Question

Ever since I was little, my favourite season was winter. I loved to play in the snow and enjoy the hot chocolate.

__46_ , winter never gave me the special gift of snow on my birthday. I would ask my grand­mother _47__ it didn' t snow on my birthday. She would laugh and tell me I asked too many ques­tions. __48__ one day, she promised(許諾)that she would make it snow on my next birthday.

That year, __49__my birthday, my grandmother died.  I was sad but angry because she had promised to make it snow. The day of my sixth birthday, I woke up and ran to the window, __50_ to see just one snowflake. But there was no snow. I felt mad at my grandmother. She had broken a promise.

By my sixteenth birthday, I _51_all hope of getting my snow, even though I still wished for __52_ . During my party, I stayed with my friends and family and was truly happy. I __53__ the best time ever! Then I saw the white snow __54__ down all around. I was so excited that I ran a­round screaming(尖叫) and laughing. My friends all laughed ___55__ me, but I didn't care.

When I __56__ home, my grandpa said he had a gift for me. I was __57__ because he had given me a gift. It was a small white box, which looked old. I opened it. There was a crystal snow-

flake(冰晶雪花) with a card that __58__ , "Happy Birthday. "

How could this be? My grandpa said it was my grandmother's final __59_ on my "sweet six­teenth". I cried.

I was _ 60   that my smiling grandmother angel was and had been watching over me.

46. A. Certainly      B. Unfortunately       C. Importantly       D. Luckily

47. A. when         B. how               C. whether          D. why

48. A. But           B. Or                C. Then            D. So

49. A. on            B. after              C. before           D. in

50. A. hoped         B. hoping            C. to hope          D. hope

51. A. was losing     B. lost               C. would lose       D. had lost

52. A. it            B. her                C. him             D. me

53. A. had          B. was                C. played           D. feared

54. A. fell          B. to fall              C. fallen            D. falling

55. A. with         B.at                  C.from             D. off

56. A. arrived at     B. remained            C. got              D. entered

57. A. excited       B. confused            C. pleased           D. frustrated

58. A. wrote        B.said                 C. explained         D. appeared

59. A. order        B. mistake              C. wish             D. decision

60. A. certain       B. angry                C. sad              D. anxious

Answer 1

本文介紹了小作者從小就喜歡雪，希望在生日那天得到雪。她的祖母就許諾會給她的，不幸地是她的祖母在生日前去世了。她很生氣。后來，結(jié)果證明了她的祖母臨終的愿望也沒有忘記給她禮物。

46. B 根據(jù)句意“在我生日那天，冬天從來都沒有給我一個特殊的禮物。”所以，應(yīng)該是“不幸地”。故選B。

47. C when意為“什么時候”；how意“如何”；whether意為“是否”；why意為“為什么”。句意為“我將問問我的奶奶為什么在我生日那天不下雪。”故選C。

48. A根據(jù)上文中提到了“大笑”和下文的“許諾”，所以，應(yīng)該表示轉(zhuǎn)折。故選A。

49. C 根據(jù)下文，作者還沒有過生日，所以“在生日之前”。故選C。

50. B  hoping在此表示現(xiàn)在分詞做伴隨狀語。故選B。

51. D 句意為“在我16歲生日的時候，我已經(jīng)失去了得到雪的所以希望。”根據(jù)標(biāo)志詞by可以判斷用過去進(jìn)行時態(tài)。故選D。

52. A 用it來指代“雪”，snow不可數(shù)，故選A。

53. A have the best time“表示過得很快樂。”故選A。

54. D 句意為“我看到白雪四處飄下。”see sth. doing意為“看到事情正在發(fā)生”。故選D。

55. B l augh at sb.意為“嘲笑某人”。故選B。

56. C 句意為“當(dāng)我到家的時候”。arrive at 意為“到達(dá)”；remain意為“保持”；get to意為“到達(dá)”；enter意為“進(jìn)入”。因?yàn)閔ome為副詞，所以，不能加介詞。故選C。

57. B 因?yàn)樽髡咭呀?jīng)收到了禮物，所以，當(dāng)他爺爺說再給他禮物的時候，他感到很迷惑。故選B。

58.B 句意為“有一個半隱半現(xiàn)的一片水晶雪花和一張寫著‘生日快樂’的賀卡。”表示寫著用“said”故選B。

59. C 句意為“它是我祖母的臨終愿望”。故選C。

60. A 句意為“我向我面帶微笑的天使般的祖母默默祈禱，我肯定她正護(hù)佑著我。她一直護(hù)佑著我。”“certain”表示“確信的”。故選A。