高三第四次教研活动/10.12区教研/7.A Christmas Carol/exercise.doc[上学期]

Understanding the text
1. What kind of man is Mr Ebenezer Scrooge
A. He is mean. B. He is cold-hearted
C. He is a man with big heart. D. A and B*
2. What is Fred like
A. He looks down upon the poor. B. He is kind-hearted.*
C. He hates rich people. D. The passage doesn’t say
3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the dialogue
A. The business is now owned by Scrooge and his partner Marley.*
B. Marley died on December 24th.
C. The gentleman tried to persuade Scrooge to do something good for the poor.
D. Many thousands of people don’t have enough money to keep themselves warm.
5. Why does Lisa want to leave Scrooge Because____.
A. she loves money more than anything else.
B. Scrooge pays more attention to money than to her.
C. Scrooge’s character has changed and differences arose between them*
D. Scrooge no longer loves her.
6. Who makes Scrooge change his attitude toward the poor.
A. Bob B. Fred C. Santa Clause* D. The passage doesn’t say.
7. The main factor that makes Scrooge change his mind is that ____.
A. he is afraid that the bad thing will happen to him in the future*
B. he regrets what he did in the past
C. he is moved by what Santa Claus says
D. he loses his fortune and become a poor man himself
8. According to Fred, Christmas is the day of the year when people ____.
A. think of the past and look forward to the future
B. put valuable things in their pockets
C. have dinner together
D. show kindness to people and help others*
9. Mr Scrooge is reluctant to open his heart to the poor because____.
A. there are plenty of prisons in the world
B. he is poor himself
C. the union work houses can help the poor
D. he only cares about his own business and never shows kindness to others*
plete the passage with the correct form of the given words
1. Workbook P195 Ex1
2. Complete the following notes about the main characters in the story
mean, be badly off, occupy, in want of , celebrate, but, admit, guide, be left alone, present, happy, former, freeze, off, do sb good, basic bring in,
Ebenezer Scrooge is a selfish, ______, old man and a greedy bad boss who thinks nothing _____ money and profits. Business ______ all his time and he is unwilling to do things that can’t _____ profits, for example _______ the Christmas He has no friend except his business partner Jacob Marley. He cares for nobody but himself. But on Christmas morning, he _____ having done wrong and promises he will change his attitude towards the poor.
Keys: mean, but, occupies, bring in, celebrating, admits
Santa Clause is said to be a person who brings presents to children the night before Christmas, but in our unit he is a _____ in the dream and will lead Ebenezer Scrooge into his past, his _____ and his future.
Keys: guide, present
Jacob Marley is Ebenezer Scrooge’s _____ business partner and he is a man just like Ebenezer Scrooge. After his death, he can’t get rest and ______. In the dream he tells Scrooge how to avoid the sad fate of his.
Keys: former, happiness
Bob Cratchit is the assistant of Ebenezer Scrooge. He often works long hours in the office when it is ____, but he is paid very little. He _____ and his son Tiny Tim, who is seriously ill, is _____ medicine. He wants a day ____ on Christmas, but Scrooge refused his request.
Keys: freezing, be badly off, in want of , off
Fred is Scrooge’s nephew. He thinks there are many things that ______ without bringing in profits. He doesn’t want his uncle, Scrooge to _____ so he invites him to have Christmas dinner. But Scrooge thinks he is too poor.
Keys: do him good, be left alone,
A gentleman is coming to ask Scrooge to help the poor who are in want of ____ needs, but Scrooge refuses.
Keys: basic
III. Cloze
Christmas is the time when people reflect on the past year, and think how they can improve their lives. The true 1 of Christmas is to 2 other people and stop being selfish. Some people know this all their lives, and Christmas is the time to celebrate that warm feeling. Other people do not find out 3 very late in life. One such example is Ebenezer Scrooge, in Dickens’ story A Christmas Carol.
Ever since Scrooge was a young boy, he has been very 4 . He only thought about himself and his money. As a result, he had no friends and no 5 in his life. Many people hate him for his bad behavior. One day, Scrooge dreams about his former business partner Marley, who was just like him, and becomes afraid. He is 6 that if he does not change his life, he will not find rest in death and will be unhappy forever.
Santa Clause 7 Scrooge to show him different moments of his life and the lives of people around him. From looking at scenes Scrooge learns the truth about himself. He realizes how selfish he has always been, and he sees that he can have a better and nicer life 8 he becomes nicer to his clerk, Bob and his family.
Instead of Dickens telling people what to do, the story shows us how Scrooge 9 and what the 10 of such a life are. This is the best way to teach someone a lesson.
1. A. thought B. interest C. spirit* D. love
2. A. call for B. care for* C. work for D. answer for
3. A. after B. when C. while D. until*
4. A. mean B. selfish* C. cruel D. generous
5. A. pleasure B. happiness* C. wealth D. comfort
6. A. advised B. persuaded C. told D. warned*
7. A. guides* B. invites C. instructs D. teaches
8. A. if* B. where C. unless D. immediately
9. A. should not have done B. shouldn’t do
C. should not have been* D. shouldn’t be
10. A. result B. effect C. consequences* D. trouble