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     Chrismas is coming.Its one of the most important holidays in the 1countries,such as America,England and Australia. But have you heard any 2  about Christmas? Here is one. 

     It is said that there was a farmer who 3 a poor boy on a cold windy Christmas Eve and gave him a big Christmas meal. The boy was very 4 . He cut a branch of a fir tree and inserted it into the earth. He said,

     “At this time of every year,there will be many presents on this branch. I hope I can 5 your favor by this beautiful fir tree. w After the boy left,the farmer discovered that the branch had grown up as a big tree. Then he 6 that the boy was someone from God.

     This is the origin of Christmas. In western countries,every family will prepare a Christmas tree to 7  the happiness of Christmas. Christmas trees are 8  trees like fir trees because green trees mean long lives. People put Christmas presents on the tree 9  under the tree. At Christmas people sing and dance happily,and enjoy 10  around the tree.

() 1. A. southern   B. northern   C. eastern   D. western

() 2. A. news   B. information   C. stories   D. surveys

() 3. A. refused   B. served   C. asked   D. thanked

() 4. A. helpful   B. thankful   C. forgetful   D. useful

() 5. A. care about   B. look for   C. pick up   D. pay back

() 6. A. realized   B. wondered   C. remembered   D. reminded

() 7. A. increase   B. reduce   C. stop   D. cut

() 8. A. red   B. green   C. yellow   D. brown

() 9. A. if   B. so   C. or   D. but

() 10. A. they   B. them   C. their   D. themselves

F    阅读提示:圣诞节是西方国家最重要的节日之一。本文讲述了一个关于圣诞节起源的小故事,还介绍了西方国家庆祝圣诞节的一 些活动。

1. D由后面列举的一些国家America,England and Australia可知,圣诞节是“西方”国家最重要的节日之一。

2. C第二段讲述了一个关于圣诞节的故事,故此处应选stories。

3. B由后面的“gave him a big Christmas meal”可知,此处是指“招待”了一个可怜的男孩。

4. B对于农民的招待,男孩应该很感激。thankful意为“感激的”, 符合句意。

5. D本句意为:我希望我可以通过这棵漂亮的冷杉树来回报你的恩惠。

pay back为常用短语,意为“回报,报答”。

6. A男孩一离开,插在地上的树枝就长成了大树。由此可推断,此处是指农民“意识到”男孩是从上帝那里来的某个人。

7. A圣诞树应该可以“增加”圣诞节的快乐。increase意为“增加”,符合句意。

8. B 由后面的“because green trees mean long lives”可知,此处是指圣诞树是像冷杉树一样“绿色的”树。

9. C on the tree和under the tree为选择关系,故此处应选or。

10. D enjoy oneself为常用短语,意为“玩得开心,过得愉快

题目来源:2016年启东中学作业本英语阅读理解与完形填空5 > Week 19 Festival 节日习俗

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