高考英语复习：圣诞节语法填空+读后续写课件

语法填空SantaClaus阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。SantaClausissomeonewhowillremainintheheartsofchildrenforever.Heisthemake-believeperson1.______

bringstoysandothergiftstochildrenatChristmas.Togrown-ups,heisaspecialsymbolofgoodwilland2.______(self)

giving.SantaClausalsohassomeother3.______(name),likeSaint(圣徒)

Nicholas,KrisKringleandPelznickel.TheSantaClauswetalkaboutintheUnitedStatesfliesfromhishomeattheNorthPoleonChristmasEvetobringtoysandgiftstochildren.Thehappy,white-beardedman

4.______(dress)

inred.Heusuallyfliesonasleigh(雪橇)

ledbyhisreindeer.Santaenterseachhomethroughthechimney(烟囱)

andfillschildren’sstockings5.______

toysandgifts.SantaClausisbelieved

tohavecomefromthestoryofSt.Nicholas.Hewasa4th-centuryclergy(牧师)

intheMediterraneanportcityofMyra,partofmodern-dayTurkey.ItissaidthatSt.Nicholasgaveawayallhiswealth6.______(help)

thepoorandthesick.HsaysSt.Nicholasbecame7.______(know)

astheprotectorofchildrenandsailors.Itaddsthathewasthe8.______(popular)saintinEurope.In9.______

18thcentury,DutchimmigrantsbroughtthestoryofSaintNikolaasandthetraditionofgift-givingtoNewYorkCity.TheDutchsaidhisnamevery10.______(rapid).Itsoundedlike“Sinterklaas.”WhenEnglishspeakerssaidthisword,itsoundedlikeSantaClaus.SantaClausissomeonewhowillremainintheheartsofchildrenforever.Heisthemake-believeperson1.______

bringstoysandothergiftstochildrenatChristmas.1.who/that圣诞老人永远活在孩子们的心中。他是圣诞节给孩子们送玩具和其他礼物的虚构人物。Togrown-ups,heisaspecialsymbolofgoodwilland2.______(self)

giving.2.selfless/unselfish对成年人来说，他是善良和无私奉献的特殊象征。SantaClausalsohassomeother3.______(name),likeSaint(圣徒)

Nicholas,KrisKringleandPelznickel.3.names圣诞老人还有其他一些名字，如圣尼古拉斯、克里斯·克林格和佩尔兹尼克。TheSantaClauswetalkaboutintheUnitedStatesfliesfromhishomeattheNorthPoleonChristmasEvetobringtoysandgiftstochildren.Thehappy,white-beardedman

4.______(dress)

inred.4.dresses/isdressed我们在美国谈论的圣诞老人在圣诞前夜从北极的家中飞来，给孩子们带来玩具和礼物。这位快乐的、长着白胡子的老人穿着红色衣服，通常乘坐由驯鹿拉着的雪橇飞行。Heusuallyfliesonasleigh(雪橇)

ledbyhisreindeer.Santaenterseachhomethroughthechimney(烟囱)

andfillschildren’sstockings5.______

toysandgifts.5.with圣诞老人通过烟囱进入每个家庭，把玩具和礼物装满孩子们的长筒袜。

SantaClausisbelieved

tohavecomefromthestoryofSt.Nicholas.圣诞老人被认为是来自圣尼古拉斯的故事。Hewasa4th-centuryclergy(牧师)

intheMediterraneanportcityofMyra,partofmodern-dayTurkey.他是4世纪在地中海港口城市米拉的神职人员，现在是土耳其的一部分。ItissaidthatSt.Nicholasgaveawayallhiswealth6.______(help)

thepoorandthesick.6.tohelp据说圣尼古拉斯把他所有的财产都捐出来帮助穷人和病人。HsaysSt.Nicholasbecame7.______(know)

astheprotectorofchildrenandsailors.7.knownH表示，圣尼古拉斯成为了儿童和水手的保护者。Itaddsthathewasthe8.______(popular)saintinEurope.8.mostpopular该网站还补充说，他是欧洲最受欢迎的圣人。

In9.______

18thcentury,DutchimmigrantsbroughtthestoryofSaintNikolaasandthetraditionofgift-givingtoNewYorkCity.9.the18世纪，荷兰移民将圣尼古拉和赠送礼物的传统带到了纽约市。TheDutchsaidhisnamevery10.______(rapid).10.rapidly荷兰人说得很快，Itsoundedlike“Sinterklaas.”WhenEnglishspeakerssaidthisword,itsoundedlikeSantaClaus.他的名字听起来像“Sinterklaas”。当英国人说这个词时，听起来像圣诞老人。读后续写练习Everykidinmyneighborhoodknewabout

the

Christmas

Witch.

