The last few days before Christmas passed quickly and it was soon Christmas Eve. That night when everyone went to bed, Bunny couldn’t sleep. He still couldn’t think of what he wanted his Christmas gift to be. He wondered how Father Christmas would know what to bring him if he didn’t know himself.
As he was sitting up in bed, Bunny heard a big noise on the roof (屋顶) and a sound downstairs. It was Father Christmas, he realized. Bunny jumped out of bed and raced down the hall to the stairs hoping to have a look at the old man with his own eyes.
By the time Bunny reached the bottom of the stairs, though, everything was again silent. Beautiful gifts were piled (堆积) under the Christmas tree, but Father Christmas was gone. He looked for him for a few minutes, but it was already too late. Bunny turned to climb back upstairs when he heard a cry.
“Hello, ” said Bunny. “Is somebody there?”
He was answered by another cry. Bunny looked around the big pile of gifts to see what was making the noise. Right under the tree was a funny looking brown animal with big feet and sad eyes. Bunny might have mistaken it for a dog, if it hadn’t been for the antlers (鹿角) on its head.
“Are you a reindeer (别鹿)?” asked Bunny.
“Yes,” replied the animal. “My name is Ralph.”
“And you were pulling Father Christmas’s led (雪橇)?”
“I was until I got airsick (晕机),” replied Ralph. “I’m afraid I wasn’t cut out for the job. Now I’m stuck here and I don’t know how to get back to the North Pole.”
“Well, if you like, yon can stay with us as a friend,” said Bunny. As he made the offer, Bunny suddenly realized the gift he wanted from Father Christmas was a new friend!
1.Why couldn’t Bunny fall asleep on Christmas Eve?
A.He was thinking of what gift he would get.
B.He was disturbed by a big noise.
C.He had a lot of things to do.
D.He wanted to have a look at the reindeer.
2.What do the underlined words “cut out for” in paragraph 9 mean?
A.Afraid of. B.Fit for.
C.Proud of. D.Interested in.
3.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A.A Strange Christmas Tree B.A Lovely Reindeer
C.A Quiet but Smart Boy D.A Special Christmas Gift
Hidden London: the city’s lesser known delights
Dulwich Picture Gallery
As much an excuse to enjoy the village charms of Dulwich Village’as to admire some delicate (精致的) European masterworks, this gallery is a southeast London charmer, which was founded in 1811. Join a free guided tour to the permanent (永久的) collection (3 pm. Saturday and Sunday ), catch the latest temporary (临时的) exhibition and admire the lovely garden (open 1: 30 pm to 3: 30 pm Tuesdays).
Where: Gallery RD SE21 7AD
Train: West Dulwich
Temple Church
Featuring in the novel The Da Vinci Code and dating back to the late 12th century, this is one London’s oldest and holiest medieval (中世纪的) treasures. Built by the Knights Templar, the church is divided into the Round — which contains the statues of crusading (圣战的) knights, who tried to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims in the Middle Ages and the Chancel, where the priests and singers performing in church services sit.
Where: Temple EC4Y 7DE
Underground: Temple or Blackfriars
Chelsea Physic Garden
Endlessly satisfying the green-fingered, the plain curious or those eager to discover botanical (植物学的) interests in central London, this delightful walled garden was founded by the Apothecaries’ Socicty in the 17th century and is one of the oldest botanical gardens in London.
Where: 66 Royal Hospital Rd SW3 4HS
Underground: Sloane Square
Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art
Built between 1953 and 1958, the Estorick is Britain’s only gallery devoted to Italian art. It draws together a fascinating collection of Futurist masterpieces from Umberto Boccioni, Giacomo Balla. Carlo Carra and others, who emphasized the importance of modem things, especially technology and machines.
Where: 39a Canonbury Sq N1 2AN
Underground: Highbury & Islington
1.When can you follow a free guide to visit Dulwich Picture Gallery?
A.3: 30 pm on Tuesday. B.3 pm on Sunday.
C.1:30 pm on Tuesday. D.1:30 pm on Saturday.
2.Where should you go if you have an interest in flowers?
A.Dulwich Pieture Gallery B.Temple Church
C.Estorick Collection of Modem Italian Art D.Chelsea Physic Garden
3.If you want to enjoy Italian art, you may get off at ______.
A.Highbury B.Blackfriars
C.Sloane Square D.West Dulwich
4.In which part of a newspaper can you read the text?
A.Nature. B.Society. C.Travel. D.Lifestyle.
假如你是Li Hua，你的美国朋友Peter最近因几次考试成绩不佳而感到很苦恼。为此，请你用英语写封信安慰他，主要内容包括：
1. 鼓励他振作起来；
2. 提出合理建议；
3. 提出希望。
注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 信的开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。
Dear Peter,
After reading your last letter, I am sorry to learn that
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Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Tarry is my little friend, whom lives next to my door.
Last Monday, when I arrive home after school, I found Tarry sitting on the stairs. After I knew he had lost his key, and I invited him to my home. He started to do his homework. Meanwhile, I called her mother and told her what has happened. Soon Tarry finished all his homework. Since it was still early. I decided play Chinese chess with him so that he wouldn’t feel boring. Tarry was very carefully and he thought very hard before making any move. Later, Tarry’s mother returned home but thanked me for taking care of her sons. Actually, I also felt happy to be helpful.
阅读下列对话，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或用括号内单词的正确形式。
Beijing Opera is a traditional opera 1. a long history of over 200 years. It is developed from absorbing (吸收) many other dramatic (戏剧的) forms, mostly from the local drama “Huiban”, which is popular in south China during 2. eighteenth century. In 1790, four famous troupes (剧团) from Anhui Province came to Beijing to perform for the emperor, 3. was interested in local operas. After that, a new type came into being 4. (gradual), known as Beijing Opera.
Beijing Opera features four major 5. (role) — Sheng, Dan, Jing, and Chou. It’s full of famous stories, beautiful facial paintings, wonderful gestures and fighting. The stories in it are very 6. (interest). Some of them are from history books, but most 7. (be) from famous novels.
Beijing Opera is not only popular in China, 8. also has spread to many other places. Mei Lanfang, one of the most famous performers (表演者) of all times, was the first 9. (introduce) Beijing Opera to foreigners and made highly successful tours to foreign countries. Beijing Opera is China’s national opera and it is full of Chinese 10. (culture) traditions.
Welcome to China and enjoy Beijing Opera.
根据下面各句句意及汉语提示词，写出该单词的正确形式（每空一词）。
1.Teachers will never be __________ (取代) by computers in the classroom.
2.You should not __________ (忽视) your mistakes if you want to make greater progress.
3.He __________ (毕业) from Harvard in physics. Two years later he returned to his country.
4.I think the agreement is a __________ (陷阱), so I have to think twice.
5.Not until he took off the sunglasses did I __________ (辨认出) him.
6.His house was completely d__________ after the big fire, so he decided to build a new one.
7.He is always lying and not very r__________, so don’t believe what he said.
8.The black and the white have e__________ rights now in the U.S. and they can both be elected leaders of their country.
9.It is reported that there was an air crash in Cuba. Nobody on board s__________ it with all the leaders of their country.
10.Yesterday the boy was very upset, but finally his mother managed to c__________ him down.
