Christmas is perhaps the most important holid...

Christmas is perhaps the most important holiday in American culture. On Christmas Eve, children sit out with parents in the living room hanging stockings, setting up a Christmas tree, eating candy canes, and setting up milk and cookies for Santa Claus. Perhaps the most beloved figure in American history, Santa Claus has become an important icon for Christmas.

I remember believing in Santa when I was a very young girl. However, as I grew older, I learned many facts that “proved” his existence as false. Always inquisitive by nature and very keen on the scientific method of experimentation, I was determined to use tests and observations to determine whether Santa Claus was real.

The first year of tests happened when I was 5. I decided that if I stayed up all night on Christmas Eve, I could see if Santa really did come down the chimney. However, that was a futile attempt, I fell asleep that year. The next year, I was able to test if location was an issue with Santa’s deliveries. That year, my family spent Christmas with the family of one of my mother’s friends. At the time, I decided that if Santa was all-knowing he would know I wasn’t home. Sure enough, there was a pretty pink package waiting for me the next morning. At age 7, I came up with my ultimate test to see if Santa was real. That year, I didn’t send out my Christmas letter to Santa. On Christmas Eve, my mother dragged me to our local Wal-Mart and led me around the toy section. I refused to say a word, but did let my eye linger on a ballet set. I figured that “Santa” wouldn’t know what to get me because he shouldn’t be able to read my mind. However, mother would know everything that caught my eye in the store. If I got the ballet set the next morning, I would have my evidence. Christmas morning, there was the ballet set, sitting under the tree. As I didn’t use it much, mother ended up returning it a few days later. She claimed Santa was generous enough to leave a receipt. That was the end to my mission to discover the existence of Santa.

Now, I can look back on all of these with fond nostalgia(怀旧). The magic and mystery of it all made Christmas a fun time. Santa was a big part of my childhood.

1.Children do all the things on Christmas Eve except______

set up a Christmas tree

hang stockings and eat candy canes

prepare milk and cookies for Santa Claus

wait for Santa Claus with their parents

2. The underlined word “futile” means____

A. unreal　　　　 B. unusual

C. unsuccessful　　　　 D. unreasonable

3. How did the writer prove the existence of Santa Claus as false?

A. He stayed up all night on Christmas Eve and saw Santa come down the chimney.

B. He found that Santa was all-knowing and could make the deliveries accurate

C. He didn’t send out his Christmas letter but still got his Christmas present

D. He used the receipt left by Santa to return his present

4. The writer wants to tell us that_____

A. He proved the existence of Santa Claus as false.

B. Christmas and Santa is a part of his life as well as his child

C. Christmas plays an important role in American culture

D. Santa Claus is the most popular figure in American history

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Halloween is perhaps the third most popular holiday for parties, coming after New Year’s and Christmas. With Halloween, we have the opportunity to dress up for the night and “be someone else”.

Team Maker

If you are going to have games, you may require teams. One way to put together the teams randomly, thus encouraging guests who don’t already know each other, is to have them draw pieces from a cauldron(大锅) or witch’s hat. Beforehand, write enough words on pieces of paper to have one for every guest. On the pieces of paper write words like: Egyptian tomb, pyramid, magic wand, magic spell, black cat, etc. Everyone draws a piece of paper.

Dress Up the Dead

This game is not for the shy and may result in some small rude performance. For the game, you will need a put-together skeleton. They can be found in the Halloween section of many stores. The skeleton can be of wood or plastic, so long as it can be taken apart easily and can be recombined together. The host “buries” the broken up skeleton under a pile of sawdust, loose dirt or hay in the yard. The first team, while being timed, must discover all the skeleton pieces then run to where there’s a hook for hanging the skeleton. They must recombine the skeleton and then, donating parts of their own clothing, dress the skeleton in a shirt and pants.

Murder Mystery

Host a murder mystery as a play. Select players, either by volunteers or by random drawing or even have guests vote. While the players read over their parts, the rest of the guests arrange the room. Set up a row of chairs facing the party audience. This will be the “stage” where the murder mystery players will sit and perform their roles. The host keeps the game (play) moving, usually by playing one of the detective characters.

1.How can people form a team?

A. By giving a performance.　　 B. By making a witch’s hat.

C. By writing some words.　　 D. By drawing a piece of paper.

2.What persons are suitable for Dress Up the Dead?

