It was Christmas Day and the previous month had been like a frightening dream. Just at that time, our father 41 us, which made me sad for quite a long time. What was 42 , a fire broke out in our house then, destroying everything 43 within. We had nothing for a while, no clothes, no money and no place to stay, nothing.
After the fire, we went to 44 with my grandma in her one-bedroom apartment and 45 on her living room floor. Practically penniless, we had only the clothes on our 46 . Immediately after remembering what day it was, I 47 that I didn’t have anything to give my mother for Christmas Day. We had 48 given each other something, 49 it was just a heart shaped cookie she baked or a paper card I made.
I stayed on the balcony of the apartment, feeling sad for I 50 not being able to give my mother anything, especially now. She needed 51 ; she was every bit as 52 as me. Then I saw it. The most beautiful 53 I could have ever imagined. The brightly colored sun 54 lightly on top of some clouds 55 unbelievable blues, browns and reds. The colors combined in pleasant ways. Something 56 in my head — that was the perfect 57 for my mother. I ran 58 , too excited to talk, and pulled my mother out onto the balcony. The colors had filled the entire sky.
Mother was 59 but then happy. She told me in a breathless voice that no one had ever given her anything as 60 , or as beautiful. She said she would take the light and colors of that sunset and keep them in her heart forever...
41．A．beat B．visited C．missed D．left
42．A．more B．worse C．wrong D．better
43．A．painted B．buried C．held D．designed
44．A．suffer B．cooperate C．live D．work
45．A．played B．slept C．bumped D．cried
46．A．backs B．suitcases C．tables D．cupboards
47．A．recognized B．expected C．thought D．realized
48．A．always B．seldom C．nearly D．only
49．A．as if B．after C．when D．even if
50．A．imagined B．resisted C．hated D．considered
51．A．cheering up B．putting up C．giving up D．showing up
52．A．ashamed B．disappointed C．lucky D．unhappy
53．A．clouds B．sunset C．sunrise D．smile
54．A．rested B．placed C．decorated D．entered
55．A．occupied with B．covered with C．made of D．divided into
56．A．wandered B．clicked C．broke D．jumped
57．A．plan B．gift C．excuse D．dream
58．A．downstairs B．upstairs C．inside D．away
59．A．satisfied B．amazed C．scared D．puzzled
60．A．expensive B．common C．special D．funny
41．D
42．B
43．C
44．C
45．B
46．A
47．D
48．A
49．D
50．C
51．A
52．D
53．B
54．A
55．C
56．B
57．B
58．C
59．D
60．C
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文。在过去的一个月里，作者接连遭遇不幸，一家人变得一无所有。圣诞节来临之际，作者拿什么作为礼物送给母亲呢？
41．考查动词。 句意：就在那个时候，我们的父亲离开了我们。A. beat打败；B. visited参观；C. missed 错过；D. left离开。根据下文中的“which made me sad for quite a long time”可以推测是父亲离我们而去了。故选D。
42．考查形容词比较级。句意：更糟糕的是，一场火灾发生在我们的房子里。A. more更多；B. worse更差；C. wrong错误的；D. better更好的。根据下文中的“a fire broke out in our house then”可知，应选worse，what was worse“更糟糕的是”。故选B。
