题文
The Catherine family enjoyed the good things in life as much as anyone else. They ___36___games, books, music, toys, good food and good times. But sometimes ___37___seemed, especially to Mrs. Catherine who ___38___the house, that they had too much stuff in the closets, in the drawers, in the basement, and almost ___39___. It made Mrs. Catherine a little ___40___.One day, at breakfast, Mrs. Catherine made a（n） ___41___. “This family,”she said firmly, “has too much stuff. It's time to get ___42___of some of them. ”The three children all ___43___with this idea and helped pile used things and unused things they were never going to use into the car.
Their first ___44___was Home for the Aged where the older went to live. Nurses and doctors looked after them, but sometimes the older got a little lonely and ___45___. They liked visitors and things to do. When the family arrived at Home for the Aged, they ___46___out their games and puzzles to the older and then sat down to play games and do puzzles with them. They had a ___47___time and they were sorry when it was time to leave.
Their next stop was the Young Cubs Hospital. The Catherine family dropped ___48___their load of used toys which were very welcome. The hospital workers said the toys would be given out at the hospital ___49___party.
Their last stop was People Who Care store. This was a store that sold things to ___50___money for those who needed warm clothes and good food. The Catherine family lugged all their old clothes and furniture into the store.
After that, the Catherine family ___51___home with warm feelings about what they had done. ___52___they drove along, they passed the lighted ___53___of supermarkets which were beautifully decorated for Christmas. There was window after window of the very latest things, but they were so filled with special thoughts about helping others that they ___54___noticed the wonderful things in the windows except maybe out of the ___55___of their eyes.
小题1:A．readB．playedC．enjoyed D．shared小题2:A．thereB．theyC．it D．this小题3:A．knewB．boughtC．sold D．managed小题4:A．anywhereB．everywhereC．nowhere D．somewhere小题5:A．uneasyB．difficultC．ready D．happy小题6:A．announcementB．amusementC．notice D．report小题7:A．awayB．outC．hold D．rid小题8:A．decidedB．agreedC．argued D．dealt小题9:A．placeB．arrivalC．stop D．departure小题10:A．boredB．disappointedC．excited D．determined小题11:A．handedB．carriedC．found D．let小题12:A．fineB．badC．sad D．sorry小题13:A．ontoB．intoC．out D．off小题14:A．ThanksgivingB．HalloweenC．Christmas D．Eastern小题15:A．riseB．ariseC．raise D．arouse小题16:A．headedB．arrivedC．left D．felt小题17:A．ThoughB．AsC．Since D．Before小题18:A．closetsB．housesC．doors D．windows小题19:A．nearlyB．hardlyC．closely D．immediately小题20:A．cornersB．sidesC．edges D．covers 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:C.
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:A
小题6:A
小题7:D
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:A
小题11:A
小题12:A
小题13:D
小题14:C
小题15:C
小题16:A
小题17:B
小题18:D
小题19:B
小题20:A
解析
小题1:C考查动词。对应上文的enjoyed the good things。此处是上文的具体说明。他们喜欢游戏、图书、音乐、玩具、可口的食物和美好的时光。
小题2:C考查代词。it seems that...似乎……；好像……。
小题3:D考查动词。manage the house当家；管家。
小题4:B考查副词。与前面的in the closets, in the drawers, in the basement构成递进关系，“几乎到处都是”。
小题5:A考查形容词。 结合上文此处Mrs. Catherine应是感觉不好。家里到处太多stuff（材料，原料）的 使Mrs. Catherine有点不舒服uneasy。uneasy adj.心神不安的；不稳定的；不舒服的。
小题6:A考查名词。make an announcement宣布；声明。
小题7:D考查名词。get rid of 除去；消除。
小题8:B考查动词。结合下文的helped可知三个孩子都同意Mrs. Catherine的想法。
小题9:C考查名词。与下文的next stop和last stop相呼应。
小题10:A考查形容词。老人之家的老人们有时感到寂寞lonely和无聊bored。lonely和bored相呼应。
小题11:A考查动词。hand out sth to sb把某物分发给某人。
小题12:A考查形容词。have a fine time过的开心。
小题13:D考查副词。 drop sth. off 卸下（丢下）某物.
小题14:C考查名词。结合下文的decorated for Christmas可知此处应是“圣诞晚会” 。
小题15:C考查动词。raise money for为…募捐。
小题16:A考查动词。 “三站活动”结束后，自然是回家。Head此处是动词，意思是“朝……行进；出发；向……方向移动”。head home 回家。
小题17:B考查连词。此处意思是“在开车回家的过程中”。 as当……的时候。
小题18:D考查名词。结合下文的window after window可知此处应是“超市的橱窗”。
小题19:B考查副词。他们一直在想帮助别人，一致与没有注意橱窗子最新的东西。
小题20:A考查名词。out of the corner of one’s eye.用眼角余光。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“The Catherine family.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
