2025年大連汽車職業(yè)技術(shù)學(xué)院高職單招高職單招英語2016-2024歷年頻考點(diǎn)試題含答案解析

2025年大連汽車職業(yè)技術(shù)學(xué)院高職單招高職單招英語2016-2024歷年頻考點(diǎn)試題含答案解析（圖片大小可自由調(diào)整）一、單選題(共35題)1、材料WhenautumnarrivesintheUnitedStatesandCanada,youcanseeoneofnature’sgreatestscenes—theyearlymigration(遷徙)ofthemonarchbutterflies(帝王蝶).NootherbutterflyintheworldmigratesliketheorangeandblackmonarchofNorthAmerica.

Theycannotliveforlongperiodsincoldweather.SoeachautumnaroundOctober,thebutterfliestravelupto3,000kilometerssouthtospendwinter.SomeevenflytothemountainsofMexico.ItusuallytakesthebutterfliestwomonthstoreachMexico.Whenitiswarm,theystarttobacknorthinthespring.Butnotonebutterflyfinishesthewholetrip.Theylayeggsalongthewayanddie.Itmighttakethemonarchsasmanyasfourtofivegenerations(代)tocompletethejourneyallthewaybackuptoCanada,saysSarinaJepsen,whodirectstheendangeredspeciesprogramfortheXercesSociety.ThemostamazingthingaboutthesebutterfliesisthattheyreturntotheverysametreesinMexicothattheirgreat-great-grandparentsusedthewinterbefore.However,thenumberofthesecolorfulbutterflieshasdroppedinrecentyears.TheUSFishandWildlifeSenicesaidthatnearlyabillionmonarchshavedisappearedfromoverwinteringsites(越冬地點(diǎn))since1990,theWashingtonPost

reported,oneofthemainreasons,expertssay,isthatfarmershaveusedherbicides(除草劑)onthemilkweed(馬利筋)plantsthatthesebutterfliesfeedon.……Fromthepassage,weknowthatthenumberofthemonarchshasdroppedmainlybecauseof______.

(1分)A、lessfood

B、badweatherC、airpollution

正確答案選項(xiàng)：參考答案：A

2、Somepeoplethinktrees（）onTreePlantingDayonly.(1分)A、shouldplantB、shouldbeplantedC、shouldbeplantD、shouldbeplanting正確答案選項(xiàng)：參考答案：B解析考查情態(tài)動詞的被動語態(tài)。句意為：“一些人認(rèn)為只應(yīng)在植樹節(jié)那天植樹?！辟e語從句的主語trees·和動詞plant之間是被動關(guān)系，所以應(yīng)用被動語態(tài)，即shouldbedone。故選B。

3、Confucius(孔子)wasagreatthinker（

）

wordsstillhaveagreateffectonmillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldtoday.(1分)A、whoB、who'sC、whoseD、that正確答案選項(xiàng)：參考答案：C解析考查定語從句。句意為：“孔子是一個偉大的思想家，他的思想在今天對全世界數(shù)百萬的人仍然有很大的影響。”分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，本句為定語從句，先行詞thinker指人，引導(dǎo)詞后的成分是名詞words,words前缺定語。故選C。

4、—Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?—Noperson___smokeorcarryalightedcigaretteinthisare

(1分)A、mayB、canC、shallD、should正確答案選項(xiàng)：參考答案：C解析考查情態(tài)動詞。句意：——那個牌子上寫了什么？——任何人不得在此范圍內(nèi)吸煙或攜帶燃著的香煙。Amay可能；也許；Bcan能；Cshall應(yīng)該，必須；Dshould應(yīng)該。shall在陳述句中用于第二人稱和第三人稱時，可表示說話者的允諾、告誡、威脅、命令、規(guī)定、必然性等。根據(jù)語境可知，此處表示規(guī)定。故選C。

5、HanMeimanhas“morethan”thirtystorybooksinherbookshelf.引號里面的詞可以用以下哪個詞替代？（）

(1分)A、overB、toomanyC、muchtooD、quiteafew正確答案選項(xiàng)：參考答案：A解析韓美曼的書架上有三十多本故事書。morethan意為“超過”

6、Youwon’tfullyexperiencethecultureofaforeigncountry________yougothereinperson.

