That was my grandmother"s first Christmas without Grandfather. When my parents and I arrived at her little house ,we found she had waited up all night for us.
Grandfather had always said that the Christmas tree was the most important decoration (装饰物) of all. So first we took out the beautiful tree that was stored in the closet (贮藏室). But the star was missing. It was my grandmother"s favorite part of the tree.
"Why? It must be somewhere in the closet," my grandmother said.
As we opened up boxes one by one and found no star, my grandmother"s eyes were full of tears. Grandfather had given it to her some fifty years ago, on their first Christmas together. But on her first Christmas without him, the star was gone.
The next morning, my family sat down together to open the presents.
"The last gift is to Grandmother from Grandfather," Father said, in a strange voice.
"From whom?" There was surprise in my grandmother"s voice.
"I found this gift in Grandfather"s closet when we got the tree down," Mother explained.
My grandmother opened the box. There was a shinning (发亮的) golden star and a note in it:
Don"t be angry with me, dear. I broke your star while putting away the decorations, and I couldn"t bear to tell you. I hope it brings you as much happiness as the first one. Merry Christmas!
Love, Bryant
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。（10分）
小题1: The family couldn"t find the star on the Christmas tree because _____.| A．the grandfather had taken it away with him | | B．the grandfather put it in a box | | C．the grandfather had broken it | | D．the family didn"t look carefully enough for it |
小题2: Which of the following is TRUE about the grandmother?| A．She lived with the author"s family. | | B．She felt sad when the star was missing. | | C．She had never got a Christmas present from her husband. | | D．She couldn"t believe her husband"s death. |
小题3: What would probably happen to the grandmother after she read the note?| A．She would ask her children to buy a new star. | | B．She would get angry with her husband. | | C．She would be greatly moved (感动). | | D．She would throw away the new star. |
小题4: What does the underlined word "missing" mean in Chinese?小题5:What can we know from the story?| A．The grandfather was afraid of his wife. | | B．The grandfather loved his wife very much. | | C．The grandmother didn"t know how to spend Christmas Day. | | D．The grandfather left home on Christmas Day. |
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小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:B |
试题分析：这篇短文说的是圣诞节那天奶奶收到了爷爷去世前留给她的圣诞节礼物，表达了人间真爱。
小题1:细节理解题。根据文中最后一段中I broke your star while putting away the decorations,（我在整理这些装饰品的时候弄坏了你的星星）可知圣诞树上的星星是被爷爷弄坏了，故选C。
小题2:细节理解题。根据全文理解及文中句子As we opened up boxes one by one and found no star, my grandmother"s eyes were full of tears.（当我们把盒子一个一个打开没有找到星星，奶奶的眼里充满了泪水）可知当星星不见了之后奶奶很伤心，所以B的描述是正确的。
小题3:推理判断题。通过文中描述圣诞节那天奶奶收到了爷爷去世前留给她的圣诞节礼物可知奶奶一定会非常感动，故选C。
小题4:词义猜测题。根据下文一家人再找那个星星，说明那个星星找不到了，所以此题选D。
小题5:推理判断题。从文中提供的信息可知爷爷是一个心细的人并且深爱着他的妻子，故选B。 |
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As sixth graders, kids were separating into groups, but I wasn"t sure where I belonged．
Our teacher gave us a task called "secret friends" for the coming week．We were supposed to do nice things our friends without letting them know who was doing it．We could leave encouraging notes or cards either on their desks or in their bags．Before doing the task, with our eyes closed, from a basket, we a name of a classmate who we were to secretly befriend over the next five days．
Soon, the task was turned into a competition of giving instead of notes．Everyone was getting cool presents except me．My friend exactly what the teacher had told us．So I received nothing but hand-made cards with nice words about me．
On the last morning, I finally got a package．When I it, the girls around all ．It was an "old lady" gift．My face went red．
I tried to forget about the shaming gift, but when the same girls it again during the break in the bathroom, I joined in, "How stupid! My grandmother wouldn"t want it．" The girls laughed at my words and went out of the bathroom．Washing my hands, I let the water run through my fingers I thought about my words．It wasn"t like me to say things like that．
"I"m your secret friend．" It was Rochelle．" I" m sorry about the gift," she said to me, tears running down her face．
From a poor family, she was a target(目标) at school for those with rich parents．Yet she just took all the terrible treatment silently．
I was sick to my stomach as my words ran through my mind．She had heard everything．How could I have been so unkind?
