One year, my school report made my parents angry. On Christmas Eve, all the presents were stolen, along with our TV. My parents told me that there were no presents because Santa was very angry with my behavior over the past year. The next year on Christmas Eve I slept downstairs with a plastic sword waiting for Santa to make sure that he didn't steal the new TV. The next morning, when I woke up, I saw Santa standing there. As soon as I saw that there were no presents, I grabbed my plastic sword and ran at him, shouting angrily: "THIEF! THIEF!"
Jack
When I was young, we always had a specific room for the Christmas tree. My mom never really liked the location, so one year she moved the tree into another room. I was convinced that Santa would not know where the tree was and would get lost in our house. I was worried that he would be mad and put me on the "bad" list and would not give me any gifts because he couldn't find the tree. I came up with the idea to make signs leading from the fireplace to the tree. They said things like: "Tree this way" or "Santa, put the gifts over here." When my big brother saw them he began to laugh his head off.
Lucy
Does everyone remember going to the mall and sitting on Santa’s lap to have his picture taken at Christmas time?
Well, I used to think that if I did that, Santa would get mad bcause he would have to go all around the world and give every kid the chance to have his picture taken with him. Of course his lap would hurt and he would be very fired. I thought he might keep a copy of the picture and that would be how he decided who would be on his naughty list.
My mom couldn't get me onto Santa's lap until she made him promise I wouldn't end up on his naughty list.
Lydia
【小题1】The real reason why Jack's TV was taken away is that ______________.

One year, my school report made my parents angry. On Christmas Eve, all the presents were stolen, along with our TV. My parents told me that there were no presents because Santa was very angry with my behavior over the past year. The next year on Christmas Eve I slept downstairs with a plastic sword waiting for Santa to make sure that he didn't steal the new TV. The next morning, when I woke up, I saw Santa standing there. As soon as I saw that there were no presents, I grabbed my plastic sword and ran at him, shouting angrily: "THIEF! THIEF!"

Jack

When I was young, we always had a specific room for the Christmas tree. My mom never really liked the location, so one year she moved the tree into another room. I was convinced that Santa would not know where the tree was and would get lost in our house. I was worried that he would be mad and put me on the "bad" list and would not give me any gifts because he couldn't find the tree. I came up with the idea to make signs leading from the fireplace to the tree. They said things like: "Tree this way" or "Santa, put the gifts over here." When my big brother saw them he began to laugh his head off.

Lucy

Does everyone remember going to the mall and sitting on Santa’s lap to have his picture taken at Christmas time?

Well, I used to think that if I did that, Santa would get mad bcause he would have to go all around the world and give every kid the chance to have his picture taken with him. Of course his lap would hurt and he would be very fired. I thought he might keep a copy of the picture and that would be how he decided who would be on his naughty list.

My mom couldn't get me onto Santa's lap until she made him promise I wouldn't end up on his naughty list.

Lydia

1.The real reason why Jack's TV was taken away is that ______________.

2.Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why Lucy didn't want the tree to be moved?

3.We can learn from the third story that _______________.

4.Why didn't Lydia want to take pictures with Santa?

One year, my school report made my parents angry. On Christmas Eve, all the presents were stolen, along with our TV. My parents told me that there were no presents because Santa was very angry with my behavior over the past year. The next year on Christmas Eve I slept downstairs with a plastic sword waiting for Santa to make sure that he didn't steal the new TV. The next morning, when I woke up, I saw Santa standing there. As soon as I saw that there were no presents, I grabbed my plastic sword and ran at him, shouting angrily: "THIEF! THIEF!"
Jack
When I was young, we always had a specific room for the Christmas tree. My mom never really liked the location, so one year she moved the tree into another room. I was convinced that Santa would not know where the tree was and would get lost in our house. I was worried that he would be mad and put me on the "bad" list and would not give me any gifts because he couldn't find the tree. I came up with the idea to make signs leading from the fireplace to the tree. They said things like: "Tree this way" or "Santa, put the gifts over here." When my big brother saw them he began to laugh his head off.
Lucy
Does everyone remember going to the mall and sitting on Santa’s lap to have his picture taken at Christmas time?
Well, I used to think that if I did that, Santa would get mad bcause he would have to go all around the world and give every kid the chance to have his picture taken with him. Of course his lap would hurt and he would be very fired. I thought he might keep a copy of the picture and that would be how he decided who would be on his naughty list.
My mom couldn't get me onto Santa's lap until she made him promise I wouldn't end up on his naughty list.
Lydia

1. 1.

   The real reason why Jack's TV was taken away is that ______.

   1. A.
      his parents were too careless
   2. B.
      his parents thought he had watched too much TV
   3. C.
      Santa Claus was not satisfied with Jack’s behavior
   4. D.
      Santa gave the TV to another child as a present
2. 2.

   Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why Lucy didn't want the tree to be moved?

   1. A.
      Santa would not know where the tree was
   2. B.
      Santa would be angry and would not give her any gifts
   3. C.
      Her big brother might laugh at her
   4. D.
      Santa might think she was a "bad" child
3. 3.

   We can learn from the third story that ______.

