Question

A few years ago when my youngest son Matt was eight years old, we were getting things together to take to the Salvation Army (救世軍) at Christmas time. The boys would go through their old 36  and give away what they didn’t 37 . I made cookies and got together blankets and clothes. After that Matt and I 38 the Christmas package to our local Salvation Army. We unloaded 39 and headed home.

40 we took the corner out of the parking lot, Matt 41 that a baseball glove he had put in the bag had 42 . He said, “Mom, we forgot my glove.” Just then he saw a little boy and his mom sitting on a bench on the side of a building 43 a small playground was. He said, “Mom, can we 44 so that I can give the glove to him?” I said, “ 45 .” And we drove to the side of the 46 and went through the gate.

Matt handed the boy the glove and said, “Here, Santa 47 me to give it to you.” He was so 48 to get it! His mom 49 and gave Matt a huge hug. Her eyes were full of tears. “It is the best 50 he could get,” she looked at us and said, “because the 51 thing I could get him this year was a baseball.”

When we got back in the car, Matt said to me, “Mom, God must have made me 52 the baseball glove inside so the little boy could have it — it was 53 to be!” That moment proved my 54 that everything happens for a 55 and I have tried my best to get people to see that ever since!

36. A. friends    B. ideas        C. toys             D. days

37. A. buy        B. eat          C. ensure          D. need

38. A. threw      B. delivered    C. posted          D. offered

39. A. everything  B. anything    C. something      D. nothing

40. A. When      B. Though     C. Until            D. Since

41. A. added      B. noticed      C. announced      D. remembered

42. A. found out  B. pointed out   C. missed out      D. fallen out

43. A. that        B. which        C. where          D. what

44. A. look over   B. climb over   C. pull over       D. roll over

45. A. Thanks     B. That’s right   C. You’re welcome  D. Sure

46. A. boy         B. road         C. bench           D. park

47. A. wanted     B. persuaded    C. allowed         D. forced

48. A. angry       B. nervous      C. happy          D. disappointed

49. A. sat down     B. stood up     C. went out      D. left behind

50. A. property    B. gift           C. material        D. information

51. A. first          B. worst       C. only            D. cheapest

52. A. leave        B. get           C. find            D. take

53. A. intended    B. planned      C. decided         D. meant

54. A. suggestion  B. chance        C. belief          D. thought

55. A. cause        B. reason        C. time           D. person

Answer 1

36-40 CDBAA 41-45 BDCCD 46-50 BACBB 51-55 CADCB

解析:

圣誕期間，作者和兒子向救世軍提供一些物品來救助窮人，卻忘記把一只棒球手套留下了。兒子隨后把那只手套給了一個最需要它的小男孩。

36. 根據語境可知，孩子們要翻一下自己的舊玩具，送給別人。

37.根據常識可知，他們送出去的東西一般是自己不再需要的。

38.根據后句中的unloaded可以推測，Matt和我把包裹送到當地的救世軍組織。

39.在那里，我們將帶去的所有東西卸下來，然后驅車回家。

40.根據后半句內容可知，這里指當我們到達停車場的拐角時，用when。

41. Matt注意到車內還有一只棒球手套。

42.他裝進袋子的棒球手套掉出來了。

43.一個小男孩和他的媽媽坐在一棟樓旁邊的長凳上，那里有個小操場。where引導定語從句。

44. Matt建議我把車停在路邊，他好把棒球手套送給那個小男孩。根據后面的we drove to the side可以得出答案。pull over意為“駛向路邊，向路邊停*”。

45.我非常贊成Matt的建議，因此爽快地答應了。

46.根據后半句內容可知，我們把車開到路邊，然后穿過了大門。

47. Matt將棒球手套遞給那個男孩，說：“這是圣誕老人讓我送給你的。”

48.男孩獲贈了一只棒球手套，當然很高興。

49.男孩的媽媽起身，給了Matt一個大大的擁抱。

50.男孩的媽媽說，這是男孩得到的最好的禮物。

51.因為今年她能給孩子的只有一個棒球。

52. Matt認為是上帝讓他將棒球手套落在了車里。

53. Matt認為這是上帝有意安排的。mean在這里表示“有意”。

54.根據that后面的內容可知，這是我的信念，故用belief。

55.我相信，任何事情的發生皆有其原因。