【英語】中考英語完形填空單元檢測題

1、【英語】中考英語完形填空單元檢測題一、中考英語完形填空(含答案詳細解析)1 .通讀下面短文，從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，透出可以填入空白處最佳選項。Like most Chinese, Mr. Zhang has a traditional family. 1 he and his wife are middle school teachers while their 6-year-old son is a pupil. Mr. Zhang's mother lives with them and helps them 2 the kid. They love one an

2、other and live a happy life.Yesterday it was Mr. Zhang's mother's birthday. The couple wanted to do 3 to show their love for her. After a big dinner, Mr. Zhang brought a basin (盆) of warn water and asked his mother to sit 4 the basin. He took off her shoes and put her 5 into the water. After

3、 that he began to wash them 6 His wife helped to comb his mother'? hair slowly. Seeing this, the boy 7 his mother's example. He tried to comb his mother's hair, too. But he was not 8 enough to do that. So he brought a chair and stood on it. Everyone could feel the warmth and love in the

4、family.As we all know, it is a good Chinese tradition to respect the old and take care of the .young. We should try our 9 to care for our family. We must visit our parents as often as possible and have a 10 with them on happiness. The phone even though we may work far away. Indeed, family is a place

5、 of happiness.1. A. BothB.EitherC.NeitherD.Each2. A. look forB.look outC.look afterD.look at3. A. nothingB.something C. everything D. anything4. A. inB.onC.underD.in front of5. A. footB.feetC.handD.hands6. A. carefully B.carefulC.carelessD. carelessly7. A. advisedB.suggested C.madeD.followed8. A. ol

6、dB.tallC.shortD.young9. A. goodB.manyC.bestD.most10. A. chatB. sleepC.mealD.rest【答案】(1)A; (2)C；(3) B;(4) D; (5) B; (6) A; ( 7) D; (8) A; (9)C; (10) A;【解析】 【分析】主要講了張先生一家人過著快樂的生活，張先生媽媽過生日時，張先生 給爸爸洗腳，妻子給媽媽梳頭，兒子看到后模仿媽媽給張先生的妻子梳頭，體現(xiàn)了中國尊 老愛幼的傳統(tǒng)。(1)句意：他和他的妻子都是中學教師，而他們的六歲兒子是一名學生。A.兩者都；B.或者，或者；C.兩者都不；D.每個。bot

7、h.and兩者都，固定搭配，故選 A。(2)句意：張先生的媽媽和他們住在一起，幫助照顧孩子。A.尋找；B.小心；C.照顧；D.看。老人幫忙照顧孩子，故選Co(3)句意：夫妻二人想做一些事情來表明對她的愛。A.沒事；B.一些事情；C每件事情；D.任何事情。根據(jù)后文可知張先生給媽媽洗腳，妻子給媽媽梳頭，所以是做了一些事情，故選Bo(4)句意：晚飯后，張先生端來了一盆熱水，讓媽媽坐在盆子前面。A.在里面；B.在上面；C在下面；D在前面。洗腳時是坐在盆子前面，故選D。(5)句意：他脫下他媽媽的鞋，把他的腳放進水里。A.腳，單數(shù)；B.腳，復數(shù)；C手，單數(shù)；D.手，復數(shù)。脫鞋是洗腳，所以用復數(shù)feet,故

8、選Bo(6)句意：之后他開始仔細地洗它們。A.仔細地，副詞；B.仔細的，形容詞；C粗心的，形容詞；D.粗心地，副詞。仔細洗腳，副詞修飾實義動詞，wash是實義動詞，所以用副詞carefully修飾，故選A。(7)句意：看到這個，小男孩模仿媽媽。A.建議；B.建議；C.讓；D.跟隨。follow one'sexample效仿某人，固定搭配，故選D。(8)句意：但是他不足夠大來做那個。A.老的；B.高的；C.矮的；D.年輕的。小男孩太小了所以不能給媽媽梳頭，即不足夠大，故選 Ao(9)句意：我們應該盡我們最大努力照顧我們的家人。A.好的；B.許多；C最好白D.最多。try one'

9、s best to do sth.,盡某人最大努力做某事，固定搭配，故選 Co(10)句意：我們必須盡可能多地看望我們的父母，和他們聊一些高興的事情。A.聊天；B.睡覺；C.飯菜；D.休息、。have a chat with sb.,和某人聊天，固定搭配，故選A?！军c評】考查完形填空，首先通讀一遍文章，跳過缺失的單詞，再根據(jù)上下文來判斷所缺 單詞的含義，最后對選項進行區(qū)別，選出正確的那一項。2.完形填空One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student, "You speak very good English