A. Those who can tell stories.

B. Those who are not brave enough.

C. Those who don’t mind small rudeness.

D. Those who are not good at making up.

3.What is the function of chairs in Murder Mystery?

A. They are prepared for the audience to sit.

B. They are used to sit in and perform for the players.

C. They are prepared for the host to guide the players.

D. They are used to attract the audience’s attention.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A. Games for Halloween Party

B. How to Prepare for the Halloween Party?

C. The Reason Why Halloween Party Is Popular

D. What Is the Purpose of Halloween Party?

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The genetic engineering, ______ progress has been very rapid recently, is perhaps the most important of all the sciences．

A．to which        B．with which   C．in which         D．for

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The science of medicine, ________ progress has been very rapid lately, is perhaps the most important of all the sciences.

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Come October and everybody is busy making Christmas plans. The most important thing other than making decisions on buying gifts is decorating your Christmas tree.

Decorating Christmas trees involves every member in the family to contribute and do whatever they can to help with the decorations.  Decorating Christmas trees is a fun activity that everyone in the family enjoys doing. Therefore, for innovative (创新的) ideas, it is best to get the whole family together after dinner and have a brain storming

session for new ideas. Children are really innovative and can come up with great suggestions. Well here are some additional ideas that can be beneficial and help you create that new look for your Christmas tree this year.

For decorative purposes it is better that you get an artificial tree. Select a unique theme and look for ideas to create your own decorations. The Internet is a good source for unique ideas and themes. Go in for light decorations that are truly different. Start your shopping early to look for those special lights especially at your local stores. You can even have a personalized Christmas tree theme where you have all your family members' photos hung

from various branches. Hang out of the world decorative pieces that truly stand out. Search for these at your local store or even your attic where you are sure to find some of those long forgotten decorative pieces that have been handed down to you by your grandmother. You can even use dried flowers or make some of your own artificial flowers as decorations.

If you feel you cannot come up with any great ideas, there is no reason to worry. The Internet is full of them. Make a thorough search and you are sure to find a good idea. You can then try innovating on that idea by making your own unique decorations. Enjoy yourself!

44．What is mainly talked about in the passage?

A．Process to celebrate Christmas.

B．Ways to decorate Christmas trees.

C．Places to buy Christmas gifts.

D．Get－together for family members.

45．Why does the author suggest getting children involved in the decoration?

A．Because they like Christmas very much.

B．Because they wish to get more gifts.

C．Because they can come up with new ideas.

D．Because they are more innovative.

46．In order to make Christmas tree theme personalized, you can ________.

A．hang photos of your family members on the branches

B．get an artificial tree from the local shop

C．hang some colored lights on it from home

D．use long forgotten decorative pieces in the attic

47．From the passage we can infer that ________.

A．nothing is more important than decorating the Christmas tree

B．fresh flowers is the best choice to decorate the Christmas tree

C．most of the people shop their Christmas tree on the Internet

D．people begin making preparations for Christmas long before it begins

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This is the most important assignment facing American journalism — to make _____ clear to the reader the problems of the day.

A. it                         B. that              C. /                D. this

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The most important lesson I learned in high school had nothing to do with maths or American history.It came at graduation,several minutes before I left Miramonte High School.

I was rather shy back then,content to____around with my few friends and to concentrate on my____I was doing so well that by the end of senior year I had perfect scores and enough____to go to college.

But my good record soon became a____to my well-being.In early June of senior year,the headmaster called me into his office.He asked me to give a leave-taking speech at graduation.I looked at him,my heart____fast.This was the____for my hard work?I said something,but not very clearly,and hurried away from the office.

I was____about the decision,finally agreeing to compromise.I wasn't the only speaker—I would____the honor with five other students.Still,it was doubtful whether the task was____me.How in the world would I give a speech to hundreds of people?

Graduation day soon arrived and,as____,I was nervous.I'd been practicing my speech for days,and I had it____. But I had never been so____in my life.The first half hour of the ceremony passed,and then my____came.My name was announced.I managed to reach the platform without falling down.But within minutes,I finished my speech,____　　 back to my seat and feeling unsatisfied with my performance.

Now I still have the____of that speech.My voice trembled a little,but____it was clear and strong.I'm proud of that tape.I achieved something I'd never____—I spoke in front of hundreds of people.____I didn't realize it at the time,the successful completion of that speech gave me the____to participate in class at college,to give oral reports, and to eventually break free of my____.

