五、完形填空
Mary and I took the train 300 miles to Spokane every summer and Christmas vacation. Then we took a taxi and a bus. We would get off at the Moon Lake Post Office,where Grandpa and Grandma ______ us with smiling faces.
Christmas was always white at Moon Lake,with snow piled deep. Grandpa would ride the horse Jenny and we'd walk up the hill into the forest behind their house. We'd search the pine trees for that ______ one to be our Christmas tree. The ______ always included exciting chat,for all three of us had to ______ that we'd found the perfect tree before Grandpa would swing his axe(斧子). Grandpa would ______ the tree to Jenny and take it back to the house.
Grandpa passed away(去世)when my sister and I were grown. Only then did Grandma ______ his secret：He'd plant a tree early each spring and then shape it through the summer and fall so it would be ______ for our big day in December. As Mary and I raced through the trees searching for the perfect one,he would cleverly ______ us towards its location(方位),without actually pointing it out.
As Grandma told us this story,we ______ that was why she always had that extra happiness in her eyes when we came rushing in the door,full of excitement about how this year we'd found the best Christmas tree ever.
Of all the Christmas presents we ever received,none has been more special than the memory of Grandpa's ______ gift.
(
C
)1. A. praised
B. watched
C. met
D. visited
(
A
)2. A. special
B. interesting
C. straight
D. tall
(
D
)3. A. festival
B. land
C. travel
D. search
(
B
)4. A. explain
B. agree
C. understand
D. hide
(
D
)5. A. pass
B. give
C. show
D. tie
(
D
)6. A. know
B. make
C. keep
D. share
(
D
)7. A. possible
B. easy
C. usual
D. ready
(
B
)8. A. guess
B. guide
C. drive
D. follow
(
A
)9. A. realized
B. fought
C. expected
D. depended
(
D
)10. A. funny
B. organized
C. expensive
D. secret
解析：
翻译:
五、完形填空
每年夏天和圣诞节假期，我和玛丽都会乘坐300英里的火车去斯波坎。然后我们乘坐出租车和公共汽车。我们会在月亮湖邮局下车，爷爷奶奶会面带微笑地______我们。
月亮湖的圣诞节总是银装素裹，积雪堆积得很深。爷爷会骑着马珍妮，我们会沿着小山走进他们房子后面的森林。我们会在松树上寻找那棵______的树作为我们的圣诞树。______总是包括令人兴奋的聊天，因为在爷爷挥动斧头之前，我们三个人都必须______我们找到了完美的树。爷爷会把树______在珍妮身上，然后把它带回房子。
我和姐姐长大后，爷爷去世了。直到那时奶奶才______他的秘密：他每年春天都会早早地种一棵树，然后在夏天和秋天对它进行造型，这样到12月我们的大日子时它就会______。当我和玛丽在树林中奔跑着寻找完美的树时，他会巧妙地______我们朝着它的位置（方位）走去，而实际上并没有指出来。
当奶奶给我们讲这个故事时，我们______这就是为什么当我们兴奋地冲进门，为今年我们找到了有史以来最好的圣诞树而兴奋不已时，她的眼睛里总是带着那种额外的幸福。
在我们收到的所有圣诞礼物中，没有什么比爷爷的______礼物的记忆更特别的了。
（ ）1. A. 赞扬
B. 观看
C. 迎接
D. 拜访
（ ）2. A. 特别的
B. 有趣的
C. 笔直的
D. 高的
（ ）3. A. 节日
B. 土地
C. 旅行
D. 寻找
（ ）4. A. 解释
B. 同意
C. 理解
D. 隐藏
（ ）5. A. 传递
B. 给予
C. 展示
D. 系
（ ）6. A. 知道
B. 制作
C. 保持
D. 分享
（ ）7. A. 可能的
B. 容易的
C. 通常的
D. 准备好的
（ ）8. A. 猜测
B. 引导
C. 驾驶
D. 跟随
（ ）9. A. 意识到
B. 战斗
C. 期望
D. 依靠
（ ）10. A. 有趣的
B. 有组织的
C. 昂贵的
D. 秘密的