10、." 1 the girl answered, "No, no. My English is very poor. "The foreigner was quite 2 at theanswer. Thinking he had not made 3 understood or the girl had not heard him clearly, he said, "Yes, indeed, you speak very well."But the girl 4 kept saying, "No." In the end

11、the American boy could not understand and didn't know 5 to say.What's wrong with the girl's answer? She didn't 6 a compliment（恭維）in the sameway as the American people do. She should answer "Thank you" instead of "No". She 7 understood what the American boy had sai

12、d, but she thought she should be modest. In the west, people will feel proud and 8 when they are praised. So if someone says the dishes you have 9 are very delicious, you should say, "Thank you."In our country we think being modest is a virtue（美德）and being 10 is a bad thing,but in my opini

13、on, being confident does not 11 being proud. So sometimes you should be confident 12 being modest.If you are modest and say, "No, I'm afraid I 13 do it well", while working in a western country, the others may think that you really cannot do it. If you often say "No", you wil

14、l certainly be looked down upon by 14 When asking for a job, if one says something like "Yes, I can certainly do it' instead of "Let me have a try", he or she will 15 getting it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence.1. A. But B. Though C. Or D. So2. A.

15、excited3. A. itselfB. surprised C. relaxedD. frightenedD. themselvesB. herselfC. himself4. A. alreadyB. yetC. everD. still5. A. whenB. whichC. whatD. how6. A. receiveB. acceptC. refuseD. disagree7. A. hardlyB. reallyC. rarelyD. badly8. A. dutifulB. modestC. shamefulD. confident9. A. boughtB. takenC.

16、 washedD. cooked10. A. proudB. impoliteC. activeD. patient11. A. thinkB. sayC. askD. mean12. A. as soon asB. as well asC. instead ofD. in spite of13. A. can'tB. needn'tC. shouldn'tD. mustn't14. A. anotherB. the other C. the others D. others15. A. fail toB. expect to C. succeed inD. b

17、elieve in【答案】（ 1）A；（2）B；（3）C；（4）D；（5）C；（6）B；（7） B；（8）D；（9）D；（10）A；（11）D；（12）C；（13）A；（14）D；（15）C；【解析】【分析】本文介紹了中西方文化的差異，并表明我們有時候應該展示自信而不是謙虛。（ 1）句意：但是這個女孩回答，不不，我的英語非常不好。根據(jù)上文You speak very goodEnglish,你英語說得非常好，可知這兩句話之間是轉(zhuǎn)折關系，but但是，表轉(zhuǎn)折，故選Ao（ 2）句意：這個外國人對于這個回答相當?shù)捏@訝。A、 excited 興奮的，B、 surprised 驚訝的，C、 relaxed

18、 放松的，D、 frightened 害怕的，根據(jù)中西方文化背景的不同，外國人聽到她說自己英語不好時應是感到驚訝，surprised 驚訝的，故選B。（ 3）句意：想著他自己沒有被理解或者這個女孩沒有聽清。make sb understood ，使某人被理解，因主語是he他，應是他沒有讓他自己被這個女孩理解，himself,他自己，故選C。（ 4）句意：但是這個女孩仍然堅持說不。根據(jù)but 但是，可知下文女孩仍然在說不，A、already 已經(jīng)，B。 yet 還，C、 ever 曾經(jīng)， D、 still 仍然，故選D。（ 5）句意：最后這個美國男孩不明白并且不知道說什么了。A、 when 什么

19、時候，B、which哪一個，C、what什么，D、how怎么，what to say,說什么，故選 C。（ 6）句意：她不是和美國人一樣接受恭維。A、 receive 收到，接收，B、 accept 接受，C、refuse 拒絕，D、 disagree 反對，此處應是從主觀感受上的接受恭維，accept 接受，故選B。（ 7）句意：她真的理解了這個美國男孩的話，但是她認為應該要謙虛。A、 hardly 幾乎不，B、 really 真地，C、 rarely 很少，D、 badly 嚴重地，根據(jù)but she thought she should bemodest,但是她認為應該要謙虛，可知她真的

