Anna lived on the side of a valley．One summer, there was a very big , and a lot of houses down below Anna＇s were washed away．Anna＇s house was enough to escape the flood, so when the water had and the other houses were there with no roof and no walls and all covered with mud（泥）, her house was just all right．
Her house was quite small, her husband was dead, and she had four children, Anna took in one of the families that had lost in the flood and she her home with them until it was for them to rebuild their house．
Anna＇s friends were when they saw Anna do this．They could not understand why Anna wanted to give so much more work and trouble when she already had quite a few children to ．
“Well,” Anna her friends, “at the end of the First World War, a woman in the town where I then lived found herself very , because her husband had been killed in the and she had a lot of children I have now．The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have much for Christmas this year, so I’m going to only one present to all of us．Now I’ll go and get it．’ She came back with a who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents．‘Here’s our ,she said to her children．
The children were and happy to get such a present．They the little girl, and she grew up as their sister．Such was that Christmas present．”
【小题1】A．accidentB．floodC．fireD．earthquake【小题2】A．belowB．bigC．highD．small【小题3】A．reducedB．eC．disappearedD．appeared【小题4】A．risingB．standingC．flowingD．falling【小题5】A．soB．forC．butD．since【小题6】A．nothingB．anythingC．somethingD．everything【小题7】A．gaveB．sharedC．foundD．built【小题8】A．necessaryB．importantC．obviousD．possible【小题9】A．worriedB．disappointedC．satisfiedD．puzzled【小题10】A．themB．himC．herselfD．us【小题11】A．supplyB．growC．supportD．educate【小题12】A．asked forB．talked withC．turned upD．explained to【小题13】A．sadB．richC．poorD．happy【小题14】A．stormB．rainC．warD．flood【小题15】A．becauseB．whichC．thatD．as【小题16】A．getB．makeC．sendD．buy【小题17】A．boyB．studentC．teacherD．girl【小题18】A．childB．daughterC．presentD．sister【小题19】A．angryB．lovelyC．excitedD．sorry【小题20】A．dislikedB．gainedC．ledD．weledB
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(答案→)B
解析：安娜自己家庭贫困，依然帮助了遭受洪水的家庭，她的朋友感到不理解。她给朋友讲述了一战末的一个关于她自己的故事。
【小题1】B上下文连串。根据下文中的Anna＇s house was enough to escape the flood可知在夏季发了一场大的洪水。
【小题2】C上下文连串。根据下文安娜帮助遭受洪水的人可知，她的家所处位置高(high)，没有被洪水冲垮。
【小题3】C 动词辨析。A减少；B来；C消失；D出现。这里指当洪水消退的时候。
【小题4】B 动词辨析。A升高；B屹立；C流动；D掉下。对我们所有人来说，这是一个温馨的其它的房子仍屹立在那里。
【小题5】C上下文连串。这里前后句是转折关系，虽然安娜自己很困难，但她仍然帮助别人。
【小题6】D 代词辨析。A没有东西；B任何东西；C一些东西；D任何东西。这里指在洪水中失去了一切。
【小题7】B短语固定搭配。share sth. with sb.跟某人分享某物。这里指安娜让他们和她一切共住。
【小题8】D。短语固定搭配It’s possible for sb. to do sth.某人有可能做某事。直到他们有可能重建他们的家。
【小题9】D 形容词辨析。A担心；B失望；C满意；D惊讶。当他们看到安娜这么做，朋友们都很惊讶。
【小题10】C。上下文连串。他们不能够理解为什么安娜要给自己（herself）这么多的工作和麻烦。
【小题11】C 动词辨析。A提供；B成长；C抚养，供给；D教育。这里指她已经有好几个孩子要抚养。
【小题12】D 短语辨析。A询问；B交谈；C出现；D解释。这里指安娜向朋友们解释道。
【小题13】C 上下文连串。根据下文who was even poorer than they可知这里用poor。这里指她自身就很平困。
【小题14】C 上下文连串。根据前面的at the end of the First World War，可以推测她丈夫是在战争中失去了生命。
【小题15】D 连词辨析。这里的as是“正如，和……一样”之意。她有许多孩子，和我现在一样。
【小题16】B 动词。A得到；B做；C送；D买。我只能做唯一件礼物给我们所有人。
【小题17】D 上下文连串。根据下文可知带回的是一个比他们更穷的女孩（girl）。
【小题18】 C 上下文连串。根据上文中so I’m going to only one present to all of us可知这里填present。这就是我们的礼物。
【小题19】C 形容词辨析。本空后happy提示：得到这样的礼物，孩子们既兴奋有高兴。
【小题20】D 上下文连串。根据前句孩子们对小女孩的态度可知，他欢迎（wele）小女孩的到来。