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  For years, I thought a present and a gift as the same thing.

I grew up in a household where presents marked special    16    There was always a box

for each of us under the tree at Christmas.    17    Dad always gave Mom something each Valentines Day and anniversary. He would carefully plan his shopping trips to find just the    18   thing. His joy in the hunt was proof of the    19    of giving and of his love for her. I saw these presents as the    20    of a husband's devotion.

So when I married a man who did not give presents on a regular basis, it was a(an)   21   .

I wrestled with my    22    . Gary did not   23    avoid gift-giving. Gary would return from sea    24    with a brown paper bag inside of which was something that reminded him of me.

I tried to change him   25   .I prepared gifts for Christmas and for his birthdays    26    .

He appreciated the caring, but refused to do the same thing for me.

I dropped hints, they fell on   27    ears.

I began to tell him what I wanted, giving   28    instructions. When Gary left for the market one Saturday, I asked him to find me diamond earrings as a birthday present. Yet he came home with a road scraper （刮路機）.

   29   when the snowstorm Mt later that year and he was at sea, I used the road scraper to plow （犁）out both our driveway and our neighbor's, thinking how   30    earrings would have been was then that I realized he had been giving me gifts ail along. The gestures, large and small, born of his caring and concern were the    31   that he gave daily.

We    32   to teach others how to love us. In that struggle, we often forget how to    33   the love they already give us as only they can give it.

I finally began to understand the   34    between a present and a gift. A present is a thing. But a gift is a small act of kindness, the willingness to   35   to another's needs, the sacrifice of time and effort.

16．A．locations         B．situations                C．occasions                D．conditions

17．A．Additionally    B．Originally               C．Fortunately             D．Consequently

18．A．cheap              B．astonishing             C．splendid                 D．right

19．A．pleasure          B．ambition                 C．intention                D．addiction

20．A．example          B．emphasis                C．reminder                D．expression

21．A．improvement   B．adjustment              C．despair                   D．disaster :

22．A．expectations    B．dilemma                 C．conscience 、         D．anxiety

23．A．actively           B．willingly                C．intentionally           D．wholly

24．A．supplied          B．armed                    C．decorated               D．filled

25．A．by tradition     B．by force                 C．by example             D．by accident

26．A．on purpose      B．in order                  C．at random               D．on time

27．A．sharp              B．big                         C．deaf                       D．sensitive

28．A．some              B．specific                  C．brief                      D．unusual

29．A．And                B．So                         C．Though                  D．But

30．A．precious          B．practical                 C．useless                   D．ugly

31．A．promises         B．gifts                       C．blessings                D．instructions

32．A．struggle          B．fail                        C．attempt                  D．decide

33．A．express           B．appreciate               C．return                    D．share

34．A．distance          B．similarity                C．difference               D．conflict

35．A．subscribe         B．take                       C．connect                  D．bend

【回答】

16．C

17．A

18．D

19．A

20．D

21．B

22．A

23．D

24．B

25．C

26．A

27．C

28．B

29．D

30．C

31．B

32．A

33．B

34．C

35．D

【分析】

這是一篇記敘文。短文敘述了多年來，作者一直認為present和gift是是一回事，作者小時候耳濡目染了父親對母親的愛，在作者眼裡只有像父親在特殊的場合送給母親禮物才是真愛，但是作者嫁的這個人卻很少給自己買禮物，作者有一次讓丈夫給自己買耳環作為生日禮物，但收到的卻是一臺刮路機。那年下起來暴風雪，丈夫當時在海上，作者用刮路機把自家的車道和鄰居的車道都剷平了，作者當時想耳環是多麼無用，這才意識到丈夫已經送給了她禮物。作者也終於弄明白了present和gift的區別。

16．考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：我在一個大家庭里長大，在這個家庭裡，禮物象徵著特殊的場合。A. locations位置；B. situations情況；C. occasions場合；D. conditions條件。由下文的“ Christmas，Valentines Day and anniversary”可知，只有像聖誕節，情人節和週年紀念日這樣的節日，才能收到禮物，所以禮物象徵著特殊的場合。故選C項。

17．考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：此外，爸爸總是在每個情人節和週年紀念日給媽媽送一些禮物。A. Additionally此外；B. Originally最初；C. Fortunately幸運地；D. Consequently因此。本句表示進一步補充的說明，說明爸爸總是在每個情人節和週年紀念日給媽媽送一些禮物。故選A項。

18．考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：他會仔細計劃他的購物之旅，以找到合適的東西。A. cheap便宜的；B. astonishing令人驚訝的；C. splendid極好的；D. right合適的。由“He would carefully plan his shopping trips”可知，仔細計劃他的購物之旅，就是為了找到合適的東西。故選D項。

19．考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：他在尋找商品時的喜悅*了他給予她的快樂和對她的愛。A. pleasure快樂；B. ambition野心；C. intention意圖；D. addiction痴迷。由“His joy”可知，他在尋找商品時的喜悅*了他給予她的快樂和對她的愛。故選A項。

