五、阅读短文,选词填空。
paper decided got home thanked
Yesterday was my father's birthday. My family 1. to give him a surprise (惊喜). And he 2. many presents from my family. My mum asked me to buy some balloons. I also bought my father a 3. spaceship. My big sister bought some fruit. Then we made a small but delicious cake together. After the bell rang, my father came back 4. . We shouted "Happy birthday!" and showed the presents to him. He 5. us for the presents. We were very happy.

1. decided 2. got
3. paper 4. home
5. thanked

【分析】首先通读短文，把握短文大意是讲述给爸爸过生日的经历，明确时态为一般过去时。然后结合每个空的前后语境，分析所需词汇的词性、词义，匹配给出的词汇，同时注意动词的过去式形式，最终确定每个空的正确答案。
【解析】1. 句意为“我的家人决定给他一个惊喜”，decide to do sth.是固定搭配，此处用一般过去式，故填decided；2. 句意为“他从家人那里收到很多礼物”，get presents表示收到礼物，get的过去式为got，故填got；3. 句意为“我还给爸爸买了一个纸做的宇宙飞船”，paper作定语修饰spaceship，表示“纸制的”，故填paper；4. 句意为“爸爸回家了”，come back home是固定短语，意为“回家”，故填home；5. 句意为“他感谢我们的礼物”，thank sb. for sth.是固定搭配，thank的过去式为thanked，故填thanked。
【答案】1. decided 2. got 3. paper 4. home 5. thanked
【知识点】一般过去时、动词词义辨析、名词作定语
【点评】本题是基础选词填空题，结合生日场景语境，考查核心词汇掌握及时态运用，难度较低，适合巩固基础。
【难度系数】0.8

六、父母生日该送什么样的礼物呢？读一读 Simon 的故事，选出最佳选项。
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It's going to be my father's birthday. What can I give him? I don't have much money(钱). I want to give him some sweets or a new shirt, but he really doesn't eat many sweets and he has lots of clothes. I once(曾经) watched him on a weekend. He washed the car, cut the grass and watered the plants. I got an idea. I wrote something on a piece of paper. "I will wash the car and water the plants every weekend for the summer. Happy birthday!" I gave my "gift" to him. He said, "It's a very thoughtful gift. It's from your heart(内心). I love it." I did all those things for my dad in that summer. We were very happy.
A good gift doesn't have to be something expensive(昂贵的). A good gift shows how much you care(关心) for others.
()1. Simon wants to give his dad at first.
A. lots of clothes
B. money
C. sweets or a shirt
()2. Simon for his dad in that summer.
A. washed the car and cut the grass
B. washed the car and watered the plants
C. washed the car, cut the grass and watered the plants
()3. The word "thoughtful" means "" in Chinese.
A. 经过深思熟虑的
B. 便宜的
C. 随意的
()4. The best title(标题) for the passage(短文) is "".
A. A Lovely Gift
B. An Interesting Gift
C. A Special Gift
()5. A good gift .
A. has to be something expensive
B. doesn't have to be from one's heart
C. can show how much you care for others

1. C 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. C

【分析】
先通读全文，理解Simon为父亲挑选生日礼物的过程及文章主旨；做每道题时，定位原文对应内容，结合语境分析选项：1题查找Simon最初想送的礼物；2题定位夏天为父亲做的事；3题结合上下文猜测词义；4题归纳文章标题；5题查找关于好礼物的描述。
【解析】
1. 定位原文“I want to give him some sweets or a new shirt”，可知Simon最初想给父亲送糖果或衬衫，对应选项C。
2. 定位原文“I will wash the car and water the plants every weekend for the summer”，可知那个夏天Simon为父亲洗车和浇植物，对应选项B。
3. 结合语境，父亲评价礼物“来自内心”，说明是用心准备的，“thoughtful”意为“经过深思熟虑的”，对应选项A。
4. 文章讲述Simon用特别的方式（做家务）给父亲送生日礼物，突出礼物的特殊性，最佳标题为“A Special Gift”，对应选项C。
5. 定位最后一段“A good gift shows how much you care for others”，可知好的礼物能表达对他人的关心，对应选项C。
【答案】
1.C 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、词义猜测
【点评】
本文是贴近生活的英语阅读理解材料，考查学生的细节查找、词义猜测及主旨归纳能力，传递了“礼物的价值在于心意而非价格”的积极观念，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.8