As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are ___36___ with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real ___37___. On Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to ___38___ up late so that they will not ___39____ the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie ___40___ for a long time, hoping to get a short ___41___ at Father Christmas.
Last Christmas, my wife and I ___42___ hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I ___43___ the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ___44___ me where that new bike had come from, but ___45___ he did not see it.
On Christmas Eve, ___46___ took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly___47___ when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began ___48___ stockings. Then I pushed in the ___49____ I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were ___50___ to get up early. At about five o’clock the next morning, we were ___51___ by loud sounds coming from the children’s room — they were shouting excitedly! ___52_____ I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, followed close behind pushing her new baby carriage. ____53_____ the baby arrived. He moved ___54____ the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burst. That woke us up ___55___. The day had really begun with a band(巨响) !
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解析【小题1】A。从空格后difficult jobs of… 推测意思为“be faced with面临”, 此处搭配应用被动语态。
【小题1】C。想把大型的礼物藏起来不是一件容易的事情。question=疑问，matter=麻烦或毛病，business =商业或买卖，均不符句意。
【小题1】B。stay up late 意为“熬夜”。
【小题1】C。平安夜孩子们通常呆着不睡，等待享受圣诞老人送礼物的喜悦。
【小题1】A。尽管孩子们早早上床，因为想看到圣诞老人，会长时间睡不着。
【小题1】A。stare at=瞪着眼睛看，glare at=怒目而视，watch是及物动词，后面不能接at。
【小题1】D。预阅文章得知去年成功地给了孩子们一个大惊喜。
【小题1】B。上文已说大的礼物难藏，作者在把自行车放在储藏室，最担心的是被孩子们发现，而不是喜欢。C、D不符句意。
【小题1】C。如果孩子看到礼物，肯定会问礼物从哪儿来。
【小题1】D。从空格后he didn’t see it 及这次给孩子的惊喜可推知答案。
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【小题1】B。首先排除不符句意的A、D，再从we knew we wouldn’t get much sleep…，及 at about five o’clock the next morning ,we were… 提示。
【小题1】A。根据圣诞老人总是把礼物塞在孩子的袜子里面传说，应选fill。
【小题1】C。从下文Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike可知，推进来的是为Jimmy买的自行车。
【小题1】B。根据父母的了解，孩子盼望礼物心切, 肯定会起得很早，其他三个选项不够准确。
【小题1】C。孩子发现礼物的吵闹声不会使人害怕或麻烦，只会把人吵醒。
【小题1】A。before引导的时间状语从句为“还未来得及…, 就…”。
【小题1】A。even 用来加强语气。
【小题1】B。on the hands and knees 意为“用手和膝盖爬行”，其中on表示方式。
【小题1】D。作者和妻子刚睡不久就被孩子吵醒，这时气球被玩爆了，一声巨响让他们彻底醒来，这爆炸声也预示喜庆的一天开始了。
科目：高中英语 来源：2012届黑龙江省哈尔滨市第六中学高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷（带解析） 题型：完型填空
The Best Holiday
I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter, Emily. 36 to buy a mountain bike, she’d been saving her pocket money all year, as well as doing small jobs to earn extra money.
By Thanksgiving , she had collected only $49. I said, “ You 37 have your pick from my bicycle 38 ”. “Thanks, Daddy. But your bikes are so old. ” She was right. All my girls’ bikes were 1950s models, not the kind a kid today would 39 choose.
As Christmas 40 near, Emily and I went bike shopping . As we left one store, she 41 a Salvation Army volunteer standing next to a big pot. “Can we give something, Daddy?” She asked. “Sorry, Em, I’m out of 42 . ”
Throughout December, Emily continued to work hard. Then one day, she made a 43 announcement. “You know all the money I’ve been saving?” she said hesitantly. “I’m going to give it to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of $58 to a volunteer who was really very 44 .
45 by Emily’s selflessness, I decided to contribute 46 of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children. 47 I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow. Should I contribute two? No, one would be enough. But I couldn’t 48 the feeling that I should give a second bike. When I later 49 the bikes, the car dealer said, “You’re making two kids very 50 , sir . Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, we’re 51 away one chance to win a girl’s mountain bike. ”
Why wasn’t I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the 52 ? I like to think it was God’s way of 53 a little girl for a sacrifice 54 her year--while giving her dad a lesson in the 55 .
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Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each bank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
As Christmas drew near, Ursula was faced with just that problem. She had come to live in an American home and learn English. 50 , she would mind the children and do anything she was asked.
One of her tasks was to keep track of 51 Christmas presents. Ursula did this faithfully, but she became increasingly worried. What could she buy for her 52 with the little money she had that would compare with the gifts she was recording daily? 53 ,even without any of the gifts , her employer seems to have everything.
