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（柜臺(tái)） 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.

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

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

試題分析：這篇短文中作者主要描述了自己去年在超市的一次經(jīng)歷。他遇到一個(gè)買很多牛奶的人，就主動(dòng)提供了幫助。在對(duì)話中得知這些牛奶買給街上的流浪狗的，這個(gè)人并笑言要做它們的圣誕老人，作者對(duì)此很感到奇怪。幸運(yùn)的是，不久他們又在面包柜臺(tái)那里碰面了，在接下來(lái)的對(duì)話中作者才真正懂了這個(gè)人的意思。也由此告訴我們，其實(shí)圣誕老人無(wú)時(shí)不刻不在我們身邊，他通過散播幸福和無(wú)私的愛來(lái)圍繞在我們身邊。我們每個(gè)人都遇到過，也做過這樣的圣誕老人。
小題1:考查語(yǔ)境理解及名詞辨析。Vegetable蔬菜；milk牛奶；bread面包；fish魚。聯(lián)系下文：“Well, the milk is in the lower right comer”I replied.描述，可知此處指的是牛奶柜臺(tái)，故選B。
小題2:考查語(yǔ)境理解及動(dòng)詞辨析。Put放；choose選擇；hold持有；bring帶來(lái)。聯(lián)系后一句描述，可知這個(gè)人拿著幾乎有10瓶牛奶。故選C。
小題3:考查語(yǔ)境理解及形容詞辨析。Sad傷心的；excited興奮的；angry憤怒的；surprised吃驚的，驚訝的。聯(lián)系下文，可知我對(duì)他繼續(xù)挑揀更多的牛奶感到吃驚。故選D。
小題4:考查語(yǔ)境理解及介詞辨析。For為了，對(duì)于；on在上面，關(guān)于；of關(guān)于，……的；by到……為止，通過某種方式。句意：今天我想為它們做一次圣誕老人。結(jié)合語(yǔ)境它們是前文動(dòng)作的對(duì)象，故選A。
小題5:考查語(yǔ)境理解及形容詞辨析。Easy容易的；early早的；helpful有幫助的；important重要的。聯(lián)系后一句描述，可知此處指的是，你當(dāng)圣誕老人，現(xiàn)在還太早。故選B。
小題6:考查語(yǔ)境理解及動(dòng)詞辨析。Point指；laugh笑，大笑；shout喊；turn轉(zhuǎn)彎，轉(zhuǎn)變。聯(lián)系后半句，可知他轉(zhuǎn)向我，并且向前走了幾步。故選D.
小題7:考查語(yǔ)境理解及副詞辨析。Luckily幸運(yùn)的是；suddenly突然地；hopefully有希望地；naturally自然地。通讀全文可知作者認(rèn)為遇到這個(gè)人是件幸運(yùn)的事。故句意為：幸運(yùn)的是，我們?cè)诿姘衽_(tái)有碰面了。故選A。
小題8:考查語(yǔ)境理解及名詞辨析。Love愛；success成功；friendship友誼；honor榮譽(yù)。聯(lián)系本段下文描述，可知這個(gè)人認(rèn)為圣誕老人是驚喜和愛的象征。故選A。
小題9:考查語(yǔ)境理解及動(dòng)詞辨析。Call呼叫，召集；show展示，表演；expect盼望；invite邀請(qǐng)。結(jié)合語(yǔ)境可知此處指的是，我們?cè)谑フQ節(jié)期間盼望圣誕老人到來(lái)。故選C。
小題10:考查語(yǔ)境理解及形容詞辨析。Lost失去的，迷惑的；frozen凍結(jié)的，冷酷的；forgotten忘記的，遺忘的；hidden隱藏的。結(jié)合語(yǔ)境可知此處指的是一個(gè)圣誕老人藏在你的身體里面。故選D。
小題11:考查語(yǔ)境理解及名詞辨析。Camera照相機(jī)；umbrella雨傘；apple蘋果；box箱子。聯(lián)系后半句who is caught in the rain.可知此處指的是為某人提供雨傘。故選B。
小題12:考查語(yǔ)境理解及動(dòng)詞辨析。Storing儲(chǔ)存，保管；facing面對(duì)；spreading散播；increasing增長(zhǎng)。聯(lián)系前文描述，可知此處指的是，圣誕老人通過散播幸福和無(wú)條件的愛，而無(wú)時(shí)不刻不圍繞在我們身邊。
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If someone’s life is in the trouble, do you just hope that things will turn out fine? Of course not! You get to do anything you can to save the person. So it is with your own life. It is not enough to hope for the best, but you have to do your best. In other words, don’t just stand (or sit) there, do something to improve your life.
小題1:The writer’s attitude towards destiny is that ________.
A．we can change itB．we can’t depend on ourselves
C．we must accept itD．we have to suffer it
小題2:According to the passage, what should you do if something goes wrong?
A．Regard it as a little failure.B．Get your hands off your phone.
C．Sit around and wait for luck.D．Do something to solve the problem.
小題3:The underlined word “turn out” in the passage means ________.
A．翻轉(zhuǎn)B．關(guān)閉
C．變得D．清空
小題4:From the passage, we know ________.
A．we only need to hope for the best in our life.
B．we can get what we pay if we think positively.
C．the woman has tried her best to improve her life.
D．maybe our luck will change if we do something about the life
小題5:What would be the best title for this passage?
A．Understand YourselfB．Improve Your Life
C．Believe in YourselfD．Accept Your Life

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