2014高考英语完形填空及词汇复习：12（附解析答案）.docVIP

2014高考英语完形填空（12）及词汇复习（附解析答案） 完形填空 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~20各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳答案。Two weeks before Christmas, Mother told me we were going to my grandmother’s house for the holiday. Grandma and Uncle Henry lived on a farm some 15 miles out of town. They had no electricity or running water and 1 what I considered the “good things” in life. They 2 made no plans for Christmas. When Christmas Eve arrived, Mom told me in her best “I meanit” voice to 3 all the decorations(装饰物)from our tree. She packed those up, 4 all the trimmings（材料） for a 5 turkey dinner. Christmas morning 6 perfectly, with the sun shining brightly across a fresh blanket of snow. 7 I sulked（生气） silently in the backseat of the car as we made our 8 to grandma’s. This was going to be the 9 Christmas ever! Grandma was 10 to see us as we waked up to her door. “What on earth are you doing here?” she stammered. “We weren’t expecting 11 .It’s Christmas, and I don’t even have a turkey to cook for you.” “I knew 12 .” Mom said as we set boxes of goodies on the kitchen table. “That’s 13 we brought one with us.” “We 14 have a tree,” Mom insisted.“ 15 ,what will we do with all these decorations?” Uncle Henry quickly caught Mom’s spirit. He called me to join him, and we found a perfect Christmas tree in the woods. Soon the house 16 fresh and piney as we decorated the tree, and the day 17 a festive air. The turkey dinner was very good, too. I was actually beginning to enjoy this unusual Christmas day! Dessert was forgotten 18 Mom came out with the final surprise—a flaming(燃烧的)pudding “Merry Christmas, mother,” Mom said. “Dear me” Grandma gasped. “I haven’t seen a flaming pudding since I left England before I was married.” Tears of 19 filled her eyes. I could not keep the tears 20 my eyes, either. I knew then that Mom had also given me the best Christmas present ever—she had taught me what a beautiful thing it is to give. ( ) 1.A.prepared B. lacke