Question

When we think of Christmas, we probably think of       , Christmas trees and Santa Claus. But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas: the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us. The story in A Christmas Carol is perhaps the best example of this.

A Christmas Carol is a famous short novel written by British writer Charles Dickens (1812-1870). It is about an old man       Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He only thinks about himself and is       to share things with others. He doesn’t treat others nicely. He just cares about whether he can       and he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marley, his dead business partner. Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so he was       after he died. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to expect       ghosts to visit him.

That       , the ghosts visit Scrooge. First, the Ghost of Christmas Past takes him back to his childhood and reminds him       his happy days as a child. Then the second ghost, the Ghost of Christmas Present, takes him to see       others are spending Christmas this year. Everyone is happy, even poor people. The last one, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, takes him to the       . Scrooge sees that he is dead, but nobody cares. He is so       that he wakes up in his bed and finds out it is only the next morning — Christmas Day!

Scrooge decides to change his life and       to be a kind person. He       celebrates Christmas with his relatives. He also gives gifts to people in need. He now treats       with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. And that is the true       of Christmas!

1.A. prizes       B. gifts     C. fireworks D. tricks

2.A. names        B. naming     C. named     D. to name

3.A. unwilling   B. glad       C. ready      D. impatient

4.A. make trouble B. make mistakes C. make more friends D. make more money

5.A. praised     B. punished  C. saved     D. recommended

6.A. two          B. three      C. four      D. five

7.A. morning      B. noon       C. afternoon D. night

8.A. with         B. to         C. of        D. for

9.A. how          B. what       C. when      D. why

10.A. past        B. present    C. future     D. front

11.A. calm        B. scared     C. angry      D. relaxed

12.A. promises  B. fails      C. continues D. forgets

13.A. quietly   B. hardly    C. sadly      D. happily

14.A. someone    B. anyone     C. everyone   D. nobody

15.A. friendship  B. story      C. form       D. spirit

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.C

15.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文通过圣诞颂歌的故事给人们讲述了圣诞的真正含义：伴随着圣诞礼物、圣诞树和圣诞老人的是分享、付出和对爱与快乐的传播。

1.B 考查名词及语境理解。句意：当我们想起圣诞，我们可能就想到了礼物、圣诞树和圣诞老人。A. prizes价格；B. gifts礼物；C. fireworks鞭炮；D. tricks恶作剧。与圣诞相关的是圣诞礼物。故选B。

2.2】C考查名词及语境理解。句意：这是一篇关于一位叫做Scrooge的从不笑的老人的故事。被叫作，用过去分词作定语。故选C。

3.3】A考查形容词及语境理解。句意：他只考虑自己而不愿意同别人分享。A. unwilling不愿意；B. glad 高兴；C. ready准备；D. impatient没有耐心。根据语境，他自私，不愿意与人分享，故选A。

4.4】D考查动词短语及语境理解。句意：他讨厌圣诞，只关心自己是否可以挣更多的钱。A. make trouble 制造麻烦； B. make mistakes犯错；C. make more friends多交朋友；D. make more money多挣钱。自私、贪婪的他只想自己多挣钱。故选D。

5.5】B考查动词及语境理解。句意：因此在他去世后他被惩罚了。A. praised表扬；B. punished 惩罚；C. saved拯救；D. recommended推荐。根据语境，怎么的人死后受到了惩罚。故选B。

6.6】B考查数词及语境理解。句意：他也告诉Scrooge，预计有三位神要来拜访他。根据下文内容，在共三位神拜访了他。故选B。

7.7】D考查名词及语境理解。句意：那天晚上，鬼神们拜望了Scrooge。A. morning早上；B. noon中午；C. afternoon下午；D. night晚上。根据本段最后一句：he wakes up in his bed and finds out it is only the next morning — Christmas Day!他在床上醒来发现是第二天――圣诞节的早上了。可以推测出他是平安夜的晚上做梦梦到了以下的一切。故选D。

8.8】C考查介词及语境理解。句意：第一位，圣诞过去之神把他带回到他的童年，让他想起了儿时的快乐日子。使……想起……：remind sb of sth。故选C。

9.9】A考查疑问词及语境理解。句意：第二位，圣诞现在之神，带他去看人们今年在怎样过圣诞。A. how怎样，表示方式；B. what什么，表示事物；C. when何时，表示时间；D. why为什么，表示原因。带他去看人们庆祝圣诞的方式。故选A。

10.0】C考查名词及语境理解。句意：最后一位，圣诞将来之神来了，把他带到了未来。A.past过去；B. present现在；C. future将来；D. front前面。根据短文大意，这是第三位圣诞将来之神，将来之神把他带到将来。故选C。

11.11】B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：他是如此的害怕，以致于从梦中醒来。A. calm沉着；B. scared害怕；C. angry生气；D. relaxed轻松。根据上文的梦境，可知他感到害怕。故选B。

12.2】A考查动词及语境理解。句意：Scrooge决定改变生活的方式并且承诺作一位和蔼的人。A. promises许诺；B. fails失败；C. continues继续；D. forgets忘记。Scrooge决定以前的自私与贪婪，承诺作一名好人。故选A。

13.3】D考查副词及语境理解。句意：他高兴地和亲人们一起庆祝圣诞。A. quietly轻轻地；B. hardly几乎不； C. sadly伤心地；D. happily高兴地。根据短文，Scrooge改变了，高兴地和家人一起过圣诞了。故选D。

14.4】C考查代词及语境理解。句意：现在他对待每一个人都友善、温暖，所到之处传播爱与欢乐。A. someone某人，有人；B. anyone任何人，常用于否定句；C. everyone每个人，大家；D. nobody没有人，一个也没有。Scrooge改变了以前的等人处事的方式，对每一个都友好了，故选C。

15.5】D考查名词及语境理解。句意：而那就是圣诞真正的精神。A. friendship友情；B. story故事； C. form构成；D. spirit精神。待人友善、温暖，传播爱与欢乐是圣诞的精神。故选D。

【考点定位】 考查文化类短文阅读。