Ever since I was little, my favorite season was winter. I loved to play in the snow and enjoy the hot chocolate. ____36_____, winter never gave me the special gift of snow on my birthday. I would ask my grandmother ____37____ it didn’t snow on my birthday. She would laugh and tell me I asked too many questions. ___38____one day, she promised that she would make it snow on my next birthday. That year, ____39____ my birthday, my grandmother died. I was sad but angry because she had promised to make it snow. The day of my sixth birthday, I woke up and ran to the window, hoping to see just one snowflake. But there was no snow. I felt mad at my grandmother. She had broken a promise. But my sixteenth birthday, I had lost all hope of getting my snow, even though I still wished for ___40____. During my party, I stayed with my friends and family and was truly happy. I ___41___ the best time ever! Then I saw the white snow ____42___down all around. I was so excited that I ran around screaming and laughing. My friends all laughed ____43___me, but I didn’t care. When I ___44____home, my grandpa said he had a gift for me. I was ___45___ because he had given me a gift. It was a small white box, which looked old. I opened it. There was a crystal snowflake(水晶雪花) with a card that said, “Happy Birthday.” How could this be? My grandpa said it was my grandmother’s final ___46____ on my “sweet sixteenth”. I cried. I was ___47_____ that my smiling grandmother angel was and had been watching over me.
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小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:A
小题7:D
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:B
小题11:C
小题12:A
题目分析：本文叙述了因为作者喜欢雪，作者的生日又是在冬天，所以她一直盼望在她生日时，能够下雪，她的祖母曾经答应过她在她下一个生日时给她下一场雪，可是到了第二年她的祖母去世了。但是一直盼到16岁生日，才下了一场雪，这时也收到祖母生前留给作者的生日礼物。作者
小题1:考查副词及上下文的呼应。certainly当然； Unfortunately不幸的是； Importantly重要的是 ；Luckily幸运的是。根据下文it didn’t snow on my birthday，作者喜欢雪而在生日愿意让下雪，可是不幸的是冬天从没有给“我”这个礼物，故选B。
小题2:考查连词及上下文的呼应。when当……时候； how怎样； whether是否； why为什么。“我”问祖母为什么在生日时不下雪，故选D。
小题3:考查连词及上下文的呼应。but 但是； or 或者； then 那时； so因此。可是有一天她答应“我”她将能在“我”的下一个生日下雪，故选A。
小题4:考查介词及上下文的呼应。on 在； after 在……之后； before在……之前； in在……之内。在具体的某一天用介词on，所以根据句意这里指在生日这一天，故选C。
小题5:考查代词及上下文的呼应。根据上下文可知这里指的雪，故用it来代替。故选A。
小题6:考查动词及上下文的呼应。had the best time过得最开心； was是； play玩； fear害怕。“我”过得最开心，故选A。
小题7:考查非谓语动词及上下文的呼应。“我”看见下雪了。这里是短语see sth falling这里the white snow与fall之间是主动关系，用现在分词表主动，故用D。
小题8:考查介词及上下文的呼应。这里是短语laugh at嘲笑。所有的朋友都嘲笑“我”， “我”不在乎。故选B。
小题9:考查动词及上下文的呼应。arrived at到达； remain 保持； get home 到家； enter进入。当“我”到家时，“我”的祖父给了“我”一个礼物，故选C。
小题10:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。excited 兴奋的； confused 困惑的； pleased 高兴的；frustrated泄气的。根据It was a small white box, which looked old.因为给了“我”一个礼物，“我”感到困惑，故选B。
小题11:考查名词及上下文的呼应。order命令； mistake错误； wish 希望； decision决定。“我”的祖父说那是“我”祖母最后的给“我”的16岁生日的希望，故选C。
小题12:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。certain确信； angry生气； sad 伤心； anxious焦急的。“我”确信“我”的祖母天使正在天上看着“我”，故选A。
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