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第十二天 美文晨讀 If you have any fault to find with any one, tell him, not others, of what you plain. There is no more dangerous experiment than that of undertaking to do one thing before a man39。s face and another behind his back. We should say and do nothing to the injury of any one. It is not only a matter of principle, but also the path of peace and honor. 如果發(fā)現(xiàn)某人身有瑕疵,直接告訴他你的意見,而不是訴之他人。人前一套,背后又是一套,沒有什么比這更加危機(jī)四伏。任何有損他人的言語(yǔ)或者事情我們都應(yīng)該避免。這不僅是一種做人的原則,而且也是通向平和的人際關(guān)系、獲得他人尊敬之道。 Ⅰ. 閱讀理解 A On each Christmas night, our whole family get together and enjoy a visit from Santa himself. The Christmas of 1988, my youngest son, Matthew, was two. When Santa arrived, Matthew sat on Santa39。s lap for the rest of the evening. We took many pictures with them. None of us knew how precious those photos for Santa and Matthew. Five days after Christmas, Matthew died in an accident at home. When the next Christmas was ing, it was hard for me to enjoy the holiday spirit. On December 13th, something special happened to raise our spirits. We were just finishing dinner when we heard a knock on the front door. When we went to answer it, no one was there. However, there was a card and gift. We opened the card and read that the gift giver wanted to remain anonymous。_he or she just wanted to help us get through a hard time by cheering us up. In the gift bag was a cassette of favourite Christmas music. We thought that it was a very clever gift, and it touched our hearts. We listened to the songs one by one, and the spirit of Christmas began to warm our hearts. Then we received one gift for each day until Christmas. We were interested in what would possibly e next. Each year since then, as we decorate our Christmas tree, we place on it the gifts we received that Christmas. We never found out who it was. 1. The photos for Santa and Matthew became precious because ________. A. Matthew died in an accident B. Santa would not e again C. Matthew is the youngest son D. the writer loved Matthew more than others 2. We can infer that Matthew________. A. was a lazy boy B. loved Santa very much C. was not healthy before he died D. liked taking pictures 3. The underlined word “anonymous” means“________”. A. with the name unknown B. with a heart open C. silent