One year, my school report made my parents angry. On Christmas Eve, all the presents were stolen, along with our TV. My parents told me that there were no presents because Santa was very angry with my behavior over the past year. The next year on Christmas Eve I slept downstairs with a plastic sword waiting for Santa to make sure that he didn't steal the new TV. The next morning, when I woke up, I saw Santa standing there. As soon as I saw that there were no presents, I grabbed my plastic sword and ran at him, shouting angrily: "THIEF! THIEF!"
Jack
When I was young, we always had a specific room for the Christmas tree. My mom never really liked the location, so one year she moved the tree into another room. I was convinced that Santa would not know where the tree was and would get lost in our house. I was worried that he would be mad and put me on the "bad" list and would not give me any gifts because he couldn't find the tree. I came up with the idea to make signs leading from the fireplace to the tree. They said things like: "Tree this way" or "Santa, put the gifts over here." When my big brother saw them he began to laugh his head off.
Lucy
Does everyone remember going to the mall and sitting on Santa’s lap to have his picture taken at Christmas time?
Well, I used to think that if I did that, Santa would get mad bcause he would have to go all around the world and give every kid the chance to have his picture taken with him. Of course his lap would hurt and he would be very fired. I thought he might keep a copy of the picture and that would be how he decided who would be on his naughty list.
My mom couldn't get me onto Santa's lap until she made him promise I wouldn't end up on his naughty list.
Lydia
小題1:The real reason why Jack's TV was taken away is that ______________.
A．his parents were too careless
B．his parents thought he had watched too much TV
C．Santa Claus was not satisfied with Jack’s behavior
D．Santa gave the TV to another child as a present
小題2:Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why Lucy didn't want the tree to be moved?
A．Santa would not know where the tree was.
B．Santa would be angry and would not give her any gifts.
C．Her big brother might laugh at her.
D．Santa might think she was a "bad" child.
小題3:We can learn from the third story that _______________.
A．Lydia’s mother was very Strict with her
B．Lydia believed in Santa when she was young
C．Lydia was naughty when she was young
D．Lydia liked taking pictures with Santa
小題4:Why didn't Lydia want to take pictures with Santa?
A．She was afraid that Santa would get mad with her.
B．She was afraid that Santa would get too tired and hurt himself.
C．She disliked the idea that Santa would keep a copy of her picture.
D．She feared that she would appear in the Santa's naughty list.

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:D
試題分析：
小題1:B細節(jié)題。從第一段第一句my school report made my parents angry及第二句可知，jack的電視被搬走是因為他父母認為他電視看太多而假借是圣誕老人不滿他的行為，因此排除C，D答案文章中沒有提到。
小題2:C細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段第二，三句的陳述可知她怕搬走樹后圣誕老人不識路，同時當心會因此留下壞印象而不給她禮物，原因包括ABD。C不包括在內(nèi)
小題3:B從文中第二段一二句可知，她怕圣誕老人累著，怕他發(fā)火，說明她很敬仰圣誕老人
小題4:D從文中最后一句她不肯照相，直到媽媽讓圣誕老人答應不會把她列入淘氣包的名單，說明她怕被列入。
點評：本文記錄了由三個人 Jack，Lucy 和 Lydia口述回憶小時候有關圣誕老人的童年趣事及當時對圣誕老人的模糊印象。文章通俗易懂且富有趣味性。充滿童真，童趣。
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小題2:_______ yourself
It means:
being very 小題3:_______ for your thoughts and deeds;
keeping your promise, and having faith in yourself, family and work;
having 小題4:_______ in what you do and working hard;
setting your own standards instead of comparing yourself to others.
Turn disappointments into strengths
People 小題5:________ with abandon believe personal trials make them sensitive and loving and are good for 小題6:________ character.
Examples of Abraham Lincoln and Helen Keller in history show
小題7: ________ can be made through diligence.
Enjoy the小題8: ________ of life
☆ People are eager to succeed 小題9:________ in the present goal-centered society.
☆ What we have to do is to enjoy our life journey by discovering ourselves and fulfilling our personalities.
Set a goal bigger than yourself
☆ Living life for yourself alone won’t make you happy.
☆ Success is not小題10:________ by the things you have done but your abilities.

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