六、(2026·扬州市邗江区期末)首字母填空。(10 分)
Many would agree that when we talk about Christmas, we probably think of gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus. But behind all these things lies the true m 1 of Christmas: the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us. The story in *A Christmas Carol* is perhaps the best e 2 of this.
A Christmas Carol* is a famous short novel w 3 by Charles Dickens. It is about an old man named Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He is mean and only thinks about h 4 . He doesn't treat others nicely. He just cares about whether he can make more money and he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marley, his dead business partner. Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so he was punished after he died. He warns Scrooge to change his ways i 5 he doesn't want to end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him.
That night, three ghosts visit Scrooge. First, the Ghost of Christmas Past takes him back to his childhood and r 6 Scrooge of his happier days as a child. Then the s 7 spirit, the Ghost of Christmas Present, takes him to see how others are spending Christmas this year. Everyone is happy, even poor people. The last one, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, takes him to the f 8 . Scrooge sees that he is dead, but nobody cares. He is so scared that he wakes up in his bed and finds out it is only the next morning—Christmas Day!
He decides to change his life and promises to be a b 9 person. He happily celebrates Christmas with his relatives. He also gives gifts to people in need. He now treats everyone w 10 kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. And that is the true spirit of Christmas!
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better
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解析：
【分析】
做首字母填空类题目，首先要通读全文，把握语篇核心主题：本文围绕《圣诞颂歌》的故事，介绍圣诞节背后分享、传递爱与欢乐的真正精神。接下来逐空结合三步推导答案：第一，根据空格前后的语义判断所需词性；第二，从前后文找对应线索提示，比如文中出现的first、the last one可以直接提示序数词类空格，三个幽灵的命名Christmas Past、Christmas Present、Christmas Yet to Come也能给出明确语义线索；第三，结合固定搭配验证答案的合理性，最后通读全文检查所有答案是否语义通顺、语法合规。
【解析】
1. 句意为“但在所有这些事物背后，隐藏着圣诞节的真正意义：向身边人分享、给予爱与欢乐的重要性”，结合首字母m和语义，填表示“意义”的名词meaning。
2. 句意为“《圣诞颂歌》里的故事或许是这一点的最佳例子”，结合首字母e和语义，填表示“例子”的名词example。
3. 句意为“《圣诞颂歌》是狄更斯写的著名短篇小说”，novel和write是被动关系，用过去分词作后置定语，结合首字母w，填written。
4. 句意为“他很吝啬，只想着他自己”，指代Scrooge自身，用反身代词，结合首字母h，填himself。
5. 句意为“他警告斯克鲁奇改变行事方式，如果他不想最终落得和自己一样的下场”，此处引导条件状语从句表“如果”，结合首字母i，填if。
6. 句意为“首先，‘过去之灵’把他带回童年，让他想起儿时更快乐的日子”，固定搭配remind sb. of sth. 表示“使某人想起某事”，和并列谓语takes保持第三人称单数形式，结合首字母r，填reminds。
7. 句意为“然后第二个幽灵，‘当下之灵’，带他去看其他人今年是怎么过圣诞节的”，前文提到第一个幽灵、后文提到最后一个幽灵，此处对应第二个，结合首字母s，填second。
8. 句意为“最后一个，‘未来之灵’，把他带到未来”，对应幽灵名称里的Christmas Yet to Come（尚未来临的圣诞），结合首字母f，填future。
9. 句意为“他决定改变自己的人生，承诺成为一个更好的人”，暗含和之前的自己对比、要变得更好的语义，结合首字母b，填better。
10. 句意为“他现在用善意和温暖对待每一个人，走到哪里就把爱和欢乐传播到哪里”，固定搭配treat sb. with sth. 表示“用某种态度对待某人”，结合首字母w，填with。
【答案】
1. meaning
2. example
3. written
4. himself
5. if
6. reminds
7. second
8. future
9. better
10. with
【知识点】
1. 语篇语境推断
2. 固定短语搭配
3. 非谓语动词用法
【点评】
本题选取学生熟悉的《圣诞颂歌》经典故事作为语篇素材，多数空格都有明确的前后文线索提示，既考查学生对整篇文章逻辑的梳理能力，也覆盖了反身代词、条件状语从句等初中核心语法点，同时考察了多个高频固定搭配，考点完全贴合初中英语课标要求。
【难度系数】
0.6
