四、閱讀理解(共15小題，每題3分，共45分)

　　閱讀下列短文，然后根據短文的內容從每小題的四個選項中選出最佳的一項。

　　A

　　On Christmas Eve--the night before Christmas Day--children all over Britain put a stocking at the end of their beds before they go to sleep.Their parents usually tell them that Father Christmas will come during the night.

　　Father Christmas is very kind and hearted.He lands on the top of each house and climbs down the chimney and out of the fireplace.Then he fills each of the stockings with Christmas presents.

　　Of course,Father Christmas isn't real.In Jim and Kate's house,'Father Christmas'is really Mr.Green.Mr.Green doesn't climb down the chimney.He waits until the children are asleep.Then he quietly goes into their bedrooms and fills their stockings with small presents.When they were very young,Mr Green sometimes wore a red coat.But he doesn't do that now.The children are no longer young,and they know who'Father Christmas'really is.But they still put their stockings at the end of their beds.

　　36.Christmas Eve is__________.

　　A.the night of Christmas Day

　　B.the evening of Christmas Day

　　C.Christmas Day

　　D.the night before Christmas Day

　　37.When the children were very young,__________.

　　A.they didn't know who Father Christmas was

　　B.they knew that Father Christmas wasn't real

　　C.they thought their father was Father Christmas

　　D.they knew who put the presents into their stockings

　　38.When the children are older,they__________.

　　A.know that Father Christmas is real

　　B.ask their mother to fill their stockings with presents

　　C.know that Father Christmas is really their father

　　D.know that Father Christmas is really their friend

　　四、閱讀理解

　　【短文A：文章大意】

　　短文介紹了圣誕節前夜圣誕老人為孩子們送禮物的習俗。每逢圣誕節前夜，孩子們入睡前都會將襪子放在床尾，早上起來就會看到圣誕老人送來的禮物。隨著年齡的增長，他們都知道了圣誕老人其實就是自己的父母，他們會趁自己熟睡的時候將禮物放到襪子里。然而每逢圣誕節，他們還是會把襪子放在床尾。

　　36.【答案】D

　　【解題指要】本題是常識題。題干問的是：圣誕節前夕是哪一天?根據常識可知：圣誕節前夕是平安夜，即圣誕節的前一個夜晚。故本題選擇D。

　　37.【答案】A

　　【解題指要】本題是細節題。題干問的是：當孩子小的時候，他們怎么了?A說他們不知道圣誕老人的真實身份。B說他們知道圣誕老人不是真實的。C說他們認為自己的父親就是圣誕老人。D說他們知道是誰把禮物放到了襪子里面。根據文章內容，當孩子們小的時候，他們不知道圣誕老人的真實身份。因此本題選擇A。

　　38.【答案】C

　　【解題指要】本題是細節題。題干問的是：當孩子們長大了以后，他們怎么了?A說他們知道圣誕老人是真實存在的。B說他們問自己的母親誰是圣誕老人。C說他們知道了圣誕老人其實是自己的父親裝扮的。D說他們知道圣誕老人其實是他們的朋友。根據文章內容，當孩子們長大了以后，他們知道圣誕老人其實是自己的父親裝扮的，為他們送上圣誕節的禮物。因此本題選擇C。

　　【短文B：文章大意】

　　短文介紹了衛星可以幫助我們預測天氣狀況。通過衛星傳回來的圖片，氣象學家可以預測出未來的天氣變化。