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When we think of Christmas,we probably think of 1 ,Christmas trees and Santa Claus.
But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas:the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us. The story in A Christmas Carol is perhaps the best example of this.
A Christmas Carol is a famous short novel written by British writer Charles Dickens ( 1812— 1870) . It is about an old man 2 Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He only thinks about himself and is 3 to share things with others. He doesn’t treat others nicely. He just cares about whether he can 4 and he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve,Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marley,his dead business partner. Marley used to be just like Scrooge,so he was 5 after he died. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn't want to end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to expect 6 ghosts to visit him.
That 7,the ghosts visit Scrooge. First,the Ghost of Christmas Past takes him back to his childhood and reminds him 8 his happy days as a child. Then the second ghost,the Ghost of Christmas Present,takes him to see 9 others are spending Christmas this year. Everyone is happy,even poor people. The last one,the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come,takes him to the 10 . Scrooge sees that he is dead,but nobody cares. He is so 11 that he wakes up in his bed and finds out it is only the next morning—— Christmas Day!
Scrooge decides to change his life and 12 to be a kind person. He 13 celebrates Christmas with his relatives. He also gives gifts to people in need. He now treats 14 with kindness and warmth,spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. And that is the true 15of Christmas!
() 1. A. prizes B. gifts
C. fireworks D. tricks
() 2. A. names B. naming
C. named D. to name
() 3. A. unwilling B. glad
C. ready D. impatient
() 4. A. make trouble
B. make mistakes
C. make more friends
D. make more money
() 5. A. praised B. punished
C. saved D. recommended
() 6. A. two B. three
C. four D. five
() 7. A. morning B. noon
C. afternoon D. night
() 8. A. with B. to
C. of D. for
() 9. A. how B. what
C. when D. why
() 10. A. past B. present
C. future D. front
() 11. A. calm B. scared
C. angry D. relaxed
() 12. A. promises B. fails
C. continues D. forgets
() 13. A. quietly B. hardly
C. sadly D. happily
() 14. A. someone B. anyone
C. everyone D. nobody
() 15. A. friendship B. story
C. form D. spirit
(2015江苏徐州)
Passage 8
根据语篇内容,用方框中所给词的正确形式填空,使短文通顺、连贯。方框中有两个词为多余项。
I that thing stand anger | serious who |
find near support danger | everywhere |
For a long time,I saw happiness as a huge banner across the finish line of a long race. I felt that only when I completed certain 1. could I finally be happy in my life. Most of the time,I felt like a tortoise. I believed that being slow and strong-minded would win the race. At other times I would act like a rabbit. I tried differ- ent roads at a 2. speed,hoping to reach that banner a little faster. Gradually,I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it,the banner never got any 3. . I finally deci ded one day to sit down and take a rest. It was then that I saw my happiness sitting beside 4. .
It had been with me as I worked hard 5. my family,as I played with my children and I heard their laughter and even when I was 6. ill with my wife at my side looking after me. It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner. I just didn't have the ability to see it.
There is an old saying 7. goes,“Ten sion is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. ” Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the perfect life we think we should have. We should enjoy the life we have now. Happiness will never 8. under some ban ner far away.You will find it in your own heart,soul and mind. You will find it when you realize that others love you just as you do.
Don’t be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness. Be a playful little dog and carry your stick of joy with you 9. you go. Take yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness,you 10. there already. Happiness is just around the corner.
(2014山西)