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It was the afternoon of December 24, the day before Christmas, but I had to stay to tidy the office. The only thing that 1 my day was the beautifully decorated 2 in our waiting room and a 3 sent to me by a fellow I was dating—a dozen long-stemmed red roses.
Suddenly, our receptionist came and said there was a lady outside that urgently needed to speak with me. As I stepped out, I noticed a young 4 woman with a baby in her arms standing there. 5 , she explained that her husband—a prisoner in a nearby prison—was my next patient. She told me she wasn’t 6 to visit her husband in prison and 7 he had never seen his son. So she 8 me to let her wait here ahead of time. I agreed. 9 , it was Christmas Eve.
A short time later, her husband arrived—with chains on his feet, cuffs on his hands, and two armed guards 10 him. The woman’s tired face 11 when her husband took a seat beside her. I watched them laugh, cry, and share their 12 . He seemed like a gentle and honest man.
At the end of the 13 , the man had to go back and I 14 him a Merry Christmas. He smiled and thanked me and said he felt saddened by the 15 that he hadn’t been able to get his wife 16 for Christmas. On hearing this, I was 17 with a wonderful idea.
I’ll never forget the 18 on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful, long-stemmed red roses. I’m not sure who 19 the most joy—the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the opportunity to share in this 20 moment.
1. A. enjoyed B. brightened C. relaxed D. presented
2. A. office B. Christmas Father C. Christmas tree D. furniture
3. A. gift B. regards C. message D. package
4. A. ordinary-looking B. good-looking C. tired-looking D. frightened-looking
5. A. Happily B. Quietly C. Excitedly D. Nervously
6. A. going B. determined C. expected D. allowed
7. A. why B. how C. that D. when
8. A. persuaded B. demanded C. begged D. pleased
9. A. After all B. In all C. All in all D. Above all
10. A. near B. around C. behind D. before
11. A. turned pale B. went red C. lit up D. turned away
12. A. child B. tears C. joy D. sorrows
13. A. meeting B. appointment C. discussion D. conversation
14. A. said B. showed C. wished D. hoped
15. A. words B. fact C. idea D. scene
16. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
17. A. encouraged B. struck C. provided D. inspired
18. A. sadness B. happiness C. look D. smiles
19. A. experienced B. received C. gave D. accepted
20. A. unforgettable B. sad C. happy D. special
答案：
本文讲述了作者目睹了一位妻子带着孩子看望服刑丈夫的感人场面。作者把别人送给自己的礼物送给了那位服刑的丈夫，让他在圣诞前夕能够为妻子送一分礼物。同时作者自己也感到了一份幸福。
1. B．brighten 照亮，作者因为不得不在圣诞前夕留下来打扫办公室，而心情不好。但是唯一能够让作者感到心里亮堂的就是圣诞树和男友送来的礼物---一束红玫瑰。
2. B．因为是圣诞前夕，所以应该是妆饰地很漂亮的放在屋里的圣诞树。
3. A．作者收到男友送的一份圣诞礼物。regards问候 package 包裹
4. C．可以利用排除法解决本题。我看到一位满脸疲惫的女士怀里抱着孩子。frightened-looking害怕的表情
5. D．根据语境，那位女士紧张地向我解释…。此处其它几个选项不符合语境，因为当时那位女士不知道我是否会允许她先进来，所以应该是紧张。
6. D．她不被允许去监狱看丈夫，所以到这里来与丈夫见面。
7. C．and连接she told me… 与he had never…两个并列宾语从句，但是第二个引导词that不省略。
8. C．她乞求我让她先进来。根据下文，是我同意的，所以不用persuaded; 而demand sb. to do句式不存在；please使某人高兴。
9. A．作者动了恻隐之心，毕竟已经是圣诞夜前夕了。in all总计；all in all总括；above all首先
10. B．根据文章可知，女士的丈夫在服刑，所以有两个卫兵在他左右。
11. C. 当丈夫出现时, 妻子喜形于色。其他不符合语境。
12. A. 丈夫是第一次见到孩子，所以这是对他时与妻子一起分享孩子时情形的描述。
13. B. 很明显，这是一次约会。meeting会议
14. D. wish sb. a Merry Christmas为固定搭配，祝某人圣诞快乐。
15. B. 结合语境，当时这位丈夫正在监狱，所以事实是他无法为妻子送一份圣诞礼物。
16. C. 本句为否定句，所以用not…anything表示什么都没有。not…everything为半否定，表示并不是所有的…。
17. D.作者因听到丈夫的话而受到启发，即把别人送给自己的红玫瑰给这位丈夫。
18. C. 此时两人要分手，所以幸福、悲伤都应该存在，故用look，能够概括此情此景。
19. A. 作者自己也不确定谁经历了最大的快乐---送礼物的丈夫，接受了礼物的妻子，还是有机会来分享这样特殊时刻的自己。
20. D. 这是圣诞前夕的一次不同寻常的约会，所以用。unforgettable难忘的，不能够说明此情此景
英语20分钟专题突破：完形填空2
In early 2007 I had bought tickets to a Christian concert for myself and two other family members, but later I decided to__1__my 4 - year-old son along.
I couldn’t find another ticket in the area we were sitting in，so I started__2__online for four tickets so we could all__3__. Imagine my surprise when the four__4__tickets I needed happened to be on the front row! Thinking it was a__5__，I tried again several times and each time the same tickets came up. I knew it had to be God，so after getting__6__the initial shock I decided to__7__the front row tickets，which still left me__8__the three original tickets. Not knowing what to__9__with them，I asked around but did not have any__10__.Then my husband said two of his customers wanted to go to the same__11__but couldn't afford it.
