“Your honor（法官大人）! Let me say a few words for myself．What they have told you is just not true．I was not trying to kill anyone, and it was hardly possible to try to kill three strong young men at the same time．I didn’t have anything to tell people that night and was quite alone．I didn’t know them and needn’t hate them．I was attacked by them, and I knocked one of them down, it’s true, but Iｗas made to do it, or I might be killed by them．I did this not because I hated the white men as they said．I just had to do so．While I was beaten in the dark street by the three men, a policeman came, caught me and took me here．I know why I was beaten．I have just moved into a house next to these three white men．I have felt that I am not welcome and I have tried to be quiet．I think, as an American, I have the right to choose where to live．I am guilty．What makes me guilty is my color opposite to theirs and I can’t enjoy justice．Yes, I am not guilty．This is all I want to say．Thank you, your honor.”

1．What color was the speaker?

A．Black．        B．White．       C．Brown．       D．Yellow.

2．Why did he speak for himself?

A．He wanted to live in the house next to the whites.

B．He wanted to have the right to choose where to live.

C．He wanted to show he was not guilty.

D．He wanted to show he didn’t hate the whites.

3．The speaker was caught because ____.

A．the policeman wanted to save him

B．he was black and was fighting with the whites

C．he killed the three men in a dark street

D．he lived in a house next to the whites

4．What’s the right order of the story?

a．The speaker said something for himself.

b．The three men said something.

c．The speaker knocked down one of the three men.

d．The speaker was beaten by the three men.

e．He was caught by the policeman.

f．The speaker moved into a house near the whites.

A．a-b-f-d-c-e      B．b-a-f-c-d-e         C．f-d-c-e-b-a    D．f-c-d-e-a-b

阅读理解。

                                                                   Secret Santas

     On Christmas morning, Linda wakes up, and tries to imagine the wide-eyed surprise of children in another

household as they unwrap the presents she carefully chose for them. Linda has never met the children, but

that's all part of the joy of giving as secret Santas, she says.

     "It's an amazing feeling to buy gifts on an anonymous (匿名的)basis," says Linda. "It brings a whole new

meaning to the holidays."

     Linda and Tony are an American couple living in Toronto, Canada, and Linda did charitable work as a

member of the American Women's Club of Toronto. As the name suggests, members are U.S. citizens living

in Toronto, who join together for fellowship and commumty service.

     To find her "adopted" family, Linda goes to the local schools and requests a wish list for a family that's

struggling to survive. Last year she helped a single mother with three children. The mother works as a cleaning

lady in a nursing home.

     "The list is always heartbreaking: They have an opportunity to ask for anything and do just the opposite,

asking for basic clothes or simple toys," she says. "We always buy the kids a new winter coat, hats, and

gloves." She also buys gifts for the parents.

     Last year Linda asked the mother for a second wish list-one that didn't include the basics. "Every child

should have a Christmas that sticks with them for a lifetime." She purchased iPods for the two older children

and a video game system for the youngest. "I have learned a very valuable lesson in all of this," says Linda.

"Pay attention to what's going on in your own backyard-no matter where you live."

     The joy of giving as secret Santas is much sweeter when the gift is anonymous.

根据短文内容，回答问题。

1. What reaction does Linda imagine the children will have? (No more than 5 words)

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2. Why did Linda join the American Women's Club of Toronto? (No more than 10 words)

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3. Why did Linda ask for a second wish list? (No more than 15 words)

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4. What kind of people does "secret Santas" in the passage refer to? (No more than 12 words)

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