(1分)A、becauseB、unlessC、assoonasD、aslongas正確答案選項(xiàng)：參考答案：B解析句意：除非你親自去那里，否則你不會完全體驗(yàn)外國的文化?？疾檫B詞辨析。because因?yàn)?；unless除非；assoonas一……就；aslongas只要。yougothereinperson”是“Youwon’tfullyexperiencethecultureofaforeigncountry”的否定條件，用unless引導(dǎo)條件狀語從句。故選B。

7、—（）willyourfathercomebackfromAmerica?—Inthreedays.HisflightisonFriday.(1分)A、HowlongB、HowsoonC、HowfarD、Howmuch正確答案選項(xiàng)：參考答案：B解析考查特殊疑問詞。句意為：“你父親多久從美國回來?三天后。他的航班是星期五的。”Howsoon意為“多久以后；多快”,答語常為“in+時間段”,對將來時間提問。根據(jù)答語“Inthreedays.”可知應(yīng)用Howsoon進(jìn)行提問。故選B。

8、材料

InAmericanschoolsthereissomethingcalledHomecomingDay.Manyhighschoolsandcollegeswithafootballteamhaveahomecominggame.Thiscanbethemostimportantthingoftheyearexceptthegraduationorcommencement(頒授學(xué)位典禮)day.StudentsplanHomecomingDayformanyweeksbeforetheday.

SeveraldaysbeforeHomecoming,studentsstarttodecoratetheschool.Therearesignstowishlucktotheteam,andmanyothersignstowelcomeallthestudents.ManypeoplestillcometoHomecomingtwentyorthirtyyearsaftertheyleaveschool.

Duringthedaypeopleliketolookforteachersthattheyrememberfromlongago.Oftentheyseeoldfriendsandtheytalktogetheraboutthosehappyyearsinschool.

Everyonesooncomestowatchthefootballgame.Whenthegameishalfover,thebandcomesontothefieldandplaysschoolsongs.AnotherimportantmomentiswhentheHomecomingQueenorKingappears.AllthestudentsvoteamostpopularstudenttheHomecomingQueenorKing.Itisagreathonortobechosen.

TheHomecomingDayisahappyday,butitisnotperfectunlessthefootballteamwinsthegame.Eveniftheteamloses,thestudentsstillenjoyHomecomingSomestayattheschooltodance,andothersgotoaparty.Foreveryoneitisadayworthremembering.

WhendostudentsbegintoarrangeeverythingforHomecoming?(1分)A、

The

day

before

Homecoming.

B、

Many

weeks

before

the

day.C、

At

the

beginning

of

each

term.

D、

Several

days

before

Homecoming正確答案選項(xiàng)：參考答案：B

9、材料

Intheirstruggletodealwithanattackofdesertlocusts(蝗蟲),CypriotfarmersmaydowelltoturntoaU.N.sitethatsuggestsifyoucan'tbeatthemeatthem.Locustsarerichinproteinandcanbestir-fried,boiledorroasted.ItisapieceofvaluableinformationprovidedbytheRome-basedFoodandAgricultureOrganizationinadrivetohelpdealwithlocuststhathavelandedinCyprusfromAfrica.“Hereareafewlocalrecipes(處方)fromlocust-affectedcountries，”apageontheFAOWebsitesays.“Pleasesendusyours!”O(jiān)nerecipefromatribeinsouthernAfricaadvisesmakingroastlocustintoafinepowdertoeatonajourney.“Thelegs,whendried,areespeciallyrelishedfortheirpleasanttaste.”“Takeseveraldozenlocustadults,especiallyfemales,cutthestomachlengthwiseandputapeanutinside,”aCambodianrecipesuggested.“Thenlightlycookthelocustsinahotfryingpan,addingalittleoilandsalttotaste,Becarefulnottoovercookorburnthem,”EatinglocustshasbeendocumentedfromBiblicaltimes.AccordingtotheChristianNewTestament,Johnthe

Baptistsurvivedonlocustsandhoneywhenhewasinthedesert-eventhoughsomequestionswhetheritwaslocustsheactuallyateastheGreekname“acridae”canalsomeanthetipsofplants.ThelocustsreachedeasternMediterraneancountriesinearlyNovemberaftertheworstattackrecordedinAfricaformorethanadecade.

