Charles Dickens 语篇填空1篇
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live，exchange，bad，kind，other，call，spirit，die，behind，when
Christmas is one of the most important festivals in Western countries. But what does Christmas mean? Does it just mean having parties, decorating Christmas trees or 1 presents? No, not exactly. The true meaning of Christmas lies 2 all these things. Maybe Charles Dickens’ novel, A Christmas Carol, can make you think more of Christmas.
Charles Dickens told us a story about a mean old man 3 Scrooge. Scrooge cares about nothing but his business and money. He treats others 4 . Then one Christmas Eve, Scrooge has a dream, where he meets the ghost of Jacob Marley, one of his partners. Marley was as mean as Scrooge when he was 5 . But after he died, he was punished for his unkindness. He tells Scrooge that three 6 will visit him soon.
And then they come. One of them is the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. The spirit takes Scrooge to see what will happen to him 7 he is dead. Scrooge is sad and scared to find that nobody cares about his 8 . He is so afraid that he wakes up and finds out it is just a nightmare(噩梦).
The dream warns Scrooge to change himself and be kind to 9 . He changes quickly and celebrates Christmas happily with his relatives by giving gifts. From then on, he treats everyone with 10 and warmth.
So what does the story tell us? Yes, it tells us that we should show kindness to others by spreading love and joy.
1.exchanging
【解析】本题用常识法和对称结构法解题。
根据常识可知，在圣诞节人们都会聚会、装饰圣诞树和相互交换礼物等，故用exchange；
而根据上文中的having parties，decorating Christmas trees可知，应该使用动词的-ing 形式。
2. behind
【解析】本题用联系上下文法解题。
根据上文的描述，圣诞节的含义不仅仅是聚会、圣诞树和礼物等这些表面的东西，真正的意义隐藏在其背后。
故用behind。
3. called
【解析】本题用语法判定法。分析old man和Scrooge的关系可知，它们指的是同一个人，故用called。
4. badly
【解析】本题用联系上下文法解题。
根据上文提到的＂... cares about nothing but his business and money.＂可知＂他只在乎钱，对其他人不好＂，要用副词修饰动词，故用badly。
5. alive
【解析】本题用联系上下文法解题。根据下文中提到＂But after he died, he...＂可以推断前面应该讲的是他生前的情况，故用alive。
6. spirits
【解析】本题用联系上下文法解题。根据下一段的＂spirit＂可知，本题应该用spirit的复数形式。
7. when
【解析】本题用语法判定法解题。
分析前后的句子可知，后面应该是一个时间状语从句，故用when。
8. death
【解析】本题用联系上下文法解题。
上文中提到 ＂dead＂，但是这里用在形容词性物主代词之后，应该用其名词形式，故用death。
9. others
【解析】本题用联系上下文法解题。
前文提到＂He treats others badly＂他对别人很坏，因此这里应该是说这个噩梦警告他改变自己，善待＂他人＂，故要用others。
10. kindness
【解析】本题用对称结构法解题。
根据上下文的描述可知＂他变得对其他人好起来＂，因此选用kind；而根据＂and warmth＂可知，应该使用kind的名词形式。
