Real gift at Christmas
IT was Christmas Eve, 1881. I was 15 years old and feeling like the world was over for me. I didn’t have enough money to buy myself the gift that I had wanted that year.
Dad came back in and there was ice in his beard. “You’ve been by widow (寡妇) Smith’s house recently?” he asked. Widow Smith lived two miles down the road. Her husband died a year ago and left her with three children.
“I rode by just today,” Dad continued. “Little Jack was out looking for wood (木头). They must be out of wood, Tom.”
We filled our sled (雪橇) high with wood. Then we went to the store and Dad bought some food, and a smaller pair of shoes. I tried to think through what Dad was doing. I knew we didn’t have much money, so why was Dad buying them so many things?
We got to the Smith’s house and went in. “We brought you a few things, madam,” Dad said, and put down the bag of food on the table. Then Dad handed widow Smith the pair of shoes. She bit her lower lip (下唇) to keep it from trembling (发抖), and then tears filled her eyes and started running down her cheeks.
My throat seemed to be filled with something, and there were tears in my eyes, too. Just then my dream gift seemed very unimportant. Dad had given me the look on widow Smith’s face and the smiles of her three children. He had given me the best Christmas of my life.The writer was not happy on Christmas Eve 1881 because ___________.
| A．he was worried that his father was still not back |
| B．it was the beginning of a new year and he didn’t want to grow up |
| C．he couldn’t have the Christmas gift he wanted |
| D．he didn’t want to go out in the cold |
The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 4 refers to(指的是) “ ___________”.
| A．food and shoes | B．Tom and his dad |
| C．sled and some wood | D．the Smiths |
The father decided to help the Smiths because ___________.
| A．he learned from widow Smith about her trouble |
| B．he saw the little child looking for wood out in the cold |
| C．he realized widow Smith had to raise three children |
| D．he saw their neighbors were not nice or helpful |
How did widow Smith feel when the dad handed her the pair of shoes?
| A． Surprised. | B．Moved. |
| C．Excited. | D．Worried. |
What did the writer learn from that Christmas?
| A．Helping those in need makes us feel good. |
| B．Christmas gifts are unimportant for poor people. |
| C．We should get along with people around us. |
| D．Being helpful sometimes brings people good luck. |
阅读短文，根据短文内容判断下列句子的正（T）误（F）．
An old lady went out shopping last Tuesday．She came to a bank and saw a car near the door．A man got out of it and went into the bank．She looked into the car．The keys were in the lock．
The old lady took the keys and followed the man into the bank．The man took a gun out of his pocket and said to the clerk，"Give me all the money!"
But the old lady did not see this．She went to the man，put the keys in his hand and said，"Young man，you're stupid!Never leave your keys in your car，someone's going to steal it!"
The man looked at the old woman for a few seconds．Then he looked at the clerk，and then he took his keys，ran out of the bank，got into his car and drove away quickly，without any money．
51．The old lady came to a bank last Tuesday．
52．The man left his keys in the lock of his car．
53．The old lady gave the keys back to the man．
54．Someone stole the man's car．
55．When the man went away，he did not take any money from the clerk． ．
You have often looked into a mirror（镜子），of course，But you haven't seen the real picture of your face yet．And why couldn't you see it？When you look into a mirror．You don't see your face as other people see it．You see a reversedpicture．If you close your left eye，your picture closes its right eye．If you touch your right ear with your right hand，your picture touches its left ear with its left hand．
If you have two small mirrors，you can see you faces as your friends see it．You hold the two mirrors at right angles（角度）to each other and look into them．After some practice you will be able to see the real picture of your face．
Now close your left eye and your picture closes its left eye too．Touch your right ear with your right hand and your picture touches its right ear with its right hand！This is because each mirror reflected（反射）the picture in the other mirror，So you see a reversed picture of a reversed picture，which of course，is the same as the real picture．
