The Christmas gift when I was seven years old has been a pleasant memory. other gifts, it came without wrap（包装）.
On September 11ththat year, Mum gave to Richard. After she brought him home from ,she put him in my lap, saying, “I you a gift, and here it is.” What a/an ! I seven amonth earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night and told it over and over how much I loved it!
One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was ! I cried for it. Mum wept（流泪）and told me that the little thing had been sent to a hospital because of a fever. For several days, I heard mum andDad whispering such as “hopeless”, “pitiful”, and “dying”, which sounded .
Christmas was ing. “Don’t any presents this year,” Dad said, pointing at the I hung in the living room. “ your baby brother lives, that’ll be Christmas enough.” As he spoke, his eyes filled with tears. I’d seen him cry before.
The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to it. From my bedroom I heard him say, “What? He’s all right?” He and shouted upstairs. “The hospital said we can bring Richard home!”
“Thank God!” I heard Mum cry.
From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen them so . And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I ran . My socks still hung there , but I knew they were filled with !
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(答案→)B
解析：文章讲述了一个亲情故事。作者七岁时收到的圣诞节礼物是一个美好的回忆。12月11号，作者的妈妈生下了弟弟理查德，这是妈妈送给作者的七岁生日礼物。对于这个特别的礼物，作者感到无比的荣耀。但是，弟弟理查德发烧住院了，这让一家人都很担心，圣诞节早上，当得知理查德没有大碍时，全家人欢喜雀跃，作者体会到了父母对理查德的爱。
【小题1】考查介词辨析。A像；B不像；C作为；D除了。it came without wrap与其它礼物不一样的是，它没有包装，故选B。
【小题2】考查名词辨析。A生命，生活；B对待，治疗；C自由；D出生。Mum gave 12 to Richard妈妈生下了理查德，give birth to生（孩子），故选D。
【小题3】考查名词辨析。A医院；B疾病；C上的；D危险。After she brought him home from 13 ,妈妈把理查德从医院抱回家，故选A。
【小题4】考查动词辨析。A购买；B提供；C承诺；D命令，预订。I 14 you a gift, and here it is.妈妈说，这就是我承诺给你的礼物，故选C。
【小题5】考查名词辨析。A惊喜；B荣誉；C怀疑；D遗憾。根据“none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own”可知，作者感到无比的荣耀，故选B。
【小题6】考查动词辨析。A生长，种植；B得到；C变得；D变成。作者提前一个月得到了七岁的生日礼物--弟弟理查德。turn seven长到七岁，故选D。
【小题7】考查动词辨析。A偷窃；B失踪；C坏掉；D藏。I found its bed empty. My doll was 17 !作者发现弟弟的床是空的，弟弟不见了，故选B。
【小题8】考查形容词辨析。A好的；B淘气的；C可怜的；D丑陋的。根据“had been sent to a hospital because of a fever”可知，理查德那么小就发烧了，因此他是可怜的，故选C。
【小题9】考查名词辨析。A话语；B感情；C预测；D结果。“hopeless”, “pitiful”, and “dying”这些都是父母说的话语，故选A。
【小题10】考查形容词辨析。A不可能的；B危险的；C害怕的；D困难的。作者听到“hopeless”, “pitiful”, and “dying”这些词感到害怕，故选C。
【小题11】考查动词辨析。A考虑，认为；B期望；C忘记；D购买。圣诞节到来之际，“Don’t any presents this year,” Dad said,爸爸说今年不要期望有什么礼物了，故选B。
【小题12】考查名词辨析。A钟表；B图片；C袜子；D包。pointing at the I hung in the living room爸爸指着作者挂在起居室的袜子，圣诞节习俗是把礼物放进袜子里，故选C。
【小题13】考查连接词辨析。A除非；B如果；C只有；D在......之后。 your baby brother lives, that’ll be Christmas enough.如果你弟弟能够活过来，就是最好的礼物了，故选B。
【小题14】考查副词辨析。A一次；B已经；C从未；D经常。I’d seen him cry before.作者从未见过父亲流泪，故选C。
【小题15】考查动词辨析。A看见；B接受；C听见；D回答。根据The phone rang early on Christmas morning.可知，父亲去接电话，接电话用answer，故选D。
【小题16】考查动词短语辨析。A挂断，拖延；B举起，支撑，抢劫；C起床；D站起来。 He and shouted upstairs.父亲挂掉电话大叫着跑下楼，故选A。
【小题17】考查形容词辨析。A焦急的；B担忧的；C疯狂的；D高兴的。根据The hospital said we can bring Richard home!可知，得知理查德没有大碍，作者的父母很是开心，故选D。
【小题18】考查副词辨析。A在楼下；B在楼上；C在外面；D在里面。根据From the upstairs window,可知，作者当时在楼上，作者是跑下楼，故选A。
【小题19】考查形容词辨析。A单独，独自；B扁平的，平坦的；C高的；D未受破坏的。My socks still hung there 29 , 这里指袜子里依然是空的，没有礼物，故选B。
【小题20】考查名词辨析。A玩偶；B感谢；C善意；D爱。but I knew they were filled with 30 !但是，作者知道，袜子里装满的全家人对理查德的爱，故选D。