As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, rooms to be cleaned. Parents are
with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real
. On Christmas Eve, young children find the
almost unbearable（难以忍受的）. They are
between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to
up late so that they will not
the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie
for a long time, hoping to get a short look at Father Christmas.
Last Christmas, my wife and I
managed to hide a few large presents in the storeroom. I feared the moment when my son, Jimmy, would
me where that new bike had come from, but
he did not see it.
On Christmas Eve, it took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly
when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began
stockings. Then I pushed in the
I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get
sleep that night, for the children were
to get up early. At about five o'clock the next morning, we were woken by loud sounds coming from the children's room － they were shouting excitedly!
I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came
into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary,
close behind pushing her new baby carriage. Even the baby arrived, he moved
the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burst. That woke
up completely. The day had really begun with a bang（巨响）.
| 小题1: | | A．faced | B．met | C．filled | D．pleased |
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| 小题2: | | A．question | B．matter | C．problem | D．business |
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| 小题3: | | A．joy | B．excitement | C．presents | D．parents |
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日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
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该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
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