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While Christmas shopping in a jewelry store, I discovered a table of golden ornaments (饰品) on sale. So beautiful in 1 ,each had a personality of its own. I looked through hundreds of pieces, 2
I was afraid that they would disappear among other 3 gifts of a Christmas tree, 4 I used them to decorate wreaths (花环). When I stood back to 5 my work, a thought crossed my mind: Wouldn’t some of our family and friends like these, too?
I raced back to the jewelry store to discover that the piles of ornaments had been 6 even further. This time I bought dozens, as I 7 the many people who might enjoy one for the holidays.
I 8 began my creative project. While I tied lovely bows and glued golden ornaments, my mind 9 to Christmases past, how special each had been. I thought about others perhaps not so 10. Some people in our community 11 had a family to share the joy of Christmas. Some didn’t 12 with holiday decorations.
I nodded my head in determined 13. They would be at the top of my list to receive a little wreath. 14 the plan my husband showed great enthusiasm (热情) and we set out together to put it into 15.
We visited the aged, the widowed (寡居的) and the lonely. Each one was 16 at our cheerful stop and 17 hung our small gifts — often the 18 signs of celebration in their homes.
After several days, I realized we had made and given almost two hundred wreaths. Decorated with 19 and delivered with delight, they filled many homes and hearts with the joy of Christmas. We were glad that our 20 did make sense and we found our Christmas spirit in doing and giving.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      design
    2. B.
      concept
    3. C.
      condition
    4. D.
      form
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      checked
    2. B.
      selected
    3. C.
      transformed
    4. D.
      charged
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      huge
    2. B.
      fancy
    3. C.
      expensive
    4. D.
      valueless
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      however
    2. B.
      therefore
    3. C.
      otherwise
    4. D.
      still
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      envy
    2. B.
      polish
    3. C.
      admire
    4. D.
      undertake
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      reduced
    2. B.
      emptied
    3. C.
      sorted
    4. D.
      cleared
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      worried about
    2. B.
      thought of
    3. C.
      cared for
    4. D.
      watch over
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      bitterly
    2. B.
      naturally
    3. C.
      eagerly
    4. D.
      curiously
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      appealed
    2. B.
      opened
    3. C.
      crossed
    4. D.
      wandered
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      fortunate
    2. B.
      wealthy
    3. C.
      energetic
    4. D.
      comfortable
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      sometimes
    2. B.
      ever
    3. C.
      often
    4. D.
      never
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      bother
    2. B.
      serve
    3. C.
      compare
    4. D.
      play
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      surprise
    2. B.
      disappointment
    3. C.
      satisfaction
    4. D.
      shame
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      In
    2. B.
      At
    3. C.
      On
    4. D.
      About
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      effect
    2. B.
      action
    3. C.
      reality
    4. D.
      consideration
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      shocked
    2. B.
      scared
    3. C.
      embarrassed
    4. D.
      excited
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      without delay
    2. B.
      as usual
    3. C.
      on purpose
    4. D.
      in turn
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      common
    2. B.
      universal
    3. C.
      only
    4. D.
      standard
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      hope
    2. B.
      pardon
    3. C.
      luck
    4. D.
      love
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      devotion
    2. B.
      courage
    3. C.
      kindness
    4. D.
      support
ABBBC ABCDA DACBB DACDC
试题分析:本文叙述了作者在圣诞节购物时,在商店发现了许多可以用来装饰的小珠宝,于是她就买来一些,这时她想到可能有一些人可能不能和家人在一起过节日,于是她和丈夫商量,用再次买来的一些珠宝做一些花环,送给一些老年人、孤寡老人和一些单身的人,他们感觉帮助了别人自己也得到了快乐。
1.考查名词及语境的理解。A. design设计; B. concept概念; C. condition条件; D. form形成。根据each had a personality of its own 可知每一个都各有特点,这说明设计的不同,故选A。
2.考查动词及语境的理解。A. checked检查; B. selected选择; C. transformed改变; D. charged控告。select的基本意思是“选择”“挑选”,指在进行认真的考虑后,从若干事物或人中间挑选出适合要求,满足需要的事物或人。强调大范围的挑选和选择中需一定的鉴别力。根据took them home 可知“我”仔细地看了一下东西挑了几百件拿回家,故选B。
