B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage.
A story goes that on Christmas Eve, a grandpa is said to be 1 sending presents to children. We usually call him Father Christmas who always wears a red coat and hat. He rides his sleigh pulled by some reindeer, so he travels 2 enough.
Children hang their stockings on 3 end of the beds, so that Father Christmas will fill them with nice presents on Christmas Eve.
In every family, it wouldn't be Christmas 4 a beautiful tree. Here are stories about where the first Christmas tree came from.
One is about a German called Martin Luther. When he was walking through the forest one Christmas Eve, he saw millions of twinkling 5 above evergreen trees. He thought it was beautiful and cut down a small tree, took it home and hung some candles on it.
Another is about a poor woodsman. He met a lost and hungry child on Christmas Eve and gave him some food. He 6 the next morning only to find a beautiful tree standing outside his door. The child was an angel and he planted the tree to thank the man for his kindness.
()1. A. happy B. angry C. free D. busy
()2. A. quickly B. slowly C. slightly D. softly
()3. A. both B. every C. either D. neither
()4. A. with B. without C. from D. about
()5. A. planes B. moons C. stars D. clouds
()6. A. turned up B. woke up C. stayed up D. grew up

B. 1. D 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. C 6. B

【分析】
本题为圣诞节主题的完形填空，需结合语境、固定搭配及常识逐一分析每个空：
1. 第1空：根据常识，圣诞老人平安夜忙于给孩子送礼物，be busy doing sth是固定搭配，故选D。
2. 第2空：圣诞老人坐驯鹿拉的雪橇，移动速度快，quickly符合语境，选A。
3. 第3空：床有两端，孩子们把袜子挂在床的任意一端，either表示“两者中的任意一个”，后接单数名词end，故选C。
4. 第4空：句意是“没有漂亮的树就不算圣诞节”，without表示“没有”，符合逻辑，选B。
5. 第5空：森林常青树上方闪烁的是星星，stars符合语境，选C。
6. 第6空：时间是“第二天早上”，woke up表示“醒来”，符合句意，选B。
【解析】
1. 第1空：be busy doing sth（忙于做某事）为固定搭配，结合圣诞老人送礼物的常识，选D。
2. 第2空：雪橇由驯鹿拉动，移动速度快，quickly（快速地）符合语境，选A。
3. 第3空：either用于两者中的任意一个，bed有两端，end为单数，故用either，选C。
4. 第4空：根据句意“没有漂亮的树就不是圣诞节”，without（没有）符合逻辑，选B。
5. 第5空：twinkling stars（闪烁的星星）符合森林中常青树上方的景象，选C。
6. 第6空：the next morning（第二天早上）对应woke up（醒来），选B。
【答案】1.D 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.C 6.B
【知识点】完形填空、固定搭配、语境理解
【点评】本题围绕圣诞节习俗展开，考查学生对词汇、固定搭配及上下文语境的理解，是常见的完形填空基础题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.5

C. Answer the questions.
Have you ever heard of a couch potato? A couch means a long sofa or seat for people to sit on. And
a potato means a vegetable. But a couch potato means a person who spends a lot of time sitting on a long sofa and watching TV. In America, couch potato has been a popular phrase(习语) since the 1990s.
From the 1960s on, some American kids often spent a lot of time sitting on a sofa when they were watching TV. At the same time, they were eating a lot of snacks like potato chips, candy or chocolate.
They even lay on a sofa for a long time, with their eyes looking at the TV screen. They didn’t move around the house or take any exercise. Neither did they do any homework. Day by day, they got fatter and fatter, looking like potatoes.
Next time you see someone watching TV for long, just say, “What a couch potato!” If some of your friends are couch potatoes, you should tell them 5.

1. What does a couch potato mean?

2. How long has “couch potato” been a popular phrase?

3. What were some American kids doing when they were watching TV?

4. How did the kids get day by day?

5. Fill in the blank with a piece of advice for your couch potato friends.

1. A person who spends a lot of time sitting on a long sofa and watching TV.
2. Since the 1990s.
3. They were eating a lot of snacks (like potato chips, candy or chocolate).
4. They got fatter and fatter (looking like potatoes).
5. to give up(change) their bad habit(s)/ to live a healthier life/ not to watch too much TV/ not to eat a lot of snacks while watching TV/ to take more exercise instead of watching too much TV (Any reasonable answer is acceptable. )

【分析】
这是一道英语阅读理解的信息提取题，解题思路为：1. 先明确每个问题的核心，带着问题快速浏览原文；2. 定位问题对应的原文段落或句子，提取关键信息整理答案；3. 第5题是开放性题目，需结合“couch potato”的含义（久坐看电视、吃零食不运动），给出符合逻辑的健康建议即可。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第一段最后一句“But a couch potato means a person who spends a lot of time sitting on a long sofa and watching TV.”，直接提取该句作为答案。
2. 定位原文第一段最后一句“In America, couch potato has been a popular phrase since the 1990s.”，提取时间信息“Since the 1990s.”作为答案。
3. 定位原文第二段最后一句“they were eating a lot of snacks like potato chips, candy or chocolate.”，提取该句内容作为答案。
4. 定位原文第三段倒数第二句“Day by day, they got fatter and fatter, looking like potatoes.”，提取该句内容作为答案。
5. 结合“couch potato”的特点，给出合理健康建议，如“to take more exercise instead of watching too much TV”，符合要求即可。
【答案】
1. A person who spends a lot of time sitting on a long sofa and watching TV.
2. Since the 1990s.
3. They were eating a lot of snacks like potato chips, candy or chocolate.
4. They got fatter and fatter, looking like potatoes.
5. to take more exercise instead of watching too much TV (Any reasonable answer is acceptable.)
【知识点】
英语阅读理解，习语理解，信息提取
【点评】
本题围绕英语习语“couch potato”展开，前4题考查原文信息的定位与提取，难度较低；第5题考查开放性表达，需结合习语含义给出合理建议，整体贴合英语阅读的基础考查要求。
【难度系数】
0.6