Ⅰ.完形填空
(2023·武汉市毕业班调研)
I am a single father with two young daughters.It had been a(n) 1.D year：Being out of work 2.B me of a reliable income and thus I was always low on money.I hated to 3.A my girls.But as the New Year approached, with little choice，I was 4.D to tell the girls，“It looks like our gift will be the gift of our 5.A for each other.”Still，I couldn't stop feeling 6.C .
Then, unexpectedly，a(n) 7.B occurred to me.I 8.D $1,000 in a contest.To give them a 9.C ，I kept it a secret and went shopping on my own.Back home I wrapped presents in the basement for my girls, all the time 10.D ，“How amazed they will be！” The next morning, to 11.A the gifts，I went to the living room and 12.B .There were already dozens of presents—all with my name on them.My girls had felt 13.C that Dad wouldn't be getting any gifts, so they'd 14.B wrapped their favorite stuffed animals and other toys so that I would have a happy New Year.
As I stared at the gifts through 15.C eyes，I promised myself that this was the best New Year that I had ever had.
语篇导读：作者是一个有两个女儿的单亲爸爸，但是失业让作者失去了稳定的收入。新年来临之际，作者不得不告诉孩子们，今年的礼物只能是彼此的爱了。没想到，作者后来在竞赛中得了奖金，于是，他偷偷地买了礼物想要给孩子们一个惊喜。而孩子们也精心给爸爸准备了新年礼物——精心包装的玩具。
1．A.ordinary B．happy
C．typical D．rough
解析：根据下文中的“Being out of work...was always low on money.”可知，作者这一年过得很艰难。故选D。
2．A.reminded B．robbed
C．informed D．convinced
解析：根据句意可知，失业让作者失去了稳定的收入。rob sb.of sth.“剥夺某人某物”，remind sb.of sth.“使想起(类似的事物)”；inform sb.of sth.“通知某人某事”；convince sb.of sth.“使某人相信某事”。故选B。
3．A.disappoint B．warn
C．push D．control
解析：结合常识和语境可知，作者不愿意让孩子们失望。故选A。
4．A.asked B．chosen
C．expected D．forced
解析：根据上文中的“But as the New Year approached, with little choice”可知，随着新年的临近，作者几乎没有别的选择，只得被迫告诉孩子们真相。故选D。
5．A.love B．request
C．respect D．pity
解析：根据上文中的“Being out of work...with little choice”可知，作者没有钱买礼物，所以只能让一家人分享彼此的爱。故选A。
6．A.responsible B．panic
C．guilty D．pleased
解析：根据上文可知，尽管作者很爱孩子们，但是没钱给孩子们买礼物仍然让作者感到很内疚。故选C。
7．A.idea B．miracle
C．opportunity D．failure
解析：结合语境和常识可知，作者在竞赛中赢得了1 000美元，这真是一个奇迹。故选B。
8．A.lost B．collected
C．donated D．won
解析：参见上题解析。故选D。
9．A.gift B．favor
C．surprise D．lesson
解析：根据下文中的“I kept it a secret and went shopping on my own”再结合常识可知，作者将自己中奖的消息保密，自己去购物了，故此处是指作者想要给孩子们一个惊喜。故选C。
10．A.announcing B．doubting
C．remembering D．thinking
解析：结合上文可知，作者想要给孩子们一个惊喜，因此在包礼物的时候一直在想“她们将会多么惊讶”。故选D。
11．A.lay out B．set up
C．hand over D．get together
解析：根据语境和常识可知，第二天早上作者去客厅摆放礼物。lay out“摆放”；set up“安排，创建”；hand over“(把某事)交给……负责”；get together“开会，聚会”。故选A。
12．A.hesitated B．froze
C．waited D．rested
解析：根据语境和下文中的“There were already dozens of presents—all with my name on them.”可知，作者本来想给孩子们惊喜，却没想到孩子们给他准备了礼物，因此，作者惊呆了。freeze“惊呆”。故选B。
13．A.thirsty B．cool
C．bad D．natural
解析：根据下文中的“wrapped their favorite stuffed...a happy new year”可知，孩子们为了让爸爸度过一个快乐的新年便将她们最爱的玩具打包作为礼物送给爸爸。由此可推断，她们对于爸爸没有收到礼物感觉很糟糕。故选C。
14．A.tightly B．carefully
C．slightly D．nervously
解析：根据语境可知，作者一家相亲相爱，孩子们会认真地将自己的玩具打包好作礼物。故选B。
15．A.burning B．charming
C．watery D．picky
解析：面对如此懂事乖巧的女儿们，作者的眼眶湿润了。watery“含水的”；burning“强烈的，火辣辣的”；picky“挑剔的”。故选C。
