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One Christmas a pastor(牧师) received a telephone call from the teacher who was a member of his church. His voice was filled with __1__ as he asked his pastor for help. On the last day before school was out for the __2__， a six－year－old boy came into his __3__ with a note. It was from his father. The note read, “Please __4__ my son if you can. His mother recently ran off and left us , and last week I __5__ my job. I have never had to ask for help before, but could you make it __6__ for him to have a __7__ for Christmas？”
As the pastor heard that story, he felt __8__ that father and his son. He__9__ to help and decided to ask his own children to take part in __10__ the gift of giving. That afternoon they went to a grocery store and ____11__ food for the man and his son. Next, they went to a toy store and each child bought a present for the boy.
Later that afternoon they drove to the small house __12__ paint and repairs and knocked on the door. When the man __13__ the door and saw the pastor and his children holding groceries and gifts, he was deeply __14__．
The little boy, whose eyes were as __15__ as saucers(碟子) when he saw the gifts, did not first reach out to __16__ them but rather reached out to the __17__ and gave him a big hug(拥抱). He looked up at his face and said __18__ “Thank you, sir. My teacher said you would come. He said that you would come.”
The little boy was getting what he really wanted. However, his __19__ wasn’t on the gifts but on the __20__.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了一个心怀给予者的故事。
1．A.joy B．pride
C．sadness D．anger
C 解析：根据老师转述男孩和他父亲的不幸遭遇可知，老师给牧师打来求助电话时，声音里带有“悲伤的情感(sadness)”。
2．A.spring B．summer
C．tests D．holidays
D 解析：根据上文的One Christmas以及下文的．..for Christmas可知，此处指学校放“(圣诞)假(holidays)”。
3．A.church B．classroom
C．home D．store
B 解析：男孩是带着小纸条到了“教室(classroom)”。
4．A.teach B．invite
C．help D．welcome
C 解析：根据上文的asked his pastor for help可知，纸条说让“帮助(help)”孩子。
5．A.lost B．took
C．changed D．kept
A 解析：根据上文的His mother recently ran off and left us可知，不幸的是男孩的父亲“失(lost)”业了。
6．A.funny B．popular
C．perfect D．possible
D 解析：根据but一词的转折可知，从未寻求过帮助的男孩父亲希望通过这次求助，让男孩“有可能(possible)”收到圣诞礼物。
7．A.note B．car
C．job D．gift
D 解析：根据下文多次提到的a present和gifts可知，男孩父亲是要给他送圣诞“礼物(gift)”。
8．A.satisfied with B．proud of
C．sorry for D．worried about
C
9．A.pretended B．remembered
C．agreed D．refused
C 解析：根据下文送礼物给男孩的行动可知，牧师很“同情(sorry for)”男孩和他父亲的遭遇，并“同意(agreed)”向他们提供帮助。
10．A.finding B．sharing
C．saving D．receiving
B 解析：根据下文的each child bought a present for the boy可知，牧师让他的孩子们也参与到“分享(sharing)”赠予他人礼物的活动中。
11．A.prepared B．ordered
C．tasted D．bought
D 解析：去杂货店当然是“购买(bought)”食品。
12．A.instead of B．because of
C．in need of D．as a result of
C 解析：根据上文描述男孩家不幸遭遇可推知，生活困难的男孩家的房子也很破旧，“需要(in need of)”粉刷和修葺。
13．A.painted B．opened
C．repaired D．pushed
B 解析：根据上文的knocked on the door可知，男孩父亲“开了(opened)”门。
14．A.hurt B．moved
C．upset D．influenced
B 解析：得到帮助的男孩父亲十分“感动(moved)”。
15．A.new B．clean
C．big D．bright
C 解析：看到礼物的男孩眼睛瞪得像碟子一样“大(big)”。此处描述男孩看到礼物的惊喜之情。
16．A.sell B．design
C．accept D．donate
C 解析：根据下文but一词后的转折可知，男孩并没有先伸手“接过(accept)”礼物。
17．A.teacher B．manager
C．president D．pastor
D 解析：牧师带着孩子给男孩送去了礼物，故男孩是给了“牧师(pastor)”一个大大的拥抱。
18．A.excitedly B．calmly
C．impatiently D．nervously
A 解析：根据男孩拥抱牧师和他说的话可知，看到牧师来，男孩非常“兴奋(excitedly)”。
19．A.advice B．support
C．memory D．attention
D
20．A.praise B．giver
C．hug D．honor
B 解析：根据上文男孩不先接礼物反而拥抱牧师可知，男孩得到了他想要的东西，但他的“注意力(attention)”不是礼物，而是“赠送礼物的人(giver)”。
