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(观众) 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”.
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| Ticket Prices for Shanghai Expo |
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| Time Types |
Pre-sale（预售）Ⅰ Mar. 27，2009 ～Jun. 30，2009 |
Pre-sale Ⅱ Jul. 1，2009 ～Dec. 31，2009 |
Pre-sale Ⅲ Jan. 1，2010 ～Apr. 30，2010 |
Expo Session（期间）May. 1，2010 ～Oct. 31，2010 |
| Peak Day Ticket （指定日门票） |
￥170 |
￥180 |
￥190 |
￥200 |
| Standard Day Ticket （平日门票） |
￥130 |
￥140 |
￥150 |
￥160 |
| 3-Day Ticket |
N/A（无） |
￥400 |
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| 7-Day Ticket |
￥900 |
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| Evening Ticket |
N/A |
￥90 |
If Joe wanted to buy the cheapest ticket
| A．Pre - sale Ⅰ | B．Pre – sale Ⅱ | C．Pre – sale Ⅲ | D．Expo Session |
On March 1，2010，Sue bought two Standard Day tickets for her parents.
She paid ________ for them.
| A．￥380 | B．￥300 | C．￥260 | D．￥180 |
It cost Thomas ￥160 to get a ticket for Standard Day.He probably bought it on ．
| A．April 23，2009 | B．August l，2009 |
| C．February 2，2010 | D．May 20，2010 |
Kathy spent 900 yuan on a ticket for Shanghai Expo．Her visit can last days．
| A．one | B．three | C．seven | D．ten |
Visitors to Shanghai Expo could buy tickets only after May 1，2010．
| A．morning | B．afternoon | C．evening | D．midnight |
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The weather is getting hotter. You are thirsty playing basketball or riding home from school. A cold drink may be just the thing. But be careful what you are drinking. Something that looks cool may not be good for your health.
There are plenty of "energy drinks" on the market. Most of them have beautiful colors and cool names. The lists on them tell you they are helpful to your health. Sounds great!
But after a careful check you may find that most energy drinks have lots of caffeine (咖啡因) in them. These drinks are especially aimed at young people, students, busy people and sports players. Makers sometimes say their drinks make you better at sports and can keep you awake. But be careful not to drink too much.
Caffeine makes your heart beat fast. Because of this, the International Olympic Committee has limited( 限制) its use. Caffeine in most energy drinks is at least as strong as that in a cup of coffee or tea. Possible health dangers have something to do with energy drinks. Just one box of energy drink can make you nervous, have difficulty sleeping and can even cause heart problems. Scientists say that teenagers should be discouraged from taking drinks with a lot of caffeine in them.Many people like drinking energy drinks because of the following EXCEPT that ________.
| A．they have beautiful colors and cool names |
| B．they have lots of caffeine |
| C．they can keep them awake and better at sports |
| D．they are said to be helpful to health |
The main reason for people not to drink too much energy drinks is that they may cause _____.
| A．heart problems | B．nervousness |
| C．sleeping difficulty | D．possible health dangers |
The underlined word "discouraged" can be replaced(替换) with "________".
| A．encouraged | B．stopped |
| C．helped | D．disliked |
From the passage we can know that _________.
| A．advertisements are important in getting people to buy energy drinks |
| B．energy drinks are helpful to teenagers' study |
| C．sports players need to drink a lot of energy drinks |
| D．energy drinks are especially aimed at teenagers |
Which of the following can be the best title(标题) of the passage?
| A．What's the Use of Energy Drinks? | B．Who Can Drink Energy Drinks |
| C．What's That in Energy Drinks? | D．Why Can't We Buy Energy Drinks? |
Henry’s family has a picnic on the weekend.They ask their friends,Nancy and her husband(丈夫),to go with them.On Sunday morning,Henry’s wife(妻子),Kate,gets up early to get ready for(为…作准备)some food for the picnic.At nine o’clock in the morning,Nancy calls and tells Henry she would like to bring something to the picnic.Kate calls her back and asks her to bring a big bottle of orange juice.The two families go to a park near Nancy’s house.There are tables and chairs under the trees near the river(河).They can see the blue sky and green water there.Everyone likes the picnic and they have a nice Sunday afternoon in the park.There are(有) ___________people in the passage.
| A．three | B．four | C．five | D．six |
_______ brings a big bottle of orange juice to the picnic.
| A．Nancy | B．Henry | C．Nancy and Kate | D．Kate’s husband |
______ are near the river.
| A．Some flowers | B．Some beds | C．Some children | D．Some trees |
They have the picnic______.
| A．before 12 o’clock | B．on the Sunday morning |
| C．on a rainy(有雨的) day | D．on the Sunday afternoon |
Which of these is right?
| A．The park is near Henry and Kate’s house. |
| B．At 9 o’clock in the morning,Nancy calls Kate. |
| C．They don’t like the picnic. |
| D．From the passage,we can’t know Nancy’s husband’s name. |
阅读广告，选择正确的答案。
The ad.（广告）is for a _______ shop.
| A．clothes | B．book | C．fruit | D．food |
Which are more expensive(更贵),the apples or the oranges?
| A．Apples | B．Oranges | C．The same | D．I don’t know. |
If you want to buy two kilos of oranges,you should pay(付)_______.
| A．￥4.00 | B．￥3.00 | C．￥2.00 | D．￥1.00 |
How much are 5 bags of milk?
| A．￥1.20 | B．￥6.00 | C．￥3.60 | D．￥2.40 |
How much are two hamburgers?
| A．￥3.00 | B．￥2.50 | C．￥2.00 | D．￥4.00 |
Alice is from England.She is thirteen.She studies in a high school in Linzhou,Henan.Alice often gets up at about 6:30 on weekdays(工作日).She often has a glass of milk,an egg,and some bread for breakfast. She goes to school at 7:30 and gets there before 8:00.
Alice has breakfast with her parents at 7:25 this morning.”Have a cake,Alice.It’s very nice,”her mother says.”No,thank you,Mom.I have to go now.School starts (开始)at 8:00.”
根据短文内容，判断正(A)误(B)。Alice is in England now.
The class starts at 8:30.
Alice often has some eggs for breakfast.
Alice has some cakes for breakfast this morning.
Alice can speak English.
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