Whichofthefollowingistheplacewherepeopleeatlocustswithpeanuts?(1分)A、A

tribe

in

Southern

Africa.B、

Cambodia.C、

Cyprus.D、

Rome.正確答案選項(xiàng)：參考答案：B

10、材料AlbertEinsteinwasfromaJewishfamily.HewasborninGermany.Whenhewas（1）,helikedtoaskquestions.Bythetimehewasfourteenyearsold,he（2）advancedmathematics（3）byhimself.（4）thenhehaddecidedtobecomeaphysicistand（5）himself（6）abstract(抽象)research.

Hisfamilywasnotrich,buthisparentsmanaged（7）himtoatechnicalschooland（8）totheFederalInstituteofTechnologyinSwitzerland.Aftergraduation,hebegantoteach.Later,heworkedinagovernmentoffice.Then（9）themoneyhesaved,hecontinuedhisstudiesattheUniversityofZurich.In1905hegota（10）degree.Itwasatthattime（11）hebegantheresearchandstudieswhichled（12）hisfamousTheoryofRelativity.

Formostpeople,histheorywas（13）difficulttounderstand.Manyscientistslaughed（14）itand（15）wouldacceptit.ButEinsteinstucktoitandwentonwithhisresearch.

第(13)選（）(1分)A、very

B、too

C、rather

D、so正確答案選項(xiàng)：參考答案：B

11、—JimandIshare________tastesandhobbies.

—Nowonderyoutakepartinlotsofmeaningfulsocialactivitiestogether.

(1分)A、separateB、weakC、similarD、double正確答案選項(xiàng)：參考答案：C解析句意：——吉姆和我有相似的品味和愛好。

——難怪你們一起參加許多有意義的社會活動?？疾樾稳菰~辨析。separate分開的；weak虛弱的；similar相似的；double兩倍的。根據(jù)“Nowonderyoutakepartinlotsofmeaningfulsocialactivitiestogether.”可知，一起參加活動，所以品味和愛好相似，故選C。

12、Thereisapiano（）thewallinmysister'sroom,andsheenjoysplayingitafterfinishinghomeworkeveryday.(1分)A、againstB、behindC、inD、on正確答案選項(xiàng)：參考答案：A解析考查介詞。句意為：“我姐姐的房間靠墻放著一架鋼琴，她每天完成作業(yè)后都喜歡彈鋼琴?！备鶕?jù)空格后的thewll可知，應(yīng)該是鋼琴靠著墻，against意為“緊靠；倚”,符合句意。故選A。

13、材料Therewasonceagroupofyoungpeoplesearchingeverywhereforhappiness,butwhattheygotwasonlyannoyance,griefandmisery.

Sothey（1）Socrates(蘇格拉底)foradviceonwherehappiness（2）.But（3）givinganyanswers,Socratesaskedthemtohelpwithbuildinga（4）first.Thegroupofguyshadto（5）thetask,layingasidetheirownbusinessofseekinghappiness.Ittookthemalongtimetocutdownatalltree,diggingoutthecenter.Throughpainstakingeffort,theymadeacanoeoutofthetree.Theylaunchedthecanoeintoariver,andthen（6）togetherinit,singingwith（7）.

Socratesasked,“Mychildren,doyouhavehappinessnow?”Theyansweredinchorus:“We8behappier!”Socrates（9）,“That'sit!（10）youaretoobusypursuingsomethingtonoticeanythingbitter,happinesswilloccur.”

FromthestoryIgottoknowthathappiness（11）hidesbehindeverytinythingthatyouareinvolvedin,andthatyoumayonlygetpleasurethrough（12）workandcreativity.Wemayhaveto（13）paininourdailylifeandintheprocessof（14）happiness.Sometimeswetendtolookforhappinessin（15）things,likeanewcar,clothes,etc.Truelong-termhappiness,（16）,comesfromwithinour（17）andspirit.Sowhynotturnsufferinginto（18）life,andturntearsintothelightinyourheart?Onlyinthiswaycanwefindtruehappiness.

Somydearfriends,justrememberhappinessisastateofmindandamatterof（19）,andI（20）youallalifeofhappiness第4空填（）。(1分)A、houseB、boatC、bridgeD、school正確答案選項(xiàng)：參考答案：B解析考查名詞詞義辨析。house意為“房屋”;boat意為“船”;bridge意為“橋”;school意為“學(xué)?！?。根據(jù)下文的“Theylaunchedthecanoeintoariver”可知，蘇格拉底讓他們造的是一艘小船。故選B。

14、材料AlbertEinsteinwasfromaJewishfamily.HewasborninGermany.Whenhewas（1）,helikedtoaskquestions.Bythetimehewasfourteenyearsold,he（2）advancedmathematics（3）byhimself.（4）thenhehaddecidedtobecomeaphysicistand（5）himself（6）abstract(抽象)research.

