2、
How to
become a Good Santa
There are good
Santas and there are bad Santas. The good Santas all realize one thing: In the
mind of a child, Santa Claus is perfect.
That’s difficult. And so they come from
around the world to attend the Charles W. Howard School in Midland, Mich. The
school offers a three-day, 40-hour course for Santas hoping to be excellent.
There’s a real range to what Santas earn, from big
bucks for large events to no pay for charities. One thing for them all is a
pure love for children.
A former Macy’s Santa named Charles Howard founded
the Michigan school in 1937. “Many people will think if
you have a suit and you’re a Santa,” said Tom Valent, the school’s current dean.
“It’s more than that.” So with a pet reindeer(馴鹿), his
properly named wife Holly and a workshop full of wonder.
The school
teaches everything from breathing techniques for carol singing to the beard
maintenance. There are lessons in child psychology, sign language and even
media training for talk-show appearances and call-in shows. Santas also need to
make sure they know all the names of the reindeer. What’s harder to deal with, however, is
children who ask for Christmas gifts like bringing daddy home or making mommy
happy again.
After spending
time in the classroom, Weir went to the mall to test his training. However, at
one point, his hat fell off, and he was unsure how to react. “You’re the
real Santa,” Valent said. “Pick
that hat up, slip it back on, keep smiling and do your job. You’ve got to stay on top of your game. Even the last one at night, when
you’re tired, you’ve got to
remember: This one’s forever, so do a good job.”
60. According
to the passage, good Santas should be the ones that ________.
A. can offer
the children some gifts
B. help adults look after their children
C. have
ability to make children happy
D. should be perfect in the mind of children
61. The
underlined words “big
bucks” should refer to ________.
A. lots of
money B. many
gifts C. loves for
children D. gifts from
children
62. The
Michigan school was founded by Charles Howard with the purpose to ________.
A. train the
pet reindeer for the Santas B.
earned money from its students
C. train
perfect Santas for the world
D. show the world’s concern to the poor
63. According
to Weir’s performance,
we can conclude that ________.
A. Weir was
short of
experience
B. Weir was not fit for the job as a Santa
C. Weir did
very badly in the game
D. Weir was not a good student in school
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2、60. D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章的第一段第二句可知。
61. A 詞義猜測題。由該句前面的動(dòng)詞“earn”和該句后面的“no pay for charities”可知。
62. C 推理判斷題。由文章的第三、四、五段可知,這所學(xué)校教給這些人有關(guān)圣誕老人的各種技能和知識,很明顯目的就是要使他們成為合格的圣誕老人。
63. A 推理判斷題。由文章的最后一段可知,Weir在處理突發(fā)事件時(shí)缺乏經(jīng)驗(yàn)。
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How to become a Good Santa
There are good Santas and there are bad Santas. The good Santas all realize one thing: In the mind of a child, Santa Claus is perfect.
That’s difficult. And so they come from around the world to attend the Charles W. Howard School in
A former Macy’s Santa named Charles Howard founded the
The school teaches everything from breathing techniques for carol singing to the beard maintenance. There are lessons in child psychology, sign language and even media training for talk-show appearances and call-in shows. Santas also need to make sure they know all the names of the reindeer. What’s harder to deal with, however, is children who ask for Christmas gifts like bringing daddy home or making mommy happy again.
After spending time in the classroom, Weir went to the mall to test his training. However, at one point, his hat fell off, and he was unsure how to react. “You’re the real Santa,” Valent said. “Pick that hat up, slip it back on, keep smiling and do your job. You’ve got to stay on top of your game. Even the last one at night, when you’re tired, you’ve got to remember: This one’s forever, so do a good job.”
60. According to the passage, good Santas should be the ones that ________.
A. can offer the children some gifts B. help adults look after their children
C. have ability to make children happy D. should be perfect in the mind of children
61. The underlined words “big bucks” should refer to ________.
A. lots of money B. many gifts C. loves for children D. gifts from children
62. The
A. train the pet reindeer for the Santas B. earned money from its students
C. train perfect Santas for the world D. show the world’s concern to the poor
63. According to Weir’s performance, we can conclude that ________.
A. Weir was short of experience B. Weir was not fit for the job as a Santa
C. Weir did very badly in the game D. Weir was not a good student in school
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