【正文】 We called him our Christmas boy bemuse he came to us during that season of joy, when he was just six days old. Then nature surprised us again. In rapid succession(連續(xù))we added two biological children to the familynot as many as we had hoped for, but pared with my quiet childhood, three made an entirely satisfactory crowd. As our Christmas boy grew, he made it clear that only he had the ability to select and decorate(裝飾) the Christmas each year. He rushed the season, starting his gift list before we39。s child D. found a suitable child and immediately adopted him2. The author decided to adopt a child because____ A. her husband insisted on doing so B, the couple were unable to give birth at first C. she loved other people39。t have as many children as she had wished for C. she had had a quiet childhood D. the adopted boy was a unique one 5. After the author39。 s books in Britain will give a wonderful opportunity for Scottish people to see and buy the latest books for children as well as old favorites, both hardback and paperback. The agerange covered will stretch from wordless picture books for the youngest or almostadult novels. In its early years, the Children’s Book Show was intended for specialist visitors, mainly teachers and librarians. As it became more widely known and successful, however, family and school parties began to e in everincreasing numbers, so that it grew into a real children39。s show will again interest both the general public and specialists. Admission will be free, but school parties must be booked for in advance. In a large room near the entrance there on show will be for sale.1. The books in the exhibition are intended for____ A. children who cannot speak B. children of all ages C. teenagers only D. Scottish children only2. With the success of the show there was a growth in the____ A. size of the children attending B. size of the books on display C. number of adult novels D. attendance of children3. Much of its success in the provinces has been the result of activity interested by A. local people B. children C. publishers D. parents4. This year parties of schoolchildren must A. pay for their tickets B. buy their books there C. have their visits arranged in good time D. help themselves to buy books5. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE? A. This year39。s show will attract some librarians(4) He sat down at one of the chairs. The air was better here, spoilt only by the smell of cigarette smoke. This room was obviously used not only as a place of useless junk(破爛貨)and of diseased patients but also as a resting room where people could drop in for a quiet smoke. There was plete silence all around him. He was aware at lastthe realization came to him graduallythat this was really the end, it was all over, he could simply get up and go. But he had no place to go and no reason for going. He closed his eyes, and from depth he was not even aware of, from the very depth of his being he felt a desperate(絕望的)sorrow rising: like dogs, here and there, like dogs on a rubbish heap. She is gone forever. He heard a soft rustling(瑟瑟聲)sound and, looking up, saw crows(烏鴉) silently flying against the gray autumn sky. Just like when they were small children and went racing out into the fields. The sight cairned him a little, and he waited for the familiar sounds, but nothing e, nothing disturbed the silence all about him.1. The man was obviously in____ A. his home B. a hospital C. a hotel D. the fields2. This story happens in____ A. autumn B. spring C. summer D. a gray day3. According to the selection, the man must be A. present at the death of his relative B. a sad person who had lost his children C. a very lowspirited person D. a person hard to explain4. The room the man sat in_____A. was a room with a crow flying B. was used as a waiting room for the patients C. was used as a place to throw all kinds of junk in D. was used as a place both for rest and rubbish5. The expression “from the very depth of his being “most probably means A. from the depth of his minds B. from the depth of human being C. considering the depth of water D. considering the depth of nightⅤ.Translation1. 盡管有錯(cuò)誤和不足，這還是一篇好文章。3. 想在演藝圈出人頭地，并非易事。5. 當(dāng)局給予他最嚴(yán)厲的處罰.當(dāng)然，你沒有必要把你大學(xué)中的所有時(shí)間都花在計(jì)算機(jī)學(xué)習(xí)上，不干別的。那樣，你在為擁有一個(gè)計(jì)算機(jī)行業(yè)的好工作做準(zhǔn)備的同時(shí)會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)你的閑暇時(shí)間變得