3.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. huge巨大的; B. fancy精美的,奇特的; C. expensive贵的;D. valueless无价值的。根据I was afraid that they would disappear 可知“我担心”这些饰品放在圣诞树的其他的精美的礼物下失去了它们的色彩,故选B。
4.考查副词及语境的理解。A. however然而; B. therefore 因此; C. otherwise否则; D. still仍然。根据I was afraid that they would disappear among other fancy gifts of a Christmas tree可知因此“我”用它们去装饰花环,故选B。
5.考查动词及语境的理解。 A. envy妒忌; B. polish改进; C. admire羡慕; D. undertake保证。当“我”往后站,来欣赏我的工作时,一个想法出现在“我”的脑海里,故选C。
6.考查动词及语境的理解。 A. reduced减少; B. emptied倒空; C. sorted 分类; D. cleared使干净。根据上文可知一开始店里是珠宝多,慢慢地就卖了一些。“我”跑到珠宝店发现成堆的珠宝已经大大地减少了,故选A。
7.考查动词短语及语境的理解。 A. worried about担心; B. thought of考虑, 想出; C. cared for 关心; D. watch over看守。根据who might enjoy one for the holidays这次“我”买了十几个,因为“我”考虑许多人都想为了这个节日而买一件吧,故选B。
8.考查副词及语境的理解。A. bitterly苦涩的; B. naturally自然地; C. eagerly 急切地; D. curiously好奇地。“我”急切地开始了“我”的创造性的计划,故选C。
9.考查动词及语境的理解。A. appealed呼吁; B. opened 打开;  C. crossed交叉; D. wandered徘徊,游荡。根据Christmases past 可知“我”的思绪回到了过去的圣诞节的情况,故选D。
10.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. fortunate幸运的; B. wealthy富有的; C. energetic精力充沛的;D. comfortable舒适的。根据Some people in our community        had a family to share the joy of Christmas.  可知“我”想起其他的人也许不是那么的幸运,故选A。
11.考查副词及语境的理解。 A. sometimes 有时; B. ever曾经; C. often经常;  D. never从不。根据I thought about others perhaps not so       .在我们社区的一些人从没有和一家人在一起享受快乐,故选D。
12.考查动词及语境的理解。 A. bother烦恼; B. serve招待; C. compare比较; D. play玩。因为前面说的是一些不幸运的人。所以后面应该是相反的。一些不愁有节日装饰品,故选A。
13.考查名词及语境的理解。 A. surprise惊奇; B. disappointment 失望; C. satisfaction满意; D. shame羞耻。根据nodded my head 可知“我”满意地点点头,故选C。
14.考查介词及语境的理解。at表示以……看到;一看到计划,“我”的丈夫显示出极大的热情,故选B。
15.考查名词及语境的理解。 A. effect影响; B. action行动; C. reality 现实; D. consideration考虑。put it into action实施,这里it指的是plan;我们一起开始实施,故选B。
16.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. shocked震惊的; B. scared害怕的; C. embarrassed尴尬的; D. excited兴奋的。根据at our cheerful stop可知大家都高兴地站在商店门口,故选D。
17.考查短语及语境的理解。A. without delay立即; B. as usual像往常一样; C. on purpose有目的地; D. in turn轮流,依次。根据At the plan my husband showed great enthusiasm (热情) and we set out together to put it into       .可以看出作者的急切的心情,所以立即就把“我们”的小礼物都挂了起来,故选A。
18.考查名词及语境的理解。 A. common共同的; B. universal普遍的;    C. only仅仅; D. standard标准。根据We visited the aged, the widowed (寡居的) and the lonely.它们仅仅是咋他们的家里的庆祝的标志,故选C。
19.考查名词及语境的理解。 A. hope 希望; B. pardon原谅; C. luck运气; D. love爱。根据they filled many homes and hearts with the joy of Christmas.可知作者他们有爱心;用爱去装饰。故选D。
20.考查名词及语境的理解。A. devotion 献身; B. courage勇气; C. kindness善心,好意; D. support支持。根据上文可知作者他们送出去200多花环,这是做的好事。“我们”很高兴“我们”的善心做得有意义,故选C。
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Every year, as Spring Festival draws near, most Chinese people will get excited to make preparation for the most important festival and make plan for the winter break. It is a little like Christmas in the United States, but there are some differences between the two festivals.
Both the major Chinese and the major Western holidays come during the cold season, and special food is expected. In western countries, cookies and cakes begin just after Thanksgiving in November and show up everywhere. Turkey, potatoes and other food come later. Similar thing happens in China. Entering lunar December, most families will make shopping plans for the coming big day and food is certainly one of the most important things to be considered. At the end of the month, both parents in each family will be very busy---the father is busy buying food while the mother is busy cooking.
A deeper similarity (相似处) is tradition. Christmas, as the letters “Christ” suggests, began as a holiday to celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ. Many people pray (祈祷) on this day. In China, people living in cities or towns, though they don’t plan to sow seeds(播种) this month, still celebrate on the big day for farmers.
Followers of both holidays are also different from each other. While Chinese people travel to the homes of elder relatives, Americans usually call or send cards. Westerners prefer Christmas carols to fireworks. In Christmas, many family gifts come together instead of one by one, since adults may have only one day free to celebrate.
But the most curious difference is about students. Chinese students going home for Spring Festival sometimes report that they get bored by the end of vacation, yet American students seldom get bored around Christmas and western New Year.
Not everyone enjoys classic holiday traditions. Students in western countries may get upset, as too much homework, travel or bad family relations may destroy the short holiday season. In China, more and more college students choose to travel or work during the winter holiday instead of going home to stay with their families. It’s against the tradition but many people accept it.
【小题1】What does “the coming big day” (Paragraph 2) refer to?