20、理解那個男孩的話，really真地，故選B。（ 8）句意：在西方，在人們被表揚的時候會感到驕傲和自信。根據(jù)proud 驕傲的，and 表示并列關系，與proud 驕傲的構成并列關系的是confident 自信的，故選D。（ 9）句意：如果某人說你做的菜很美味，你應該說謝謝。根據(jù)the dishes 這些菜，可知應搭配動詞烹飪，cook,做飯，烹飪，故選 D。(10)句意：在我國我們認為謙虛是一種美德并且驕傲是一件不好的事情。根據(jù)上文being modest is a virtue ,謙虛是一種美德，可知下文是相反的驕傲是不好的事情，proud,驕傲的，故選A。(11)句意：但是在我看來，自信不

21、意味著驕傲。該句是作者認為自信不意味著驕傲，A、think認為，想， R say說，C、ask問，D、mean意味著，意思'是，故選D。(12)句意：所以有時候你應該自信而不是謙虛。根據(jù)上文being confident does not meanbeing proud ,自信并不意味著驕傲，可知此處是要自信而不是驕傲，instead of,而不是，故選Co(13)句意：當你謙虛的說，不，我恐怕我做不好，在西方國家工作時，別人可能認為你真的不能做。根據(jù)下文the others may think that you really cannot do it ,別人可能認為你真的不能做，可知

22、上文是can't不能，故選 Ao(14)句意：如果你經(jīng)常說不，你將一定會被別人看不起。A、another三者及以上中的另一個，B、the other兩者中另一個，C、the others 一定范圍內(nèi)的其他人或物，D、others泛指別的人或物，此處是被別人看不起，泛指，用 others,故選D。(15)句意：當在找工作時，如果一個人說像如是的，我一定可以做到，而不是讓我試一下的話，他或她將會成功得到工作。根據(jù)下文So in the west, you should be brave to showyour self-confidence ,所以在西方，你應該勇敢的展示自信，可知上文如果

23、那樣說的話會成 功得到工作，succeed in doing sth ,成功做某事，固定搭配，故選 C。【點評】考查完形填空，注意通讀全文，根據(jù)上下文來選擇符合題意的選項。3.閱讀下面短文，從各題所給的 A、B、C、D四個選項中選出能演入文章中相應空白處的 最佳答案。Do you like playing football? It is so popular among boys nowadays. Johnny, a twelve-year-old boy, 1 likes it very much. He used to 2 it in his room. His parents were

24、 very angry and told him several 3 not to play football at home because he could break 4,but he never listened.Last Sunday, his 5 went out for a walk and Johnny couldn't help playing football again. He was enjoying his game in the living room 6 his parents came in and saw him.“Oh, my God, Johnny

25、, you know that playing with your ball at home is not 7. We arevery 8 about you and are going to give your ball to another kid. You should obey （遵 守）the rules 9 you are at home." Johnny's father said.Johnny felt very sad. He 10 that it was his mistake. He decided to obey the rules later,1.

26、A. badly2. A. catchB. wiselyB. playC. trulyD. carefullyD. actC.leave3. A. timesB. daysC.monthsD. years4. A. nothingB. anythingC. somethingD. everything5. A. friendsB. parentsC.teachersD. classmates6. A. whereB. whyC.whichD. when7. A. allowedB. askedC.affordedD. avoided8. A. disappointed B. pleasedC.

27、interestedD. relaxed9. A. because ofB. so thatC.rather thanD. even if10. A. managedB. remained C.realizedD. examined【答案】( 1)C；(2) B；(3) A；(4) C；(5) B；(not only at home, but also at school.6) D；(7) A；(8) A；(9)D；(10) C；【解析】【分析】主要講了Johnny 喜歡踢足球，他過去總是在房間里踢球，父母告訴他應該遵守家里和學校的規(guī)定 不能在房間里踢球。(1)句意：Johnny, 一個12歲

28、的小男孩，非常喜歡它。A.壞的；B.明智地；C忠實地；D.仔細地。Johnny非常喜歡踢足球，真心喜愛，故選C。(2)句意：他過去在房間里玩它。A.捉?。籅.玩；C.離開；D.行動。it代指football , playit 代指 play football 踢足球，故選B。(3)句意：他的父母非常生氣，告訴他幾次不要在家里踢足球。A.次數(shù)；B.天；C月；D.年。固定搭配，several times,幾次，故選 A。(4)句意：因為他可能打壞一些東西。A.沒東西；B.任何東西；C.一些東西；D.每件東西。父母怕Johnny 在家踢足球打壞一些東西，所以禁止在家里踢球，故選C。(5)句意：上周日

