One of the traditions which is now a necessary part of Christmas is a that of Father Christmas, or Santa Claus. According to the modern legend, he is a magical figure who visits all the children of the world during the night before Christmas Day, leaving presents which they find the next morning. He flies through the night sky in a sledge pulled by reindeer, and enters houses by climbing down chimneys. This strange legend is based on the life of a man called Nicholas, but in fact we know very little about him. Historians think he was a Christian bishop(主教)in Turkey in about 285--350 A.D. One of the stories about him is that he helped three poor girls. No one would marry them because they were so poor. To provide them with money for their weddings, Nicholas secretly dropped some gold coins down the chimney of their house. After Nicholas died, he was made a saint(圣人) by the church.(The name Santa Claus thus comes from St Nicholas.) His feast day was celebrated in December, and parents started giving their children secret presents from St Nicholas. Over the years, this custom became part of our Christmas traditions.

Recently, a psychologist has claimed that Father Christmas is “the perfect fantasy” for children. According to Professor Anthony Clare, children love the character of Father Christmas because he is like an ideal father: he loves children and gives them presents, but he never criticizes them, is never angry, and children do not even need to thank him for the presents. Other writers, however, point out that Father Christmas can be a frightening character to some children. Jane Bidder says that some children are terrified of this fat, bearded old man. It can certainly confuse many children. As parents, we warn our children to be careful of strangers and never to let them into the house, and yet we tell children that a strange man will come into their bedroom at night! Some children can become very worried about this idea and fear that he is a kind of burglar.

Most children, however, understand from their parents and from the media that Father Christmas is basically a benign character, and look forward to his annual visit with joy and excitement.

1.The main point of the first paragraph is that .

A. Father Christmas is an important part of Christmas

B. the tradition of Father Christmas is a modern idea

C. Father Christmas is a magical figure who can fly

D. the legends about Father Christmas are not true

2.The writer mentions details such as Father Christmas’s sledge, the reindeer and the way he climbs down chimneys because he/she .

A. wants to make it clear that these things are impossible

B. is describing the history of St Nicholas

C. wants everyone to believe that Father Christmas is real

D. is explaining the modern legend of Father Christmas

3. Why does the writer mention the story about St Nicholas helping three poor girls?

A. It shows us that historians know very little about him.

B. This story explains why parents give secret presents to children.

C. It supports the writer’s main point that Father Christmas is based on an untrue story.

D. This story explains why we celebrate Christmas in December.

4.In the last paragraph, the word “benign” means .

A. religious B. friendly

C. frightening D. unreal

5.The best title for this passage would be .

A. Is Father Christmas Dangerous?

B. The True History of St Nicholas

C. The Legend of Santa Claus

D. The Traditions of Christmas

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.B

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要敘述了圣誕老人的傳說。圣誕老人源于一位真實(shí)的人，他樂于助人，默默無聞。人們?yōu)榱思o(jì)念他就形成了圣誕節(jié)給孩子送禮物的傳統(tǒng)，盡管現(xiàn)代家長(zhǎng)教育孩子不能收陌生人的禮物等等，但圣誕老人仍然受到孩子們的愛戴。

1. 主旨題。通讀第一段，并根據(jù)第一句話One of the traditions which is now a necessary part of Christmas is a that of Father Christmas, or Santa Claus可知圣誕老人是圣誕節(jié)重要的組成部分，故判斷選A。

2. 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段的According to the modern legend, he is a magical figure…可知作者詳細(xì)描寫圣誕老人在圣誕節(jié)所做的事情主要是現(xiàn)代傳說，故判斷選D。

【小題3 】B細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段的His feast day was celebrated in December, and parents started giving their children secret presents from St Nicholas可知父母?jìng)兏麑W(xué)會(huì)了秘密地送給孩子們圣誕禮物，故判斷選B。

3. 詞義題。根據(jù)文章的第一段中圣誕老人所做的一些幫助別人的事情可知圣誕老人是友好的，正因?yàn)樗挠押�，才�?huì)讓孩子們每年都期待他的到來，故判斷選B。A宗教的；B友好的；C感到害怕的；D不真實(shí)的。

4. 總結(jié)題。通讀全文，特別是文章的第一段都是在敘述關(guān)于圣誕老人的傳說，第二段說明圣誕老人在當(dāng)今仍受人歡迎，盡管現(xiàn)代的父母?jìng)冏尯⒆訉?duì)所有的陌生人嚴(yán)陣以待，是圣誕老人的愛的傳遞讓孩子們歡喜和幸福。故選C。

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