”，此处指欧·亨利因写有意外结局的故事闻名，故填famous。
2. 此处指Della和Jim是一对年轻夫妇，a young后接名词，方框中couple（夫妇）符合语境，故填couple。
3. 固定搭配worry about表示“担心”，主语为they，时态为一般现在时，故填worry。
4. special后接名词，结合语境“各自有一件特别的宝贝”，方框中treasure（宝贝）符合，故填treasure。
5. 此处修饰形容词enough，需用副词，方框中certain的副词形式certainly（当然）符合，故填certainly。
6. 与前面的cuts并列，主语为she，时态为一般现在时，动词用第三人称单数形式，方框中sell的第三人称单数是sells，故填sells。
7. 此处引导时间状语从句，意为“当……的时候”，方框中When符合，故填When。
8. expensive以元音音素开头，不定冠词用an，修饰“一套昂贵的梳子”，故填an。
9. 此处指代Jim的手表，用形容词性物主代词his，故填his。
10. 固定搭配laugh at表示“嘲笑”，故填at。
【答案】
1. famous 2. couple 3. worry 4. treasure 5. certainly 6. sells 7. When 8. an 9. his 10. at
【知识点】
词汇运用、固定搭配、冠词用法
【点评】
本题围绕《麦琪的礼物》展开短文填空，考查学生对核心词汇的掌握、语境理解及词形变化能力，涉及基础语法知识，是常见的词汇运用类题型。
【难度系数】
0.6
