题目内容
A:Christmas Day is coming.
B:Everybody here is busy ________ Christmas cards.
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解析:
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( be busy doing:忙于做某事.) |
What might the future be like? Here are some predictions: things to come, things to go.
The Spring Festival, the most important Chinese holiday when everyone returns home, has caused headaches for millions of Chinese. More than 2 billion people travel at the same time, making getting travel tickets and the journey difficult. But in 28 years, Spring Festival travel may not be a problem at all. China plans to build more than 120,000 kilometers of railway and a fast transportation network that will serve 90% of the population by 2020. And because most of China will be cities, people will not have to go to other places to find a job, so it will no longer be a problem.
Newspaper will come to an end in 2043. In the future, digital(数字的) newspapers will be sent to personal web tools through Internet. Readers can discuss topics with journalists and editors. Information will move faster.
Oil is running out faster than expected. But scientists have found something else for oil as fuel(燃料). Coal, natural gas, solar power, nuclear power and even water can take the place of oil as sources of energy(能源).
Schools will go electronic(电子化). Computers will be important and popular among the students. Everything will be in the computer and students will not need to bring books to school. They will find information on the Internet. A computer will be the students’ library, schoolbag and connection to the outside world. There will be robot teachers, they will check homework on computers and communicate with the students’ parents through e-mail. And school buses will be like spaceships, comfortable and safe.
【小题1】 More than 2 billion people have a hard time returning home during .
| A.Christmas Day | B.National Day |
| C.the Spring Festival | D.the Mid-autumn Festival |
| A.in 28 years | B.by 2020 | C.by 2053 | D.in 33 years |
| A.Coal | B.Wind | C.Nuclear power | D.Water |
| A.the Spring Festival travel may still be a problem |
| B.90% of the population will live in the city |
| C.robot teachers will check homework |
| D.readers can discuss topics with each other through Internet |
| A.Schools will go electronic | B.Computers will be important |
| C.There will be robot teachers | D.School buses will be like spaceships |
My five brothers, my sister and I lived in Toronto with our parents. My father worked in a factory, and my mother stayed at home. Each year my father would dress up as Santa Claus and go through the streets sharing joy and candies with the children there. He loved it as much as they did!
But around Christmas in 1970, my father was out of work. In fact, there was no money for Christmas and my parents weren’t sure how they’d provide for us.
That Christmas Eve, however, as usual, my father left the house dressed as Santa Claus. He knew that even though our Christmas would be hard, he could not make the other kids in the neighborhood disappointed.
As my father left the house and went downstairs, another Santa Claus was walking up, with a great bag of gifts for us! He said nothing, only smiled a sweet smile at my father, and wished him a merry Christmas. The jolly man handed the bag and walked away down the block.
We never knew who showed us great kindness on the snowy Christmas night. We do know, however, that without him we would have had nothing under the tree. His kindness gave my parents hope and showed us in a very real way the true meaning of Christmas.
Our family has never forgotten this kind stranger and his generosity(慷慨). Each year we tell the story of the mysterious(神秘的) Santa Claus and try to repay his gifts by giving help to others in need.
【小题1】According to the passage, the writer’s father is ______on Christmas.
| A.brave | B.lonely | C.serious | D.generous |
| A.handsome | B.strong | C.happy | D.silly |
| A.The family showed thanks to the Santa Claus and helped others in need. |
| B.The bag from the other Santa Claus was filled with gifts and money. |
| C.Santa Claus that helped the family lived a rich life in the same community. |
| D.The writer’s father arranged another Santa Claus to take the place of him. |