A small ,white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree and it has been there for the past ten years or so.

It all began because my husband Justin hated Christmas—oh, not the true meaning of Christmas.Overspending was one thing, but compared to the difficult experience of choosing gifts—running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and a pair of gloves for Grandma…,spending money is nothing. I felt too tired to think of any special gifts.

Knowing Justin felt the same way, I decided one year not to buy the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so on. I reached for something special just for Justin. The inspiration came in an unusual way.

Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was wrestling （摔跤）at the junior level at the school he attended; and shortly before Christmas, there was a match against a team sponsored (赞助) by an inner-city church.These youngsters, dressed in such worn-out shoes that shoe strings seemed to be the only thing holding them together, while our boys were in their blue and gold uniforms and new wrestling shoes.

As the match began, I was shocked to see that the other team were wrestling without wearing helmets (头盔) to protect their ears. Well, our boys ended up defeating them. We took every weight class.

Justin, seated beside me, shook his head sadly, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot potential (潜力) , but losing like this could take the heart out of them.” Justin loved kids—all kids, and he knew them, having coached little league football and baseball. That’s when the idea for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought different kinds of wrestling helmets and shoes. I sent them to inner-city church without leaving my name.

On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Justin what I had done and that was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year and since then the envelope has become the highlight of our Christmas.

1.Justin hated Christmas because _____.

A. he didn’t enjoy receiving gifts                

B. he had a hard time choosing gifts

C. he spent too much money buying gifts 

D. he disliked putting gifts under the Christmas tree

2.We know from the passage that the team sponsored by inner-city church_____.

A. were well dressed                                                        B. paid no attention to safety 

C. feared Kevin’s team                                          D. couldn’t afford a helmet

3.How did Justin feel about the team’s failure ?

A. Upset                    B. Angry            C. Hopeless                D. Shameful

4.Why did the writer send gifts to the inner-city church without leaving her name ?

A. To avoid being thanked                   B. To play a joke on Justin

C. To give Justin a surprise                           D. To protect her private information

5.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A. The Church Gift                 B. A Special Note                 

C. The White Envelope                  D. A Christmas Card

 

A small ,white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree and it has been there for the past ten years or so.
It all began because my husband Justin hated Christmas—oh, not the true meaning of Christmas.Overspending was one thing, but compared to the difficult experience of choosing gifts—running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and a pair of gloves for Grandma…,spending money is nothing. I felt too tired to think of any special gifts.
Knowing Justin felt the same way, I decided one year not to buy the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so on. I reached for something special just for Justin. The inspiration came in an unusual way.
Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was wrestling （摔跤）at the junior level at the school he attended; and shortly before Christmas, there was a match against a team sponsored (赞助) by an inner-city church.These youngsters, dressed in such worn-out shoes that shoe strings seemed to be the only thing holding them together, while our boys were in their blue and gold uniforms and new wrestling shoes.
As the match began, I was shocked to see that the other team were wrestling without wearing helmets (头盔) to protect their ears. Well, our boys ended up defeating them. We took every weight class.
Justin, seated beside me, shook his head sadly, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot potential (潜力) , but losing like this could take the heart out of them.” Justin loved kids—all kids, and he knew them, having coached little league football and baseball. That’s when the idea for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought different kinds of wrestling helmets and shoes. I sent them to inner-city church without leaving my name.
On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Justin what I had done and that was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year and since then the envelope has become the highlight of our Christmas.
【小题1】 Justin hated Christmas because _____.

A．he didn’t enjoy receiving gifts

B．he had a hard time choosing gifts

C．he spent too much money buying gifts

D．he disliked putting gifts under the Christmas tree

【小题2】We know from the passage that the team sponsored by inner-city church_____.

A．were well dressed

B．paid no attention to safety

C．feared Kevin’s team

D．couldn’t afford a helmet

【小题3】 How did Justin feel about the team’s failure ?

A．Upset

B．Angry

C．Hopeless

D．Shameful

【小题4】 Why did the writer send gifts to the inner-city church without leaving her name ?

A．To avoid being thanked

B．To play a joke on Justin

C．To give Justin a surprise

D．To protect her private information

【小题5】Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．The Church Gift

B．A Special Note

C．The White Envelope

D．A Christmas Card

阅读理解。

　　A small boy and his father were having a walk in the country when it began to rain. They didn't have raincoats or umbrellas(伞) with them and there was not any place to hide from the rain, so they had to walk home. Soon they were all wet.

　　On their way home, the boy asked his father, “Dad, why does it rain? It isn't very nice, is it?”

　　“No, it isn't very nice, but it's useful,” answered the father,“It rains to make the flowers and vegetables grow for us, and to make the grass grow for the sheep.”

The boy thought about this for a moment, then he said, “Then why does it rain on the road too, father?”

1．The man and ________ were taking a walk in the country.

[　　]

2．They were soon all wet because they________.

[　　]

A．had no raincoats or umbrellas with them

B．liked walking in the rain

C．could not find a place to hide from the rain

D．both A and C

3．It seemed that the boy________.

[　　]

A．did not like the rain

B．did not like his father

C．was happy with the rain

D．felt too tired to walk home

4．The father tried to tell the boy________.

[　　]

A．why the rain was not nice

B．how flowers and vegetables grew

C．what the use of the rain was

D．where it usually rained

5．The boy said:“Then why does it rain on the road too, father?”. It seemed that ________.

[　　]

A．there was no rain on the road then

B．he did not agree with his father

C．he agreed with his father

D．he still did not understand why it did not rain on the road