D．was unable to sleep

　　答案与解析

　　本文是记叙文。作者回忆了小时候一段关于牙齿精灵的趣事。作者小的时候，在晚上把掉了的牙齿放在枕头下面，结果被小精灵拿走了，却把钱留在了枕头下面。等到作者长大了才知道，世界上根本没有小精灵，而是自己的妈妈拿走了牙齿，把钱放在了枕头下面。

　　1．B　细节理解题。根据第一段中的"Then I'd wonder about the tooth fairy all day"可知，作者小时候对牙齿精灵很感兴趣。故选B。

　　2．D　推理判断题。根据第三段"So I think it was a good thing...question the tooth fairy when she showed up"可知，作者计划不睡觉等着牙齿精灵出现，并向她问问题。由此可推断，作者认为又要掉牙是好事，因为她认为牙齿精灵会再次出现。故选D。

　　3．C　推理判断题。根据第四段中的"growing sleepy as the night went on"和"Through my half opened eyes"可知，夜越来越深，作者也越来越困，处于半睡半醒的状态。故选C。

　　Ⅱ.完形填空

　　(2017·江西省红色七校联考)

　　Walking through the park one autumn day, I passed some children selling hot chocolate. One girl，__1__， asked, "Would you like to help __2__ our park and playground? It's only 50 cents a cup." Of course, I couldn't resist it, and felt __3__ that kids this young had such a(an)__4__ in improving their community. It seems that this group of kids, who were having great fun pouring hot chocolate and feeling __5__ that they were helping a local cause(地方事业), already grasped a fundamental idea about __6__ out to help others: It feels great! No matter your age or the size of your gesture, whether it is giving out drinks, baking cookies, __7__ toys to underprivileged (贫困的) kids, __8__ a pet from a shelter, or giving clothing to homeless people, giving does a heart good.

　　This valuable __9__ usually shines brightest around the holidays-a time when we pause to __10__ on our good fortune and on those not so __11__. But it's really an important year­round lesson, and not just because being charitable (仁慈的) is the __12__ thing to do. Giving to others helps lessen two major __13__ on today's families.

　　The onslaught (狂轰滥炸) of materialism with its __14__ on self­centeredness. From a constant onslaught of __15__ -on TV, in the movies, and on computer screens-we are __16__ to "need" the next cool gadget(小玩意), pair of sports shoes, or toys. Our children are particularly __17__ influenced by advertisers who focus on their desire to fit in, which in turn can lead to a "give me" mindset(心态) early.

　　The over­exposure to bad news, which causes __18__. In the past few years, terrifying images of violence and chaos have been difficult to__19__. These tragic events upset our children and can leave them feeling powerless and sad.

We can't completely shelter our children from these __20__. But we can combat their