It snowed again. My seventh Christmas was around the corner. I dreamed of getting the present from Santa Claus until my elder sister told me: “There is no Santa Claus.”

I ran to my grandmother’s house, for she always told the truth. Grandmother was at home. I told her everything.

“No Santa Claus!” she said. “Ridiculous (荒谬的)! I don’t believe it. Put on your coat and let’s go.”

“Go where?” I asked.

As we walked through the doors of the general store, Grandma handed me 10 dollars and said: “Buy something for someone who needs it.”

I just stood there, thinking about what to buy and who to buy it for.

I thought of everybody I knew. Then I thought about Bobbie Decker. He didn’t have a coat. He never went out to play games in winter. I would buy him one.

That evening, Grandma helped me wrap the coat and write, “To Bobbie, from Santa Claus” on it. Then she drove me over to his house.

Grandma parked down the street, and we hid behind the trees near Bobbie’s house. Then she said: “All right, Santa Claus is coming.”

I rushed for his front door, and put down the present outside his door. I rang his doorbell then flew back to the trees. We waited breathlessly in the dark for the front door to open. Finally it did and there stood Bobbie. That night, I realized Santa was alive and well, and we were on his team.

1.After hearing her sister’s words, the writer was _____.

A. angry B. relaxed C. happy D. disappointed(失望的)

2.What did Grandma ask the writer to buy with the 10 dollars?

A. Something for Grandma. B. Something for the writer herself.

C. Something for someone in need. D. Something for the writer’s sister.

3.What can you infer from the story?

A. Bobbie was the writer’s best friend. B. Bobbie’s family might not be rich.

C. Bobbie wanted a Christmas present. D. The writer loved to play games with Bobbie.

4.When he saw the coat, Bobbie might feel _____.

A. surprised B. scared C. calm D. worried

5.What did the writer learn from that Christmas experience?

A. It was always better to tell the truth. B. Giving can make a person feel happy.

C. There was a real Santa Claus in the world. D. Christmas is the best time for giving presents.

Yang Liwei circled the earth 14 times in 21 hours on October 15 and 16, 2003, landing on the grasslands of Inner Mongolia. Looking a little tired, Yang stepped out of Shenzhou V, smiling and waving at the waiting people “I feel very good” Yang said to premier Wen Jiabao on the phone. Yang said to a newspaper, “To our motherland and me, this is a great moment.”

China’s launch of Shenzhou V shows a higher starting point. It has two special systems(系统)to protect the spaceman, but neither Russian rockets(火箭)nor American ones have.

Yang didn’t know that he was chosen as China’s first spaceman until just before the launch. Although Yang was excited at the news, he still slept at 8p. m. as usual and was woken up at 2 a. m. the next morning. Before the launch, Yang ate Chinese traditional food--dumplings. We all know that travelers usually eat them before going on a journey for good luck.

A stamp Success of China’s First Manned Space Flight was issued(发行)on October 16,2003,making China the third country to send a spaceman into outer space.

1.It took Yang to travel around the earth every circle.

A. 6 hours B. 90 minutes C. 1.5 hours D. 21 hours

2.How did Yang feel after he came back to the earth?

A. Quite tired.

B. A little afraid.

C. Tired but excited.

D. A little nervous.

3.Which of the following statements(叙述)is right?

A. There is no difference between China’s spaceship and other countries.

B. Yang knew he’d be China’s first spaceman long before.

C. At the news, Yang was too excited to fall asleep.

D. Yang was proud of the flight.

4.What does the underlined(划线的)word launch mean?

A. 发射 B. 出发 C. 制造 D. 设计

5.China issued the stamps to ________.

A. leave them in space

B. give them to Yang Liwei as a reward

C. celebrate the success

D. give them to Russian and American

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网