Later I learned she had felt bad all week about not being able to leave me any cool present and her mum had given up her only luxury（奢侈品）．
And I had destroyed everything for her．
I told her that I had only said those things to try to fit in.
"We aren"t that different from each other, are we?" She smiled understandingly．Her simple , spoken from her heart, found their way straight into mine．
| 小题1: | | A．for | B．behind | C．through | D．like |
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| 小题2: | | A．drew | B．changed | C．found | D．picked |
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| 小题3: | | A．chances | B．help | C．hope | D．gifts |
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| 小题4: | | A．learned | B．copied | C．followed | D．understood |
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| 小题5: | | A．discovered | B．opened | C．caught | D．held |
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| 小题6: | | A．cheered | B．shouted | C．laughed | D．clapped |
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| 小题7: | | A．mentioned | B．saw | C．showed | D．suggested |
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| 小题10: | | A．exactly | B．perfectly | C．normally | D．necessarily |
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| 小题11: | | A．powerful | B．hurtful | C．useful | D．helpful |
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| 小题12: | | A．cards | B．actions | C．choices | D．words |
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You are given many chances in life to choose to be a victim(受害者) or creator. When you choose to be a victim, the world is a cold and difficult place. “They” did things to you which caused all of your pain and suffering. “They” are wrong and bad, and life is terrible as long as “they” are around. Or you may blame yourself for all your problems, then internalizing(内化)your victimization. The truth is, your life is likely to stay that way as long as you feel a need to blame yourself or others.
Those who choose to be creators look at life quite differently. They know there are persons who might like to control their lives, but they don’t let this get in the way. They know they have their weaknesses, yet they don’t blame themselves when they fail. Whatever happens, they have choice in the matter. They believe their dance with each sacred(神圣的)moment of life is a gift and that storms are a natural part of life which can bring the rain needed for emotional and spiritual growth.
Victims and creators live in the same physical world and deal with many of the same problems, yet their experience of life is different worlds. Victims are easy to be in anger, guilt, and other emotions that cause others--and even themselves--to feel like victims, too. Creators choose love, inspiration, and other qualities which inspire（鼓舞）not only themselves, but all around them. Both victims and creators always have choice to decide the direction of their lives.
In fact, all of us play the victim or the creator at different points in our lives. One person, on losing a job or a special relationship, may feel as if it is the end of the world and go into terrible suffering for months, years, or even a lifetime. Another with the same experience may choose to first experience the sadness, then accept the loss and soon move on to be a powerful creative strength in his life.
In every moment and every situation, you can choose to have fuller, richer life by setting a clear goal to change the victim within, and by inviting into your life the powerful creator that you are.
小题1: What does the word “they” in Paragraph 1 probably refer to?| A．People and things around you. | B．Chances and problems. | | C．Creators and their choices. | D．Victims and their sufferings. |
小题2: What can we learn from the passage?| A．Creators have the ability to predict future life. | | B．Creators deal with ups and downs of life wisely. | | C．Victims can influence more people than creators. | | D．Victims and creators face quite different things in life. |
小题3:The examples mentioned in Paragraph 4 show that ________.| A．strong feelings of sufferings in life pull people into victims. | | B．people need family support to deal with sufferings in life. | | C．it takes creators quite a long time to clear out their pains. | | D．one’s experiences decide his attitude toward his life. |
小题4:What is the writer’s purpose in writing this passage?| A．To describe victims and creators. | | B．To compare victims with creators. | | C．To suggest changing from victims to creators. | | D．To explain the relation between victims and creators. |
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My uncle had a small farm. He also worked in a .
