When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I could make it home for the holidays. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of men who would have three-day passes (通行证) posted. I was one of the lucky soldiers.

??? It was Christmas Eve when I arrived, and a light snow had fallen. Mother opened the front door. I could see beyond her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood. There were lights, all colors, and ornaments (装饰物) shining against the green of a pine.

??? Where did it come from?” I asked.

??? “I asked the Gates boy to cut it,” my mother said. “I wouldn’t have had one just for myself, but when you called--- oh, such a rush! He just brought it in this afternoon…”

??? The pine reached to the proper height, almost to the ceiling, and the Tree Top Krystal Star was in its place. A few green branches reached about a little awkwardly (难看地) at the side, I thought, and there was a bit of bare trunk showing in the middle. But the tree filled the room with warm light and the whole house with pleasant smell of Christmas.

??? “It’s not like the ones you used to find,” my mother went on. “Yours were always in good shape. I suppose the Gates boy didn’t know where to look. But I couldn’t be picky.”

??? “Don’t worry, ” I told her. “It’s perfect.”

It wasn’t, of course, but at the moment I realized something for the first time: all Christmas trees are perfect.

1. When the writer got home, ________.

A. it was December 23?????????????

B. it was snowing heavily

C. he found a Christmas tree in the living room????????????? ???

D. the Gates boy was cutting a Christmas tree for his mother

2. From the passage, we can conclude(推断) that ________.

A. the writer used to cut very beautiful Christmas trees??? ????????????? ?????????????

B. his mother didn’t like perfect trees????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

C. his mother didn’t want to have a tree???

D. the writer wouldn’t have a tree cut by someone else

3.“All Christmas trees are perfect”, because they can remind you of ________.

A. the wartime????????????? ? B. the green of a pine?????????????

C. the pleasant smell??? D. the sweet home

4. The best title for this passage would be “________”.

A. How to Choose a Christmas Tree

B. How Soldiers Spent Christmas

C. The Perfect Christmas Tree

D. The Christmas Without a Tree

 

It rained for days.Mike couldn’t go out and      with his friends.His parents went to work and had to    the boy at home.They bought some     for him.But he didn’t like to read them. He stood by the window(窗户)and        Outside.

The rain     this morning and Mike was happy.But it was wet(潮湿的)outside.His parents didn’t       him go out and play there.They       the boy to read a book.But when they left he began to play behind the house.       ,his parents came back for lunch. His mother found the boy was very dirty.

   “Oh,dear!”called out the woman.”Look at your      !How dirty they are!When did you see I was so dirty             you?

  “But I didn’t see you when you were young,mom.”said the boy.

1.A. study                   B. talk             C. play                    D. work

2.A. leave               B. teach       C. see                              D. Hear

3.A. pencils        B. paper          C. fruit                      D. books

4.A. look                       B. looked              C. looks                  D. sees

5.A. stopped      B. started               C. wanted                        D. got

6.A. hope                B. leave           C. grow                            D. let

7.A. asked                   B. said                       C. made                           D. found

8.A. At night    B. At six    C. At noon                 D. In the evening

9.A. face                       B. eyes                C. ears                             D. clothes

10.A. for                       B. like                      C. at                                   D. On

 

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As we know, Xiao Shenyang and Liu Qian did wonderful jobs in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. Now many people are crazy about these two persons. But how much do you know about them?

    Xiao Shenyang was born in a poor peasant family which is in difficult family conditions. His real name is Shen He. He is an actor. He is good at Er Ren Zhuan. He learned acts, following Zhao Benshan. During the school life, he was very active in many activities. He looks like a simple man, but he never stops pursuing (追求)his artistic aspiration (渴望). More and more people like his style of performance, and we hope he can make great progress in the future.

    Liu Qian is a young magician from Taiwan. At the age of 7, Liu saw a cute magic toy in a shop. At that moment he began to love and decided to learn magic. Liu didn't go to any magic school. he practiced tricks every day to improve his skills, until one day he was able to put on a show for his class. He saw the surprise on everyone's face, and he felt it was cool. He often does street shows for passers-by, police and farmers. He worked hard at it. Now he is a famous magician.

 

Xiao Shenyang

Liu Qian

Job

An actor

A young ___1.___from Taiwan

How to be

____2.___

He learned acts, following Zhao Benshan. During the school life, he joined in. many activities   He looks like a _3.__ man . But he never stops pursuing the artistic aspiration.

He always learned magic  4.  at the beginning. At his show for his class, he found everyone____5._____and he felt it was cool. He often does street shows for people. He works hard at it.

 

After my husband died, my world crashed around me. My six children were ten, nine, eight, six, three and 18 months, and I was overwhelmed(不知所措的) with the responsibilities of earning a living, caring for the children and simply keeping my head above water.

I was lucky to find a wonderful housekeeper to care for the children during the week, but from Friday nights to Monday mornings, the children and I were alone, and frankly(坦诚地) I was uneasy. Every unusual noise or any late-night phone call filled me with fear. I felt really alone.

One Friday evening I came home from work to find a big beautiful German shepherd(牧羊犬) on our doorstep. It was obvious he wanted to make the house his home. The children took an instant liking to “German” and asked me to let him in. I agreed to let him sleep in the basement(地下室) until the next day. That night I slept peacefully for the first time in many weeks.

The following morning we made phone calls and checked lost-and-found ads for German’s owner, but with no results. Saturday night he was still with us. 

On Sunday I had planned to take the children on a picnic. Since I thought it best to leave German behind in case(以免) his owner came by, we drove off without him. When we stopped to get gas at a local station, we were amazed to see German racing to the gas station after us. He stayed again Sunday night.  

Monday morning I let him out for a run while the children got ready for school. He didn’t come back. We thought we’d never see him again. On Friday evening, German was back again. We took him in, and again he stayed until Monday morning, when our housekeeper arrived. It went like this for almost 10 months. We looked forward to his coming. Each Monday morning he left home.

Each week, between German's visits, I grew a little braver, but every weekend I enjoyed being with him . Then one Monday morning we patted his head and let him out for what turned out to be the last time. He never came back. We never saw or heard from German again. I think of him often. He came when I needed him the most and stayed until I was strong enough to go on alone. I believe German was sent because he was needed, and because no matter how abandoned(被放弃的) and alone we feel, somehow, somewhere, someone knows and cares. We are never really alone.

1.What does the underlined part “keeping my head above water” in the first paragraph mean?

A.trying to keep calm in public

B.trying to get attention from other men

C.showing her high spirit in the face of trouble

D.trying to continue to live

2.When the author’s husband died, ______.

A.she couldn’t raise the six children on her own

B.she couldn’t relax at weekends

C.The housekeeper only came at weekends

D.she was too busy to feel lonely

3. Which of the following is WRONG according to the article?

A.German was fond of living with the family.

B.The writer felt safe and protected with German around.

C.The dog stayed until the writer was strong enough to go on alone.

D.The writer was too busy that weekend to go to find the dog’s owner.

4.Which is the best title for the passage?

A.A homeless dog                        B.A friend’s strength

C.How to keep a dog                      D.Keep up when in trouble

 

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