题目内容
“Christmas comes but once a year” is a familiar phrase，and indeed for many people the 25th of December is the highlight of the calendar.
But for one British man once a year is not enough.Andy Park，who is better known by his nickname Mr.Christmas，has celebrated Christmas every single day for the last 14 years.
The 44?year?old electrician claims to have eaten a full roast dinner every day for the last decade and a half，having his way through over 5,000 turkeys,117,000 Brussels sprouts，and around 30,000 roast potatoes in the process.He also sends himself a Christmas card every day and looks forward to opening a present he has bought himself each evening，while watching the Queen's Speech.
Mr.Park estimates (估价) his festive fetish costs him ￡150 (1,570 yuan) a week.This year，however，the divorcee says he is feeling the pinch (拮据) due to the global financial crisis，and is decreasing his celebrations.His Christmas habit is putting a strain on more than just his wallet.Mr.Park was previously warned by his doctor that his Christmas addiction could kill him.His daily over?cost has caused his weight up to 19 stone (121kg)．
“I'll never forget the day it started，” said Mr.Park.“The sun was shining，but I was just feeling fed up and bored，so I went home and put the decorations up.Suddenly I was happy.I thought，this is fun.So I did it again the next day，and the day after that.”
And Mr.Park has not been content to keep his Christmas cheer to himself.In 2005 he released a song which was called “It's Christmas Every Day”，but has yet to find chart success.
1．How old was Mr.Park when he first celebrated his daily Christmas?
A．44. B．24.
C．22. D．29.
2．The doctor warned him because________.
A．he spent too much money on Christmas
B．his addiction and diet did harm to his health
C．he ate too much and became poor
D．Mr.Park felt bad and worried
3．He did many things to celebrate daily Christmas EXCEPT________.
A．buying a Christmas card for himself
B．inviting friends to his home
C．setting many decorations at home
D．having a big meal
4．How will Mr.Park deal with his pinch?
A．By decreasing Christmas decoration.
B．By canceling his daily Christmas.
C．By recording a Christmas song.
D．By seeing his doctor.
1. 答案与解析：D 数字计算题。根据文章第三段第一句可知，这个狂热者44岁了，他已经像这样庆祝圣诞节有15年了(the last decade and a half即15年)。44－15＝29岁。
2. 答案与解析：B 细节理解题。根据文章第四段最后两句话可知，医生已经警告了Mr.Park他这种沉溺影响了他的正常饮食，导致他严重肥胖，伤及了其身体健康。
3. 答案与解析：B 推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，Mr.Park为了庆祝圣诞节会每天买卡片给自己，还在家里摆设上很多装饰品，另外还会买火鸡吃。只有B项文章中没有提到。
4.答案与解析：A 细节理解题。根据文章第四段第二句话“...and is decreasing his celebrations.”可知。
| | 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 |