ShewasanelderlywomanwholeftherChristmas

decorations

upallyearlong:atwinklingtreeinthelivingroom,aplasticwreath(花环)onthefrontdoor,andIwastoldthedecorationsweremeanttoget

kids

closertothehousesotheChristmasWitchcouldtakethem.I

promised

myselfIwouldnevergonearthatplace.ButwhenIturnedfourteen,IgotanewspaperrouteanddiscoveredI'dhaveto

deliver

paperstotheChristmasWitch.Butmy

mother

justadvisedmenottoworry.Myfirstdayofdeliverywasadark,freezingMarchmorning.TheskywasjustturningpinkasIapproachedthelasthouseonmyroute...thatoftheChristmasWitch.Itiptoeduptheporchstepsandplacedthenewspaperbythedoor.ThenIquicklyturnedaround.AndjustthenIslipped,andfelldownthestairs.Isprainedmy

ankle,unabletowalk.Thelightwason.Thedooropened.Someonecameout.ItwastheChristmasWitch.“Dearme,”saidshe.

“Areyouallright?”Speechless,Ipointedatmyankle.“Comein;makesureyou’reokay.”Shesmiled,notawicked-witchsmile,butanicesmile,likeshewasconcerned.Ihadnochoice.Holdingher

hand,Igotintoherhouseandwasplacedinachair.“Relax.”Shehurriedintothekitchenand

returned

amomentlater,handingmeacupofhottea.“Icallyourparents.”shesaid.Itoldhermymother’snumberasshedialed.Shegotthrough,toldmymothereverythingandturned,“Yourmotherwillbehereshortly.”“Thankyou,Mrs.Wright.”“You’rewelcome.”Shesatdownacrossfromme,

smiling.“Youdon'thavetocallmeMrs.Wright;youcancallmeChristmasWitch.”Iwasabitembarrassed.“It'salright.”Shesmiled.“Ihearwhatpeoplesay.Itdoesn'tmatter.”“Youdohavelotsofdecorations,”Isaid.“Ithinkit’spretty,”shereplied.Isaid,“Peoplethinkit’s...weird.”“Theydon'tunderstandwhyIleaveupmydecorations,”sheresponded.Likemostteenagers,Ijustblurtedoutthenextquestion.

“Why?”Paragraph1:

“Itwasbecauseofmyson,Anthony,whodiedinthewar,”

saidMrs.Wright.

Paragraph2:Thedoorbellrangandmymotherarrived.“Itwasbecauseofmyson,Anthony,whodiedinthewar,”saidMrs.Wright.

“AnthonywasscheduledtocomehomebeforeChristmas.HecalledmeonNewYear’sEve,tellingmetoleaveupthe

Christmasdecorations.Butthreedayslater,Anthonywaskilledinahelicoptercrash.Myboynevermadeitbackhome.AndeventhoughIknowitdoesn’tchangeanything,Iwon’ttakedownthosedecorations,evenafteralltheseyears.”Mrs.Wrightwasn’tawitch.Shewasasad,isolatedmotherstrugglingwithaterribleloss.Thedoorbellrangandmymotherarrived.Accompaniedbymy

mother,Iwenthome.Mysprained

ankle

healedquickly.Sincethen,wheneverI

delivered

newspaperstoMrs.Wright,shesmiled,sayinghowmuchsheenjoyedmyvisit.Funny,Ididn’tthinkofherastheChristmasWitchanymore.Severalyearslater,Mrs.Wrighthadpassedaway.Afteralltheseyears,thatexperiencehasalwayshelpedmerememberthatagelesslesson:Bealittlelessjudgmentalandabitmoreunderstandingtowardothers.

AChristmasstoryJimGlaubandDylanParkerhadjustbeenhandedthekeystotheirnewManhattanapartmenton22ndStreetwhentheyweretoldsomethingcurious:“Justasyou

know,there’relettersaddressedtoSantacomingtotheapartment.The

previous

tenants（租户）received

theletterstoo.Ithadbeencomingforyearsandnooneknowswhy.

