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Christmas roses
It was the afternoon of December 24, the day before Christmas, and as the newest doctor in our office, I 36 to wok. The only thing that brightened my day was the beautifully 37 Christmas tree in our waiting room and a gift sent to me by my 38 --- a dozen red roses.
Then a woman came in with an infant (婴儿).39 she explained that her husband was a prisoner and was my next 40 . She told me she wasn’t allowed to visit her husband in prison and that he had never seen his son. She 41 me to let the boy’s father sit in the waiting room with her as long as possible 42 I called him for his appointment. Since my schedule wasn’t full, I 43 .
A short time later, her husband 44 ---with two armed 45 as an escort ( 护卫 ). The woman’s tired face 46 up like our little Christmas tree when her husband took a 47 beside her. I kept peeking out to watch them laugh, cry and 48 with their child.
After almost an hour, I called the 49 back to the operatory. The patient seemed like a gentle and humble（谦逊的）man. I wondered what he possibly could have done to be 50 under such conditions. I tried to make him as comfortable as possible.
At the end I wished him a Merry Christmas --- a difficult thing to say to a man 51 back to prison. He smiled and thanked me. He said he felt 52 by the fact he hadn’t been able to get his wife anything for Christmas. On 53 this , I was inspired with a wonderful idea.
I’ll never forget the look on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful 54 . I’m not sure who 55 the most joy --- the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the opportunity to share in this special moment.
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【小题1】C
【小题2】B
【小题3】D
【小题4】A
【小题5】B
【小题6】A
【小题7】D
【小题8】C
【小题9】B
【小题10】D
【小题11】B
【小题12】A
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解析试题分析：本文讲述了作者目睹了一位妻子带着孩子看望服刑丈夫的感人场面。作者把别人送给自己的礼物送给了那位服刑的丈夫，让他在圣诞前夕能够为妻子送一份礼物。同时作者自己也感到了一份幸福。
【小题1】考查动词：A. needed需要B. used用C. had有D. ought应该，考查词组have to不得不，选C。
【小题2】考查动词：A. dressed穿B. decorated 装饰C. cut切割D. planted种植，因为是圣诞前夕，所以应该是妆饰地很漂亮的放在屋里的圣诞树。答案B．
【小题3】考查名词：A. classmate 同学B. boss老板C. parent 父母D. boyfriend男朋友。作者收到男友送的一份圣诞礼物。选D。
【小题4】考查副词：A. Nervously 紧张地B. Eagerly渴望地C. Curiously好奇地D. Carefully仔细地，根据语境，那位女士紧张地向我解释。选A。
【小题5】考查名词：A. colleague同事B. patient 病人C. student学生D. customer顾客，是我下一个病人。选B。
【小题6】考查动词：A. begged乞求B. ordered 命令C. asked问D. invited邀请，她乞求我让她先进来。选A。
【小题7】考查连词：A. when 当…时候B. until直到C. after 在…后面D. before在…前面，在我叫他之前让他一直呆在候诊室外面。选D。
【小题8】考查动词：A. smiled微笑B. hesitated犹豫 C. agreed同意D. refused拒绝，作者同意了。选C。
【小题9】考查动词：A. escaped 逃跑B. arrived 到达C. cried哭D. quarreled争吵，很快，她的丈夫就到了。选B。
【小题10】考查名词：A. soldiers士兵B. judges法官C. lawyers律师D. guards卫兵，根据文章可知，女士的丈夫在服刑，所以有两个卫兵在他左右。选D。
【小题11】考查动词：A. went 去B. lit点燃C. took拿D. brought买，light up指当丈夫出现时， 妻子喜形于色。其他不符合语境。选B。
【小题12】考查名词：A. seat座位B. rest休息C. ride骑车D. look表情，take a seat坐下，选A。
【小题13】考查名词：A. joy 快乐B. water 水C. food 食物D. possessions财产，和前面的laugh, cry并列的是joy，选A。
【小题14】考查名词：A. prisoner囚犯B. nurse护士C. doctor医生D. woman妇女，前文有交代she explained that her husband was a prisoner，选A。
【小题15】考查动词：A. awarded 颁奖B. punished 惩罚C. caught 抓D. held举起，使得，这里用hold表示使得某人处于…状态。选D。
【小题16】考查动词：A. brought买B. gone去C. headed 前往D. returned回来，对要被送回到监狱的人来说是很难的。选C。
【小题17】考查动词：A. saddened悲伤B. excited兴奋C. surprised惊讶D. pleased高兴，不能给妻子一个礼物应该是难过的。选A。
【小题18】考查动词：A. seeing看见B. hearing听见C. remembering记得D. learning学习，作者因听到丈夫的话而受到启发，选B。
