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Santa Can Come before Christmas
It was last June. I entered a supermarket to pick some vegetables, when a young man asked me, “Can you tell me where the ________ counter（柜台） is? ”
“Well, the milk is in the lower right corner.” I replied.
Picking up my things, I finally came to the milk counter where I met the same man ________ almost 10 bottles of milk in his hands. I asked him ________ he needed a trolley or not?
“Sure, thank you.” he answered.
I was ________ he was still picking more bottles and after a few minutes his trolley was full of milk. There were over twenty bottles of milk ________ it.
I laughed and asked, “Why so many bottles?”
He smiled and said, “These are for my street dogs. Today, I want to be a Santa for ________ .”
I said, “Well, it’s too ________ for you to be a Santa. It is still June and Christmas comes in December.”
He ________ at me and walked a few steps, as if he wanted to say something but he left the counter without saying ________ .
________ ,we met again at the bread counter.
“So these bread and cakes are also for the street dogs, Mr. Santa.”
He smiled and said, “Yes, these are also for the dogs and I love to be Mr. Santa in the month of June, Santa is a symbol of surprises and ________ . Santa comes in December as we ________ him around Christmas. But in real life there is a Santa in each one of us, no matter which month it is. Maybe when you offered help to me by getting me a trolley, there was a ________ Santa in you. When we offer food to a poor man or a(n) ________ to someone who is caught in the rain, we are being Santa there, So when you offer help to others or get help from others, just think that Santa has come all the way for you.”
He left and I was happy that I had met him. It was right to understand that Santa can come before Christmas. We just need to realize that he is around us by ________ love and joy.
1.A. vegetable B. milk C. bread D. fish
2.A. putting B. choosing C. holding D. bringing
3.A. that B. what C. why D. whether
4.A. sad B. excited C. angry D. surprised
5.A. in B. on C. by D. of
6.A. it B. him C. them D. you
7.A. easy B. early C. helpful D. important
8.A. pointed B. laughed C. shouted D. turned
9.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
10.A. Luckily B. Suddenly C. Aloud D. Wisely
11.A. love B. success C. friendship D. knowledge
12.A. call B. show C. expect D. invite
13.A. lost B. frozen C. forgotten D. hidden
14.A. camera B. umbrella C. apple D. box
15.A. storing B. facing C. spreading D. increasing
书面表达
根据下列表格的提示, 写一篇题为Changes in Our Hometown的英语短文。（80词左右）文章内容必须包含所给的所有信息。开头已给出，不计入总词数。
根据下列表格的提示, 写一篇题为Changes in Our Hometown的英语短文。（80词左右）
内容要点:
过去 | 现在 |
1.旧房 | 1.高楼 |
2.河水肮脏 | 2.河水清澈(clean and clear). |
3.步行、骑自行车上班 | 3.乘公交车、小汽车上班 |
4.道路狭窄(narrow). | 4.街道宽阔(wide)，干净整洁 |
5.居住条件（living conditions）差 | 5.生活越来越好，环境（environment）越来越舒适。 |
| 6 你的感想 ……（写两到三句） |
In the past ten years, great changes have taken place in our hometown.
任务型阅读.
左栏是对五个人的描述，右栏是外国五种文化的介绍，从右栏中选出最恰当的选项并把它的字母编号写在题号前的括号内。
1.It is the first time for Mr Zhang to drive a car with his friends in America. 2. Chen Fang has celebrated Chinese New Year’s Day for times. Now she is curious (好奇) about other countries. 3.Tong Da, he was asked to an American friend’s home for dinner. It’s new to him. 4.Edison, he is falling in love with a beautiful lady, but she doesn’t know it. 5. Miss. Xie , she is going to have a trip in London. She is not sure what kind of clothes she should take. | A. Valentine‟s Day Feb. 14th. Sweethearts’ day, on which people in love with each other express their love message. B. Traffic Rules in America Keep left! Don’t use your horn(喇叭) to express anger or complain. C. Weather in England Changeable(变化多端). Don’t be surprised to see Englishmen leave home on a bright, sunny morning with a raincoat or an umbrella. D. Eating in America. How to use knife and fork? Arrive on time or earlier? E. Christmas Dec. 25th. The biggest and best-loved holiday in the USA. Hanging a stocking, Christmas Tree, get presents from Santa Claus. |
根据短文内容和所给中文提示，在空白处填入单词，每空限填一词。
Halloween is a 1.(奇怪的) holiday． It started several centuries ago in Europe．
It began as “Hallow Evening” meaning “holy night”． At that time _ 2.(十一月)
1st was called “All Saints’ Day” and people _ 3.(尊重) all the saints who did not have their own special day． People believed that all the spirits of 4.(死了的) people were active on the night of October 31st. So people would play all sorts of tricks on each other．
5.(黑色) is one of the traditional Halloween colors, probably because Halloween
festivals and traditions 6.(发生) place at night. Pumpkins are a symbol of Halloween, so orange has become the other traditional Halloween color. Making _ 7.(灯笼) out of pumpkins is a Halloween custom(风俗).
Halloween is great fun for children. They dress up as ghosts（鬼），witches（女巫）.
Small children go “Trick-or-Treating”. They 8.穿) costumes, knock on doors, and shout, “Trick or Treat!” People _ 9.(几乎) always choose to give them candies as a treat, instead of choosing to receive a trick from the children. Adults sometimes “trick or treat” their friends, too. Usually the “treat” is a glass of wine or some small 10.(礼物).
用方框中所给词的正确形式填空。每词限用一次。
1.Sandwiches ______________ by an Englishman.
2.I hope China will get better at making high-technology ___________.
3.Zhang Wei has a lot of ____________ in studying.
4.Next Saturday is my son’s _________ birthday. He wants a party in our house.
5.It’s just not my day. My watch was broken and I ________ to catch the last train home.
It’s time for school! But on May 14th, 170 students at Duncanville High School in Texas, US,
were told to go back home. Why? Because they were wearing the wrong clothes to school.
Schools in the US don’t always ask students to wear uniforms. But they have dress codes (着装要求). For example, Duncanville High School tells students to wear belts, shirts without logos(标识). Schools’ most-hated clothes are different.
In 2011, the saggy(松垮的) trousers law was passed in Florida. It stops students from wearing trousers that show body parts. Now, “the favorite new target(目标) of the school dress code” is leggings(紧身裤), reported the Associated Press. Some schools don’t allow leggings. Other schools ask students to wear a shirt or a skirt over leggings.
Some students complain(抱怨) that schools are going too far. But schools say dress codes help protect students’ safety and make sure they grow up with good taste.
“We want to teach them that they must meet the expectations(期望) not only here in school, but also outside school,” said Andre Smith.
1. What happened to 170 students at Duncanville High School on May 14th?
A. They were told to go back home
B. They were wearing the uniforms to school.
C. They followed the school dress codes.
D. They didn’t know it was time for school.
2. In Duncanville High School, students are allowed to wear .
A. the wrong clothes
B. belts, shirts without logos
C. their favorite clothes
D. schools’ most-hated clothes
3. How long has the saggy trousers law been used in Florida
A. For a few weeeks. B. For several months
C. For about two years. D. For about three years.
4.We can infer(推断) from the text that Andre Smith may be .
A. the head of Duncanville High School
B. a student from Duncanville High School
C. the head of the Associated Press
D. a news reporter from the Associated Press