29、，他的父母出去散步。A.朋友；B.父母；C老師；D.同學。根據(jù) Johnnycouldn't help playing football again ,以及上文父母說不準在家里踢球，可知講的是Johnny的父母，故選B。(6)句意：當他父母進來看到他時他正在客廳里踢足球。A.哪里；B.為什么；C.哪一個；D.當時候。根據(jù)enjoying his game ,可知當父母進來時，他正在玩球，因此用 when,故選 D。(7)句意：你知道在家玩球是不被允許的。A.允許；B.詢問；C.負擔得起；D.避免。根據(jù)not to play football at home ，可知父母不允許Johnny

30、 在家踢足球，be allowed ，被允許，故選 A。(8)句意：我們對你非常失望。 A.失望的；B.滿意的；C.有趣的；D.放松的。根據(jù)句意可 知Johnny再次在家玩球的做法讓父母失望，be disappointed about,對感到失望，故選A。(9)句意：即使你在家你也應該遵守規(guī)則。A.因為，引導原因；B.目的是，引導目的狀語從句；C.而不是；D.即使。假設在家，也是需要遵守規(guī)則，因此用 even if,引導讓步狀語 從句，故選D。(10)句意：他意識到它是他的錯誤。A.成功；B.保持；C.意識到；D.檢查。卞據(jù) Hedecided to obey the rules later

31、,他決定遵守規(guī)定，可知Johnny意識到自己的錯誤，故選C?！军c評】考查完形填空，首先通讀一遍文章，跳過缺失的單詞，再根據(jù)上下文來判斷所缺單詞的含義，最后對選項進行區(qū)別，選出正確的那一項。4 .閱讀短文，掌握其大意，然后從 A、B、C、D中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Ray had a wonderful family and lived very happily. He had four grandchildren, and they all came to see him 1 their holidays. One day, Ray was preparing to welcome th

32、em as usual: cleaning the house and cooking delicious food. 2 he was working, he lost his favorite watch which was a 3 from his deceased (已故的) wife. Ray loved the watch very much, and he was very sad.When his grandchildren arrived, they 4him they would find the watch. Onegranddaughter asked, "G

33、randpa, where did you see the watch last 5 it went missin g?"Ray replied, "Maybe in the barn (谷倉)！"The children searched there for more than two hour 6 could not find it.One of his grandsons wanted to search the barn 7, and Ray asked why he was goingthere. The little boy didn't ex

34、plain but asked 8 not to follow him. A moment later, he rushed back to his grandfather, "I found it!" he shouted. Ray was 9 and asked how he made it. The little boy replied, 'I stood in the barn 10 making any noise, and tried my best to keep silent. After a few 11, I heard the sound of

35、 tick tick. At last, I 12 the watchfrom the hay (干草)."After hearing his words, Ray hugged. The little boy and 13 himvery much.The story tells us if we _14 calm （冷靜的）,we can fired a solution. This shows thepower of15.1. A. between B. duringC. among D. past2. A. Unless B. OverC. While D. Still3.

36、A. reportB. giftC. letter D. message4. A. suggested B. doubtedC. expected D. promised5. A. afterB. beforeC. untilD. since6. A. andB. soC. orD. but7. A. everB. againC. already D. always8. A. otherB. anotherC. the other D. the others9. A. angryB. boredC. unhappy D. surprised10. A. without B. byC. abou

37、t D. except11. A. weeks B. daysC. hours D. minutes12. A. looked up B. tuned upC. picked upD. made up13. A. accepted B. thankedC. saved D. protected14. A. stopB. sendC. stayD. seem15. A. habitB. decisionC. silence D. suggestion【答案】(1) B; (2) C; (3) B; (4) D; (5)B; (6) D; (7) B; (8) D; (9)D; (10) A; (

38、11) D;(12) C; (13) B; (14)C; (15) C;【解析】【分析】主要講了通過講Ray 丟失了手表，孩子們第一次一起去尋找時沒有找到，第二次僅僅一個小男孩去谷倉找手表，并且聽到手表的滴答聲，最終找到手表，告訴我們?nèi)绻覀兝潇o下來就會找到答案。(1)句意：他們都在假期期間來看他。A.在之間；B.在期間；C.在之中；D.經(jīng)過。 during holidays 在假期期間，故選B。(2)句意：當他正在工作時i,他丟失了他最喜愛的來自他已故的妻子的手表。A.除非;B.超過；C.當時候；D.仍然。當工作時丟失了手表，故選Co(3)句意：當他正在工作時i,他丟失了他最喜愛的來自他已故

