第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)When my first war...

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I could make it home for the holidays. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of men who would have three-day passes posted. I was one of the lucky soldiers. It was Christmas Eve when I arrived home, and a light snow had fallen. Mother opened the front door. I could see beyond her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood. There were lights, all colors, and ornaments shining against the green of a pine. "Where did it come from?" I asked.

"I asked the Gates boy to cut it," my mother said. "I wouldn't have had one just for myself, but-such a rush! He just brought it in this afternoon…" The pine reached to the proper height, almost to the ceiling, and the Tree Top Krystal Star was its place. A few green branches reached about a little awkwardly at the side, I thought, and there was a bit of bare trunk showing in the middle. But the, tree filled the room with warm light and the whole house with the pleasant smell of Christmas.  "It's not like the one you used to find." my mother went on. "Yours were always in good shape. I suppose the Gates boy didn't know where to look. But I couldn't be fussy(挑剔的)."

"Don't worry," I told her. "It's perfect." It wasn't, of course, but at the moment I realized something for the first time: all Christmas trees are perfect.

1. From para. 1, we can infer that        .

A. the writer spent his first wartime Christmas at home

B. Not all the soldiers were allowed to go home for Christmas

C. all the soldiers would have three-day passes for Christmas

D. the writer could not go home for Christmas

2. When the writer got home,         .

A. it was December 23

B. it was snowing heavily

C. he found a Christmas tree in the living room

D. the Gates boy was cutting a Christmas tree

3. "All Christmas trees are perfect", because they can remind you of        .

A. the wartime                    B. the green of a pine

C. the pleasant moment             D. the sweet home

4. The best title for this passage would be "        ".

A. How to Choose a Christmas Tree

B. How Soldiers Spent Christmas

C. A Perfect Christmas Tree

D. A Christmas Without a Tree

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

I remember my first Christmas party with Grandma．I remember the day when my big sister dropped the bomb: “There is no Santa Claus,” she laughed．“Even dummies know that!”

　I fled to Grandma because I knew she always told me21 ．After I told her everything, she said “No Santa Claus? Don’t believe it. Now, 22your coat, and let’s go.”

　“Go? Go where?” I asked．

　“Where” 23  to be the General Store．As we walked through its doors, Grandma 24me ten dollars．That was a lot in those days．“Take this money and buy something for 25needs it．I’ll wait for you in the car．”

　The store seemed big and26 , full of people hurrying to finish their Christmas shopping．For a few moments I just stood there, 27  , holding that bill, wondering what to buy, and who on earth to buy it for．

　Suddenly I thought of Bobbie who sat right behind me．I remembered he didn’t have a coat．I fingered the bill with growing 28 ．I would buy Bobbie a coat．

　“Is this a Christmas present for someone?” the lady behind the 29asked me kindly, as I laid my ten dollars down

　“Yes,” I replied shyly．“It’s…for Bobbie.”

　The nice lady smiled at me．I didn’t get any 30 , but she put the coat in a bag and wished me a Merry Christmas．

　That evening, Grandma helped me 31  the coat and wrote, “To Bobby, From Santa Claus” on it．Then she 32me over to Bobbie’s house．

　Grandma parked down the street from Bobbie’s house, and she and I crept 33 and hid in the34 ．Then Grandma gave me a sign．“All right, Santa Claus, get going．”

　I took a deep 35 , dashed for his front door, threw the present down, pounded his doorbell and flew back to the safety．Together we 36breathlessly in the darkness for the front door to open．Finally it 37 , and there stood Bobbie．

Forty years haven’t dimmed the thrill of those 38spent shivering, beside my grandma, in Bobbie’s bushes． 39 ,  I realized: Santa was alive and well, and we were 40  his team．

