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Going home for Christmas is a tradition of the holiday season. No matter where you may be the rest of the years, being at “home” with your family and friends for Christmas is a “must”. The Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays are the busiest times of the year at airports, train stations and bus stations. It seems that all America is on the move and Americans are on their way to spend the holidays with their loved ones.
This means that the house will be full of cousins, aunts and uncles that might not see each other during the year. Everyone joins in to help in the preparation of the festival. Some family members get to choose a Christmas tree to buy and bring home. Others decorate the house or wrap presents. And of course, each household needs to make lots of food!
At Christmas Eve gatherings adults have eggnog, which is made of cream, milk, sugar, eggs and brandy. Plenty of eggnog or hot cocoa is on hand in colder climates for carolers, or people who go from house to house sing Christmas carols to their neighbors.
Long ago, each child hung a stocking, or sock, over the fireplace. Santa entered down the chimney and left candy and presents inside the socks for the children. Today the tradition is carried on, but the socks are now large red sock-shaped fabric bags still called stockings. Each child can’t wait to open his or her eyes to see what Santa has left in the stocking.
Giving gifts is a Christmas tradition. However, in recent years, more and more people have complained that Christmas is too commercialized(商业化) especially in large cities. Store owners begin advertising and decorating very early in hopes of selling more goods. Some people believe that the origin of Christmas has been lost.
46．It is a traditional custom for Americans ____________.
A．to buy Christmas trees and bring them to churches for Christmas
B．to drink beer on Christmas Eve
C．to go home for Christmas with their family and relatives
D．to hung stockings on the chimney
47．The underlined word “eggnog” in the third paragraph is a kind ____________.
A．drink B．food C．egg D．present
48．Each child hung a stocking over the fireplace in order to____________.
A．get some eggnog B．have a look at Santa
C．get some candy and presents D．get some money from his/ her parents
49．The last paragraph wants to tell us that ____________.
A．giving gifts is a Christmas tradition B．giving gifts is getting more and more commercialized
C．store owners hope to get more presents D．people think there will be no Christmas in the future
Zigfried, a little mouse, blew his breath on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside. Still nobody came. Maybe today, he thought 31 . It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle (奇迹).
This farmhouse had been 32 too long. It needed a family. Zigfried’s 33 made a noise. He realized that he hadn’t eaten anything since yesterday. He jumped from the windowsill (窗沿), grabbed a 34 from his home, and went next door to Farmer Mike’s.
Farmer Mike’s house had been a great place for the little mouse 35 the farmer married a wife who had a cat. Zigfried 36 when he thought of it. He looked around cautiously as he 37 into the room where grain was stored and was quite 38 as he filled his bag with wheat. He was turning to leave when suddenly he 39 a hot breath about his ear. His heart beat 40 , and without thinking he started to run and luckily 41 the cat’s paws (爪子).
The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news: a 42 family would be moving into the farmhouse soon. Zigfried’s granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to 43 with him. He hoped that the family would come before his granny came. Before long, a car came 44 the road leading to the house, with butter sandwiches, cheese and chocolate.
Zigfried’s Christmas miracle did arrive!
The house came 45 the next few days. Zigfried 46 every single hour of them. 47 , the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a 48 smile at the door of his home, he heard the 49 of the children of the family about what they might get for Christmas. What? A cat? The 50 froze on his face； his mouth fell wide open. After a long while, he at last found his voice: “Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this?”
1. A．carefully B．excitedly C．hopefully D．proudly
2. A．shabby B．noisy C．messy D．empty
3. A．mouth B．nose C．stomach D．throat
4. A．bag B．stick C．bowl D．coat
5. A．although B．until C．whereas D．unless
6. A．leapt B．sniffed C．trembled D．withdrew
7. A．broke B．marched C．paced D．stole
8. A．curious B．nervous C．pitiful D．sensible
9. A．took B．released C．felt D．drew
10. A．strongly B．irregularly C．slowly D．wildly
11. A．escaped B．seized C．rubbed D．scratched
12. A．close B．happy C．new D．young
13. A．celebrate B．communicate C．compete D．compromise
14. A．across B．from C．off D．up
15. A．alive B．loose C．open D．still
16. A．counted B．enjoyed C．missed D．wasted
17. A．However B．Instead C．Moreover D．Therefore
18. A．bitter B．forced C．polite D．satisfied
19. A．introduction B．discussion C．comment D．debate
20. A．blood B．smile C．tear D．sweat
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I was fat kid who grew into an overweight adult. I was laughed at for being heavier than the other kids, me feeling shy. I tried several diets, but worked, and I gaining weight. Another factor my weight gain was my love for cooking, especially rich, high-fat desserts, which I enjoyed preparing and, of course, eating.
When I finished high school at the age of 18, I weighed 215 pounds. the self-confidence to go to a new, faraway school, I decided to stay close to home going away to college. I continued with my unhealthful eating habits and felt more miserable as the weight came on, but I did nothing about it except buy larger plus-size clothes.
My turning point came 10 years later at a friend's New Year's Eve party when I was at my all-time highest weight of 330 pounds. I caught my in a mirror and the truth me: I was overweight and unhealthy, and unless I did something about it now, I would only get bigger and .
After leaving the party, I thought about my past weight-loss and realized they didn't work because they required me to abandon foods I loved. Then I would constantly think about food and binge, the diet my hunger and not feel deprived.
My biggest was finding a way to fit my passion for cooking into my healthier lifestyle. At first, I tried to stay away from the kitchen to myself thinking about food. The result: Food was all I thought about. had to be some way to combine cooking with healthful eating. I found the after reading several low-fat cookbooks. With some trial and error, I could modify my favorite foods and make them low in fat, yet delicious.
