Question

C. Choose the suitable words to complete the passage (根据短文选择最恰当的答案).

On Christmas Eve ----- the night _________Christmas Day children are very happy. They put their stockings at the end of their beds before they go to bed. They want Father Christmas to give them some _________.

Mr Green tells his children that Father Christmas is a very __________ man. He comes on Christmas Eve. He lands(着陆) on top of each house and comes down the chimney(烟囱) into the fireplace and_________ a lot of presents to them.

Christmas Day always begins before breakfast. The children wake up very early. They can’t wait to open the presents in their stockings. Then they wake up their parents and call: ________!

Do you know what Christmas means? Christmas Day is the birthday of Jesus Christ（耶稣）. When Christ was________, many people gave him presents. So today, people still do the same thing to each other.

1.A.on B.after C.of D.before

2.A.sweets B.presents C.money D.fruit

3.A.unhappy B.fun C.kind D.polite

4.A.makes B.buys C.lets D.brings

5.A.Good Luck B.Good morning C.Merry Christmas D.Happy New Year

6.A.born B.dead C.sick D.hurt

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.C

6.A

【解析】

本文主要讲述圣诞节的习俗和由来。

1.句意：在平安夜——圣诞节的前一夜，孩子们非常高兴。

on+具体某日/星期几/带day或eve等词的节日；after在……之后；of……的；before在……之前。分子句子可知，此处表示“平安夜——圣诞节的前一夜”，故选D。

2.句意：他们希望圣诞老人给他们一些礼物。

sweets糖果；presents礼物；money钱；fruit水果。根据后文“comes down the chimney into the fireplace and a lot of presents to them”可知，他们希望圣诞老人带礼物给他们，故选B。

3.句意：格林先生告诉他的孩子们圣诞老人是一个非常友善的人。

unhappy不开心的；fun有趣的；kind友善的；polite礼貌的。根据后文“He comes on Christmas Eve…a lot of presents to them.”可知，圣诞老人是非常友善的，故选C。

4.句意：他着陆于每个房子顶，从烟囱下来进入壁炉，带许多礼物给他们。

makes做，让；buys买；lets让；brings带来。分析句子可知，此处构成bring sth to sb结构，翻译为“带给某人某物”，故选D。

5.句意：然后他们叫醒父母说：圣诞快乐！

Good Luck祝你好运。Good morning早上好。Merry Christmas圣诞快乐。Happy New Year新年快乐。根据文章可知，是在讲述关于圣诞节的内容，故选C。

6.句意：当耶稣出生的时候，很多人给他礼物。

born出生的；dead死的；sick生病的；hurt受伤的。根据前文“Christmas Day is the birthday of Jesus Christ.”可知，圣诞节是耶稣的生日，所以此处表示“当耶稣出生的时候，很多人给他礼物。”，故选A。