I would never have chosen to give a speech at graduation.But I am glad I did.I know it may well turn out to be one of my shining moments.

1.A. hang　　 B. look　　 C. turn　　 D. run

2.A. characters　　 B. interests　　 C. games　　 D. subjects

3.A. money　　 B. credits　　 C. time　　 D. standards

4.A. luck　　 B. benefit　　 C. fear　　 D. solution

5.A. burning　　 B. breaking　　 C. aching　　 D. beating

6.A. punishment　　 B. reward　　 C. arrangement　　 D. sympathy

7.A. doubtful　　 B. optimistic　　 C. generous　　 D. hesitant

8.A. share　　 B. bring　　 C. spare　　 D. give

9.A. about　　 B. for　　 C. upon　　 D. beyond

10.A. known　　 B. hoped　　 C. expected　　 D. planned

11.A. thrown　　 B. printed　　 C. memorized　　 D. completed

12.A. interested　　 B. terrified　　 C. excited　　 D. disappointed

13.A. moment　　 B. clay　　 C. chance　　 D. decision

14.A. passing　　 B. handing　　 C. heading　　 D. returning

15.A. picture　　 B. tape　　 C. paper　　 D. word

16.A. partially　　 B. immediately　　 C. frankly　　 D. mostly

17.A. dreamed　　 B. made　　 C. decided　　 D. requested

18.A. Because　　 B. When　　 C. Although　　 D. Unless

19.A. respect　　 B. confidence　　 C. freedom　　 D. excuse

20.A. shyness　　 B. pride　　 C. stupidity　　 D. courage

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The most important lesson I learned in high school had nothing to do with maths or American history．It came at graduation, several minutes before I left Miramonte High School．

I was rather shy back then, content to 　　 　 around with my few friends and to concentrate on my 　　　 I was doing so well that by the end of senior year I had perfect scores and enough 　　　 to go to college．

But my good record soon became a 　　　 to my well-being．In early June of senior year, the headmaster called me into his office．He asked me to give a leave-taking speech at graduation．I looked at him, my heart 　　　 fast．This was the 　　　 for my hard work? I said something, but not very clearly, and hurried away from the office．

I was 　　 about the decision, finally agreeing to compromise．I wasn't the only speaker—I would 　　 　　　　 　 the honor with five other students．Still, it was doubtful whether the task was　　　 me．How in the world would I give a speech to hundreds of people?

Graduation day soon arrived and, as　　　 ．I was nervous．I'd been practicing my speech　 for days, and I had it 　　　 ．But I had never been so 　　　 in my life．The first half hour of　 the ceremony passed, and then my 　　　 came．My name was announced．I managed to reach　 the platform without falling down．But within minutes, I was 　　　 , heading back to my seat．

Now I still have the 　　　 of that speech．My voice trembled a little, but 　　　 it was　 clear and strong．I'm proud of that tape．I achieved something I'd never　　　 I spoke in　 front of hundreds of people．　　　 I didn't realize it at the time, the successful completion of　 that speech gave me the 　　　 to participate in class at college, to give oral reports, and to　 eventually break free of my 　　　 .

I never would have chosen to give a speech at graduation．But I'm glad I did．I know it may　 well turn out to be one of my shining moments．