43．考查动词。句意：摧毁了房子拥有里的一切。A. painted油漆；B. buried 埋葬；C. held 握住；拥有；D. designed设计。大火摧毁了房子里的一切，“held”是动词-ed形式作后置定语修饰前面的everything。故选C。
44．考查动词。句意：火灾过后，我们和奶奶一起住在她一居室的公寓里。A. suffer遭受；B. cooperate 合作；C. live 居住；D. work工作。根据上文中的“We had nothing for a while, no clothes, no money and no place to stay, nothing”可知，作者他们一家搬去和奶奶住在了一起。故选C。
45．考查动词。句意：睡在客厅的地板上。A. played 玩；B. slept 睡觉；C. bumped 碰撞；D. cried哭。根据上文中的one-bedroom apartment可判断，一家人搬入后由于地方小，只能睡在地板上。故选B。
46．考查名词。句意：我们几乎身无分文，身上只有衣服。A. backs背部；B. suitcases 手提箱；C. tables 桌子；D. cupboards碗橱。一场大火毁了家里的一切，作者一家只有身上这身衣服了。故选A。
47．考查动词。句意：我就意识到我没有什么圣诞礼物可以送给妈妈。A. recognized 认出；B. expected 期盼；C. thought想，认为；D. realized意识到。贫穷到如此地步，作者“意识到”自己没有什么可以作为礼物送给母亲。故选D。
48．考查副词。句意：我们总是给对方一些东西。A. always 总是；B. seldom 很少；C. nearly几乎，差不多；D. only仅仅。作者一家过去总是送礼物给对方，即便只是母亲烤的一块心形饼干或是作者做的一张纸贺卡。故选A。
49．考查状语从句引导词。句意：即使是她烤的心形饼干或我做的纸贺卡。A. as if好像；B. after 在------之后；C. when 当------时候；D. even if即使。作者一家过去总是送礼物给对方，即便只是母亲烤的一块心形饼干或是作者做的一张纸贺卡。故选D。
50．考查动词。句意：我呆在公寓的阳台上，因为我恨不能给我妈妈任何东西。A. imagined想象；B. resisted反抗；C. hated 厌恶；D. considered考虑。正因为以前有送礼物的习惯，因此这时的作者不愿意不给母亲任何礼物。故选C。
51．考查动词词组。句意：她需要振作起来。A. cheering up振作起来；B. putting up张贴，举起；C. giving up放弃； D. showing up展示。家庭遇到不幸，作者觉得自己应该让母亲振作起来（cheering up）。故选A。
52．考查形容词。句意：她和我一样不快乐。A. ashamed 羞愧的；B. disappointed 感到失望的； C. lucky幸运的； D. unhappy不高兴的。家庭不幸，母亲和作者一样心情不好。故选D。
53．考查名词。句意：我所能想象的最美丽的日落。A. clouds云；B. sunset日落；C. sunrise日出；D. smile微笑。由最后一段中的“She said she would take the light and colors of that sunset”可知，这里指作者能想象到的最美的日落。故选B。
54．考查动词。句意：色彩明亮的太阳轻轻洒在几朵云上。A. rested休息；B. placed 放置；C. decorated装饰；D. entered进入。太阳在云彩之上，云彩由各种令人难以想象的色彩构成。故选A。
55．考查动词词组。句意：这些颜色以令人愉快的方式组合在一起。A. occupied with忙于；B. covered with被------覆盖；C. made of由------构成；D. divided into被分成若干部分。太阳在云彩之上，云彩由各种令人难以想象的色彩构成。故选C。
56．考查动词。句意：我的脑子里灵光一闪。A. wandered徘徊；B. clicked恍然大悟，点击；C. broke弄坏；D. jumped跳跃。根据下文中的“that was the perfect 17 for my mother”可知此处表示作者突然明白了，click意为“恍然大悟”。故选B。
57．考查名词。句意：那是给我妈妈的完美礼物。A. plan 计划；B. gift 礼物；C. excuse借口；D. dream梦想。根据上文内容可知，作者想送母亲一份礼物，此时作者是想把这美丽的日落作为礼物送给母亲，从最后一段也可得到提示。故选B。
58．考查名词。句意：我跑了进去，激动得说不出话来。A. downstairs下楼；B. upstairs上楼；C. inside 在里面；D. away离开。由上文中的“I stayed on the balcony of the apartment”和后面的“and pulled my mother out onto the balcony”可知，作者原来在阳台上，因此要跑进屋里。故选C。
59．考查形容词。句意：母亲感到困惑，但随即又高兴起来。A. satisfied 满意的；B. amazed 惊讶的；C. scared害怕的；D. puzzled困惑的。作者把母亲拉出来，母亲开始时感到困惑。故选D。
60．考查形容词。句意：她气喘吁吁地告诉我，从来没有人给过她如此特别、如此美丽的东西。A. expensive昂贵的；B. common平常的；C. special特殊的；D. funny逗笑的。由上文可知，母亲没有想到作者会送这样的礼物给她，这份礼物应该是“特别的”。故选C。
【点睛】
解完形填空题时，单独看一句话是找不到正确答案的，需要阅读下句或者若干句才能明白。所谓上下对照，即在上文和下文中找到与正确答案相同的关键词。因此，在做题时要边读边在大脑中储存上下文信息的能力，捕捉关键词。本题第13小题，由最后一段中的“She said she would take the light and colors of that sunset”可知，这里指作者能想象到的最美的日落。故选B。