39、的妻子的手表。A.報道;B.禮物；C.信；D.信息。手表是妻子送給 Ray的禮物，故選 B。(4)句意：當他的孩子們到達時，他們許諾將找到手表。A.建議；B.懷疑；C期望；D.許諾。孩子們向爺爺許諾會找到手表，故選D。5)句意：爺爺，在它丟失前你在哪最后一次看到過手表？A.在 之后；B.在 之前;C.直到；D.自從。孩子們問爺爺手表丟之前在哪見過手表，故選 Bo6)句意：孩子們在那找了2 個多小時，但是不能發(fā)現(xiàn)它。A.和；B.所以；C或者；D.但是。找了兩個多小時，但是沒有找到。前后句表示轉(zhuǎn)折，所以用 but,故選Do(7)句意：他的孫子中的一個想再次找下谷倉。A.曾經(jīng)；B.再次；C.已經(jīng)；D

40、.總是。根據(jù)后句Ray asked why he was going there.可知男孩再次去了谷倉，故選B。(8)句意：小男孩沒有解釋，而是讓其他人不要跟著他。A.其他的，后面用可數(shù)名詞復數(shù)；B.另一個，后面用單數(shù)名詞； C兩者中另一個；D.其他的人或者事物，表示特指。小男 孩不讓其他人跟著，所以用 others ,故選D。(9)句意：Ray是驚訝的，問他怎樣做到的。A.生氣白B.無聊的；C不高興的；D.驚訝的。男孩在谷倉里找到了手表，所以Ray是驚訝的，故選 Do(10)句意：我站在谷倉里沒有出聲。A.沒有；B.通過；C.關于；D.除了。根據(jù)后句 andtried my best to

41、keep silent ，我努力保持沉默，可知是沒有出聲，故選A。(11)句意：在幾分鐘后，我聽到滴答聲。A.周；B.天；C小時；D.分鐘。幾分鐘后聽到滴答聲，故選D。(12)句意：最后我從干草里撿起了手表。A.查閱；B.加大音量；C.撿起；D.編造。男孩最終找到手表，然后撿起了手表，故選C。(13)句意：聽到他的話后，Ray擁抱了小男孩，非常感謝他。A.接受；B.感謝；C拯救；D.保護。男孩幫助爺爺找到了手表，所以爺爺非常感謝，故選 Bo(14)句意：如果我們保持冷靜，我們可以發(fā)現(xiàn)方法。A.停止；B.發(fā)送；C.保持；D.似乎。stay calm,保持冷靜，故選 C。(15)句意：這展示了沉默

42、的力量。A.習慣；B.決定；C.沉默；D.建議。小男孩是通過沉默，保持安靜來找到手表了，所以是沉默的力量，故選C。【點評】考查完形填空，首先通讀一遍文章，跳過缺失的單詞，再根據(jù)上下文來判斷所缺單詞的含義，最后對選項進行區(qū)別，選出正確的那一項。5 完形填空Where did you go yesterday? Did you hear music at any of those places? Today most stores and restaurants play music. You might 1 hear music in an office or on a farm.Scienti

43、sts believe that music changes the 2 people behave. According to some scientists, the sound of Western classical music makes people 3 richer. When a restaurant plays classical music, people spend 4 money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays 5 music, people spend less money. With 6 music, pe

44、ople spend even less. Scientists also believe that loud, fast music makes people eat faster. In fact people eat their food faster when the music gets faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their 7 hours. This gets people to eat faster and leave 8. In this way, restaurants can make more mone

45、y.Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better. They say that music helps students to be more active. It is true that people learn better when they are 9. Andlistening to music can help you relax.Be 10 next time you hear music somewhere, because it might change the way you do th

46、ings.1. A.already B. evenC. hardlyD. never2. A.way B. timeC. ideaD. place3. A.become B. getC. feelD. look4. A.much B. moreC. littleD. less5. A.pop B. modernC. lightD. country6. A.noB. muchC. anyD. some7. A.free B. busyC.happyD. sad8. A.slowly B. quicklyC. quietlyD. carefully9. A.excited B. intereste