A.ChristmasB.Thanksgiving Day
C.the New Year’s DayD.the Spring Festival
【小题2】The second and the third paragraphs mainly talk about ________.
A.the similarities between Christmas and the Spring Festival
B.the differences between Christmas and the Spring Festival
C.the preparations for Christmas and the Spring Festival
D.the history of Christmas and the Spring Festival
【小题3】What does the writer mainly want to tell us in this passage?
A.Food in different festivals.
B.Differences between two festivals.
C.Festivals in China and western countries.
D.Traditional celebrations in different countries.

Get yourself up and make something of yourselfbuddy!”Though my mother has passed awayher words are as clear in my head today as when I was a boy

??? “Christ!”I said,“I have made something of myself. I want to sleep late as I like.”

??? “If theres one thing I cant standits a quitter.”Her voice in my head is more powerful than my will to refuseso I pull myself from bed

????? Before I was out of primary schoolmother could see I lacked the gifts for either making millions or winning the love of crowdsSo she began pushing me toward working with wordsWords ran in her familyThere seemed to be a word gene that passed down from her mothers grandfather·

The greatest proof was my mothers first cousin EdwinHe was the managing editor of the New York Times and had gained a name in his career

??? In 1947 1 graduated from Johns Hopkins and applied for a job with the Baltimore Sun as a police reporterIt paid30 a week When I complained the wage was shameful for a learned manmother refused to sympathize.“If you work hard at this job,”she said,“maybe you can make something of it.”

??? After a whileI was asked to cover diplomats(外交官)at various African embassies. Then

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????? I can probably guess how shed have responded.“ Thats nicebuddyIt shows if you work handyou11 be able to make something of yourself one day,”

1.The first three paragraphs are intended to______

Adraw readersattention to the authors success

Bremind readers that the road to success is rough

Cserve as an introduction to the authors mother

Dexplain why the authors mother kept blaming him

2.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 probably means that tier families____

A. were gifted at language? Bnever broke their promise

C. were fond of reading ? D. stuck to their family belief

3.What can we learn about the author

AHe got a good salary working as a police reporter

BHe lived a rich life with his mother in his childhood

CIt was proud of her mother to see his winning the Pulitzer Prize

DIt was beyond his wildest dream that he could work for the Times

4.The author regards Uncle Edwins success as a thrill because______.

Ahe himself was less smart than Uncle Edwin

Bhis mothers family thought Uncle Edwin to be a good reporter

Cfew reporters can become the managing editor of the New York Times

DUncle Edwin spared no effort to get the Pulitzer Prize at the cost of his life

 

We often hear people talking about a generation gap (代沟). The name is new,but the idea is old. Young people and their parents don’t understand each other. The world has always kept changing. During the second century after Christ a wise man said, “Bury me on my face because in a little while everything will be turned upside down.”  There has always been a gap between generations, but more people talk about it now. Old Mr. Ellis thinks he understands what has happened. “When I was a boy, I thought the world was a beautiful place. My life was very pleasant. But when I was older, I learned about people who were treated badly, people who didn’t have enough to eat. I wanted to help them, and I married a girl who wanted to help them, too. We went to meetings and talked a lot, but it didn’t seem to make much difference. ”“Our children grew up in a world at war. They didn’t know when the fighting would stop. They wanted their children to have nice clothes and toys. They didn’t want to think about the future. They thought nothing could be done about it.” “Now I have grandchildren, and they have their own ideas. They are trying to make the world better. They are trying to help other people. They’re making people listen to them. I am proud of their generation.”

1. The wise man mentioned in the text told people to bury him on his face so   that when everything is turned upside down he will _____.

A. lie on his stomach       B. lie on his back

C. stand quietly           D. sit in peace

2.Which generation did NOT want to do anything to make the world a better one?