Hisfamilywasnotrich,buthisparentsmanaged（7）himtoatechnicalschooland（8）totheFederalInstituteofTechnologyinSwitzerland.Aftergraduation,hebegantoteach.Later,heworkedinagovernmentoffice.Then（9）themoneyhesaved,hecontinuedhisstudiesattheUniversityofZurich.In1905hegota（10）degree.Itwasatthattime（11）hebegantheresearchandstudieswhichled（12）hisfamousTheoryofRelativity.

Formostpeople,histheorywas（13）difficulttounderstand.Manyscientistslaughed（14）itand（15）wouldacceptit.ButEinsteinstucktoitandwentonwithhisresearch.

第(11)選（）(1分)A、

that

B、

when

C、

which

D、

where正確答案選項(xiàng)：參考答案：A

15、-I'msorryIdidn'tmakeittoyourpartylastnight.-______Iknowyouarebusythesedays.

(1分)A、Don'tmentionit.B、What'sup?C、Igotit.D、Nevermind正確答案選項(xiàng)：參考答案：D解析考查交際用語語義辨析。句意：--我很抱歉昨晚沒去參加你的派對。--沒關(guān)系。我知道你最近很忙。ADon'tmentionit別客氣；BWhat'sup?怎么了？CIgotit.我明白了；DNevermind沒關(guān)系?？崭裉幨菍η懊鍵'msorry的回答，對道歉的回答應(yīng)是沒關(guān)系，故選D。

16、aregoingtopickyouuptomorrowmorning.

(1分)A、SmithB、TheSmithC、TheSmithsD、Mr.Smith正確答案選項(xiàng)：參考答案：C解析英語中姓氏加s，表示一家人，而且前面必須有冠詞the

17、從下列選項(xiàng)中找出其括號部分與所給單詞括號部分讀音相同的選項(xiàng)。（）br(ea)the(1分)A、h(ea)dacheB、l(ea)stC、h(ea)lthyD、gr(ea)t正確答案選項(xiàng)：參考答案：B

18、材料A:Hello,Tom.(1)

B:Hello,Lucy.Prettygood!It'sexcitingtoseeyouagainatschool.

A:Aha.(2)

B:Metoo.It'salongtimetostudyonlineathome.Wouldyouliketoshareonlinestudieswithme?

A:(3)First,weneedtomakeastudyplan.

B:Iagree.Creatingato-dolistfirstisimportant.

A:(4)Askyourfamilymembersnottomakenoiseduringclasses.

B:Whatelse?

A:Don'tchatwithyourclassmatesonlineinclass,oryou'llmisssomethingimportant.

B:(5)Thanksforsharing!

A:You'rewelcome!第（2）空填（）(1分)A、How'sitgoing?B、Sure,I'dliketo.C、Imissallofyouandteachers.D、Next,findaquietlearningenvironment.E、Nowonderyoudidsowellintheexamonline正確答案選項(xiàng)：參考答案：C

19、-I'vebeentoParistwice.Thisismy（）timetobethere.—Luckyyou!I'veneverbeenabroadbefore.(1分)A、firstB、secondC、thirdD、fourth正確答案選項(xiàng)：參考答案：C解析考查序數(shù)詞。句意為：“--我去過巴黎兩次了，這是我第三次去那里?！阏嫘疫\(yùn)!我以前從沒出過國?！备鶕?jù)上文“I'vebeentoParistwice.”可知，這是第三次。故選C。

20、Everydaypeoplethrowawayalotof（）rubbish.Howtogetridof（）rubbishis（）bigproblem.(1分)A、the;/;aB、/;the;/C、/;the;aD、/;the;the正確答案選項(xiàng)：參考答案：C

21、Sittingatthebackoftheroombutinfrontofsomeoldmenandwomen______averyshygirlwithtwobrighteyes.