【小题19】考查名词：A. tree 树B. clothes 衣服C. roses玫瑰D. necklace项链，文章第一段就交代男朋友送的a dozen red roses.选C。
【小题20】考查动词：A. enjoyed享受B. suffered遭受C. benefited从…中收益D. experienced经验，经历，作者自己也不确定谁经历了最大的快乐---送礼物的丈夫，接受了礼物的妻子，还是有机会来分享这样特殊时刻的自己。选D。
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点评：这是一篇感人的故事，作者帮助了一个囚犯送了圣诞礼物给妻子，作者也感受到快乐，题目设置合理，重在考查动词名词形容词副词四种实词重点考，注重逻辑，弱化语法，做题时要瞻前顾后，关注上下文。
口算题天天练系列答案| | National Geographic Museum | The Newseum |
| Where: | At 1145 17th St. NW. The nearest Metro stops are Archives (Yellow and Green lines) and Judiciary Square (Red line). | At 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. The nearest Metro stops are Archives (Yellow and Green lines) and Judiciary Square (Red line). |
| When: | Open from 10 am to 6 pm daily and till 8 pm on Wednesdays. Closed Dec 25. The warriors exhibition is on until March 31. | Open from 9 am to 5 pm daily but closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. |
| How much: | Timed tickets are $12 for adults; $10 for seniors, students and the military; $6 for ages 2 to 12. | Adults (19 to 64): $19.95 Youth (7 to 18): $12.95 Children (6 and younger): free |
| For more information: | call 202-857-7700 or visit http://www.warriorsdc.org | http:// www.newseum.org or 888-639-7386 |
1 Which of the following statements about National Geographic Museum is TRUE?
A. It’s open from 10 am to 6 pm each day.
B. It’s near the Judiciary Square stop on the Yellow line.
C. It is closed o
n Thanksgiving day, Christmas and New Year’s Day.D. You have to go there before April 1 to see the exhibition of warriors.
2 How much should Mr. Brown pay if he takes his 6-year-old son to the Newseum?
A. $18 B. $32.8 C. $19.95 D. $32
3. To get more information about the Newseum, you can ________.
A. call 202-857-7700
B. call 888-639-7386
C. log onto http://www.warriorsdc.org
D. log onto http://www.museum.org
Zoe Chambers was a successful PR(Public Relations) consultant and life was going well — she had a great job, beautiful flat and a busy social life in London. Then one evening in June last year, she received a text message telling her she was out of work. “The first two weeks were the most difficult to live through.” she said. “After everything I’d done for the company, they dismissed me by text! I was so angry and I just didn’t feel like looking for another job. I hate everything about the city and my life.”
Then, Zoe received an invitation from an old school friend, Kathy, to come and stay. Kathy and her husband, Huw, had just bought a farm in north-west Wales. Zoe jumped at the chance to spend a weekend away from London, and now, ten months later she is still on the farm.
"The moment I arrived at Kathy's farm, I loved it and I knew I wanted to stay." said Zoe. "Everything about my past life suddenly seemed meaningless."
Zoe has been working on the farm since October of last year and says she has no regrets. "It's a hard life, physically very tiring." she says. "In London 1 was stressed and often mentally exhausted. But this is a good, healthy tiredness. Here, all I need to put me in a good mood is a hot bath and one of Kathy's wonderful dinners."
Zoe says she has never felt bored on the farm. Every day brings a new experience. Kathy has been teaching her how to ride a horse and she has learnt to drive a tractor. Since Christmas, she has been helping with the lambing — watching a lamb being born is unbelievable, she says, "It's one of the most moving experiences I've ever had. I could never go back to city life now."
