原文：
When I was about twelve years old,my mother told us that we would not be ___1___ Christmas gifts for lack of money．I felt sad and thought,“What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d ___2___?” Then,three women ___3___ at our house with gifts for all of us．For me they bought a doll．I would no longer have to be ___4___ when I returned to school．
Years later,when I stood in the kitchen of my new house,thinking how I wanted to make my ___5___ Christmas special and memorable there,I ___6___ remembered the women’s visit．I decided that I wanted to create the same feeling of ___7___ for as many children as I could possibly ____8__．
So I ___9__ a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help．We gathered about 125 orphans （孤儿） at the Christmas party．For every child,we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys,clothes,and school supplies,each with a child’s name．We wanted all of them to know they were ___10__．Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts,I ___11__ them that they couldn’t open their presents until every child had come forward．Finally the __12___ they had been waiting for came as I called out,“One,two,three．Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages,their faces beamed and their bright smiles ___13__ up the room．The __14___ in the room was obvious,and it wasn’t just about toys．It was a feeling---the feeling I knew from that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit．I wasn’t forgotten．Somebody still remembered me．I know I___15___．
1．A．sending B．receiving C．making D．exchanging
2．A．found B．prepared C．got D．expected
3．A．broke in B．settled down C．showed up D．turned off
4．A．puzzled B．embarrassed C．worried D．relieved
5．A．present B．first C．recent D．previous
6．A．hardly B．suddenly C．regularly D．occasionally
7．A．strength B．sadness C．importance D．safety
8．A．know B．reach C．remember D．mention
9．A．kept up with B．caught up with C．came up with D．put up with
10．A．fine B．special C．helpful D．normal
11．A．reminded B．waited C．convinced D．promised
12．A．chance B．gift C．moment D．reward
13．A．lit B．took C．burned D．cheered
14．A．atmosphere B．sympathy C．calmness D．joy
15．A．matter B．wonder C．doubt D．suppose
同学,
答案：1-5 BCCBB 6-10 BCBCB 11-15 ACADA
文章大意：作者小时候曾经收到过陌生的好心人送来的圣诞礼物,给作者带来了很大的欢乐.长大后,在第一次搬进新房后的圣诞节来临之际,作者也做了同样的事,给孤儿院的孩子们送去了圣诞礼物.
1．B 由上下文可知,还是小孩子的我,在圣诞节来临,我应该是收到礼物.
2．C 联系上下文,此处表达的意思是别人问我收到了什么礼物.
3．C 闯入；安居；出现；关闭.
4．B 有了礼物在学校就不会感到难堪了.
5．B 联系上下文,提到是new house,肯定选择first,西方人对于圣诞节很重视,是一家人团圆的日子,所以此时表达重要性.
6．B 联系上下文,可了解当时作者那种激动的心情,所以应该是突然就想到了那件让她难忘的事情.
7．C 根据第一段中描述那次圣诞节礼物给我的感慨,和作者此刻的心情,她认为送圣诞节礼物者给自己以及孩子们的重要性.
8．B 此处表示“够得着,能联系上的”.不能选择A,因为我不可能认识这么多此类儿童.
9．C 从上一段可以推断,是我提出了（came up with）一个四十个人来我公司帮忙的计划.
10．B 每个人都有属于自己的礼物,而且不是固定的,所以作者的意思是给孩子们启示：每个人都是独一无二的.
11．A 从下文的“One,two,three．Open your presents!”可知,在分发礼物时,我提醒每个人开始不要打开礼物.
12．C 根据下文的意思,此处表示大家等待的拆礼物的时刻到来了.
13．A 根据文章上下文,他们灿烂的笑容照亮了整个房间.
14．D 联系上下文,分析四个选项的意思,此处是表示欢乐.
15．A 此处必须联系上下文.有人记得我说明我重要.