(1分)A、wasB、wereC、areD、being正確答案選項(xiàng)：參考答案：A解析考查主謂一致。句意：一個有兩只明亮眼睛的害羞女孩坐在房間的后面，一些老年人在前面。本句為倒裝句，主語是averyshygirlwithtwobrighteyes.核心主語是averyshygirl，為單數(shù)，全句為過去時，故選A。

22、Eitherofthetwostories（）.(1分)A、areworthreadingB、areworthbeingreadC、isworthreadingD、isworthbeingread正確答案選項(xiàng)：參考答案：C

23、Haveyoumendedthemotorbike,Tom?Yes,I（）ittenminutesago.(1分)A、haveB、hadC、mendedD、havemended正確答案選項(xiàng)：參考答案：C

24、材料

InAmericanschoolsthereissomethingcalledHomecomingDay.Manyhighschoolsandcollegeswithafootballteamhaveahomecominggame.Thiscanbethemostimportantthingoftheyearexceptthegraduationorcommencement(頒授學(xué)位典禮)day.StudentsplanHomecomingDayformanyweeksbeforetheday.

SeveraldaysbeforeHomecoming,studentsstarttodecoratetheschool.Therearesignstowishlucktotheteam,andmanyothersignstowelcomeallthestudents.ManypeoplestillcometoHomecomingtwentyorthirtyyearsaftertheyleaveschool.

Duringthedaypeopleliketolookforteachersthattheyrememberfromlongago.Oftentheyseeoldfriendsandtheytalktogetheraboutthosehappyyearsinschool.

Everyonesooncomestowatchthefootballgame.Whenthegameishalfover,thebandcomesontothefieldandplaysschoolsongs.AnotherimportantmomentiswhentheHomecomingQueenorKingappears.AllthestudentsvoteamostpopularstudenttheHomecomingQueenorKing.Itisagreathonortobechosen.

TheHomecomingDayisahappyday,butitisnotperfectunlessthefootballteamwinsthegame.Eveniftheteamloses,thestudentsstillenjoyHomecomingSomestayattheschooltodance,andothersgotoaparty.Foreveryoneitisadayworthremembering.

WhocanprobablybecometheHomecomingQueenorKing?(1分)A、

The

student

who

is

liked

most

by

the

others.B、

The

guest

who

is

the

most

popular

with

the

students.C、

The

student

who

is

liked

most

by

the

teachers.D、

The

player

who

plays

best

in

the

football

game.正確答案選項(xiàng)：參考答案：A

25、OfcourseIwill_____________whatyoufeelaboutit,butbusinessisbusiness.

(1分)A、takecareofB、reachforC、takeoutofD、continueon正確答案選項(xiàng)：參考答案：A解析當(dāng)然，我會照顧你對它的感受，但公事公辦就是公事公辦。takecareof考慮；reachfor伸手去拿；takeoutof取出，將……帶出；continueon繼續(xù)

26、_________littlewaterisnotenoughfor________manypeople.

(1分)A、SuchsoB、SosoC、SuchsuchD、Sosuch正確答案選項(xiàng)：參考答案：B解析試題分析：such是形容詞，修飾名詞，意思是如此的這樣的；so是副詞，修飾動詞，意思是如此這樣。句意：這么一點(diǎn)水不夠如此多的人喝。結(jié)合語境可知前文so修飾little，下文so修飾many，故選B。

27、Thebabyissleeping.Willyouplease________theradioalittle?

(1分)A、turnonB、turnupC、turndownD、turnto正確答案選項(xiàng)：參考答案：C解析turndown意為“關(guān)?。徽{(diào)低”，其反義詞為turnup“開大；調(diào)大”。turnon意為“打開（電視劇；收音機(jī)和電燈等）”其結(jié)構(gòu)也是動詞+副詞；turnoff意為“關(guān)閉（電源；電視等）”，其結(jié)構(gòu)也是動詞+副詞。其反義詞是turnon“打開”。根據(jù)句意可排除turnon和turnup；由狀語alittle可知是“關(guān)小一點(diǎn)”而不是“關(guān)掉”。

28、—Remembertokeepthedogonaleash(狗鏈)（）youwalkit,honey!—Sure.Iwon'tletithurtothers.(1分)A、untilB、afterC、whileD、since正確答案選項(xiàng)：參考答案：C解析考查時間狀語從句。句意為：“親愛的，當(dāng)你遛狗的時候，記得給狗拴上狗鏈?！?dāng)然。我不會讓它傷到別人的?！眞hile意為“當(dāng)……時候”,引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句。故選C。

29、Don’tgiveupregardlessofdifficultyandfailure,________you’llneverachieveyourgoals.