We went to their house and they said they had a friend they wanted to take with them. __12__it turned out，this couple does a prison ministry and had been__13__this concert for quite a while，but even after offering to pay me I __14_and told them to continue working in the prisons teaching those men and women to become__15__people.This couple lost a__16__ several years ago and listening to this music could__17__them in their healing（治愈）process. The__18__of this particular concert was “Give It Away”，and I thank God for the__19__to give this to them.
It turned out to be one of the best nights for all of us，and it was all__20__my 4 - year-old boy wanted to hear the music as well.
1．A．take B．have C．fetch D．manage
2．Abuying B．seeing C．seeking D．searching
3．A．calm down B．sit together C．settle down D．team together
4．A．available B．affordable C．accessible D．usable
5．A．choice B．pleasure C．1uck D．surprise
6．A．around B．over C．back D．on
7．A．purchase B．offer C．charge D．return
8．A．to B．for C．of D．with
9．A．start B．bear C．do D．deal
10．A．takers B．owners C．consumers D．fans
11．A．place B．hall C．direction D．concert
12．A．So B．As C．When D．Which
13．A．paying attention to B．looking forward to
C．taking care of D．making preparations for
14．A．refused B．accepted C．responded D．admitted
15．A．wealthier B．better C．greater D．politer
16．A．ticket B．chance C．son D．home
17．A．accompany B．assure C．help D．guarantee
18．A．topic B．theme C．title D．idea
19．A．success B．time C．period D．opportunity
20．A．why B．if C．though D．because
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英语20分钟专题突破：阅读理解1
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Today, I read an interesting article about television viewing. In one experiment, families were paid to stop watching TV for either a week or a month. Many could not complete the task and some families even fought, verbally or physically. It was quite interesting and now I will say something about TV.
After TV became a product most families could afford, people bought and started to watch their new TVs. Both adults and children became less creative in problem so1ving，less able to persevere（坚持）at tasks，and less tolerant of unstructured time.
In my family, we grew up with the TV on. Every weekend, we watched Gun Smoke and Bonanza together as a fami1y. TV provides us with a comfortable background when we want to learn a foreign language at home，and it entertains us cheaply with live action sports，incomparable performing arts and important events of the world. In addition，it educates us about everything from the cells in our body to the galaxies in the universe.
Perhaps it’s not even practical to live without television unless our views change abruptly as we get older. I don’t think that TV damages us so much as it robs us of time that could be spent doing other things such as 1earning new skills, getting some exercise or doing vo1unteer work.
I was lucky to have a family that watched TV together．Today there seems to be a TV in every room of the house and there's no need to agree on a program to watch．To watch TV or not to watch TV is more of a question for adults than for us, and even though we all say we want to cut down the time we spend in front of the tube，we never really do. TV has us hypnotized!
1．The experiment in Paragraph 1 is intended to show .
A．how interesting watching TV is
B．how much people like watching TV
C．whether people like watching TV
D．what people do after giving up watching TV
2．After most families could afford a TV，they became .
A．more active at work
B．more crazy in solving problems
C．less tolerant of TV time
D．less concentrated on tasks
3．According to Paragraph 3, the author and his family .
A．spend weekends watching TV in every room
B．get a lot of valuable experience in watching TV
C．want to cut down the time spent in front of TV
D．can afford a TV for each one of the family
4．The author thinks
A．it’s practical to live with television
B．it’s not practical to live with television
C．people's view about watching TV has changed
D．when we get o1der，our view about watching TV will change
5．In the last paragraph the underlined sentence means .
A．we are really hooked on our TV
B．we are really proud of our TV
C．TV robs us of available time
D．TV benefits us greatly
B
The very last topic any parent wants to discuss is cancer．In fact，wouldn't it be wonderful if the topic never had to be broached? Unfortunately，few among us haven't been touched，in some way, by the disease．
One teacher at Howell’s，Land O’Pines School decided last year to make a learning experience out of cancer awareness，and with the help of his fellow teachers，has succeeded in taking a terrible subject and turning it into something that allows the children to make a difference while helping others.
The Hats On Day project began a decade ago in Missouri when a fifth—grade class wanted to raise money to help a fellow classmate battling cancer．The children wanted to raise awareness about the effects of chemotherapy（化疗）and decided to wear hats to show their support for people who lose their hair while undergoing treatment for cancer.
During the 10 years since the first Hats On Day, the project has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for children with cancer. Raymond Gredder, a fifth—grade teacher at Land O’Pilies, heads up the program locally. As part of the project，Land O’Pines students are asked to bring in monetary donations this week that will be contributed to the Foundation for Children with Cancer.
This is the second year Land O’Pines is participating in the Hats On Day project. Last year the Student Council. organized the weeklong collection and raised more than $2,000. This year Gredder is running the program through the fifth grade health curriculum. He believes it is extremely important for children to be involved in events such as Hats On Day that promote an awareness and understanding of people in need.
6．What is the best title of the passage?
A．Pupils put on the their hats to show off
B．Pupils put on the their hats to help other youngsters
C．How to deal with the children with cancer
D．How to get along with the children with cancer
7．From the first two paragraphs，we call learn______.
A．parents are unwilling to discuss the disease cancer
B．it is unfortunate for some children to develop cancer
C．few people have been touched by cancer
D．the students helped a teacher with cancer
8．Which of the following is NOT the purpose to practice Hats on Day for the People with cancer?
A．To raise money. B．To show support.
C．To protect hair. D．To raise awareness.
9．The underlined word“broached”in the first paragraph probably means_____.
A．ignored B．discussed C．felt D．avoided
10．Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Gredder is head of Hats on Day project in the country.
B．Gtedder helps students to understand people in need through the project.
C．Howell’s Land O’Pines School sets up a health curriculum to prevent cancer.
D．Howell’s Land O’Pines Schoo is the first one to practice Hats on Day project.
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