1.                A．the reason      B．many things      C．stories   D．the truth

2.                A．put on         B．put away        C．put up    D．put down

3.                A．used           B．turned out      C．found out D．turned up

4.                A．lent           B．took           C．paid D．handed

5.                A．anyone         B．whomever       C．someone who  D．those who

6.                A．crowded        B．varied          C．noisy D．convenient

7.                A．satisfied        B．confused        C．curious   D．amazed

8.                A．worry          B．disappointment   C．happiness D．excitement

9.                A．counter        B．desk           C．shelf D．goods

10.               A．money         B．gifts           C．change    D．encouragement

11.               A．make          B．wrap           C．undo D．design

12.               A．drove          B．took           C．led   D．asked

13.               A．quickly         B．painfully        C．nervously  D．noiselessly

14.               A．bushes         B．darkness        C．doorway   D．car

15.               A．courage        B．look           C．step D．breath

16.               A．waited         B．whispered      C．crept D．stood

17.               A．came          B．sounded        C．did   D．appeared

18.               A．moments       B．days           C．time D．people

19.               A．Today          B．That year       C．That night  D．Since then

20.               A．on            B．for            C．at    D．of

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Last Christmas, when I was in the fourth grade and my brother was in the first grade, our school held its yearly Holiday Shop. At the Holiday Shop students can buy things like necklaces, key chains, and other small items for their friends and family as Christmas gifts. Since my brother really wanted to take part, my mom gave him two dollars to buy his Christmas gifts.

My mom didn’t know that he had picked out a special necklace for her. When he got home from the Holiday Shop that day, he couldn’t wait to show it to me. He pulled out a little green box and opened it. Inside was a gold chain with a little red flower and a man-made diamond next to gold letters that spelled out,“Grandmother”.

“Wow,” I said.“It’s beautiful.” Since my brother was in the first grade and was just learning to read, he didn’t realize that the necklace said “Grandmother” instead of “Mother”. I knew that on Christmas morning, when he found out he had bought the wrong necklace, he would be very unhappy, so I said nothing more about it. My brother ran and put the necklace under his bed to hide it from Mom until Christmas morning.

When he wasn’t looking, I took the necklace and put it in my backpack. The next day I took it back to school and asked the woman who ran the Holiday Shop if I could change it for the “Mother” necklace. She said yes. When I got home that day, I put the necklace under my brother’s bed.

When my mom opened it up on Christmas morning, my brother was so exalted! My mom’s eyes were filled with joy. She knew what had happened, which made the necklace even more special to her!

My brother still does not know what I did, but I knew I had done the right thing.

1.What do we know about the gift the author’s brother bought

A. The author didn’t like it.

B. It wasn’t worth the price.

C. It was designed for Mother.

D. The author changed it for another one.

2.The underlined word “exalted” is the closest in meaning to “______”.

A. amazed　　 　　 B. disappointed　　

C. excited　　　　 D. worried

3.It can be inferred from the text that _____.

A. the author’s mother didn’t know what she had done

B. the author helped her brother secretly

C. the author’s grandma also received a gift

D. the author paid for the right necklace

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

第三部分 阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When the first spring flowers blossom, Easter comes. It is the oldest Christian feast, in memory of the resurrection (复活) of Jesus Christ.

Along with the traditional Easter walk or outing, the giving of Easter eggs and, more recently, of Easter presents is a main feature of the feast. Parents give their children “Easter eggs” – colored and boiled eggs, chocolate eggs, marzipan eggs – Easter bunnies, sweets, and other gifts. In some German regions, children virtually “collect” Easter eggs from their relatives, especially their godparents.

Usually, the Easter eggs are carefully hidden in the garden or in the house and the children must search for them on the morning of the Sunday. They are told that the Easter bunny has brought them. This anonymous, mysterious bunny is like Santa Claus at Christmas. But it is less of an “educational” figure than Santa Claus is, since the eggs are not given to children as rewards for being good.

Some Easter egg games have been preserved at certain places in Germany or have even been newly developed. Children try to outdo others in rolling colored eggs down grassy slopes, for instance, or they knock the eggs’ pointed ends together and the child whose egg does not shatter gets the broken one, too. In some places, this custom was even used as the name of local festival.

1.What are the main features of Easter?

A.Easter walk, Easter eggs, Easter bunnies and sweets.

B.Easter outing and the giving of Easter presents.

C.Easter walk, Easter eggs, Easter bunnies and Easter egg games.

D.Easter outing, the collecting of Easter eggs, and Easter games

2.The underlined word “outdo” means ________.

A. do better than              B. do worse than               C. do slower than              D. do the same as

3.What can be inferred from the passage?

A.Easter bunny will give gifts to children for better or worse.

B.Easter bunny is very similar to Santa Claus, as they both bring gifts to children.

C.Easter always falls on a Sunday.

D.Some of the local festivals are named by Easter egg games.

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

语法填空,阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

I remember my first Christmas adventure with Grandma. I remember _1.___(tear) across town on my bike to visit her on the day my big sister dropped the bomb. “There is no Santa Claus.” She laughed. “Even dummies(傻瓜) know that!” I __2.__(flee) to Grandma because I knew she would be straight with me. She always told the _3.__(true).

