完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas 1 for her father.
She wished that he were as easy to 2 as her mother, who was always 3 with perfume (香水). Besides, shoping at this time of the year was a most 4 job. People 5 on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost 6 you over in their hurry in order to find something cheap ahead of you.
Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on show . They are real silk, the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to 7 her to buy one. But Edith knew from past 8 that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance, 9 where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes on sale and the shapes were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate for long, although her father 10 smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was 11 to please him.
When she got home, with her small but 12 present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already at table. Her mother was in great 13 . Your father has at last decided to stop smoking, she told her daughter happily. Edith was so 14 that she could not 15 a single word.
【小题1】A．suit B．card C．pipe D．gift【小题2】A．remind B．please C．hopeD．suppose【小题3】A．interested B．annoyed C．impressive D．satisfied【小题4】A．unhappy B．careful C．exciting D．amazing【小题5】A．walked B．stepped C．lifted D．stood【小题6】A．turned B．hit C．brought D．knocked【小题7】A．hope B．ask C．force D．persuade【小题8】A．experience B．stories C．friends D．activities【小题9】A．stopped B．saw C．asked D．found【小题10】A．always B．nearly C．only D．never【小题11】A．hardlyB．impossibly C．possibly D．certainly【小题12】A．cheap B．well-chosen C．expensive D．ready-made【小题13】A．excitement B．anger C．sadness D．disappointment【小题14】A．glad B．happy C．surprised D．excited【小题15】A．tellB．sayC．thinkD．talkD
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(答案→)D
解析：
【小题1】D由下文可知, Edith 在为父亲选择一件圣诞节礼物。
【小题2】B这里的please表示他希望爸爸能象妈妈一样好取悦，
【小题3】D be satisfied with“对…满意”和前面的please一致。
【小题4】A句意是：时值圣诞节购物高峰,买东西不是一件令人愉快的事情，填unhappy。
【小题5】B：句意人们踩到你的脚上,用肩膀挤着你,为了能在你的前面买到便宜货,几乎会把你撞倒。Step on your feet“踩到你的脚”
【小题6】D knock you over“把你撞倒”。
【小题7】D try to persuade sb to do “试着说服某人做…”.
【小题8】A句意是：但从过去的经验中她知道她选择的领带很难使父亲满意。填experience。
【小题9】A句意是：她在一群男子聚集的地方停了下来。选stopped
【小题10】C 从后面的once in a while偶尔，看出填：only。
【小题11】D句意是：她相信一定会让爸爸满意的。
【小题12】B从上文可知,这份小礼物是精心挑选的。Well-chosen。
【小题13】A in great excitement“很兴奋地“
【小题14】C 前面说她爸爸戒烟了，说明Edith 对父亲戒烟感到惊讶,
【小题15】B 句意是：她惊讶的说不出一句话。