   1. A.
      Lydia’s mother was very Strict with her
   2. B.
      Lydia believed in Santa when she was young
   3. C.
      Lydia was naughty when she was young
   4. D.
      Lydia liked taking pictures with Santa
4. 4.

   Why didn't Lydia want to take pictures with Santa?

   1. A.
      She was afraid that Santa would get mad with her
   2. B.
      She was afraid that Santa would get too tired and hurt himself
   3. C.
      She disliked the idea that Santa would keep a copy of her picture
   4. D.
      She feared that she would appear in the Santa's naughty list

How big is space? That is a question man has been asking since the beginning of time. When your grandparents were in school, it was 36 that the Universe was very 37 perhaps only 5,000 light years 38. 500 years ago people considered that the Universe was only a little bit 39 than the Earth. In modern times with the 40 of technology we are finally starting to 41 the immense (无边的) size of the Universe, and it is much bigger than anyone 42 have ever imagined.

Scientists cannot stretch (伸展) a measuring tape from the Earth to a nearby star, so 43 do they know how far away they are? Scientists use something 44 Parallax (视差). Parallax means 45 that they look at how much the stars move in the sky 46 throughout the year as the Earth circles the Sun. This is not something 47 to you. In fact if you stretch out your hand in front of you and 48 your thumb, while 49 one eye, and then the other, your thumb will 50 to move back and forth. Stars do the 51 thing, but our eyes are too close to see the 52. However if we take a picture while on one side of Earth’s orbit, and then take another when we get to the 53 side of the orbit, then we have a large enough 54 that we can see the stars parallax, and 55 how far away they really are.

36. A. measured           B. said                 C. thought            D. proved

37. A. old                     B. big                   C. mysterious        D. small

38. A. over               B. across           C. through          D. outsides

39. A. bigger            B. smaller          C. heavier           D. nearer

40. A. popularity      B. power          C. energy          D. strength

41. A. grasp           B. control          C. imagine          D. feel

42. A. would          B. should         C. could           D. might

43. A. what             B. why             C. how            D. when

44. A. honored          B. called            C. considered       D. believed

45. A. actually         B. especially        C. generally        D. simply

46. A. in and out       B. back and forth   C. sooner or later         D. up and down

47. A. unacceptable           B. unfamiliar       C. unbelievable      D. unnatural

48. A. look at                B. shake                C. glare at         D. notice

49. A. covering        B. opening         C. controlling       D. hiding  

50. A. continue          B. happen         C. stop            D. appear  

51. A. common       B. different        C. strange         D. same

52. A. result            B. effect          C. difference        D. similarity

53. A. suitable           B. same           C. opposite        D. correct

54. A. distance                 B. length          C. height           D. width

55. A. realize           B. determine        C. recognize        D. decide

       "There's no other way to describe it, it's the moment of a lifetime," said Bigelow at the awards ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday．She has become the first female ever to win a Best Director Oscar．

       Bigelow was up against the top-selling film of all time, Avatar．But Bigelow's smallbudget film, The Hurt Locker, swept the awards with six trophies （奖杯） , including Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Sound Mixing and the big one: Best Picture．

       Many Hollywood insiders are calling this year’s awards the "Indie Oscars", with smaller films taking the other top awards．This was due in large part to outstanding individual performances: Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart （Best Actor） and Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side （Best Actress）．But all eyes were on Bigelow, as her movie The Hurt Locker beat Avatar to the major awards．This was sweetened by the fact Avatar's director, James Cameron, is her ex-husband．

       Bigelow was only the fourth female ever to be nominated （提名） for Best Director．She followed in the footsteps of Lina Wurtmuller, for Seven Beauties （1976）; Jane Campion, The Piano （1993）;and Sophia Coppola, Lost in Translation （2003）．

       Bigelow played down the important occasion last week, telling CBS, "There's really no difference between what I do and what a male filmmaker might do．I mean we all try to make our days, we all try to give the best performances we can, we try to make our budget, we try to make the best movie we possibly can．So in that sense it's very similar．On the other hand, I think the journey for women, no matter what field it is—politics, business, film —it's a long journey．"

       Ironically Bigelow's filmography is filled with action movies that are low on female leads and high on guns and steel．Her films such as Point Break and The Hurt Locker focus on the fears of men．

       And is there an entertaining end to the story of Bigelow's victory? She won on International Women's Day．

       It is, after all, Hollywood．

64．Of all the awards mentioned in Paragraph 2, the most important one is      .

       A．Best Picture                  B．Best Sound Mixing

       C．Best Director             D．Best Original Screenplay

65．We may learn from the passage that _____．

       A．four people have been nominated for Best Director

       B．The Hurt Locker cost a large sum of money

       C．only big films such as Avatar can take top awards

       D．Sophia Coppola was a woman director

66．What Bigelow said in Paragraph 5 indicates that women _____．

       A．can't compete with men in any field

       B．have to make greater efforts in whatever field

       C．are weaker than men in the film industry

       D．don't have to make a long journey until their careers take off

67．What would be the best title for the passage?

       A．Oscar Awards Ceremony            B．First Female Oscar Best Director

       C．Hollywood Best Actress             D．The Hurt Locker Beat Avatar