Ursula _ 54 _ long and hard. On Christmas Eve, she went to a store. She moved slowly through crowds of shoppers, 55 things in her mind. Finally she bought a baby dress. She immediately called 56 . “Excuse me, please, can you help me find a poor family with a baby?” “A poor family?” said the 57 driver. “Yes, a very poor family.” Ursula told the man of what she was trying to do. He 58 in silence, and then said, “I know a family who 59 just about everything.”
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The slogan “a dog is for life, not just for Christmas” has been going strong for 27 years now. Dogs and cats have been popular Christmas gifts in the gifts in the UK and Europe for many years. But some people still haven’t quite got the message.
The slogan still holds good. Some 105,000 dogs were rounded up by local government last year because they had been abandoned, many of them shortly after the festival season.
The main reason given by owners for handing their dogs over to the Dogs Trust is that the dogs need more attention than they can give; behavioral problems and moving home are also reasons given.
But Eleanor Silk, the Trust’s communications director, says, “It’s often four or five months after Christmas, in early summer, when owners find that the dog has got too big and too active, or it hasn’t been trained properly and has caused damage around the home.”
In any case, some organizations that help pets are quick to point out that if you are serious about getting a puppy(小狗) as a pet, Christmas is not the time to do it. Puppies need to get used to their new surroundings, to be introduced to a routine, and to be looked after like small children. It’s hard to meet any of these needs at Christmas. What’s more, pulling a puppy out of a Christmas stocking in itself sends the wrong message to children. It encourages children to think of the puppy as a toy, rather than a responsibility.
Appreciating what you’re taking on with a dog can be a sobering (清醒的) realization. “For life” means thinking about the effect they’ll have on your life. It also infers you will need to care for the dog for its whole life.
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| A．Dogs and Cats—the Most Popular Christmas Gifts. |
| B．A pet is for Life, Not just for Christmas. |
| C．How to Take Care of Your Pets over Christmas. |
| D．Let’s Help Those Abandoned Pets |
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| B．Pets damage some things in the house. |
| C．The owners can’t take good care of the pets. |
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| A．given out as gifts |
| B．thrown away |
| C．gathered into one place |
| D．raised to make money |
| A．how to take best care of Christmas pets |
| B．the right time to have a puppy as a pet |
| C．the reasons why Christmas is not the time to get a pet |
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| A．Because these dogs can still cause damage. |
| B．Because children will not take dogs seriously. |
| C．Because children don’t like to have dogs as Christmas gifts. |
| D．Because a Christmas stocking is not big enough to put a dog in. |
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As Christmas drew near, Ursula was faced with just that problem. She had come to live in an American home and learn English. 31 , she would mind the children and do anything she was asked.
One of her tasks was to keep track of arriving Christmas presents. Ursula did this faithfully, but she became increasingly worried. What could she buy for her 32 with the little money she had that would compare with the gifts she was recording daily? 33 , even without any of the gifts , her employer seems to have everything.
Ursula 34 long and hard. On Christmas Eve, she went to a store. She moved slowly through crowds of shoppers, 35 things in her mind. Finally she bought a baby dress. She immediately called a taxi. “Excuse me, please, can you help me find a poor family with a baby?” “A poor family?” said the 36 driver. “Yes, a very poor family.” Ursula told the man what she was trying to do. He listened in silence, and then said, “I know a family who needs just about everything.”
When they reached a building, the driver said, “They live on the third floor.” Ursula shook her head, “Would you take this dress to them and tell them it’s from someone …someone who has everything.”
Early the next day, Ursula 37 everyone for the presents she received. Then, she began to 38 why there seemed to be none from her. She told about what she did the night before. When she finished, there was a long 39 . “You see,” she added, “I try to do a kindness in your 40 . And this is my Christmas present to you.”
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Sydney—Mobile phone has become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have banned（禁止）students from carrying mobile phones during school hours.
Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, and more students want them.
Mary Bluett, an official, said mobile phone use is a distraction（分心）to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.
She said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with their children.
Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school offices. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school: they were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies.
Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.
1. Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones ____________.
A. because they are students B. when they are at school
C. because they are young D. when they are free
2. We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from ____________.
A. the makers and sellers B. some other strangers
C. their parents and friends D. some mobile phone users
3. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t during school hours.
A. get in touch with their children B. leave their mobile phones
C. help the teachers with their work D. use their mobile phones
4.The underlined word “they” in the fifth paragraph refers to ____________.
A. many teachers B. some messages
C. mobile phones D. some students
5. The topic mainly talked about in the text is ____________.
A. why the students should not use mobile phones in some Australian schools
B. when the students of some Australian schools can use their mobile phones
C. whether the Australian students can have mobile phones at school
D. how some parents feel when their children should not carry mobile phones
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