海南奥赛知识库：

阅读下面的短文， 从下列各题的 A.B.C.D 中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

Anna lived on the side of a valley. One winter, there was a very big flood, and a lot ofhouses （1） Anna's were washed away. Anna's house was high enough to escape theflood, so when the water had disappeared and the other houses were （2） there with noroof and no walls and all covered with （3） ,her house was （4） quite all right.Her house was quite small, her husuand was dead, and she had four children,（5）Anna took in one of the families that had lost （6） in the flood and she （7）her homewith them until it was （8） for them to rebuild their house.Anna's friends were （9）when they saw Anna do this. They could not understandwhy Anna wanted to give （10）so much more work and trouble when she already had quite

a few children t0 （11） 。"Well," Anna （12）her friends,"at the end of the First World War,a woman in thetown where I（13）1ived found herself very poor, because her husband had been （14） iIl

the war and she had a lot of children, （15）I have now.”

“The day （16） Christmas, this woman said to her children,‘we won’ t be able to have

much of Christmas this year, so I'm going to （17）only one present for all of us, now I'II

go and get it.'She came back （18）a girl who was even poorer than they, and who had no

parents. ‘Here’s our present.’she said to her children.”

“The children were excited and （19）to get such a present. They （20）the little

girl, and she grew up as their sister. 1 was that Christmas present."

1. A. down below B.just around C.next to D.above

2. A. rising B.appearing C.falling D.standing

3. A. water B. trees . C. dust D. mud

4. A. just B. already C. yet D. still

5. A. so B. but C. for D. since

6. A. nothing B. everything C. anything D. something

7. A. made B. found C. shared . D. built

8. A. possible B. necessary C. important D. valuble

9. A. worried . B. disappointed C. puzzled D. impressed

10. A. them B. herself C. them all . D. her

11. A. support B. supply C. grow D. feed

12. A. explained to B. asked for C. talked with D. spoke as

13. A. actually B. then C. before D. later

14. A. killed B. lost C. missed D. hurt

15. A. for B. as C. like D. that

16. A. before B. after C. at D. for

17. A. get B.send C. buy D. make

18. A. for B. from C. like D. with

19. A. eager B. happy C. anxious D. sorry

20. A. prevented  B. refused ' . C. received D. welcomed

参考答案：

1.A    2.D   3.D    4.D    5.B

6.B    7.C   8.A    9.C    10.B

11.A  12.A   13.B   14.A   15.B

16.A  17.A   18.D   19.B   20.D