【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 uncle, “I live in a world of fools! Merry Christmas! What’s Christmas time to you? It’s a time for paying bills without money, It’s a time for finding yourself a year older, but not richer. Everyone who goes around saying “Merry Christmas” should have his tongue cut out. Yes, he should!” “Uncle! Please don’t say that!” said the nephew. “I’ve always thought of Christmas time as a good time, a kind, and a charitable, happy time. And so, Uncle, Christmas has never put any gold or silver in my pocket, but I think it has done me good. And it will do me good. And I say, God bless it!” Bob, standing in the corner of the room, applauded(鼓掌 ).He realized his mistake very soon, and went quickly back to his work, but Scrooge had heard him. “One more sound from you, Bob Cratchit,” said Scrooge, “and you’ll celebrate Christmas by losing your job!” “Don’t be angry with him, Uncle. Come and have dinner with us tomorrow.” “No.” said Scrooge. “I’m sorry you don’t want to celebrate Christmas. But I do. So a Merry Christmas, Uncle!” “Good afternoon!” said Scrooge. “And a Happy New Year! ” said his nephew. “Good afternoon!” said Scrooge again. His nephew left the room. He stopped to wish Bob a Merry Christmas. And Bob replied, “A Merry Christmas to you, too.” ( )56. In which season did the story take place? A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Autumn. D. Winter. ( )57. What did Scrooge think of Christmas wish? A. It was simple. B. It was important. C. It was stupid. D. It was necessary. ( )58. What did Scrooge’s nephew mean by saying “ Christmas time is a charitable time”? A. Christmas was a time to be generous and kind. B. Christmas was a time to do some challenging work. C. His uncle should give some money to his family. D. His uncle should give away his money to the poor. ( )59. Which of the following is TRUE about Scrooge and Bob? A. Scrooge was Bob’s uncle. B. Bob worked for Scrooge. C. Scrooge celebrated Christmas with Bob. D. Bob was Scrooge’s visitor. ( )60. What can we infer(推斷 )from the story? A. Scrooge was working busily in his office before Christmas. B. No rich people wanted to waste their time to celebrate Christmas. C. Bob believed in Christmas wish as well as Scrooge’s nephew. D. Scrooge refused his nephew’s invitation to dinner on Christmas day. （ C） Two robbers have been put into prison in Italy. One of them is called Daniel Pure. He is twenty years old. The other one is Doran, and he is twentyone. It39。s new in the world to catch robbers with the help of mobile phones. This is a new kind of mobile phones. It can take a photo and send it to other mobile phones. These two persons moved slowly outside a clothes shop for a long time, and they seemed to have nothing to do. The owner of the shop felt they were unusual. So he used his mobile phone to take their picture. After that he sent a message with the picture to the police. The picture surprised the police. Because the persons in the picture had done something wrong, and the police were trying to catch them! A police car was immediately sent to the shop. The pair was caught there. The two robbers were put into prison for six months. A police told a newspaper, We think it is the first time in the world that a picture message has been used to help catch criminals. ( )61. The shop in the story sells_________. A. mobile phones B. pictures C. newspapers D. clothes ( )62. The shopkeeper felt something was wrong with the two persons because they_________. A. looked quite unusual B. had no mobile phones C. sent messages to him D. wore strange clothes ( )’s new in the world to catch robbers with the help of mobile phones, isn’t it? A. Yes, it is. B. It’ s hard to say. C. Yes, it has many shortings. D. No, it is widely used in the world. ( )64. The word criminals refers to (指 ) those who _________. A. like taking photos B. like shopping clothes C. have done something wrong D. have nothing to do ( )65. Which of the following is NOT TRUE? A. The two robbers are both young men. B. The police must have the new mobile phones, too. C. The two robbers robbed nothing this time. D. It39。s the first time the two robbers did something wrong. 第 Ⅱ 卷（非選擇題 共 60分） 五、任務(wù)型閱讀 (共 20分 ) (A)閱讀下面的材料，根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容完成后面的表格，每空一 詞。（共 10分，每題 1分） Each different part of China has its own special forms of traditional art. These usually try to represent the things that are important in life such as love, beauty and family. The most mon things, from paper to clay to bamboo, are turned into objects of beauty. According to Chinese history, sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming. He sent them out to ask for help when in trouble. Today, sky lanterns are used at festivals and other celebrations. They are made of bamboo and covered with paper. When the lanterns are lit, they slowly rise into the air like small hotair balloons for all to see. They are seen as bright symbols of happiness and good wishes. Paper cutting has been around for more than 1,500 years. Paper cutting sounds very easy but it can be difficult to do. The paper, usually red, is folded before it is cut with scissors. The most mon pictures are flowers, fish, animals, and things about Chinese history. During the Spring Festival, they are put on windows, doors and walls as symbols of wishes for good luck and a happy new year. Chinese clay art is famous because the clay pieces are so small but they look very real. The pieces are carefully shaped by hand from a very special kind of clay and then allowed to airdry. After drying, they are fired at a very high heat. They are then polished and painted. Finally, materials