Question

When should you start to buy Christmas presents? Western people _________buying presents months before Christmas Day. As the day comes _________, children start to write lists of what presents they like to their parents to buy.

Streets get very  _______ from late November. Stores put up pretty coloured lights, and Christmas trees with shiny balls. You will    _______ Christmas music songs like Jingle Bells in shop after shop. Some stores have many dolls, candies and computer games. You can  _________with them to see if you like them –there are people to show you how things work. They  are _______. People try to get to the shops early to buy presents before they sell out. In the week before Christmas,  _______  close late. Sometimes, they can only go home at midnight. It’s very  _________for sales people!

Some people _________  money for months before the holiday so that they have enough money to spend on their friends and family. But not everyone goes ____________for Christmas presents. Some people like to make their own gifts and cards.

1.A. end    B. start    C. enjoy    D. finish

2.A. nearer    B. earlier    C. faster    D. later

3.A. large    B. busy    C. wide    D. free

4.A. dance    B. sing    C. feel    D. hear

5.A. play    B. work    C. study    D. help

6.A. friendly    B. funny    C. handsome    D. strong

7.A. parks    B. school    C. shops    D. hospital

8.A. surprising    B. interesting    C. exciting    D. tiring

9.A. stop    B. save    C. think    D. rest

10.A. shopping    B. running    C. swimming    D. travelling

Answer

1. B

2. A

3. B

4. D

5. A

6. A

7. C

8. D

9. B

10. A

【解析】

圣诞节是西方最大的一个节日，在节日之前的几个月，人们就开始准备圣诞礼物了，这时候街道、商店往往都会变得非常忙碌，销售员们在这个时候也是最累的。也有一些人喜欢自己制作圣诞礼物和卡片。

1.句意：西方人在圣诞节之前的几个月就开始买圣诞礼物了。end结束；start开始；enjoy喜欢；finish完成。根据上句话When should you start to buy Christmas presents?可知，这里说的是什么时候开始买圣诞礼物，故应选B。

2.句意：当圣诞节日益临近的时候，孩子们就会把他们想让父母买的礼物列一个清单。nearer更近；earlier更早；faster更快；later之后。根据上文…buying presents months before Christmas Day可知，人们在圣诞节之前几个月就开始买礼物，因此这里应表达的是“当节日快要到来的时候”，come near临近，靠近。故应选A。

3.句意：从11月底街道就开始繁忙。large大的；busy繁忙的；wide宽的；free空闲的，自由的。根据下文的描述可知，商店里装饰了彩灯、圣诞树，布满了各种各样的礼物，人们开始为圣诞节做准备，所以街道开始忙碌起来，故应选B。

4.句意：在一个又一个的商店你会听到圣诞歌曲《铃儿响叮当》。dance舞蹈；sing 唱歌；feel感觉；hear听到。根据空后Christmas music songs like Jingle Bells in shop after shop.可知，这些商店播放的歌曲你可以听到，故应选D。

5.句意：你可以玩一玩，看看你是否喜欢，那里有人告诉你怎么玩。play玩；work工作；study学习；help帮助。上句话Some stores have many dolls, candies and computer games.介绍的是商店里出售的一些玩意儿，因此这里应说的是“先玩一玩，看是否喜欢”，故应选A。

6.句意：他们非常的友好。friendly友好的；funny滑稽的，有趣的；handsome英俊的；strong强壮的。根据上句话there are people to show you how things work可知，有人来告诉你那些东西怎么玩，所以人们都是很友好的，故应选A。

7.句意：在圣诞节前的一周，商店关门都很晚。parks公园；school学校；shops商店；hospital医院。根据下文Sometimes, they can only go home at midnight. It’s very ____8____for sales people!可知，这里说的是卖东西的商店关门很晚，故应选C。

8.句意：对于这些销售人员来说是非常累的。surprising令人吃惊的；interesting令人感兴趣的；exciting令人兴奋的；tiring令人疲倦的。根据上文Sometimes, they can only go home at midnight.可知，有时候销售员们半夜才回家，他们一直在忙，所以非常疲倦，故应选D。

9.句意：一些人在节日之前几个月就开始攒钱，这样他们就有足够的钱给朋友和家人买礼物。stop 停止；save储蓄；积攒；think认为，思考；rest剩余，修息。根据句中…so that they have enough money to spend on their friends and family可知，他们在节日之前开始攒钱，这样才能有足够的钱，故应选B。

10.句意：但是并不是所有人都去商店买圣诞节礼物。shopping购物；running跑步；swimming游泳；travelling旅行。根据文意可知，上文讲述的就是圣诞节人们去商店买礼物的事情，这里提到的是不是每个人都购物，有的人喜欢自己做礼物和卡片。因此应选A。