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It s just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree．It has been there for the past 10 years or so．It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas—the commercial aspects of Christmas-overspending．Knowing he felt this way, I decided one year to avoid the usual presents．The idea came in an unusual way．
Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was wrestling at the junior level at the school he attended; and shortly before Christmas, there was a match against a team sponsored by a church．These youngsters, dressed in ragged clothes, presenting a sharp contrast to our boys in their beautiful dresses and shoes．As the match began, I was alarmed to see that the other team was wrestling without headgear, a kind of light helmet designed to protect a wrestler's ears．It was a luxury that the poor team obviously could not afford．Well, we ended up defeating them．Mike, seated beside me, shook his head sadly, "I wish just one of them could have won," he said．"They have a lot of potential, but losing like this could take the heart right out of them．" That's when the idea for his present came．That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought wrestling headgear and shoes for the youngsters and sent them anonymously （匿名地） to the church．On Christmas Eve? I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Mike what I had done and that this was his gift from me．His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year and in the following years．
For each Christmas, I followed the tradition．The envelope became the highlight of our Christmas．It was always the last thing opened on Christmas morning and our children, ignoring their new toys, would stand with wide-eyed expectation as their dad lifted the envelope from the tree to show its contents．As the children grew, they joined．
May we all remember the reason for Christmas, and the true Christmas spirit this year and always．God bless梡ass this along to your friends and loved ones．
The author avoids usual Christmas presents because her husband _____．
A．likes cheap Christmas presents
B．likes expensive Christmas presents
C．dislikes spending much on large Christmas presents
D．dislikes spending much on unmeaningful Christmas gifts
The underlined word "luxury" in Paragraph 2 means "_____"．
A．something of poor quality B．something abundant
C．something strange D．something expensive
From the passage we can infer that in character the husband is _____．
A．modest and mature B．kind and practical
C．strong-willed and vain D．optimistic and outgoing
What is the most exciting thing for the family at Christmas?
A．Preparing gifts． B．Exchanging gifts．
C．Opening the envelope． D．Writing Christmas cards．
It s just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree．It has been there for the past 10 years or so．It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas—the commercial aspects of Christmas-overspending．Knowing he felt this way, I decided one year to avoid the usual presents．The idea came in an unusual way．
Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was wrestling at the junior level at the school he attended; and shortly before Christmas, there was a match against a team sponsored by a church．These youngsters, dressed in ragged clothes, presenting a sharp contrast to our boys in their beautiful dresses and shoes．As the match began, I was alarmed to see that the other team was wrestling without headgear, a kind of light helmet designed to protect a wrestler's ears．It was a luxury that the poor team obviously could not afford．Well, we ended up defeating them．Mike, seated beside me, shook his head sadly, "
I wish just one of them could have won," he said．"They have a lot of potential, but losing like this could take the heart right out of them．" That's when the idea for his present came．That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought wrestling headgear and shoes for the youngsters and sent them anonymously （匿名地） to the church．On Christmas Eve? I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Mike what I had done and that this was his gift from me．His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year and in the following years．
For each Christmas, I followed the tradition．The envelope became the highlight of our Christmas．It was always the last thing opened on Christmas morning and our children, ignoring their new toys, would stand with wide-eyed expectation as their dad lifted the envelope from the tree to show its contents．As the children grew, they joined．
May we all remember the reason for Christmas, and the true Christmas spirit this year and always．God bless梡ass this along to your friends and loved ones．
【小題1】The author avoids usual Christmas presents because her husband _____．
| A．likes cheap Christmas presents |
| B．likes expensive Christmas presents |
| C．dislikes spending much on large Christmas presents |
| D．dislikes spending much on unmeaningful Christmas gifts |
| A．something of poor quality | B．something abundant |
| C．something strange | D．something expensive |
| A．modest and mature | B．kind and practical |
| C．strong-willed and vain | D．optimistic and outgoing |
| A．Preparing gifts． | B．Exchanging gifts． |
| C．Opening the envelope． | D．Writing Christmas cards． |