“No Santa Claus?” she said. “Ridiculous! Don’t believe__4.__. Put on your coat, and let’s go.” “Go where, Grandma?” I asked.

__5.__ we walked through the doors of the general store Grandma handed me ten dollars and Said, “Buy something for someone __6.__ needs it. I’ll wait for you in the car.”

I was only eight years old. Never had I shopped for anything all by myself. For a few moments I just stood there, ___7.__(wonder) what to buy, and who _8.___(buy) it for. I thought of everybody I knew. Then I thought about Bobbie Decker.

He was my classmate with bad breath and ___9._(mess) hair, and he sat right behind me. He did not have a coat. I knew that because he never went out to play games during the winter. I fingered the bill with growing __10._(excite). I would buy Bobbie a coat.

高三英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was my sister Sandra’s first Christmas without her husband. Last Thursday, she was in the store ___________ for an ideal card for her two sons and daughter. Time passed by quickly as she___________ the many choices. She wanted a card that sent something ___________to each of them, as she knew they would have a(n) ___________　 place in their heart this holiday season.

Finally, she found the one that expressed the 　 ___________ feeling. ___________ , a sharp pain pierced (穿透) her heart when she realized that the card was ___________　 “mom and dad”. She stood, holding it close for a long time, unable to move from the spot. ___________ began to run over her cheeks.

“Is there something I can do for you?” a ___________ voice asked. She ___________to face a stranger, a woman. “Uh..oh...OH!” Sandra ___________　 , “I can’t give this card to my children because…because my husband died and this is the___________　 card.”

The stranger’s face softened with 　 ___________　 and love. She reached out and ___________ my sister into her arms, giving her unspoken___________ to cry in the protection of her embrace (拥抱). She ___________ held my sister until her ___________ returned.

During her telling of this event I was feeling ___________ that I hadn’t been there. My sister needed me and a stranger had to do my ___________　 . “You know,” she went on, “a friend suggested that it was like meeting with an Angel.” My guilt ___________　 in an instant. My sister required an Angel, and I think that is exactly what she got.

1.A. paying　 　　　　 B. caring　　 　　　 C. calling　 　　 D. looking

2.A. left　　 　　　　　 B. offered　 　　　 C. read　　 　　　　 D. discovered

3.A. attractive　 　　 B. special　　 　　 C. traditional 　 D. wealthy

4.A. unknown　 　 　　 　 B. empty　　 　　　　 C. safe　 　　　　 D. different

5.A. sad　　 　 　　　　 　 B. strange 　　　 C. amazing 　　　 D. perfect

6.A. However　 　 　　 B. Therefore 　　 C. Anyhow　 　　　　 D. Otherwise

7.A. for　　 　　　　　　 B. to　　 　　　　　 C. from　　 　　　　 D. by

8.A. Tears　　 　 　　 B. Sweats　　　　 　 C. Lights　　 　　　 D. Smiles

9.A. firm　　 　　 　　　 B. proud　　 　　　　 C. cold　　 　　　　 D. soft

10.A. walked　 　　　　 B. turned　　 　　　 C. decided 　　　 D. woke

11.A. responded 　　 B. demanded 　　 C. asked　　 　　　　 D. explained

12.A. delicate　 　　 B. old　 　　　　　 C. wrong　 　　　　 D. decorative

13.A. devotion　　 　　 B. respect　 　　 C. sympathy　 　　 D. responsibility

14.A. pulled　 　　　　 B. caught 　　　 　 C. sent　　 　　　　 D. threw

15.A. thought　　 　　　 B. permission 　 C. sorrow　 　　　 D. suggestion

16.A. quietly　 　　　 B. tightly　　 　　 C. eagerly　 　　　 D. seriously

17.A. confidence 　　 B. courage　 　　　 C. happiness　 　　 D. calmness

18.A. shocked　 　　　 B. angry 　　　　 　 C. shy 　　　　　 　 D. hopeless

19.A. task　　 　 　　　　 B. housework　 　　 C. favor　　 　　　　 D. job

20.A. struck　　 　　　　 B. returned 　　 C. disappeared　 D. sank

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier(收银台) in her general store. ______71_______ I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying “thank you.”

