【2014北京】阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项
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.
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____ books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons.
First, reading books is fun. You can always keep yourself ______ if you like reading. This is especially useful when the weather is bad. It is a ______ hobby too. You can really become lost in a book.
Next, you can read a book anywhere; in a car, in a waiting-room, on a plane, in bed---even in the bath. All you need is a book! Reading is a convenient hobby ____ it is easy to stop and then start again.
Another good reason for ____ books is that it is useful. If you read as a hobby you will get better and better at it. This means that you will read faster and will become better at ____ what you read. As your reading improves, you will probably find your school work becomes much ___ . Many school subjects depend on good reading and, as you read, you learn more and more.
Some people say that reading is out of date. This is not true. You have to be able to read to use a computer and, the better you read, the better your computer skills will be. Reading is ___ out of date!
Book readers are most likely to be good writers, too. They are usually good at ____ as well, and have more things ____ about. Reading books is a wonderful hobby, one of the best. What other hobby could be more useful, or more enjoyable!
A．Read B．Reading C．To read D．Reads
A．amusing B．amuse C．amused D．to amuse
A．relaxing B．relaxed C．relax D．relaxes
A．when B．since C．although D．as
A．reading B．to read C．having read D．reads
A．understands B．to understand C．understanding D．understood
A．easy B．easily C．more easy D．easier
A．hard B．hardly C．harder D．hardest
A．spelling B．spell C．spelled D．spells
A．write B．writing C．writes D．to write
I believe listening is a powerful medicine.
It was Sunday . I had the last to see and I got into her room . She was an old woman , sitting on the bed , trying to her socks . Usually I said something like this : “How are you feeling ? The nurse says your son is visiting you today. I believe you are seeing him.”
She me with a serious voice , “Sit down , doctor . This is my story , not yours .”
I was surprised and . I sat down a helped her with the socks . She began to tell me that her only son lived not far from her , she had not seen him for five years . She believed her health problems were worse because of her son . After hearing her story and helping her put on her socks , I asked if there was I could do for her . She her head and smiled . All she wanted me to do was to .
Each story is . Some are clear; others are not. Some are true; others are not , yet all those things do not really . What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard .
Listening to someone’s story costs nothing but it is the key to healing (康复). I often what the woman taught me , and I myself of the importance of stopping , sitting down and truly listening . I the power of listening .
A．doctor B．nurse C．patient D．student
A．take off B．get off C．clean out D．put on
A．looking forward to B．asking for C．going on D．worrying about
A．impressed B．stopped C．aske D．greeted
A．excited B．mad C．embarrassed D．angry
A．or B．so C．but D．if
A．missing B．loving C．understanding D．meeting
A．nothing else B．anything else C．nothing D．everything
A．shook B．dropped C．waved D．moved
A．see B．smell C．listen D．feel
A．terrible B．different C．similar D．true
A．happen B．appear C．matter D．change
A．think of B．dream of C．lead to D．laugh at
A．teach B．ask C．remind D．cheer
A．talk about B．show off C．believe in D．run out of
I am Jackie Lee, an American Chinese. Let me tell you about my grandfather's life story.
My grandfather was in 1932 and grew up in a poor village in Fujian, China. At the age of 14, he first heard of America. It was said to be the land of gold and poor people could easily become
there.
So, my grandfather came to America. "I had thought it was easy to __ money in America," he told me. "But when I
in Los Angeles, I realized it was not true. I couldn't find a good job because I spoke little English. I wanted to go to a language school to learn English,
I couldn't afford it. Later, I worked in a small ___
_ , serving the guests, cleaning up the tables, washing the dishes and sweeping the floors. I was such __
helpful and honest worker that my boss was pleased with me. I was popular with my workmates,
. Life became easier and in the end I entered an evening school to learn English."
My grandfather kept working hard, and finally made dream come true. Things do not come easily in life. That is what I have learned
my grandfather.
Jack was a hard-working student when young but he had some big problems. He used to be shy before his classmates. So he had_________friends at school. Bob was a new student in his class. All the students were soon familiar 熟悉的 with him and got on well ___________ him except除了Jack.
One day, some boys put some money into Jack’s bag and Bob pretended 假装 to have _________his money. Of course, they found the money in bag at last.
Jack felt shameful 可耻的_________he could not say anything about it. Soon his classmates called him a thief and_________ him in the school. His teachers also_________that and called his parents to the school, too. Just then, Bob stood out and helped Jack make everything_________.
From that day, Jack and Bob_________ good friends. Bob often took Jack to take part in many activities and Jack became outgoing. Bob was weak in English and Jack often helped him_________it. Now Jack became the monitor in his class, and he had more friends. He enjoyed the nice friendship and the school life.
A．many B．few C．several D．new
A．against B．like C．with D．for
A．lost B．wasted C．found D．made
A．your B．their C．Bob’s D．Jack’s
A．but B．if C．since D．unless
A．agreed with B．laughed at C．dealt with D．got excited about
A．allowed B．faced C．developed D．believed
A．clear B．easy C．hard D．wonderful
A．greeted B．met C．became D．loved
A．to B．in C．by D．with
Why do students go to school? _____ you know? You may say that they go to school to learn Chinese, English, and other subjects. Yes, this answer is partially _____. But do you know _____ they learn all these things for? And ____ these things all that they can learn at school?
The answer is “No”. Students must learn ____ to learn at school. Everyone can learn something from school. When they leave school, they continue to learn. ____ a good teacher at school teaches his or her students to learn something and teaches ______ how to learn something. Then students can continue to learn well ______ they leave school.A. Are B. Do C. Does
A. wrong B. bad C. right
A. how B. what C. why
A.is B. am C. are
A. how B. what C.which
A. And B. But C. So
A. they B. them C. their
A. beforeB. after C. when