Question

【题目】根据短文内容，完成图表中所缺信息。

Christmas is one of the happiest times of the year. It’s time we spend with family members, giving gifts to each other and eating plenty of delicious food. However, at the same time it can also be a nervous time. You have to spend much time and money planing and buying presents for everyone. You need to clean the rooms or even clear some of them out and put up the Christmas tree, the decorations and the balloons. And you have to communicate with your friends and relatives whom you perhaps wouldn’t usually spend so much time with. So what can we do to deal with these things to enjoy the happy season to the fullest?

Usually, you have to face the busy shops to do your Christmas shopping during this holiday. That can make you stressed out. To stay calm (冷静的) during this holiday, you can start your shopping early. In other words, you can buy presents for people before Christmas comes so that you can save yourself some money. What’s more, you can buy your presents on the Internet, which means that you can find anything you can think of, and you can do it in your living room. It’s much cheaper, so you can save money.

Did you once drink more than usual, eat cakes you didn’t want or do something else which leave you feeling tired? Remember that it’s your right to enjoy Christmas the way you want to and that you should take no notice of those who tell you that you’re not being Christmassy.

Finally, you’d better have low expectations (期望). If your expectations are high, you will make yourself upset. Don’t let yourself be pressured (迫使) into making the Christmas perfect. So, just be satisfied to have a pleasant evening with your family and let what happens happen.

How to solve Christmas 【1】
Introduction	Christmas is a happy family time but it also make us nervous.
Causes	We have to spend much time 【2】 for the holiday and communicating with friends and relatives.
Ways	◆ Do shopping 【3】, such as doing Christmas shopping online in advance. ◆ Learn to 【4】 and spend Christmas in your own way. ◆ Don’t expect too much to 【5】 getting yourself upset.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】stress

【2】preparing

【3】wisely

【4】refuse

【5】avoid

【解析】

本文讲述了圣诞节是一年中最快乐的时光之一，这是和家人在一起的时间，互相送礼物，吃很多美味的食物。然而，与此同时，它也可以是一个紧张的时间。人们得花很多时间和金钱为每个人计划和购买礼物。下面有一些方法来缓解压力：在这个假期期间保持冷静；学会拒绝和用自己的方式过节；不要期望太多来避免让自己沮丧。

【1】根据“However, at the same time it can also be a nervous time.”及“That can make you stressed out. ”可知它是一个紧张的时间，那会让你压力很大，可推测出此处“压力”，故答案为stress。

【2】根据“You have to spend much time and money planing and buying presents…whom you perhaps wouldn’t usually spend so much time with. ”可知为圣诞节准备的事情，可推测出此处“准备”，spend +time/money doing sth表示“花钱或时间做什么”，所以此处缺doing，故答案为preparing。

【3】根据“To stay calm (冷静的) during this holiday, you can start your shopping early…so you can save money. ”假日期间要冷静，可推测出此处买东西要理智，此处缺副词修饰动词do，所以此处用“wisely”，故答案为wisely。

【4】根据“Remember that it’s your right to enjoy Christmas the way you want to and that you should take no notice of those who tell you that you’re not being Christmassy. ”记住，你有权利以你想要的方式享受圣诞节，你不应该理会那些告诉你你没有过圣诞节的人，可推测出此处“拒绝”，learn to do sth.学会做某事，故答案为refuse。

【5】根据“If your expectations are high, you will make yourself upset.”如果你的期望很高，你会让自己沮丧，可推测出此处不要期望太多来避免让自己沮丧，所以此处用“avoid”，不定式to后跟动词原形，故答案为avoid。