二、完形填空
Della counted her coins carefully three times. One dollar and eighty-seven cents—all she had for Jim’s Christmas gift. The festival was close, and she couldn’t afford a
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present for her husband.
Della’s long hair was her most
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treasure, falling down her back like a brown waterfall. Jim, her husband, cherished (珍爱) a gold
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passed down from his grandfather more than anything.
Sure to find a perfect gift, Della decided to sell her hair. She went out to the street and
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a shop with a “Hair Goods” sign. The owner offered twenty dollars, and Della’s eyes lit up—enough to buy Jim something nice. With the money, she
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through jewelry stores until she found a nice gold chain, perfect for Jim’s watch. She paid twenty-one dollars for it, feeling proud though she’d spent almost all her fortune (财产).
When Jim came home, he stared at Della in
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. “You cut your hair?” he asked. Della pulled out the box: “I sold it to buy you this.” Jim smiled and gently
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her a
package. “I sold my watch to get these for you.” Inside were the tortoiseshell combs Della had admired for months. Tears
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her eyes as she realized what they had given up.
They’d given up their most valuable treasures,
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they gained something more precious—their love for each other. At that moment, they understood the real
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of love: it’s not about what you receive, but about what you give from the heart.
—A simplified version of “The Gift of the Magi”
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A
) 11. A. nice B. cheap C. common D. strange
(
B
) 12. A. expensive B. valuable C. useful D. common
(
A
) 13. A. watch B. clock C. ring D. cup
(
B
) 14. A. passed B. entered C. left D. avoided

(
C
) 15. A. looked B. walked C. searched D. rushed
(
B
) 16. A. joy B. surprise C. anger D. fear
(
C
) 17. A. lent B. made C. handed D. threw
(
A
) 18. A. filled B. dried C. opened D. closed
(
A
) 19. A. but B. and C. so D. or
(
A
) 20. A. meaning B. history C. tradition D. celebration