1．解析：考查连词。太阳正要落山时"我"的车抛锚在一个偏僻的村庄附近。

　　答案：when

　　2．解析：考查词形转换。因为车坏了，"我"应是抱怨自己的不幸。

　　答案：misfortune

　　3．解析：考查时态。根据语境可知，此处表示"村民们正围着我在争论谁会很荣幸地邀请到我这位客人"，故用过去进行时表示在过去某一时间正在发生的事情。

　　答案：were arguing

　　4．解析：考查介词。as a guest意为"作为客人"。

　　答案：as

　　5．解析：考查冠词。此处表示一位80岁的农妇。因为80的发音以元音音素开头，所以用an。

　　答案：an

　　6．解析：考查介词。村长把他的马绑到"我"的汽车上，将汽车拉去一个约20公里远的小镇上，那有个汽车修理厂。

　　答案：to

　　7．解析：考查定语从句。a small town作先行词，所填词在从句中作地点状语，所以用where引导定语从句。

　　答案：where

　　8．解析：考查非谓语动词。notice sb./sth.doing sth.意为"注意到某人或某物正在做某事"，故填running。

　　答案：running

　　9．解析：考查词形转换。修饰动词talked应用副词。

　　答案：happily

　　10．解析：考查时态。"带来麻烦"发生在"想报答"之前，为过去的过去，所以用过去完成时。

　　答案：had caused

　　Ⅱ.完形填空

　　It was raining as I ran out of the church, eager to get home and play with the gifts Father Christmas had sent to me. Across the street was a gas station, which was __1__ for Christmas, and I noticed nobody but a family standing under the narrow overhang(外伸物) to keep __2__. I wondered briefly why they were there __3__ then forgot about them as I couldn't wait to see my __4__.

　　Once I got home, there was __5__ any time to enjoy my gifts. My grandparents were still __6__ for us to have Christmas dinner together at their house. __7__we drove down the highway, I noticed that the family was still there.

　　The closer we got to my grandparents' house, the __8__ the car went. Suddenly, my father __9__ and said, "I can't __10__ it！" "What？" asked my mother. "It's those people back there at the __11__， standing in the rain."

　　When my father pulled __12__ to the station, I saw there were five of them: the parents and three children-two girls and a small boy. Then we learned that the family was waiting for the bus to Birmingham, __13__ the man planned to find a job.

　　"Well, that bus won't __14__ for several hours.Winborn's just a few miles away, and there is a shed (棚) with a cover over there，" my father advised."I'll give you a __15__ there."

　　Then they climbed into our car. My father looked __16__ and asked the children if Father Christmas had found them. Three __17__ faces gave him their answer.

"Well, Father Christmas said he was having __18__ finding you, so he just left your toys at my house this morning. Let's go to get them first，"my father said. All at once, the three