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Ⅰ. 阅读下面的材料，从方框里选择合适的单词，并用其正确形式填空。
Christmas is one of the most important festivals in Western countries. But what does Christmas mean？ Does it just mean having parties， decorating Christmas trees or exchanging 1. ______？ No， not exactly. The true meaning of Christmas 2. ______ behind all these things. Maybe Charles Dickens’ 3. ______， A Christmas Carol， can make you think more of Christmas.
Charles Dickens told us a story about a mean old man called Scrooge. Scrooge cares about nothing but his 4. ______ and money. He treats others badly. Then one Christmas Eve， Scrooge has a dream， where he meets the ghost of Jacob Marley， one of his partners. Marley was as mean as Scrooge when he was alive. But after he died， he was 5. ______ for his unkindness. He tells Scrooge that three spirits will visit him soon.
And then they come. One of them is the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. The spirit takes Scrooge to see what will happen to him when he is 6. ______. Scrooge is sad and frightened to find that 7. ______ cares about his death. He is so afraid that he wakes up and finds out it is just a nightmare （噩梦）.
The dream 8. ______ Scrooge to change himself and be kind to others. He changes quickly and he celebrates Christmas happily with his relatives by giving gifts. From then on， he treats everyone with kindness and
9. ______. So what does the story tell us？ Yes， it tells us that we should show kindness to others by 10. ______ love and joy.
Ⅱ. 阅读理解。
What is your favorite holiday？ Here are some students’ opinions.
Sandy from Taiwan says：
My favorite holiday is the Mid-Autumn festival. I always visit my grandfather and grandmother， and we always go to the same restaurant on the mountain to hold jubilation. At night， we always have a barbecue， and watch the moon together. I enjoy it a lot.
Zhenia from Ukraine says：
My favorite day is New Year’s Day. We celebrate the New Year on the 31st of December. Father Frost comes with his granddaughter on that night. He puts his presents under the New Year Tree. We have a party and stay up until midnight to see the New Year in and the Old Year off. We cook delicious food for the party. People also celebrate Old New Year in our country. It is on the 14th of January.
Yagna from India says：
My favorite day is Deepavali（屠妖节）， which is also called Festival of Lights. People do some cleaning at home and light their oil lamps to thank for the defeat of the bad king. To celebrate it， we also eat sweets and delicious food， wear new clothes， and give presents to our friends and relatives.
Christmas is one of the most important festivals in Western countries. But what does Christmas mean？ Does it just mean having parties， decorating Christmas trees or exchanging 1. ______？ No， not exactly. The true meaning of Christmas 2. ______ behind all these things. Maybe Charles Dickens’ 3. ______， A Christmas Carol， can make you think more of Christmas.
Charles Dickens told us a story about a mean old man called Scrooge. Scrooge cares about nothing but his 4. ______ and money. He treats others badly. Then one Christmas Eve， Scrooge has a dream， where he meets the ghost of Jacob Marley， one of his partners. Marley was as mean as Scrooge when he was alive. But after he died， he was 5. ______ for his unkindness. He tells Scrooge that three spirits will visit him soon.
And then they come. One of them is the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. The spirit takes Scrooge to see what will happen to him when he is 6. ______. Scrooge is sad and frightened to find that 7. ______ cares about his death. He is so afraid that he wakes up and finds out it is just a nightmare （噩梦）.
The dream 8. ______ Scrooge to change himself and be kind to others. He changes quickly and he celebrates Christmas happily with his relatives by giving gifts. From then on， he treats everyone with kindness and
9. ______. So what does the story tell us？ Yes， it tells us that we should show kindness to others by 10. ______ love and joy.
Ⅱ. 阅读理解。
What is your favorite holiday？ Here are some students’ opinions.
Sandy from Taiwan says：
My favorite holiday is the Mid-Autumn festival. I always visit my grandfather and grandmother， and we always go to the same restaurant on the mountain to hold jubilation. At night， we always have a barbecue， and watch the moon together. I enjoy it a lot.
Zhenia from Ukraine says：
My favorite day is New Year’s Day. We celebrate the New Year on the 31st of December. Father Frost comes with his granddaughter on that night. He puts his presents under the New Year Tree. We have a party and stay up until midnight to see the New Year in and the Old Year off. We cook delicious food for the party. People also celebrate Old New Year in our country. It is on the 14th of January.
Yagna from India says：
My favorite day is Deepavali（屠妖节）， which is also called Festival of Lights. People do some cleaning at home and light their oil lamps to thank for the defeat of the bad king. To celebrate it， we also eat sweets and delicious food， wear new clothes， and give presents to our friends and relatives.