The pounds started coming off, and when I started exercising (usually cardio and weight training five times a week), they seemed to melt away. I didn't feel deprived, and I felt free to give my body the care and attention it .
I lost 165 pounds over the next two years. I had many ups and downs. I was determined to go on. Another challenge to me was not to beat myself up if I ate something that was unhealthy and to take it as a sign to abandon my healthful habits. I vowed to start again and always keep my goal in mind. Thanks to losing weight and becoming fit I am my body and myself. I have finally found myself.
1.A．hardly???? B．frequently???? C．immediately???? D．instantly
2.A．left???? B．to leave???? C．leaving???? D．having left
3.A．nothing?? B．no one?? C．none?? D．anything
4.A．ended up??? B．ended over??? C．ended up with?? D．was ended up
5.A．contributing to? B．resulted in? C．resulting from? D．led to
6.A．lacking of B．lack of C．lacking D．lacked in
7.A．or rather? B．instead of C．together with D．as well as
8.A．reflection B．infection C．imagination D．attention
9.A．laughed B．hit C．knocked D．beat
10.A．unfamiliar B．unhappier C．unfriendly D．unfit
11.A．efforts B．affords C．effects D．infects
12.A．giving out? B．giving in ? C．giving up ? D．giving away
13.A．satisfy ? B．decrease ? C．increase ? D．fill
14.A．challenge ? B．success ? C．energy ? D．work
15.A．keep ? B．have ? C．prevent ? D．make
16.A．It ? B．They C．There ? D．I
17.A．solution ? B．secret ? C．answer ? D．road
18.A．deserved ? B．focused ? C．caught? D．paid
19.A．Instead ? B．However ? C．Therefore ?? D．So
20.A．keep up with? B．in line with? C．put up with? D．catch up with
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Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each bank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
As Christmas drew near, Ursula was faced with just that problem. She had come to live in an American home and learn English. 50 , she would mind the children and do anything she was asked.
One of her tasks was to keep track of 51 Christmas presents. Ursula did this faithfully, but she became increasingly worried. What could she buy for her 52 with the little money she had that would compare with the gifts she was recording daily? 53 ,even without any of the gifts , her employer seems to have everything.
Ursula _ 54 _ long and hard. On Christmas Eve, she went to a store. She moved slowly through crowds of shoppers, 55 things in her mind. Finally she bought a baby dress. She immediately called 56 . “Excuse me, please, can you help me find a poor family with a baby?” “A poor family?” said the 57 driver. “Yes, a very poor family.” Ursula told the man of what she was trying to do. He 58 in silence, and then said, “I know a family who 59 just about everything.”
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When they reached a 60 the driver said, “They live on the third floor.” Ursula shook her head, “Would you take this dress to them and tell them it’s from someone …someone who has everything.”
Early the next day, Ursula 61 everyone for the presents she received. Then, she began to 62 why there seemed to be none from her. She told about what she did the night before. When she finished, there was a long 63 . “You see,” she added, “I try to do a kindness in your 64 . And this is my Christmas present to you.”
50. A. In return B. As a result C. By the way D. In a sense
51. A. delivering B. mailing C. arriving D. sending
52. A. American family B. own family C. friends D. classmates
53. A. Otherwise B. Therefore C. Besides D. However
54. A. talked B. worked C. waited D. thought
55. A. selecting B. matching C. remembering D. organizing
56. A. a shop B. a taxi C. her employer D. her parents
57. A. delighted B. anxious C. surprised D. respectful
58. A. noticed B. listened C. got out D. carried on
59. A. buys B. has C. uses D. needs
60. A. garage B. building C. station D. yard
61. A. thanked B. encouraged C. praised D. admired
62. A. settle B. repeat C. argue D. explain
63. A. delay B. silence C. time D. break
64. A. case B. opinion C. memory D. name
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Something interesting happened during the last Christmas shopping hour in London. A poor man, through no fault of his own, found himself locked in a big store late on Christmas Eve. No doubt the store was crowded with people buying presents and the assistants were dead beat and wanted to go home. It seemed that all the necessary checks were made before the store was locked, and the assistants went home to enjoy the three-day holiday.
However that may be, the man was still in the store. When he realized that, he decided to made the best of it. In the store, of course, there was plenty of food, drink and bedding. There must have been radios and television sets, which no one could tell whether the man had ever used; When the store reopened, the man was discovered in bed with a large number of empty bottles beside him. He seemed to have been very happy. Everyone else was enjoying Christmas, so he saw no reason why he should not do the same. Happily enough, he let the police take him away. Perhaps he had a better Christmas than usual. It was reported that the man would have to stay in prison for seven days. It seemed, however, the judge was not going to do anything for the store, as he said that the store had become better known through the story in the newspapers and on television.
(1) The poor man went into the big store in order to ________.
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A．buy some drinks for Christmas
B．go around the store and take a look
C．spend the Christmas Eve
D．help the assistants sell goods
(2) According to the context, the underlined part “dead beat”in the passage means ________.
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A．very careless
B．not happy
C．too hungry
D．very much tired
(3) When the man found he was locked in the store, he ________.
[ ]
A．became very frightened
B．managed to find the way out
C．decided to enjoy his stay in the store
D．started to do something good for the store
(4) At last people found out ________.
[ ]
A．the man's story made the store known to many people
B．the man had destroyed some of the TV sets and radios
C．it was not necessary to put the man into prison
D．it was not right for the judge not to do anything for the store
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