and the following speech is made:

\sure have3a lot this year. Not only are you taller, but I can see that your4 has been stronger as well. In fact, I think you are ready to 5 a Santa Claus yourself.\

\like him. Well, now you are ready to do your first job7 a Santa.\

The children usually pick someone they know. They choose to find something that the person really needs, and 8 let them know where it comes from.

My oldest son chose the old lady next door. He9that she came out every morning to get her paper in bare feet, 10 he realized she needed slippers. We went to the supermarket and a warm pair of slippers for her. He wrote on a card, %under her gate. The next morning, she was out getting her paper, wearing the slippers. You can imagine how 12he was at that moment. Over the years, he chose a good number of neighbors and friends, always coming up with special presents just for them. One year, he polished up his bike and gave it to one of our friend's daughters. This family is too 13to get a new one for the girl. When she saw the bike in the yard with a big bow on it, the look on her face was almost as 14 as the one on my son's.

When the time came for my next son to join the \the speech. 15 of the club's members have ever felt that they had been lied to --- because they were let in on the Secret of Being a Santa.

（1）

A . him B . her C . me D . them （2）

A . hotel B . bookstore C . supermarket D . cafe （3）

A . grown B . seen C . developed D . improved

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（4） A . body

B . heart C . face D . skill （5） A . meet B . find C . become D . change （6）

A . dressed up B . looked up C . put up D . took up （7） A . as B . for C . with D . to （8） A . never B . seldom C . often D . usually （9）

A . understood B . accepted C . regarded

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D . noticed （10） A . or B . so C . but D . because （11） A . box B . note C . card D . paper （12） A . relaxed B . nervous C . excited D . peaceful （13） A . poor B . rich C . common D . funny （14） A . shy B . good C . afraid D . strange （15） A . None B . Each

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C . Most D . All

三、 阅读理解 (共2题；共16分)

22. （8分）阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

For me, one of the greatest pleasures in life is going to watch a great film at the cinema. It's a chance for me to get away from real life. There's nothing better than being lost in a story unless, of course, someone decides to break down the moment.

Whether at a cinema or a huge theatre, someone usually decides to treat the place like their own home! There is an accepted way of behaving at the cinema which some people don t seem to understand. To start with, some people always turn up late, causing you to rise from your seat to allow them to go past. Then, when you want to enjoy the surround-sound effects, someone begins to enjoy their drinks and popcorn and thus makes a lot of noises. And what I can't stand most is people who decide to chat to their friends, sometimes not even about the film.

I'm not alone in this situation. Simon Mayo, a film critic at the BBC, experienced a “new low\during a film. He says, \and used the light on it to allow her to do her make-up!”

Simon has helped to create a list of rules on how moviegoers should behave at the cinema. One of them is no use of mobile phones, and another is not to take your shoes off--a most serious offence(冒犯)!

Of course, when we have paid for a ticket, we feel it is our right to relax and enjoy the film in the way we want to, but we mustn't forget our fellow moviegoers who want to enjoy the cinematic experience, too.

The best choice for anyone wanting to break the rules of cinema manners is to get a DVD and watch it at home. But we all know that the best way to enjoy the art of cinematography is on the big screen. _______________

What about you? What annoys you about other people at the cinema? （1）Why does the writer enjoy going to the cinema? A . It makes him feel like being at home.

B . It gives him a moment to stay away from real life C . He prefers watching the films on big screens. D . He wants to enjoy the cinematic experience.

（2）What is considered by Simon to be the rudest at a cinema? A . Using mobile phones. B . Chatting to their friends.

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