20．考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：我把這些禮物看作是丈夫對妻子鍾愛的表現。A. example例子；B. emphasis強調；C. reminder起提醒作用的事物；D. expression表現。作者認為，丈夫對妻子的鐘愛是通過禮物的形式表現出來的。故選D項。

21．考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：所以當我嫁給一個不經常送禮物的男人時，也需要調整自己的心態。A. improvement提高；B. adjustment調整；C. despair失望；D. disaster 災難。由上文可知，作者認為，丈夫對妻子的鐘愛是通過禮物的形式表現出來的，但現在作者嫁給一個不經常送禮物的男人，心態需要調整。故選B項。

22．考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：我苦苦地等待著自己所期望的東西的到來。A. expectations期望；B. dilemma進退兩難；C. conscience良心；D. anxiety焦慮。作者希望自己的丈夫能像自己的父親對待自己的母親一樣送禮物，所以這是作者苦苦所等待的期望。故選A項。

23．考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：Gary並沒有完全不送禮物。A. actively積極地；B. willingly願意地；C. intentionally故意地；D. wholly整個地。由下文“Gary would return from sea ___9___ with a brown paper bag inside of which was something that reminded him of me.”可知，作者的丈夫也並不是完全不送禮物。故選D項。

24．考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：Gary出海回來的時候會抱著一個棕*的紙袋，袋子裡裝的東西讓他想起了我。A. supplied提供；B. armed裝備；C. decorated裝飾；D. filled填滿。be armed with“裝備什麼東西”，這裡是用手臂抱著一個棕*的紙袋。故選B項。

25．考查介詞短語詞義辨析。句意：我試圖以身作則改變他，我特意為聖誕節和他的生日準備了禮物。A. by tradition傳統上；B. by force 使用*；C. by example 以身作則；D. by accident偶然地。由下文“I prepared gifts for Christmas and for his birthdays ___11___ .”可知，作者試圖以身作則改變他。故選C項。

26．考查介詞短語詞義辨析。句意：我試圖以身作則改變他，我特意為聖誕節和他的生日準備了禮物。A. on purpose特意地；B. in order井然有序；C. at random任意地；D. on time準時。作者要以身作則改變他，所以特意為聖誕節和他的生日準備了禮物。故選A項。

27．考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：我說了很多暗示的話，卻被當成耳邊風。A. sharp尖銳的；B. big大的；C. deaf聾的；D. sensitive敏感的。由“I began to tell him what I wanted”可知，作者說了很多暗示的話，卻被當成耳邊風，所以導致作者開始告訴他自己想要什麼，可見暗示的話沒起作用。故選C項。

28．考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：我開始告訴他我想要什麼，給出了具體的指示。A. some不少的；B. specific具體的；C. brief簡短的；D. unusual不尋常的。由下文“I asked him to find me diamond earrings as a birthday present”可知，作者給出了具體的指示。故選B項。

29．考查連詞辨析。句意：那年下了一場暴風雪，當時他在海上，我開著刮路機，把我們的車道和鄰居的車道都剷平了，我想當時耳環是多麼無用，我才意識到他已經給了我禮物。A. And和；B. So所以；C. Though儘管；D. But但是。分析句意可知，前後表示轉折關係，所以用but來連線。故選D項。

30．考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：那年下了一場暴風雪，當時他在海上，我開著刮路機，把我們的車道和鄰居的車道都剷平了，我當時想耳環是多麼無用，我才意識到他已經給了我禮物。A. precious珍貴的；B. practical實際的；C. useless無用的；D. ugly醜陋的。刮路機非常的實用，幫助了自己也幫助了別人，所以作者認為幸虧當時沒有買耳環，一點都沒有用。故選C項。

31．考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：他的體貼和關心所產生的大大小小的動作，都是他每天所給予我的禮物。A. promises承諾；B. gifts禮物；C. blessings祝福；D. instructions說明書。由“giving me gifts ail along”可知。本句屬於原詞再現。在說明丈夫每天所給予自己的禮物是什麼。故選B項。

32．考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：我們努力教導別人如何愛我們。A. struggle努力；B. fail失敗；C. attempt嘗試；D. decide決定。由下文“In that struggle”可知，我們努力教導別人如何愛我們。故選A項。

33．考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：在這樣的努力中，我們常常忘記如何去感激他們已經給予我們的愛，因為只有他們才能給予愛。A. express表達；B. appreciate感激；C. return返回；D. share分享。由“ often forget ,love they already give us ”可知，我們常常忘記如何去感激他們已經給予我們的愛。故選B項。

34．考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：我終於開始明白present and a gift的區別了。A. distance距離；B. similarity相似；C. difference差異；D. conflict矛盾。由上文“For years, I thought a present and a gift as the same thing”可知，多年來，作者一直認為 present and a gift是一回事，現在終於明白它們的區別了。故選C項。

35．考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：但是，一份禮物是一個小小的善舉，是心甘情願地滿足他人的需要，是時間和努力的付出。A. subscribe同意；B. take拿；C. connect聯絡；D. bend 專心於。由“But a gift is a small act of kindness”可知，一份禮物是一個小小的善舉，所以短文緊接著具體說明善舉的具體內容。是心甘情願地滿足他人的需要，是時間和努力的付出。故選D項。

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