On Christmas Day, I got my wanted radio-controlled truck. But you would not believe the 36 and work that went into getting this holy toy.
For over a month I stared at 37 magazines I received from my friend until I had made up my 38 : I wanted a Pumpkin truck. I 39 to work immediately, dropping hints to my father about it.
My first job was to tell him about how the steering(操纵杆) on my old car didn’t 40 , but he just blamed the problems on my bad 41 .
My next plan would have to be more 42 . “Look at this, Dad, the truck with controller and battery pack—all for only US$250!” You can’t 43 to miss out on this bargain!”
His 44 was that he certainly could afford to miss this 45 and for US$250 you could buy 46 educational like a telescope. “A telescope? To look at the moon? I’ll look at it when I’m 97 years old and living in a 47 home! This is my youth! I am supposed to run about.”
I went to my room, 48 at how mean my father was. It was obvious that he didn’t _49 that I would die if I did not get the Pumpkin radio-controlled truck.
When I 50 on Christmas morning I wasn’t excited. I had been 51 . I opened all my presents until there was just one big package 52 . “The telescope,” I thought. I 53 the packaging and looked at the top of the box—it was a Pumpkin truck. I had 54 ! I loved my parents! I felt like I could do anything! I could 55 get an A+ in English class.
【小题1】A．painB．attemptC．joyD．shyness【小题2】A．housingB．fishingC．carD．fashion【小题3】A．mindB．ideaC．opinionD．head【小题4】 A．getdownB．setoutC．searchedforD．went on【小题5】A．operateB．runC．startD．work【小题6】A．ridingB．drivingC．thinkingD．keeping【小题7】A．strongB．practicalC．idealD．obvious【小题8】A．affordB．payC．allowD．stand【小题9】A．talkB．expressionC．faceD．response【小题10】A．truckB．telescopeC．chanceD．bargain【小题11】A．oneB．somethingC．everythingD．nothing【小题12】 A．heatingB．lovingC．nursingD．finding【小题13】A．pleasedB．goodC．expertD．angry【小题14】A．sayB．believeC．careD．learn【小题15】A．went offB．woke upC．rang upD．found out【小题16】A．pleasedB．instructedC．warnedD．defeated【小题17】A．openedB．wrappedC．leftD．faded【小题18】A．recoveredB．refusedC．reopenedD．removed【小题19】A．wonB．doneC．beatenD．failed【小题20】A．everB．alreadyC．stillD．evenA
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解析：
【小题1】 A。前面说“我得到了渴望已久的电动车”，而这里but转折，表示的是“你很难相信为了得到这个神圣的礼物我所经受的痛苦和付出的努力”。
【小题1】C。从上下文来看，“我”很早就关注着车，并通过看介绍有关车的杂志来了解信息。
【小题1】A。根据上下文可知，此处说的是“我”终于下定决心买辆电动车。make up one’s mind 为固定短语，意为“下决心”。
【小题1】B。前面说“下决心买电动车”，此处说的是作出决定后就立即开始行动了。set to work 意为“开始行动起来”，下文具体写了所做的工作。
【小题1】D。此处说的是“我”展开的第一项工作，那就是告诉爸爸说“我的那辆旧车的操纵杆失灵了”。Work 是动词，意为“工作，有效”，在这里说的是“操纵杆不灵了”。
【小题1】B。从上下文来看，“我”的第一次工作没有成效，反而被爸爸指责为“我”不会操作。bad driving 意为“不会操作，错误操作”。
【小题1】D。前面“我”是找了旧车操纵杆失灵这样一个借口，从后面的内容特别是引号内的话语可以看出，“我”的下一个计划就更明确、直白了。
【小题1】A。这是“我”力劝爸爸买电动车的话。从 …with controller and battery pack—all for only US$250 及后面的 …miss out on this bargain 等可推测，此处应选用 afford。can / be able to afford… 是常见搭配，意为“省出或找到足够的时间或金钱去(做某事)；……得起”。
【小题1】D。从 …and for US$250 you could buy… 等来看，爸爸的反应确实是不想买电动车。
【小题1】D。根据上文的 You couldn’t to miss out on this bargain 等可推测此处应填 bargain。
【小题1】B。这里说的是爸爸的观点。与其买电动车，倒不如买一架像望远镜一样具有教育意义的东西。something like 意为“像……样的东西”。
【小题1】C 从 when I’m 97 years old 及后面的 This is my youth 等来推测，此处说的是“要看月亮，那就等到 97 岁时住在养老院里看好了”。这是作者对爸爸提议买望远镜的一句气话。
【小题1】D。从前面多次提到买车被爸爸拒绝，后面又有 …how mean my father was 及后面的 …he didn’t 14 that I would die… 等来推测，此处说的是“我”对爸爸的吝啬很“恼怒”。
【小题1】C。前面说“我”很恼怒，再结合后面的 …that I would die if I did not get the Pumpkin radio-controlled truck 等推测，“我”觉得爸爸才不“在乎”呢！
【小题1】B。根据on Christmas morning，可知讲的是“我”在圣诞节的早晨醒来后查看礼物时发生的故事。
【小题1】D。按照常例，西方儿童在圣诞节早晨收到礼物是激动和兴奋的，可此刻“我”却兴奋不起来，因为“我”要车的幻想破灭了。此处用 defeat正好符合“我”当时的心理。
【小题1】C。从前面的 I opened all my presents until there was just one big package… 等可推测，此处说的是“直到还剩下最后一个包裹”。
【小题1】D。从上下文来看，此时只剩下这最后一个包裹，于是“我”就打开包装，这与后面的看到里面的东西相符合。
【小题1】A。与上面的 I had been defeated 相对，此处描写的是当我得到盼望已久的车时高兴的心情，“我”终于“赢”了。
【小题1】D。前面一直在责怪爸爸不给“我”买车，当得到车后，“我”高兴得觉得能做任何事情，后面进一步说“我甚至能在英语课上得 A+”