It was Christmas Eve. When everyone went to bed, Bunny couldn’t fall asleep. He still couldn’t think of what he wanted as a special Christmas present. He wanted to know how Santa — Father Christmas would know what to bring him if he didn’t know himself.

As he was sitting up in bed, Bunny heard a big noise on the roof(屋顶) and a sound downstairs(楼下). It was Santa Claus, he thought. Bunny jumped out of bed and ran down the hall to the stairs. He hoped to take a look at the old man before Santa left for his next stop.

By the time Bunny was on the ground floor, everything was still again. Lots of presents were put under the Christmas tree, but Santa was gone. A little disappointed(失望的), Bunny turned to climb back upstairs when he heard a cry.

“Hello,” said Bunny. “Is somebody there?”

Another cry answered him. Bunny looked around the big pile of presents to see what made the noise. Right under the tree was a funny brown animal with big feet and sad eyes. It also had antlers(鹿角) on its head. Bunny almost mistook(误解) it for a dog.

“Are you a reindeer?” asked Bunny.

“Yes,” replied the brown animal with antlers. “My name is Ralph.”

“And you were pulling Santa’s sled(雪橇)?”

“I was until(直到) I got air-sick,” replied Ralph. “Santa had to leave me here and go on with the other seven reindeer.”

“Isn’t it a bit unusual for a reindeer to get air-sick? I mean, reindeer are famous for flying.”

“Not me, I’m afraid. It makes me afraid. I always feel sick when it comes to flying,” replied Ralph. “But everyone wanted me to pull Santa’s sled, so when it was my turn I tried. I’m afraid I just wasn’t cut out for the job. Now I’m stuck here and I don’t know how to get back to the North Pole.”

“Well, if you like, you can stay with us as a friend,” said Bunny. As he made the offer, Bunny suddenly found the special present he wanted from Santa was a new friend!

1.  Why couldn’t Bunny fall asleep on Christmas Eve?

A. He wanted to take a close look at Santa Claus.

B. He wanted to wait for his special present from his father.

C. He wanted to know what present to get from Santa.

D. He wanted to sit up in bed to hear the noise.

2.  The underlined phrase “cut out” probably means       .

A. 适合的   B. 剪下    C. 准备好的   D. 著名的

3.  What can we learn from the article?

A. Ralph is a brown dog with antlers.

B. Ralph is afraid of flying in the air.

C. Bunny got a sled as a Christmas present.

D. Bunny sent Ralph back to the North Pole.

4.  Which of the following shows the right order of the story?

a. He got up and ran to the stairs.

b. He made friends with Ralph.

c. He heard noise from the roof and downstairs. d. He chatted with the reindeer.

e. He heard a cry on the ground floor.

A. c-e-a-b-d    B. a-c-e-b-d

C. a-c-e-d-b  D. c-a-e-d-b

5.  What’s the best title(标题) of the passage?

A. A special Christmas EVE.

B. A special reindeer.

C. A special Father Christmas.

D. A special Christmas present.

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1. On which of the following days can’t you have computer lessons?

A. Monday.          B. Wednesday.

C. Friday.         D. Sunday.

2. How often can you enjoy music in the club?

A. Twice a month.       B. Twice a week.

C. Four times a month. D. Five days a week.

3. If Dick wants to swim after playing basketball, when can he go to the club?

A. Monday and Wednesday.         B. Monday and Sunday.

C. Saturday and Sunday.           D. Thursday and Friday.

4. If you want to know the cost of the lessons, you can _______ to get the information.

A. write an e-mail to them    B. only go to the club

C. call them on 34789256    D. join the club and ask others

5. This is most probably (大概) a(n) _______.

A. magazine          B. advertisement     C. diary        D. timetable

完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（本大题共 10 分，每小题 1 分）

In the doctor’s waiting room, men and women were sitting    on the chair, waiting for their turn. Bob, a school boy, was     them. They all looked very     except Bob. He was reading an interesting story in a magazine. Just then the doctor came in to     he was ready for the next person. Bob jumped up and ran into the     room.

“What’s your     , young man?” said the doctor. Before Bob said a(n)     , the doctor made him     down on a bed. “Now, let me listen to your heart.” Bob tried to speak, but the doctor told him not to say anything. Bob tried to sit up, but the doctor     him. “Now open your mouth. I’ll take your temperature...Mm, good.”     a moment, the doctor said, “Well, my boy, you haven’t got a bad cold. It’s nothing. Mm, In fact, there’s nothing wrong with you.” “I know there isn’t,” said Bob, “I just came here to fetch(取得) the medicine for my father.”

1.A. quickly B. quietly    C. luckily   D. noisily

2.A. for       B. between     C. at          D. among

3.A. happy      B. sad         C. interested D. excited

4.A. say         B. tell      C. speak       D. talk

5.A. patients’ B. waiting     C. doctor’s  D. sitting

6.A. story      B. trouble   C. accident    D. wrong

7.A. thing      B. sentence    C. word       D. answer

8.A. to lie     B. lay         C. lying      D. lie

9.A. to stop    B. stopped    C. stops       D. stopping

10.A. After      B. In          C. Before     D. At

— Are you willing to live in Antarctic (南极) one day?

— _______ It sounds exciting, but it’s a little cold there.

A. Of course I am.    B. Are you joking?  C. Why not?   D. I’m not sure.

  I couldn’t complete _______ the house _______ your support.

A. decorating; without B. to decorate; with

C. decorating; with  D. to decorate; without

— Could I watch TV tonight, Mum?

— Yes, you _______. But you _______ go to bed before 10 o’clock.

A. can; must        B. can; need

C. could; must      D. could; may

President Xi Jinping arrived _______ London _______ the evening of October 19th to pay a five-day visit to Britain.

A. in, at            B. in, on         C. at, on           D. at, in

— _______?

— It’s very colourful.

A. What is your school life look like

B. What does your school life like

C. How do you like your school life

D. How do you think of your school life

The boy is crazy _______ computer games. It worries _______ his parents a lot.

A. about; 不填    B. with; about

C. about; with      D. about; about

— Which of the handbags do you like better?

— I’ll take _______. They are very fashionable and cheap.

A. nothing        B. none          C. all          D. both