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上将选定的答案标号涂黑．
66．When you look into a mirror，you couldn't see ．
| A． |
your face as others see it |
| B． |
the picture of yourself |
| C． |
the picture of your face |
| D． |
the picture of your eyes |
67．What does the underlined word" reversed"mean in this passage？
| A． |
相同的 |
| B． |
相反的 |
| C． |
模拟的 |
| D． |
虚拟的 |
68．According to the first paragraph of the passage，if you close your left eye，your picture in the mirror ．
| A． |
touches its left ear |
| B． |
closes its left eye |
| C． |
touches its right car |
| D． |
closes its right eye |
69．Which of the following pictures is right according to the second paragraph of the passage？
（M＝mirror，P＝person）
70．We can learn something about from the passage．
| A． |
body language |
| B． |
physical education |
| C． |
optical illusions |
| D． |
television invention． |
Are you nervous？ Maybe you should sit in a blue room． Are you always cold？ Maybe you should sit in a room painted in a "warm colour" such as soft orange． Are you often sad？ Maybe you should sit in a yellow room． Some researchers believe that colour has the power to influence our feelings． They believe that colours affect（影响）everyone in the same way．
One study was in a workplace．The researchers painted heavy boxes white and light boxes black．They want to see how colour affected the workers' feelings．Which boxes do you think were more difficult to lift？ The heavy white ones？ No． The white boxes were heavier but they looked light．The researchers think that this is because light colours seem light．
Another study was at school． Researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton， Canada， studied children with behaviour problems in their classroom．When the walls were brown and yellow，the children's heart rate went up and they were over﹣active．However，when the walls were dark blue，the children's heart rate was slower and the children were much calmer． If this is true， we can think carefully about the colours around them﹣﹣not just in our homes， but also in offices， in schools， in hospitals， in gyms， in museums， in restaurants and even in prisons．
根据短文内容，选择最佳的答案．
（1）According to Paragraph 1， it's better for a person who fails in the exam to sit in a room．
| A． |
yellow |
| B． |
white |
| C． |
black |
（2）The boxes painted white look ．
| A． |
heavy |
| B． |
light |
| C． |
cold |
（3）Which of the following is true？
| A． |
It's certain of that colours affect everyone in the same way． |
| B． |
The result of the second study can be widely used． |
| C． |
Colours can change the weight of a box． |
（4）The best title for the passage can be ．
| A． |
How Colours Affect Feelings |
| B． |
How Colours Affect Children with Bebaviour Problems |
| C． |
How Colours Are Used in Science Research |
（5）The passage probably comes from ．
| A． |
a computer textbook |
| B． |
a government report |
| C． |
a science magazine |
One evening，an old lady went shopping in the supermarket．She （71） lots of toys for her grandson，including a knife．When she came back to her car，she found a man with red hair staring the car and （72） two sitting at the back．She was surprised．She realized that they would drive her car away．Then she took out the toy knife （73） thinking and pointed at the men in the car．"Get out of the car!"she shouted （74） ．The men in the car got so scared that they ran away quickly．The lady made sure （75） all the men had gone．Then she took out the key to start the car．To her （76） ，she couldn't．she tried again and again and finally she knew 7﹣﹣﹣it wasn't her car!She looked around and saw her
8car not far away．When she came back to her car，she saw the men 9up to her with a policeman．She thought it was time for her to tell 10and make it clear．After hearing her story，the policeman began to laugh．Her face turned red．
A：Excuse me，sir？
B：Yes？（66）
A：I want to go to the train station，but I don't know
how to get the ticket from the TVM （自动售票机）．
B：（67） Well，just press here．
A：How much is the ticket？
B：（68）
A：All right．By the way，how often do the trains come？
B：About every six minutes．
A：（69）
B：At 11：00p．m．
A：OK．Got it．Thanks for your help．
B：（70）
A：Goodbye．
B：Bye﹣bye!
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A．This way，please． B．What can I do for you？ C．What time is the last one？ D．It takes forty minutes E.30Yuan F．It's my pleasure |