1.A．hang　　　　　　 B．look　　　　　 C．walk 　　　　 D．run

2.A．characters 　　 B．interests　　 C．games　　　　 D．subjects

3.A．money 　　　　　 B．credits 　　　 C．time　　　　 D．standards

4.A．luck 　　　　　　 B．benefit 　　　 C．fear　　　　 D．solution

5.A．burning 　　　　 B．breaking 　　 C．aching 　　　 D．beating

6.A．punishment 　　 B．reward 　　　　 C．arrangement D．sympathy

7.A．doubtful 　　　 B．optimistic 　 C．generous　　 D．hesitant

8.A．share 　　　　　 B．bring　　　　 C．spare　　　　 D．give

9.A．about 　　　　　 B．for 　　　　　　 C．upon 　　　　 D．beyond

10.A．known 　　　　 B．hoped 　　　　 C．expected 　　 D．planned

11.A．thrown 　　　　 B．printed 　　　 C．memorized 　 D．completed

12.A．interested 　 B．terrified 　　 C．excited 　　 D．disappointed

13.A．moment　　　　 B．clay 　　　　　 C．chance　　　 D．decision

14.A．defeated 　　 B．stopped 　　　 C．clone 　　　　 D．stuck

15.A．picture 　　　 B．tape 　　　　　 C．paper　　　　 D．word

16.A．partially 　　 B．immediately C．frankly 　　 D．mostly

17.A．dreamed 　　　 B．made 　　　　　 C．decided　　 D．requested

18.A．Because 　　　 B．When 　　　　　 C．Although 　　 D．Unless

19.A．respect　　　 B．confidence 　 C．freedom 　　 D．excuse

20.A．shyness　　　 B．pride 　　　　 C．stupidity　 D．Courage

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Does every important present come in a big package? As the holiday season approaches, most of us are looking for the perfect gift, ready to give whatever we can afford, hoping to please the ones we love.

This morning, my son responded to my e­mail, in which I had mentioned his Christmas list. To my surprise, he didn't tell me what was on his list—rather he opted to tell what was not, such as more sweaters or button­downs.

“I have 3x more of shirts than I could ever possibly wear，” he wrote.

I laughed, not only at my silly assumption but also at the frank and sensitive way he'd told me I'd been missing the boat. In my attempts to be generous, I'd merely been repetitive.

It hurts to admit this naturally, but the truth is that if I'd been visiting him more frequently, I'd know he has too many shirts in his drawers with the tags still on them. But because he is living so far away, I just don't know what exactly he wears on a daily basis.

Perhaps if I paid him and his wife a visit, we could share takeout in their apartment. Laugh together. Talk about something. It would be a big gift in a small package, requiring only a plane flight and some time.

Of course, this present could come at any time of the year. I am thinking about the idea now because it's December, when thinking about perfect presents for those we love occupies our thoughts quite a bit. We are troubling ourselves with the idea of perfection, sometimes losing sight of the point of it all, which is simply to make one another happy.

So maybe under our Christmas tree this year there will be a package wrapped in red and green with my son's name on it. Inside will be a plane ticket to JFK in my name. Wouldn't that be perfect?

1.What did the author realize after reading her son's e­mail?

A. Her son didn't think she was generous.

B. She ignored her son's inner feelings.

C. She missed out her son's development.

D. She didn't buy her son proper presents.

2.Which of following can best replace the underlined word “opted” in Paragraph 2?

A. Chose.　　 B. Promised.

C. Refused.　　 D. Pretended.

3.What might be the best title for the passage?

A. Small presents also count　　 B. Presents—symbol of love

C. Big presents in little packages　　 D. Presents—a bond between people

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An evergreen tree is a Christmas tradition in many American homes. The tree is usually a pine or fir（冷杉） dressed with lights and other colorful decorations.

Families might buy a cut tree or go to a tree farm and cut one down themselves. Some people bring a live tree in a pot into their home for the holidays and then put it back outdoors. Some people rent a Christmas tree. Companies might bring the same live tree to the same family year after year. Or the tree might get planted in a park or someplace else where it could help the environment.

There are some trees that can be reused year after year because they are made of plastic or metal. Or, instead of a tree, some people have a small, sweet-smelling rosemary（迷迭香） plant, cut to look like a little Christmas tree.

Another popular evergreen this time of year is the mistletoe（槲寄生） plant. It has small white berries and leaves that feel like leather. The traditional Christmas mistletoe is native to Europe. Ancient Druids believed mistletoe had magical powers. Mistletoe is a parasitic（寄生的） plant. It connects itself to a tree and steals nutrients and water.

And the poinsettia（一品红）is also one of the plants that many people connect with Christmas. Poinsettias __________   Mexico. They can be white or pink, but most are bright red. They are named after the first American ambassador to Mexico. Joel Poinsett liked them enough to send some back to the United States. Babies or pets that chew on poinsettias might get sick. But experts say the plant is not as poisonous as some people think.

1.What is the main idea of the text? (no more than 8 words)

_______________________________________________________________________

2.Please list at least three kinds of color that Christmas trees may have? (no more than 4 words)

_______________________________________________________________________

3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 5 with proper words. (no more than 4 words)

_______________________________________________________________________

4.What can be used as Christmas trees according to the passage?(no more than 10 words)

_______________________________________________________________________

5.What does the word “it” (Line 2, Paragraph 2) probably refer to? (no more than 3 words)

_______________________________________________________________________

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