二、完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。
The gift box from Aunt Maisy was covered in the old wallpaper. I laughed to myself, thinking how my aunt 11 that wallpaper for so many years. I couldn't 12 what gift Aunt Maisy would give me.
We never exchanged Christmas gifts 13. In fact, we only saw her and Uncle Chill a few times a year in summer because the distance 14 us was long. As Uncle Chill was gone, Mum and Dad 15 Aunt Maisy to come to spend Christmas with us.
In the beginning, I didn't plan to buy a Christmas gift for Aunt Maisy. But my mother 16 that I should go to buy one. I thought the boxed chocolates would be a 17 choice at first. But I quickly 18 the idea as Aunt Maisy shouldn't eat anything with sugar because of diabetes(糖尿病). Then some cute little packets of cookies caught my 19, with their labels saying that the cookies were "sugar-free" and "doctor-agreed". I was 20, remembering that Aunt Maisy said how much she missed her "sweets".
To this very day, I can still clearly remember the look of joy on Aunt Maisy's face 21 she opened the gift. It seemed that it was the finest gift she ever received.
Finally, my chance came. Inside the 22 were several old notebooks. The yellowed 23 were filled with Aunt Maisy's handwriting. What 24 me was that I found she recorded all of our summer visits. I didn't realize how much she 25 the time we spent together until then.
That Christmas, so long ago, still holds a special place in my heart.
()11. A. fixed
B. made
C. liked
D. kept
()12. A. imagine
B. forget
C. explain
D. discover
()13. A. right
B. once
C. before
D. again
()14. A. between
B. with
C. except
D. among
()15. A. allowed
B. invited
C. ordered
D. forced
()16. A. praised
B. announced
C. worried
D. insisted
()17. A. wrong
B. direct
C. great
D. strange
()18. A. looked up
B. gave up
C. picked up
D. made up
()19. A. voice
B. attention
C. breath
D. spirit
()20. A. excited
B. amazed
C. scared
D. bored
()21. A. as
B. if
C. because
D. though
()22. A. handbag
B. wallet
C. box
D. packet
()23. A. words
B. copies
C. pictures
D. pages
()24. A. satisfied
B. surprised
C. encouraged
D. enjoyed
()25. A. killed
B. saved
C. valued
D. managed

11. D 解析:句意:我暗自发笑,心想我阿姨怎么能保留那张壁纸这么多年。fixed“修理”;made“制作”;liked“喜欢”;kept“保留”。根据“...that wallpaper for so many years.”可知,这里表示阿姨保留旧壁纸多年。故选D。
12. A 解析:句意:我无法想象Maisy阿姨会送我什么礼物。imagine“想象”;forget“忘记”;explain“解释”;discover“发现”。根据“...what gift Aunt Maisy would give me.”可知,这里表示难以想象礼物是什么。故选A。
13. C 解析:句意:我们以前从未交换过圣诞礼物。right“正确的”;once“曾经”;before“以前”;again“再次”。根据下句“In fact, we only saw her and Uncle Chill a few times a year in summer...”可知,这里强调以前没交换过礼物。故选C。
14. A 解析:句意:事实上,我们一年只在夏天见过她和Chill叔叔几次,因为我们之间距离很远。between“在两者之间”;with“和”;except“除了”;among“在三者及以上之间”。根据“...us was long.”可知,这里说的是我们和“她与Chill叔叔”两者之间的距离。故选A。
15. B 解析:句意:因为Chill叔叔去世了,爸爸妈妈邀请Maisy阿姨来和我们一起过圣诞节。allowed“允许”;invited“邀请”;ordered“命令”;forced“强迫”。根据“Aunt Maisy to come to spend Christmas with us.”可知,这里表示邀请阿姨来过圣诞节。故选B。
16. D 解析:句意:但我妈妈坚持要我去买一个礼物。praised“赞扬”;announced“宣布”;worried“担心”;insisted“坚持”。根据“I didn't plan to buy a Christmas gift for Aunt Maisy. But my mother...”可知,作者一开始没打算给Maisy阿姨买圣诞礼物,但是后来去买了,是妈妈坚持让作者去做。故选D。
17. C 解析:句意:起初我认为盒装巧克力会是个不错的选择。wrong“错误的”;direct“直接的”;great“很棒的”;strange“奇怪的”。根据“...choice at first.”及“But”可知,这里表示一开始觉得巧克力是很棒的选择。故选C。
18. B 解析:句意:但我很快放弃了这个想法,因为Maisy阿姨因为糖尿病不能吃任何含糖的东西。looked up“查阅”;gave up“放弃”;picked up“捡起”;made up“编造”。根据“...the idea as Aunt Maisy shouldn't eat anything with sugar because of diabetes.”可知,作者知道阿姨有糖尿病后,就放弃了送巧克力的想法。故选B。
19. B 解析:句意:然后一些可爱的小包装饼干引起了我的注意,它们的标签上写着这些饼干是“无糖”和“医生认可的”。voice“声音”;attention“注意”;breath“呼吸”;spirit“精神”。根据“Then some cute little packets of cookies caught my...”可知,catch one's attention是固定搭配,意为“引起某人的注意”。故选B。
20. A 解析:句意:我很兴奋,想起Maisy阿姨说过她多么想念“甜食”。excited“兴奋的”;amazed“惊讶的”;scared“害怕的”;bored“无聊的”。根据“...remembering that Aunt Maisy said how much she missed her ‘sweets’.”可知,这里表示找到适合阿姨的礼物,作者很兴奋。故选A。
21. A 解析:句意:直到今天,我仍然能清楚地记得Maisy阿姨打开礼物时脸上喜悦的神情。as“当……时”;if“如果”;because“因为”;though“尽管”。根据“To this very day, I can still clearly remember the look of joy on Aunt Maisy's face”和“she opened the gift”可知,这里表示打开礼物时,用as引导时间状语从句。故选A。
22. C 解析:句意:盒子里有几本旧笔记本。handbag“手提包”;wallet“钱包”;box“盒子”;packet“口袋”。根据前文可知,这里指“我”打开了“盒子”,即Maisy阿姨送的gift box(礼品盒)。故选C。
23. D 解析:句意:泛黄的书页上写满了Maisy阿姨的笔迹。words“单词”;copies“副本”;pictures“图片”;pages“书页”。根据“...were filled with Aunt Maisy's handwriting.”可知,这里说笔记本上的书页。故选D。
24. B 解析:句意:让我惊讶的是,我发现她记录了我们一起度过的所有夏日时光。satisfied“使满意”;surprised“使惊讶”;encouraged“鼓励”;enjoyed“享受”。根据“...me was that I found she recorded all of our summer visits.”可知,这里表示发现阿姨记录这些事,作者很惊讶。故选B。
25. C 解析:句意:我没有意识到她是多么珍视这些拜访,直到那时我才明白她是多么想念我们。killed“杀死”;saved“拯救”;valued“珍视”;managed“管理”。根据“...the time we spent together until then.”可知,这里表示阿姨珍视和家人相处的时光。故选C。