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2011 —— 2012 学年度高二第二学期英语期末考试 一．完形填空 （ 30分） There is one famous legend ( 传说 ) about Saint Nicholas. He was a generous and honest man, particularly devoted to children. He also cared deeply for the poor. He brought various gifts, money and other items to the houses of them. He did this at night, and in 2 , so that nobody knew, as he wanted no glory and just wanted to help people. He became widely known for his 3 . One day Nicholas heard of three beautiful sisters who lived in a 4 house on the edge of Myra. The three sisters were very poor. They could barely earn enough to keep themselves and their old mother from 5 to death. Nicholas was very 6 . He decided to do something to help them. One night, when everyone was 7 , Nicholas crept (蹑手蹑脚地移动) through the streets to the edge of the town. Quietly, he walked up to the house where the three sisters 8 . He climbed onto the roof and 9 three bags of gold through the chimney in the roof. It so happened that the three sisters had 10 their stockings before they went to bed. The stockings were 11 by the fire to dry. When Nicholas dropped the gold through the chimney, each bag of gold fell into a stocking. The three sisters were 12 to find three bags of gold in their stocking when they woke up the next morning. Soon, the story began to 13 . Other people began to hang up stockings in the 14 of finding bags of gold when they woke up in the morning. From this legend sprang the 15 of hanging stockings up by the chimney on Christmas Eve. 1. A. valuable B. expensive C. cheap D. useful 2. A. return B. depression C. secret D. advance 3. A. generosity B. wealth C. nationally D. discovery 4. A. busy B. beautiful C. miserable D. modern 5. A. traveling B. working C. thirsting D. starving 6. A. concerned B. s