(1分)A、andB、butC、orD、so正確答案選項(xiàng)：參考答案：C解析考查固定句型。句意：不管困難和失敗，別放棄，否則你就不能實(shí)現(xiàn)你的目標(biāo)。祈使句+and（然后）/or/otherwise（否則）+陳述句，注意后面的陳述句通常是一般將來時。答案選C。

30、材料Aprofessorenteredtheclassroomandtoldthestudentsaboutasurprisetest.Allstudentswere（1）andwaitedforthetesttobegin.Theprofessorgavethetestpaperstoallstudentswithtextfacingdownatthedesk.（2）hewasdonewith（3）thetesttoallstudents,heaskedthemto（4）thetestpaperandbegin.

Studentswereconfused(迷惑)toseethattherewasjustablack（5）inthecenterofthepage.Theprofessortoldthem,“Iwantyouto（6）aboutwhatyouseethere.”Thestudentswere（7）confusedbutgotstartedwiththetest.8theendoftheclass,theprofessorcollectedallanswersheetsandstartedreadingeachanswerfromeachsheetinfrontofallstudents.

（9）ofthemdescribedabouttheblackdotandtriedtoexplainitsposition.

Now,profesorbegantoexplain,“Hereeveryone（10）theblackdotandwroteaboutit（11）noonewroteaboutthewhitepaper.Thesameis（12）ourlives.Thewhitepaperstandsforourwholelifeandtheblackdot（13）problemsinourlife.

Ourlifeisa（14）giventousbyGod,withloveandcare,andwealwayshavereasonstocelebrate—ourfriendsaroundus,thejobthatprovidesuswitheverythingweneed.（15）,wejustfocusondaytodayproblemslikehealthissues,lackofmoney,problemsinrelationships,butwe16scethattheseproblemsarevery（17）comparedtoeverythingwehaveinourlives.”

Weshouldtrytotakeeyesoffour（18）ndenjoyeachmoment（19）lifegivesus.Behappyand（20）yourlifepositively.第12空填（）。(1分)A、withB、ofC、asD、to正確答案選項(xiàng)：參考答案：A解析考查固定短語辨析。句意為：“就和我們的生活一樣?！眛hesamewith意為“……也一樣”;thesameas意為“與……一樣”,指另外一個相似但是不同的物體。故選A。

31、—________you________whichscarfofchoose?—Justaminute.I’mthinkingaboutwhichonematchesmydress.

(1分)A、Are;decidingB、Did;decideC、Have;decidedD、Will;decide正確答案選項(xiàng)：參考答案：C

32、—________isthebook?—＄10.

(1分)A、HowmanyB、HowmuchC、HowD、Howold正確答案選項(xiàng)：參考答案：B解析通過回答可知問的是多少錢，用howmuch

33、材料Standinginthestore'sentrance,I（1）thisstrangesight.MydadhadjustdroppedmeofftoshopforChristmas（2）,butmybrotherandhisfriendshadamorenoble（3）forshopping.

“DoyouthinkCaitlinwilllikethis?”oneoftheboysasked.Andmybrother,lookingrather（4）.wasstandinginfrontofashelfofsocks.“OK.Thepinkonewouldbeagoodidea,”I（5）.Hepickeduponeandpresentedittomefor（6）.

Theyusedupalltheir（7）,someofwhichtheyhadsavedupoverthecourseoftheyearforChristmasgifts.But,theyhadall（8）tospenditonCaitlin.

JustninedaysbeforeChristmas,Caitlin'shousehadbeen（9）tothegroundby（10）.Caitlinandherparentsallhadescaped.（11）,everythinginthehousewasengulfed(吞噬)inflames,includingtheChristmaspresents（12）tobewrapped(包裝).

Theschoolwas（13）herbooksanduniforms.Andallthe（14）inCaitlin'sclassweretakinghershoppingforclotheswhiletheboyswereshoppingforthingslikescarvesandsocks.

Whenwegothome,mybrotherbroughteverythinghehad（15）forCaitlintomyroomtomakesureIthoughtshe'dlikeeverything.

“Ithinkshe'llloveeverything.”Isaid,and（16）him,eventhoughhetriedtopushmeaway.Iwasso（17）ofhimatthatmoment.He（18）allhissavingsforanewskate-board（19）forafriendwhoneededaChristmaspresentmoret