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Did you and your parents join the trip? ? Yes. ___ us, the Greens also went to the amusement park.A. Except B. Except for C. Beside D. Besides 答案：【答案】D【解析】句意“-你和你的父母加入这个旅行了吗？-是的，除了我们，格林一家也去了游乐园”。besides：除了……还有。故选D。阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40题所给的选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Christmas just isn’t the same any more. When I was growing up, it was my ________ holiday. I’d get up early and run to the tree to find a dozen ________ from Santa and then spend the rest of the morning playing with toys along with my three sisters. Before long, ________, the truth about Santa came out. Santa was dad. And dad’s salary as a ________ wasn’t growing at the same rate as inflation (通货膨胀). So over the years, a dozen gifts for each child ________ became six, then four, then two. ________ I sat in the living room in late December, home for a few weeks between semesters of college, I had one present to open.The Christmas ritual (仪式) in our family was to open gifts on Christmas Eve. We were sitting around in a circle and the unwrapping ________ continued. The ritual lasted about ten minutes. And then something ________ happened.My mother said, “There’s one more gift I want to show you.” And with her ________, she disappeared to her bedroom. Minutes later, mom reappeared with an attractive red dress.“It’s ________, mom,” my older sister said, breaking the silence.Through a voice choked with emotion and a smile that could ________ the universe, mom said quietly, “For the first time in 12 years, your father ________ a Christmas bonus (奖金) from school. And with the bonus, he bought this dress for me.”All eyes moved ________ dad. I’d only seen dad cry once. It was the day his father died. And now, with mom’s announcement, he was on the point of bursting into ________ once again. Suddenly, the ________ of Christmas, which I had unfortunately ________ to gifts, returned on a wave of gratitude, flooding my heart like nothing I’d ever ________. I was overwhelmed with appreciation for dad.I’ve heard it said that the ________ thing a father can do for his children is to always show ________ for their mother. Today, dad’s ________ and generosity changed me.1.A. specialB. favoriteC. dullD. funny2.A. toysB. shoesC. giftsD. socks3.A. howeverB. thereforeC. anyhowD. besides4.A. clerkB. doctorC. lawyerD. teacher5.A. actuallyB. naturallyC. eventuallyD. probably6.A. AsB. SinceC. IfD. Whether7.A. formB. taskC. periodD. ceremony8.A. commonB. unusualC. wrongD. interesting9.A. announcementB. noticeC. expressionD. explanation10.A. funnyB. expensiveC. beautifulD. large11.A. break downB. light upC. drop outD. meet with12.A. lentB. borrowedC. foundD. got13.A. toB. withC. forD. from14.A. joyB. painC. tearsD. smiles15.A. senseB. spiritC. customD. content16.A. leftB. turnedC. passedD. linked17.A. experiencedB. expectedC. understoodD. appreciated18.A. lastB. bestC. hardestD. first19.A. fearB. excitementC. loveD. curiosity20.A. graceB. unselfishnessC. honestyD. consideration