Christmas Love
Each December, I promised to make Christmas a relaxed and peaceful experience. I didn’t spend too much time on card writing, endless cooking and decorating. Yet still, I found myself tired, unable to enjoy the valuable family moments, and of course, to understand the true meaning of        .
Christmas came again. My son, Nicholas, was in primary school that year. It was a very          season for a six-year-old. For weeks, he’d been memorizing songs for his school’s “Winter Celebration.” All the parents were invited to be present at their show.
I didn’t have the heart to tell him I’d be working. Unwilling to          his shining moment, I spoke with his teacher. She told me there’d be a dress rehearsal(彩排) the morning of the presentation. All           unable to be present that evening were welcome to come then.
So, on the           of the dress rehearsal, I arrived ten minutes early. Around the room, I saw several other parents. Because the public school system had long stopped referring to the holiday as “Christmas”, I didn’t          anything other than fun. So, when my son’s class rose to sing “Christmas Love”, I was a little bit surprised by its title.
Nicholas was excited, as were all of his classmates. Those in the front row held up large letters, one by one, to         out the title of the song. As the class would sing “C is for Christmas,” a child would hold up the letter C. Then, “H is for Happy,” and on and on         all the children presented the complete message “Christmas Love”.
The show was going smoothly, until suddenly, a small, quiet, girl in the front row held the letter “M” upside down — totally not knowing her letter “M” appeared as a “W”. The audience(觀眾) laughed at this little girl’s        . But she had no idea why they were laughing at her, so she stood tall,          holding her “W”. The laughter continued until the last letter was raised, and we all saw it together. A sudden          came over the audience and eyes began to widen. At that moment, we understood why we were there and why we        the holiday.
For when the last letter was held high, the message read loud and clear: “CHRIST WAS LOVE”.
小題1:
A．familyB．loveC．ChristmasD．school
小題2:
A．freshB．excitingC．successfulD．golden
小題3:
A．missB．wasteC．forgetD．change
小題4:
A．officersB．childrenC．teachersD．parents
小題5:
A．morningB．noonC．a(chǎn)fternoonD．evening
小題6:
A．enjoyB．expectC．findD．have
小題7:
A．spell B．pickC．checkD．carry
小題8:
A．sinceB．beforeC．untilD．when
小題9:
A．letterB．mistakeC．a(chǎn)ppearanceD．gesture
小題10:
A．politelyB．honestlyC．quietlyD．proudly
小題11:
A．cryB．a(chǎn)ngerC．silenceD．sadness
小題12:
A．celebratedB．rememberedC．inventedD．recorded

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:A
小題6:B
小題7:A
小題8:C
小題9:B
小題10:D
小題11:C
小題12:A

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了作者參加兒子的圣誕節(jié)目彩排時(shí)，觀眾一開始以為那個(gè)舉著字母M的女孩把字母拿到了。可是當(dāng)所有的字母都呈現(xiàn)出來時(shí)人們沉默了。因?yàn)槟遣皇鞘フQ之愛而是耶穌是愛。
小題1:考查名詞及語境的理解。但仍然,我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己累了,無法享受寶貴的家庭時(shí)光,當(dāng)然,也無法理解圣誕的真正含義。A家庭B愛C圣誕D學(xué)校，根據(jù)句意，故選C。
小題2:考查形容詞及語境的理解。圣誕又來了。尼古拉斯,我的兒子那年在上小學(xué)。對(duì)于一個(gè)六歲的孩子這是一個(gè)非常令人興奮的時(shí)節(jié)。根據(jù)上下文，故選B。令人興奮的。
小題3:考查動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。根據(jù)上下文可知作者不愿意錯(cuò)過兒子的閃光時(shí)刻。故選A，錯(cuò)過。
小題4:考查名詞及語境的理解。根據(jù)上下文可知所有不能那天晚上出席的家長(zhǎng)都可以在彩排時(shí)來。故選D，家長(zhǎng)。
小題5:考查名詞及語境的理解。所以在彩排的那個(gè)上午，我早到了十分鐘。根據(jù)句意，故選，A上午。
小題6:考查動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。根據(jù)上文可知除了有趣的事我不期待其他的事情。根據(jù)句意，故選B，期待。
小題7:考查動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。那些在前排的孩子舉起大字母,一個(gè)接一個(gè)，拼寫出歌的名字。根據(jù)句意，故選A，拼寫。
小題8:考查連詞及語境的理解。根據(jù)上下文可知孩子們一個(gè)接一個(gè)的舉起字母直到所有的孩子呈現(xiàn)出完整的信息。根據(jù)句意，故選C，直到。
小題9:考查名詞及語境的理解。觀眾因?yàn)樾∨⒌腻e(cuò)誤而大笑。根據(jù)上文可知小女孩拿反了字母，故選B，錯(cuò)誤。
小題10:考查副詞及語境的理解。但是她不知道他們?cè)谛λ运吒叩恼局湴恋呐e著她的字母W。根據(jù)句意，故選D。驕傲地。
小題11:考查名詞及語境的理解。觀眾突然沉默了，他們睜大眼睛。根據(jù)上下文，故選C，沉默。
小題12:考查動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。就在那一刻我們明白了為什么我們?cè)谀抢�，為什么我們而慶祝節(jié)日。根據(jù)句意，故選A，慶祝。
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