At first I was paid in candy. ________72______ I worked every day after school, and during the summer and no weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. My father helped me set up a bank account. ________73________

By the time I was 12, my grandmother thought I had done such a good job that she promoted me to selling cosmetics(化妆品). I developed the ability to look customers directly in the eye. Even though I was just a kid, women would ask me such things as “What color do you think I should wear?” I took a real interest in their questions and was able to translate what they wanted into makeup(化妆) ideas. ________74________

The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you didn’t need to be a rocket scientist—you needed to be a great listener. ________75________ Except they are no longer women purchasing cosmetics from me; instead, they are kids who tell me which toys they would like to see designed and developed.

E.My grandma’s trust taught me how to handle responsibility.

F.Soon I found myself looking more beautiful than ever before.

G.Watching my money grow was more rewarding than anything I could have bought.

高三英语其他题简单题查看答案及解析

When I spent Christmas away from home in Europe for the first time, I was only 14 and it was absolutely horrific. I am now married and live in the US. So there is little possibility for me to go home for Christmas. Now I am able to get through Christmas with some moments of joy:

First, you are advised to search you area for stores that carry items from your home country or town. Buy food, candles and some other things that mean something to you.

Hold on to the traditions from your home that you think are important even if other people think they are stupid. But keep in mind to be open for new traditions from wherever you might be, because those traditions are as important to those people around you as yours are to you. For me that includes celebrating Christmas on the 24^th.

Call, write Christmas cards, buy gifts and mail them to loved ones, just as if you were there. If you try to pretend as if the holiday doesn’t exist, you are just going to make it worse.

Introduce your traditions to your loved ones, especially your kids. It will only enrich their celebration of the holiday to have some unique traditions in their home. Little by little it will become their tradition and it’s fun for them to try something new.

Find clubs, churches or organizations that are from your home country. Chances are that they will have some celebration with some of your traditions which you can join in.

Food is one of the most important factors in any kind of tradition. Find the recipe of that cake your grandmother used and make it your tradition to bake that particular cake.

Call up your parents and get them to send you some of your favorite childhood ornaments (装饰品) for your tree.

Embrace new traditions, talk to your family about which ones you want to make your own and stick with them.

If you are far away from home, Christmas can never be the same as you experienced it before, but it is important to remember these traditions while appreciating the new ones. Keep an open mind and find a compromise between old and new traditons.

1.The author spent his 14^th Christmas ___________.

A. unpleasantly in the US                        B. joyfully in the US

C. unpleasantly in Europe                       D. joyfully in Europe

2.Why does the author advise people to hunt in some special stores?

A. Because people can buy some discounted goods there.

B. Because people can feel less homesick there.

C. Because it’s an old Christmas tradition.

D. Because they offer goods from the hometown of the people.

3.Which of the following statements does the author agree with?

A. It’s great for children to have some unique traditions.

B. People should join in all kinds of clubs to celebrate Christmas.

C. People should give up traditions which are stupid in other people’s eyes.

D. It is popular to celebrate Christmas on the 24^th around the world.

4.The author suggests giving a call to parents on Christmas mainly to __________.

A. express love to them                      B. follow the tradition

C. ask for some ornaments                        D. set an example for children

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

This was my grandmother's first Christmas without grandfather, and before he passed away we had promised grandfather that we would make this her best Christmas ever. When my parents and I 　　 　 at her house, we found she had waited up all night for us. The house did seem a little 　　 without grandfather.

Grandfather had always said that the Christmas 　　 　 was the most important decoration of all. So we immediately set to work on the beautiful artificial tree that was stored in grandfather's closet (壁橱). Through our efforts, we finally stepped back to 　　 our handiwork. It looked beautiful. 　　 something was missing.

"Where's your star?" I asked.

The star was my grandmother's favorite part of the tree.

"Why, it 　　 be here somewhere," she said, starting to sort through the boxes again. "Your grandfather always 　　 everything so carefully when he took the tree down."

As we emptied the boxes and 　　 no star, my grandmother's eyes filled with tears. Grandfather had given it to grandmother some fifty years ago on their first Christmas together. It brought them great happiness. Now, on her first Christmas without him, the star was 　　 , too.

"Don't worry, Grandmother," I 　　 her. "We'll find it for you."

My mother and I formed a search 　　 . "Let's start in on the closet where the ornaments (装饰品) were," Mother said. "Maybe the star just fell out of the box."

That sounded 　　 , so I began to search the closet. I thought I tried every 　　 , but no star. I could see grandmother was 　　 , although she tried not to show it.

"What’s in this wrapped box?” Mother suddenly called out. "It was at the bottom of father’s closet."