47、d C. confident D. relaxed10. A. quiet B. quick C. happy D. careful【答案】(1) B; (2) A; (3) C; (4) B; (5) A; (6) A; (7) B; (8) B; (9)D; (10) D;【解析】【分析】本文介紹了音樂可能會改變你做事的方式。(1)句意： 你可能曾經(jīng)在辦公室或農(nóng)場聽到音樂。A已經(jīng)，B曾經(jīng)，C幾乎不，D從未，此處是肯定句故排除 C和D, already是現(xiàn)在完成時標志，故選 B。(2)句意： 科學家認為音樂改變了人的行為方式。A方式，B時間，C主意，D地方，根據(jù)it might change

48、 the way you do things它可能會改變你做事的方式，可知此處是方 式，故選Ao(3)句意：根據(jù)一些科學家的說法，西方古典音樂的聲音讓人們感覺更加富有。A成為，B變成，C感覺，D看上去，聽音樂是聽覺上的感受，故是感覺，故選Co(4)句意：當餐館播放古典音樂時，人們會在食物和飲料上花很多的錢。根據(jù)peoplespend less money 可知是比較級，表示對比，less的對應詞是 more ,更多，故選B。(5)句意：當餐館播放流行l(wèi)音樂時，人們花的錢就少了。A流行的，B現(xiàn)代的，C輕的，D鄉(xiāng)村的，根據(jù)classical music 可知對應的是流行音樂，故選A。(6)句意：沒

49、有 音樂，人們的花費就更少了。A沒有，B很多，C任何，D 一些，此處是有音樂和沒有音樂的對比，故此處表示否定，故選Ao(7)句意： 一些餐館在繁忙時內(nèi)播放快速音樂。A免費的，B忙碌的，C開心的，D悲傷的, 根據(jù) In fact people eat their food faster when the music gets faster 事實上,當音樂 變得更快時，人們會吃得更快，可知這是餐館的一種手段，在人多忙碌時，讓人聽著快速的音樂，快點吃完，可以賺更多的錢，故選Bo(8)句意：這讓人們吃得更快，然后快速離開。A慢慢地，B迅速地，C安靜地，D小心地，根據(jù)play fast music可知是

50、快速的，故選B。(9)句意：的確，人們在放松時候會學得更好。A激動的，B感興趣的，C自信的，D放松的，卞據(jù)listening to music can help you relax ,聽音樂使人放松，可知是放松的狀態(tài)，故選Do(10)句意： 下次你在某個地方聽到音樂時要小心，因為它可能會改變你做事的方式。A安靜的，B迅速的，C開心的，D小心的，根據(jù) In this way, restaurants can make more money可知餐館為了賺更多的錢可能播放你不喜歡的音樂，故要小心，故選D?！军c評】考查詞匯在篇章中的運用能力，答題時首先要跳過空格通讀文章掌握其大意，然 后細讀文章字斟句

51、酌逐一作答，注意考慮句型、語法、搭配、語境等因素。最后通讀一遍 檢查驗證。6.閱讀下面短文，掌握大意，然后從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。Many books have been written about" the art of giving". And we also know that it's hard to give people a gift, 1 a personal one. If we want to make it better, we should understand who you will give the gift to and

52、 their likes and 2.As is often the case, some little kids think they don't get enough gifts 3 some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too 4. For example, when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from at

53、ree, it is enough to make her very 5.Gift giving is different in different 6. Here are some of their likes. In Japan, peoplesometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone 7, because many people have enough things and don't want 8 giftsthe

54、mselves. In Canada, a tree can help remember a 9 .In the US, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buying them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People don't need to 10 too much money.Instead, making a meal for him or her is

55、 enough.To make things 11, some people would rather just give money. In some cultures,however, 12 money can make people uncomfortable. "When someone gives me money, it just makes me think they're being lazy," says John Wilson. "In England, we have a saying: It's the thought th

56、at 13. When someone gives me money, I feel they didn't think at all. Iprefer to receive a gift 14 has some thought behind it."Different people have very different thoughts 15 this subject! So maybe the art of giving is difficult! What do you think?1. A. speciallyB. especiallyC. commonlyD. usually2. A. displays B. disadvantagesC. disagreements D. dislikes3. A. whileB. whenC. asD. if4. A. same5. A. lonelyB. similarB. happyC. smallC. sadD. hugeD. angry6. A. c