”GlaubandParkersettledintotheirnewhome,andforthefirsttwoyearsonlyafewlettersflewinfromkidsorparentsasking“Santa”forgifts

theycouldnototherwiseafford:toys,coats,adoll.Glaub,ofcourse,isnot

Santa.HerunsaBroadwaymarketingcompany.HeandParkermanagedtomakeboth

ends

meet.

TheninthemonthsleadingtoChristmas2021,theirmailboxwas

flooded.Everyday,they’dopenittofinditfilledwithletterstoSanta.

Theyrespondedtoasmanyastheycould,writingnotes,evenbuyinggifts.But

theycoulddoonlysomuch.Theletterscominginwerefarmorethantheycould

dealwithsotherewasalwaysapileoflettersinthecorneroftheirdining

room.Onenight,whenGlaubandParkerheldaChristmasparty,asolutionappeared.Oneoftheirguestsnoticedthehundredsoflettersthey’dyettoact

uponandaskedaboutthem.Andsomeguestsevenreadthelettersandknewabout

thestoriesbehindthem,makingthemholdbacktearsduetotheunluckykids

andtheirmiserableparents.Glaubtoldthemthestoryandhisguestswereinterested.Alotofpeoplewerelike“I’lltakealetter.I’llfulfillit.”That‘swhenGlaubandParker

realizedtheydidn’thavetofulfillallthesewishesthemselves.“Peoplewant

tohelp.”Andtherewasamiraclebornon22ndStreet,whereacommunity-basedvolunteerorganizationthatrespondstochildren'sletterstoSantawithgreetingsandgiftswasestablished.注意：1.

续写词数应为150左右；2.

开头已给出。Paragraph1:Tospreadthekindness,theystartedawebsiteandaFacebookpage.Paragraph2:Thegooddeedwasadvocatedbymanymedia.Tospreadthekindness,theystartedawebsiteandaFacebookpage.Workingwithothernon-profitorganizationsthathelpthoseinneed,they

invitedfamiliesfromaroundthecountrytogoonlineandrequestgiftsfor

theirchildren.Ontheotherhand,donors,alsoknownas“elves(精灵)”,ansignuptobuygiftsfora

childorafamily.However,therewasaspecialrequest:achildsufferingfrom

anincurablediseasedreamedofbeingafirefighter.Havingheardthestory,

thelocalfiredepartmentactedastheelf,providingaone-dayfirefighter

experienceforthekid.Thegooddeedwasadvocatedbymanymedia.Actually,whattheydidmade

aconsiderabledifferencetomanyfamiliesespeciallyforthosewho

sufferedfromsomemisfortunesandwaitedforsomemiracles,thusmakingthe

publicpaycloseattentiontoit.Besides,theyappealedtocitizenstojoinin

thecampaignandhelpedsomeunfortunatekidstorealizetheirdreams.Forthe

followingyears,ontheChristmas,thepeoplewhoreceivedtheletteractedas

Santa,whichmeantalottofamilieslivingindespair.阅读下列短文，并在空白处填入1个适当单词或所给单词的正确形式。Adigitalreplica（复制品）oftheworld'sfirst-evertextmessageissettogounderthehammer,whereitisexpectedtofetchmorethan150,000pounds($200,000).“MerryChristmas,”wasthemessage1.______(send)byengineerNeilPapworthonDecember3,1992,inNewbury,Berkshire,toRichardJarvis.Papworth,thena22-year-oldtestengineer,2._______(work)ontheShortMessageService(SMS)forVodafone,whichwashisclient（客户）.Thenextyear,NokiaintroducedtheSMSfeature.Avirtualreplicaofhis"MerryChristmas"textmessage,anon-fungibletoken(NFT)（非同质化代币）,willbeupforauction（拍卖）thanks3._______Vodafone.Itcanbeboughtincryptocurrency（数字加密货币）online.Thehighestbidfortheworld’sfirst-evertextmessagewillbeawardedcompleterightstothemessage,includingadigitalfilecontaininginformationonthe4._______(send)andtherecipient（收件人）.TheauctionwillbeheldatAguttesAuctionHouseinFranceonDecember21,2021.Thesalesproceedswill5.________(donate)totheUnitedNationsRefugeeAgency(UNRA)（联合国难民署）,accordingtoVodafone.“First”isalways6._______historyandamemory,MaximilienAguttes,arepresentativeoftheFrenchauctionhouse（拍卖行）saidthatthefirstprintedbook,thefirstphonecall,thefirstemail–alltheseinventions7._