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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.
I asked,“Do you need a basket or a trolley?”
“Sure,thank you.”he answered.
I was       he was still picking more bottles and after a few minutes his trolley had 24 bottles of milk.
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           them.”
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 anything.
       ,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 representation(象征) 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 that shines through our personality at some point of time ,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             happiness and unconditional love.

小题1:
A.vegetableB.milkC.breadD.fish
小题2:
A.puttingB.choosingC.holdingD.bringing
小题3:
A.sadB.excitedC.angryD.surprised
小题4:
A.forB.onC.ofD.by
小题5:
A.easyB.earlyC.helpfulD.important
小题6:
A.pointedB.laughedC.shoutedD.turned
小题7:
A.LuckilyB.SuddenlyC.HopefullyD.Naturally
小题8:
A.loveB.successC.friendshipD.honor
小题9:
A.callB.showC.expectD.invite
小题10:
A.lostB.frozenC.forgottenD.hidden
小题11:
A.cameraB.umbrellaC.appleD.box
小题12:
A.storingB.facingC.spreadingD.increasing

小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:B
小题12:C

试题分析:这篇短文中作者主要描述了自己去年在超市的一次经历。他遇到一个买很多牛奶的人,就主动提供了帮助。在对话中得知这些牛奶买给街上的流浪狗的,这个人并笑言要做它们的圣诞老人,作者对此很感到奇怪。幸运的是,不久他们又在面包柜台那里碰面了,在接下来的对话中作者才真正懂了这个人的意思。也由此告诉我们,其实圣诞老人无时不刻不在我们身边,他通过散播幸福和无私的爱来围绕在我们身边。我们每个人都遇到过,也做过这样的圣诞老人。
小题1:考查语境理解及名词辨析。Vegetable蔬菜;milk牛奶;bread面包;fish鱼。联系下文:“Well, the milk is in the lower right comer”I replied.描述,可知此处指的是牛奶柜台,故选B。
小题2:考查语境理解及动词辨析。Put放;choose选择;hold持有;bring带来。联系后一句描述,可知这个人拿着几乎有10瓶牛奶。故选C。
小题3:考查语境理解及形容词辨析。Sad伤心的;excited兴奋的;angry愤怒的;surprised吃惊的,惊讶的。联系下文,可知我对他继续挑拣更多的牛奶感到吃惊。故选D。
小题4:考查语境理解及介词辨析。For为了,对于;on在上面,关于;of关于,……的;by到……为止,通过某种方式。句意:今天我想为它们做一次圣诞老人。结合语境它们是前文动作的对象,故选A。
小题5:考查语境理解及形容词辨析。Easy容易的;early早的;helpful有帮助的;important重要的。联系后一句描述,可知此处指的是,你当圣诞老人,现在还太早。故选B。
小题6:考查语境理解及动词辨析。Point指;laugh笑,大笑;shout喊;turn转弯,转变。联系后半句,可知他转向我,并且向前走了几步。故选D.
小题7:考查语境理解及副词辨析。Luckily幸运的是;suddenly突然地;hopefully有希望地;naturally自然地。通读全文可知作者认为遇到这个人是件幸运的事。故句意为:幸运的是,我们在面包柜台有碰面了。故选A。
小题8:考查语境理解及名词辨析。Love爱;success成功;friendship友谊;honor荣誉。联系本段下文描述,可知这个人认为圣诞老人是惊喜和爱的象征。故选A。
小题9:考查语境理解及动词辨析。Call呼叫,召集;show展示,表演;expect盼望;invite邀请。结合语境可知此处指的是,我们在圣诞节期间盼望圣诞老人到来。故选C。
小题10:考查语境理解及形容词辨析。Lost失去的,迷惑的;frozen冻结的,冷酷的;forgotten忘记的,遗忘的;hidden隐藏的。结合语境可知此处指的是一个圣诞老人藏在你的身体里面。故选D。
小题11:考查语境理解及名词辨析。Camera照相机;umbrella雨伞;apple苹果;box箱子。联系后半句who is caught in the rain.可知此处指的是为某人提供雨伞。故选B。
小题12:考查语境理解及动词辨析。Storing储存,保管;facing面对;spreading散播;increasing增长。联系前文描述,可知此处指的是,圣诞老人通过散播幸福和无条件的爱,而无时不刻不围绕在我们身边。
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