A. Mr. Ellis’ generation             B. His children’s generation

C. His grandchildren’s generation     D. None of the above.

3. What is the writer’s attitude towards the generation gap?

A. Unacceptable. B. Awful.  C. Funny. D. Common.

 

Whenever we do something wrong, Jesus Christ sees it. He loves us and doesn’t say it. Perhaps he’s wondering how long we’ll keep our mind suffering. A little boy named Johnny was visiting his grandparents on their farm and he was given a slingshot(弹弓) to play with out in the woods. He        for some time but he could never hit the target he had set for himself. Getting a little       , he walked back to the farmhouse for dinner. As he was _        back, he saw Grandpa’s pet duck. Just out of       , he let the slingshot fly , hitting it in the head ,and killed it. In a panic, he         the dead duck in the woodpile, only to see his sister Sally        be watching him. Sally had seen all this, but she said _   _ . After lunch that day Grandma said, “Sally, it’s your turn to wash the dishes.” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in the kitchen.” And then she spoke _     to him, “Remember the duck?” So Johnny did the dishes. Later that day, Grandpa asked if        wanted to go fishing, but Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I need Sally to help me make supper.” But Sally just smiled and said, “Well, that’s all right because Johnny told me he was too       to help you. And she whispered again, “Remember the duck?” So Sally went fishing and Johnny        to help make supper. After several days of doing both his       and Sally’s, Johnny finally couldn’t      it any longer. He came to his Grandma and told her that he had killed the duck .Grandma smiled and gave him a big __    . “Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was watering the flowers at the window        I saw you shoot my duck with the slingshot, and I saw the whole thing. But because I love you, I      you. I was just wondering how long you would let Sally     _ of you.”

In reality, no matter how      __ or how uncomfortable it is to admit our wrongdoing, we should always choose to       it and work it through instead of running away from it. Hard as it is, it        us and makes us who we are.

1.A. promoted         B. exercised          C. practiced              D. consumed

2.A. delighted        B. upset                   C. amazed            D. scared

3.A. running          B. rushing      C. heading                   D. leaving

4.A. sympathy       B. pride        C. impulse            D. politeness

5.A. hung           B. presented            C. protected          D. hid

6.A. should                        B. shall                       C. must                        D. might

7.A. nothing         B. everything          C. something         D. anything

8.A. loudly          B. softly                   C. guiltily         D. innocently

9.A. Sally            B. Johnny         C. the children         D. Grandma

10.A. reluctant              B. willing        C. curious               D. cautious

11.A. kept up                B. held back             C. left behind     D. stayed behind

12.A. chores                B. homework          C. games                   D. sports

13.A. accept                B. stand               C. withdraw          D. allow

14.A. hug                  B. blow               C. reward              D. award

15.A. whereas               B. as           C. while                D. when

16.A. appreciate             B. admire                  C. forgive           D. Force

17.A. put the blame         B. make friends        C. put pressure    D. make a slave

18.A. doubtful               B. grateful            C. harmful            D. painful

19.A. reject                 B. control     C. face               D. witness

20.A. develops               B. shapes                  C. ruins               D. prepares

 

Until a century ago, bloodletting was used to treat many ailments. Dating back to before the time of Christ, the treatment involved letting a type of worm, called a leech, such blood from the patient. People believed that there were liquids called humors in the body and that these determined a person’s personality and heath. Bloodletting, they thought, restored a balance to these humors.

At the time, little was known of the working of the human body, but people did know that the same liquid, blood, flowed throughout everyone’s body. They knew it was a vital substance, for loss of any great amount of it meant certain death. Thus, they concluded that all diseases were carried in the bloodstream, and that if the body was relieved of bad blood, heath would return. Bloodletting, however, came to be used as a cure-all. Woman were bled to keep them from blushing while members of the clergy were bled to prevent them from thinking sinful and worldly thoughts.

From the 11th to the 18th centuries, barbers were the people to go to if you needed to be bled. This custom explains the significance of the traditional barber’s pole: the white stripes stand for bandages and the red stripe for blood.

1. This passage is concerned about            .

healthy people and doctors                         B. bleeding as a cure-all

C. barbers of long ago                                      D. leeches with special jobs to do

2. The red and white stripes on barber pole symbolize         .

sin and redemption                             B. the bleeding form

C. women who are nurses                                  D. humors in the body

3. Why is bloodletting no longer considered a cure-all?

Because more is known about the workings of the human body.

Because leeches were outlawed

Because barbers were too busy cutting hair.

Because today we know that blood is necessary for health

4. In the second paragraph, the word “Thus” could be replaced by the word       .

A. When                        B. However                  C. If                            D. So

5. Ailments means           .

A. cures                         B. women                     C. disease                     D. medicines

 

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