题目内容
As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are __1__ with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real problem. On Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to __2__ up late so that they will not miss the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie __3__ for a long time, hoping to get a short look at Father Christmas.
Last Christmas, my wife and I __4__ hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I fear the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ask me where that new bike had come from, but __5__ he did not see it.
On Christmas Eve, __6__ took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly midnight when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began __7__ stockings. Then I pushed in the bike I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were sure to get up early. At about five o’clock the next morning, we were __8__ by loud sounds coming from the children’s room—they were shouting excitedly! __9__ I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, followed closed behind pushing her new baby carriage. Even the baby arrived. He moved on the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burst. That woke us up __10__. The day had really begun with a band(巨响)!
A. faced B. met C. filled D. pleased
A. get B. stay C. stand D. wake
A. awake B. wake C. asleep D. sleep
A. hopefully B. busily C. gladly D. successfully
A. sadly B. unluckily C. possible D. fortunately
A. it B. they C. I D. we
A. filling B. sewing C. mending D. preparing
A. troubled B. frightened C. woken D. shocked
A. Before B. After C. Until D. Since
A. all B. nearly C. happily D. completely
【小题1】A
【小题2】B
【小题3】A
【小题4】D
【小题5】D
【小题6】A
【小题7】A
【小题8】C
【小题9】A
【小题10】D
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He wishes the holiday season would end already. His back aches, his red suit feels like a spacesuit , his cheeks have gone tight from smiling for 12 hours —and still the kids keep coming and coming , like ants at a picnic . As Christmas becomes more commercialized (商业化) across the U. S. and Canada, so must Santas. As the holiday begins earlier each year, so must its spokesmen .
The questions from children these days are harder than ever. Now, with thousands of children expecting a father or mother serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, the questions are as heart-breaking as they are unanswerable. For example, “Can you please bring Daddy home from the war in time for Christmas morning?”
Santas also have a pretty good chance of getting sued (指控). A professional Santa Claus in Canada told a story: A Santa had a girl on his knee, and he commented, “You have nice eyes and nice hair.” The girl later said it was sexual harassment (骚扰) . When a Santa feels anxious, he often shows it in the same ways ordinary people do: The Santas were always seen to hang around at the dinner table when the show ended. Many of them just sleep in bed for several days and don’t see other children again.
【小题1】In the first paragraph, “spokesmen” refers to .
A.businessmen | B.political leaders |
C.organizers of the activities | D.Santa Clauses |
A.well-paid | B.very hard | C.worth doing | D.dangerous |
A.doing something against the law | B.hanging around the dinner table |
C.being lazy and sleeping in bed for days | D.not playing their roles as expected |
A.Christmas: Not a Good Festival for Santas | B.Is Santa Claus Really Alive? |
C.A Christmas Story | D.What Does Santa Claus Do for Children? |