Question

【題目】 Love in a Box

a valentine box

When I was a little girl, I found love in a box all because of a class assignment（作業(yè)）. On a Friday night I_________ at dinner table, "My teacher said we have to bring a box, a special box, for our valentines on Monday".

Mother said, "We'll see," and she continued eating.

What did "We'll see" mean? I had to have that box or my second grade Valentine's Day would be terrible. Maybe they didn't love me enough to help me with my_________.

All Saturday I waited_________ and with Sunday arriving, my worry

increased, but I knew an enquiry（詢問）about the box might cause anger or loud voice, for in my house children only asked once. More than that_____________ trouble.

Late Sunday afternoon, my father called me into the kitchen. The table was covered with colorful paper of different kinds. A(n)_____________ shoebox rested on top of it. A heavy stone dropped when Daddy said, "Let's get started on your project."

In the next hour my father packed the shoebox into a surprising valentine box. Colorful paper covered the ugly cardboard with red hearts posted to what I considered all the right places. He sang while he worked. When he finished, he was so pleased that a broad smile spread over his face. "What do you think of that?" he asked.

I answered him with a hug.

But inside, joy danced all the way to my heart. It was the rst time that my father devoted（傾注 ）so much___________ to me, for his world lled with work only.

The holiday party arrived, and my classmates put cards and presents into the valentine boxes. Laughter lled our classroom.

On the way home, I held out my valentine box for the world to___________. The love that lled it

meant more to me than all the valentines inside.

The valentine box became a symbol（ 象 征 ）of his love that___________ through several years of other Valentine's Days. He gave me other gifts through the years, but none ever compared with the old, empty shoebox.

【1】A.satB.servedC.saidD.appeared

【2】A.designB.planC.ideaD.project

【3】A.sadlyB.nervouslyC.patientlyD.disappointedly

【4】A.invitedB.tookC.savedD.had

【5】A.newB.bigC.attractiveD.empty

【6】A.moneyB.timeC.supportD.hope

【7】A.acceptB.respectC.admireD.recognize

【8】A.lastedB.keptC.spreadD.carried

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】A

【5】D

【6】B

【7】C

【8】A

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文，文章講述為了完成老師布置的情人節(jié)盒子的課題，做最后的父親幫助他把一個鞋盒改成了情人節(jié)的愛心盒子，讓作者感受到了父愛。

【1】

句意：在一個周五的晚上，我坐在餐桌旁說：“我的老師說為了周一的情人節(jié)，們必須帶一個盒子，一個特別的盒子。”

sat坐；served服務(wù)；said說；appeared出現(xiàn)。根據(jù)“My teacher said we have to bring a box, a special box, for our valentines on Monday”可知此處表示說話，用動詞said。故選C。

【2】

句意：也許他們不夠愛我來幫我完成這個課題。

design設(shè)計(jì)；plan計(jì)劃；idea主意；project課題，項(xiàng)目。根據(jù)后文“Let's get started on your project”可知此處指的是老師布置給作者的課題，用名詞project。故選D。

【3】

句意：整個周六我都緊張不安，隨著周日的到來，我的憂慮在增加。一個盒子的詢問可能會導(dǎo)致怒氣或大聲斥責(zé)，在我家，孩子有事只能問一次。

sadly傷心地；nervously緊張地；patiently有耐心地；disappointedly失望地。根據(jù)“my worry increased”可知作者在焦慮不安，用副詞nervously。 故選B。

【4】

句意：多問會惹麻煩。

invited邀請，引起，招致；took帶走；saved節(jié)��；had有。根據(jù)“for in my house children only asked once” 在我家，孩子有事只能問一次，此處表達(dá)“多問會招致麻煩”，此處用動詞invited。故選A。

【5】

句意：紙的上面放著一個空的鞋盒。

new新的；big大的；attractive吸引人的；empty空的。根據(jù)文章最后“the old, empty shoebox”可知此處指的是空的盒子，作者和父親對這個盒子進(jìn)行包裝改成情人節(jié)的盒子。故選D。

【6】

句意：這是我父親第一次花那么多時間給我，因?yàn)樗�的世界只有工作�?/span>

money錢；time時間；support支持；hope希望。根據(jù)“his world lled with work only”可知他的世界只有工作，此處表達(dá)花這么多時間給我，讓我很開心。用名詞time。故選B。

【7】

句意：在回家的路上，我手里拿著盒子讓世人欣賞。

accept接受；respect尊敬；admire欣賞，欽佩；recognize識別出。根據(jù)“held out my valentine box”可知此處表達(dá)“拿著盒子讓別人看去欣賞”用動詞admire。故選C。

【8】

句意：這個情人節(jié)的盒子成了父愛的標(biāo)志，這份愛持續(xù)經(jīng)歷了后來幾十年的情人節(jié)。

lasted持續(xù)；kept保持；spread擴(kuò)散；carried搬運(yùn)。根據(jù)“through several years of other Valentine's Days”可知此處表達(dá)“持續(xù)”，用動詞lasted。故選A。