Grandmother took the box in 　　 and opened it. Her face 　　 when she unfolded the paper and pulled out a golden star. There was a(n) 　　 attached.

Don't be angry with me, dear. I broke your star while packing the decorations, and I couldn't 　　 to tell you. Thought it was time for a new one. I hope it brings you as much 　　 as the first one. Merry Christmas!

Love,

Bryant

So grandmother's tree had a star after all, a star that expressed their everlasting love for one another. And we were glad we were able to make this Christmas 　　 for her.

1.A. arrived                B. looked             C. stayed        　         D. worked

2.A. noisy                 B. empty                C. safe                D. clean

3.A. flower　             B. bell　　             C. stocking             D. tree

4.A. admire                B. repair                C. paint                D. design

5.A. Or            　　         B. So                C. But                D. And

6.A. might                B. must　　             C. need　             D. will

7.A. packed　　　　　　     B. decided　　　         C. covered             D. searched

8.A. made            　　 B. left                C. found        　　     D. felt

9.A. gone                　　 B. hidden             　　 C. broken                D. forgotten

10.A. warned                B. persuaded            C. reminded             D. comforted

11.A. game                B. class　             C. company　　　　　     D. party

12.A. challenging            B. reasonable            C. pleasant            D. difficult

13.A. suggestion        　　     B. direction            C. possibility            D. method

14.A. ashamed            B. shocked            C. disappointed        D. frightened

15.A. fear　　　　             B. relief                C. anger                D. surprise

16.A. cleared                B. brightened            C. darkened        　　     D. tightened

17.A. article                 B. note    　　　　         C. receipt                D. poem

18.A. bear            　　 B. afford                C. wait　                 D. agree　　　　　　　　　

19.A. peace　　             B. change                C. luck　                 D. joy

20.A. special                 B. funny                C. relaxing            D. favorite

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

第三部分阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Picking a Christmas tree takes most people a few minutes, a couple of hours if they head to the woods. Dave Murbach needs 11 months.

Almost every day of every year, Murbach’s thoughts turn to vision of a perfectly shaped evergreen tree that will take everyone’s breath away.

“The tree,” he says wearily. “Always the tree.”

Murbach is the man responsible for finding the towering tree that graces Manhattan’s Rockefeller Center each Christmas season.

“I’m always looking for a tree,” the center’s chief gardener says. “I look for it even when I go to the beach in the summer. It’s like a homework assignment hanging over your head.”

And if he gets it wrong, there’s nothing hiding it.

“Every day it’s up, 400,000 people go by, and 2.5 million people watch the lighting celebration on television,” he says.

This year’s tree, a 74-foot Norway spruce (云杉) from Richfield, Ohio, flown to New York on the world’s largest cargo plane, was lighted on December 2.

The arrival of the tree leads in the Christmas season in New York - a tradition dating to 1931, when the workers building Rockefeller Centre put up a small tree with decorations.

The search for the next year’s tree starts soon after the old tree is chopped up for wood chips and horse-jumping logs.

That’s not as simple as it sounds. Though forests are full of evergreens, few get enough sunlight or space to fill out. And branches in snowy regions often break under the weight, making flees uneven.

Back at the office, he sorts through hundreds of letters from people offering their trees, many addressed simply to “Mr. Christmas Tree Man.”

Despite the occasional anxiety attack and sleepless night, Murbach knows the together people you love. That’s what I hope it sets off.”

But Murbach says he’s always too worn out to celebrate Christmas.

“No card, no lights, nothing,” he says.

“No tree?”

“No tree.”

1. Murbach takes his job seriously because he most likely wants _____________.

A. everyone to be happy with his work

B. to make everyone surprised at his choice

C. everyone to know his care for their happiness

D. to attract people’s attention to his special ability

2. Which is the correct order of the events in the passage?

a. Murbach’s thoughts turn to a perfectly shaped tree.

b. 2.5 million people watch the Christmas tree.

c. The tree is flown to New York.

d. it was lighted on December 2.

e. The tree is chopped up.

f. Murbach searches for the tree.

A. a, b, c, d, e, f    B. a, f, c, d, b, e            C. c, d, e, b, a, f    D. c, d, b, f, e, a

3. According to Murbach’s standard of trees, the best tree must _________.

A. be evergreen                             B. have no space between branches

C. be thick enough                          D. be equally balanced in shape

4. Which is tree about Murbach?

A. He is most devoted to his work.                     B. He is now quite tired of his work.

C. He has no loved family members.           D. He never wants to celebrate Christmas.

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析