题目内容
As Christmas draws near, they feel more and more uneasy with their stored money ______.
- A.to be run out
- B.to run out of
- C.being run out
- D.running out
考查with复合结构和非谓语动词。句意“随着圣诞节的临近,他们越来越感到不安,他们的积蓄正在耗尽。”with是介词,后跟动名词短语冠词复合结构。money和run out是主谓关系,故用主动。故选D。
He wishes the holiday season would end already. His back aches, his red suit feels like a spacesuit , his cheeks have gone tight from smiling for 12 hours —and still the kids keep coming and coming , like ants at a picnic . As Christmas becomes more commercialized (商业化) across the U. S. and Canada, so must Santas. As the holiday begins earlier each year, so must its spokesmen .
The questions from children these days are harder than ever. Now, with thousands of children expecting a father or mother serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, the questions are as heart-breaking as they are unanswerable. For example, “Can you please bring Daddy home from the war in time for Christmas morning?”
Santas also have a pretty good chance of getting sued (指控). A professional Santa Claus in Canada told a story: A Santa had a girl on his knee, and he commented, “You have nice eyes and nice hair.” The girl later said it was sexual harassment (骚扰) . When a Santa feels anxious, he often shows it in the same ways ordinary people do: The Santas were always seen to hang around at the dinner table when the show ended. Many of them just sleep in bed for several days and don’t see other children again.
【小题1】In the first paragraph, “spokesmen” refers to .
| A.businessmen | B.political leaders |
| C.organizers of the activities | D.Santa Clauses |
| A.well-paid | B.very hard | C.worth doing | D.dangerous |
| A.doing something against the law | B.hanging around the dinner table |
| C.being lazy and sleeping in bed for days | D.not playing their roles as expected |
| A.Christmas: Not a Good Festival for Santas | B.Is Santa Claus Really Alive? |
| C.A Christmas Story | D.What Does Santa Claus Do for Children? |