【小题1】When working as a PR consultant in London, Zoe thought she lived a ______life.
| A．satisfying | B．tough | C．meaningless | D．boring |
| A．Zoe lost her job as a PR consultant |
| B．Kathy persuaded her to do so |
| C．Zoe got tired of the city life |
| D．Zoe loved Wales more than London |
| A．Tiresome and troublesome. |
| B．Romantic and peaceful |
| C．Mentally exhausting but healthy |
| D．Physically tiring but rewarding. |
| A．A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
| B．Where there is a will, there is a way. |
| C．A misfortune may turn out a blessing. |
| D．Kill two birds with one stone. |
The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper．Money was tight and he became infuriated（愤怒的） when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree．Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.”
The man was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found out the box was empty．He yelled at her, stating, “Don't you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside?” The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and cried, “Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty at all．I blew kisses into the box. They’re all for you, Daddy.”
The father was crushed．He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her forgiveness．
Only a short time later, an accident took the life of the child．It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many years and, whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there．
In a very real sense, each one of us, as humans beings, have been given a gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, family members, friends, and God．There is simply no other possession, anyone could hold, more precious than this．
【小题1】The 3-year-old girl was punished by her father for ________．
| A．decorating a box |
| B．wasting wrapping paper |
| C．putting the box under the Christmas tree |
| D．bringing the gift to her father |
| A．kissing the gold box |
| B．putting gold into the box． |
| C．taking out an imaginary kiss from the box． |
| D．keeping the little girl’s ash box by his bed． |
| A．The kisses in the box |
| B．A girl and his father |
| C．A love story |
| D．The box under the Christmas tree |
Nicole Delian, 17, suffers from a condition that makes her sleep up to 19 hours a day and as much as 64 days in a row． Nicole Delian is tired of sleeping．
This 17-year-old teenager from North Fayette, Pa．, has a rare condition called Kleine-Levin Syndrome -- or "Sleeping Beauty Syndrome" -- that makes her sleep 18 to 19 hours a day．
And when she does wake up, she is often so tired out that she is in a sleepwalking state and doesn't remember doing basic things like eating, according to KDKA-TV．
Nicole's sleepwalking state has been so severe that she once slept through the holidays, awaking one day in January when she finally opened Christmas gifts alongside her family, according to ChartiersValley．Patch．com． ．
"She's never really adjusted to it," her mother, Vicki Delien told the website． "She's 17 now and it really upsets her． She's missed out on a lot．"
Delien told talk show host Jeff Probst that the teen has at times slept 32 to 64 days in a row, waking only in sleepwalking mode to eat．
Kleine-Levin Syndrome is incredibly rare, only affecting about l,000 people worldwide, and very hard to diagnose．
In Nicole's' case, it took 25 months for doctors to diagnose her, according to ChartiersValley．Patch．com, and everything from a virus, to epilepsy（癫痫） to West Nile was mentioned, including, unfortunately, the possibility she was faking it for attention．．
When a typical episode of Sleeping Beauty Syndrome begins, the patient becomes progressively drowsy（昏昏欲睡的） and sleeps for most of the day and night, waking only to eat or go to the bathroom, according to the Klein-Levin Syndrome Foundation website． "When awake, the patient's whole behavior is changed, often appearing “stupid" or childlike． When awake he experiences confusion, complete lack of energy, and lack of emotions．"
Patients also report that everything seems out of focus, and that they are hypersensitive to noise and light． Some patients also have intense food cravings（渴望）．
The Delians did not say whether Nicole has experienced these symptoms．
There is no known cure, but Nicole's family is using a combination of epilepsy and narcolepsy（发作性嗜睡病）medication to minimize the incidents to just two a year．
【小题1】What's the reflection of Nicole's sleepwalking state?
| A．Being forgetful． | B．Missing Christmas． |
| C．Sleeping around the clock． | D．Being exhausted and bad-tempered． |
| A．is not impossible for doctors to diagnose |
| B．affects approximately l,000 people all round the country |
| C．is also known as Sleeping Beauty Syndrome which only affects females |
| D．makes those suffering this condition sleep as much as 64 days in a row without eating |
| A．the disease will change the patients' behavior for good |
| B．the case of Nicole has been covered several times by different media |
| C．the．patients of this kind are more and more sleepy when the syndrome begins |
| D．the patients of this kind become too sensitive to being exposed to any noise and light |
| A．was once suspected of lying about her condition |
| B．has a good appetite for food because of the disease |
| C．has adapted to the condition and can well cope with it |
| D．will be cured of the disease by using the combined medication |