It s just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree．It has been there for the past 10 years or so．It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas—the commercial aspects of Christmas-overspending．Knowing he felt this way, I decided one year to avoid the usual presents．The idea came in an unusual way．
Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was wrestling at the junior level at the school he attended; and shortly before Christmas, there was a match against a team sponsored by a church．These youngsters, dressed in ragged clothes, presenting a sharp contrast to our boys in their beautiful dresses and shoes．As the match began, I was alarmed to see that the other team was wrestling without headgear, a kind of light helmet designed to protect a wrestler's ears．It was a luxury that the poor team obviously could not afford．Well, we ended up defeating them．Mike, seated beside me, shook his head sadly, "I wish just one of them could have won," he said．"They have a lot of potential, but losing like this could take the heart right out of them．" That's when the idea for his present came．That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought wrestling headgear and shoes for the youngsters and sent them anonymously （匿名地） to the church．On Christmas Eve? I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Mike what I had done and that this was his gift from me．His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year and in the following years．
For each Christmas, I followed the tradition．The envelope became the highlight of our Christmas．It was always the last thing opened on Christmas morning and our children, ignoring their new toys, would stand with wide-eyed expectation as their dad lifted the envelope from the tree to show its contents．As the children grew, they joined．
May we all remember the reason for Christmas, and the true Christmas spirit this year and always．God bless梡ass this along to your friends and loved ones．
1.The author avoids usual Christmas presents because her husband _____．
A．likes cheap Christmas presents
B．likes expensive Christmas presents
C．dislikes spending much on large Christmas presents
D．dislikes spending much on unmeaningful Christmas gifts
2.The underlined word "luxury" in Paragraph 2 means "_____"．
A．something of poor quality B．something abundant
C．something strange D．something expensive
3.From the passage we can infer that in character the husband is _____．
A．modest and mature B．kind and practical
C．strong-willed and vain D．optimistic and outgoing
4.What is the most exciting thing for the family at Christmas?
A．Preparing gifts． B．Exchanging gifts．
C．Opening the envelope． D．Writing Christmas cards．
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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36—55各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上涂黑。
Every April, Tim Reilly writes a birthday card for his son Matthew and leaves it on the kitchen table. And every year, after a few days, he reluctantly （不情愿地） removes it 36 and puts it on top of the 37 that have accumulated since Matthew' s disappearance.
His bedroom 38 as it was when Matthew, aged 30, walked 39 of the family home. On top of the cupboard is a yellowing copy of the Radio Times pitifully 40 the day when he disappeared.
Matthew was living at his parents' house when he left to 41 his daily walk. He was a good - looking artist who, 42 from feeling the pressure that came with his unsteady, highly competitive career, had no 43 to walk out on his life, family and friends and 44 return.
"The day he left was the same as any other," 45 Tim, speaking quietly. "He didn't say goodbye but that wasn't 46 . He went for a walk every day. " The police started an investigation seeking for him or, worse, his body, but nothing 47 up. At first Tim 48 . Matthew to return after a couple of days, but as the weeks turned into months, and then years, Tim' s optimism has sometimes become weaker although his 49 to find his son has not.
Last Sunday, Matthew would have turned 40. After his disappearance Tim used to buy 50
for Matthew' s birthday each year but 51 he decided to just write a card. Each one 52 a loving message that Tim, 86, hopes Matthew will one day read.
Tim went into Matthew' s bedroom every day to let in some air and just think about him. When his wife became ill, it was terrible. She 53 a horrible death with her last 54 ：Where is Matthew?
"If I could 55 to Matthew," said Tim, "I'd just tell him to come home. It doesn't matter that he’s been away so long, I just want him to come back and I always will. "
36．A．covered B．wrapped C．unopened D．untouched
37．A．flowers B．cakes C．letters D．others
38．A．puts B．keeps C．a(chǎn)ppears D．remains
39．A．out B．a(chǎn)way C．off D．over
40．A．mentioned B．marked C．dated D．printed
41．A．go B．take C．spend D．cost
42．A．except B．besides C．a(chǎn)part D．but
43．A．way B．method C．interest D．reason
44．A．seldom B．hardly C．never D．neither
45．A．remembers B．recites C．reminds D．thinks
46．A．reasonable B．unusual C．responsible D．necessary
47．A．showed B．caught C．started D．turned
48．A．imagined B．expected C．desired D．hoped
49．A．determinationB．a(chǎn)ssumption C．consideration D．identification
50．A．cards B．gifts C．clothes D．shoes
51．A．eventually B．occasionally C．temporarily D．especially
52．A．reads B．says C．consists D．contains
53．A．escaped B．a(chǎn)bolished C．suffered D．performed
54．A．question B．sentence C．intention D．problem
55．A．turn B．speak C．shout D．write
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