【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 r idiom (習語) corner!to feel very happy and excited (especially when sth. good has happened). Jenny is walking on air because her friend invited her to the school dance. She can’t wait to go.an unknown person who enters a race and gets a good grade. Did you hear about the dark horse in the running race yesterday? It was his first race and he finished in the top ten.to act quickly, without thinking. I hate working with Mary. She’s quick on the trigger and always ready to get mad.to encourage sb. to do sth. (especiallysth. They shouldn’t do). When your classmate eggs you on to copy his test paper, you should say “no” to him.54. Picture _____ can be chosen to express “to do something without thinking”.A B C D55. We can’t believe Robert won this watch. He’s really _______. A. a walking man B. a trigger C. a dark horse D. an egg56. The Chinese meaning to the idiom “to walk on air” is probably “________”.A. 一無所有 57. The writer didn’t use _______ to help the readers understand the idioms above. A. explanations (解釋) B. pictures C. examples D. results (C)When I spent Christmas away from home in Europe for the first time, I was only 14 and it was absolutely terrible. I am now married and live in the US. So there is little possibility for me to go home for Christmas. Now I am able to get through Christmas with some moments of joy:First, you are advised to search your area for stores that carry items from your home country or town. Buy food, candles and some other things that mean something to you. Hold on to the traditions from your home that you think are important even if other people think they are stupid. But keep in mind to be open for new traditions from wherever you might be, because those traditions are as important to those people around you as yours are to you. For me that includes celebrating Christmas on the 24th.Call, write Christmas cards, buy gifts and mail them to loved ones, just as if you were there. If you try to pretend (假裝) as if the holiday doesn39。t exist, you are just going to make it worse.Introduce your traditions to your loved ones, especially your kids. It will only enrich their celebration of the holiday to have some unique (獨一無二的) traditions in their home. Little by little it will bee their tradition and it’s fun for them to try something new.Find clubs, churches or organizations that are from your home country. Chances are that they will have some celebration with some of your traditions which you can join in.Food is one of the most important factors in any kind of tradition. Find the recipe (食譜) of that cake your grandmother used and make it your tradition to bake that particular cake.Call up your parents and get them to send you some of your favorite childhood ornaments (裝飾品) for your tree.Pay attention to new traditions, talk to your family about which ones you want to make your own and stick with them.If you are far away from home, Christmas can never be the same as you experienced it before, but it is important to remember these traditions while appreciating the new ones. Keep an open mind and find a promise between old and new traditions.58. The author spent his 14th Christmas ___________.A．unpleasantly in the US B．joyfully in the USC．unpleasantly in Europe D．joyfully in Europe59. Why does the author advise people to hunt in some special stores?A．Because people can buy some discounted goods there.B．Because people can feel less homesick there.C．Because it39。s an old Christmas tradition.D．Because they offer goods from the hometown of the people.60. Which of the following statements does the author agree with?A．It39。s great for children to have some unique traditions.B．People should join in all kinds of clubs to celebrate Christmas.C．People should give up traditions which are stupid in other people39。s eyes.D．It is popular to celebrate Christmas on the 24th around the world.61. The writer suggests giving a call to parents on Christmas mainly to __________.A．express love to them B．follow the traditionC．a(chǎn)sk for some ornaments D．set an example for children第二節(jié) 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從下面方框中選擇適當?shù)倪x項補全短文（本題共4小題，每小題2分，計8分）In schools all over the world lots of boys and girls are learning foreign languages.There are thousands of languages in the world. 62 It is used not only in England and the USA, but also in the other parts of the world. 63 We should remember how we all learned our own language when we were children. If we could learn a second language in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. Think of what a small child does. He listens to what people say, and he tries to copy what he hears. When he wants something, he has to ask for it. He is using the language, talking in it and thinking in it all the time. 64 It is important to remember, also, that we learn our own language by hearing people speak it, not by seeing what they write. 65 In school, though you learn to read and write as well as to hear and speak, it is best to learn all new words by ear. You can read them, spell them and write them later.A. We cop