One autumn, he promised to help his neighbor harvest(收割) their corn（玉米）. , after harvesting their corn, my uncle’s little machine broke. the same time, the factory where Uncle worked began to work for more hours. He had to leave the farm early in the morning and didn’t get home until very late. It now seemed to help out his neighbor. But my uncle decided to do it by hand.
One night, after working all day in the factory, my uncle went to the neighbor’s farm and the work under the bright moon.
My uncle kept his promise. He also taught me an important lesson: keeping a promise is more important than making it.
| 小题1: | | A．school | B．hotel | C．factory | D．hospital |
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| 小题2: | | A．However | B．Whatever | C．Wherever | D．Though |
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| 小题4: | | A．impossible | B．important | C．useful | D．possible |
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| 小题5: | | A．finishing | B．finished | C．finishes | D．finish |
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When I was in Grade Three, I was picked to be the princess(公主) in the school play. For weeks my mother helped me practice my lines. once on the stage, every word disappeared from my head. My teacher asked me to change roles and be the narrator (解说员).Though I didn’t tell my mother had happened that day, she sensed my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the . It was a lovely spring day. We could see daisies coming out of the grass, lovely and cute. I watched my carelessly bend down by some flowers.
“I think I am going to dig up all these weeds (野草),”she said.
“But I like daisies,” I said. “All flowers are beautiful— daisies!”
My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes, every flower shines in its own way, doesn’t it?” She said. I nodded.
“And that is true of people, ,” she added.
She had guessed my pain. I started to cry and told her the truth.
“You will be a beautiful ”, she said, reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her. Over the next few weeks, I learned to take pride in the role. The big finally came. A few minutes before the play, my teacher came to me. “Your mother asked me to give this to you,’’ she said, handing me a . After the play, I took the flower home, laughing that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such a daisy.
| 小题1: | | A．But | B．Before | C．And | D．Since |
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| 小题3: | | A．pool | B．garden | C．earth | D．pond |
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| 小题4: | | A．grandma | B．dad | C．mother | D．cousin |
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| 小题6: | | A．also | B．either | C．addition | D．too |
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| 小题7: | | A．doctor | B．narrator | C．visitor | D．creator |
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| 小题10: | | A．letter | B．note | C．daisy | D．fish |
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When I had something difficult to do, I used to(过去常常) ask my mum for help. But she always said, “Do it _, dear.” I would get so angry（生气）. I thought she was mother in the world!
For example, one day, I decided some friends to my home. My bedroom was very dirty. Books were all over the table and ground. I didn’t make my bed. I asked my to help me clean it. But she said seriously(严肃地),“Do it yourself, girl.”
Because of my “lazy mum”, I have to my clothes and clean my room. I have to help my parents . I even have to go to the dentist(牙医) . It is really hard to do everything on my own, I have learned a lot.
As time goes by, I understand my mother. It’s her “laziness” that makes me clever and diligent(勤奋的). Just as my mum always says，“A lady can’t be lazy, or(否则) she’ll be crazy. can make you sunny(阳光)!”
great mother! Don’t you think so? A good mother is worth a hundred teachers!
| 小题1: | | A．myself | B．yourself | C．himself | D．herself |
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| 小题2: | | A．the cleverest | B．the best | C．the laziest | D．the hardest |
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| 小题3: | | A．asking | B．telling | C．to visit | D．to invite |
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| 小题4: | | A．brother | B．father | C．mother | D．sister |
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| 小题5: | | A．wash | B．washing | C．washed | D．washes |
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| 小题6: | | A．watch TV | B．do housework | C．go camping | D．do homework |
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| 小题7: | | A．alone | B．often | C．happy | D．careful |
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| 小题9: | | A．Play | B．Work | C．Speak | D．Mother |
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| 小题10: | | A．What a | B．How | C．What | D．How a |
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