2024年福建省南平市高三第二次（5月）综合质量检查
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If you fancy a break over the festive season, then why not join Solos Holidays on one of their special Christmas or New Year breaks. These social events are a great opportunity to mix and associate.
Stratford Christmas Market
A wonderful way to start getting into the festive spirit on this 2-night Christmas market break. Wander under the twinkling lights while shopping for homemade gifts and tasting warming wine, roast chestnuts or luxury（奢侈的） chocolates. Explore historical
Stratford-upon-Avon and enjoy dinner on both evenings where you can relax, join in the hotel’s party night and hit the dance-floor with other single guests.
Departure： 7th December Price：￡380, Breakfast Dinner New Year in Brighton
Head to the south coast and the busy town of Brighton for a 3-night break this New Year. Celebrations begin with a Solos welcome drink before joining other single guests for dinner and musical entertainment. The next morning we take the fun ‘Only in Brighton Tour’ showcasing all things special about Brighton, before New Year’s Eve kicks off with a Gala dinner and party to take us into 2024.
Departure: 30th December Price: ￡555, Breakfast & Dinner
To find out more about Solos Holidays Black Tie Balls, Party Nights, Dances & Festive Breaks that take place at venues（场所）across the UK throughout December： call 0844826
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8515 or visit solosholidays.co.uk 1．When will the two events be held? A．On New Year breaks. C．Over the festive season.
B．On Christmas breaks. D．Throughout the winter.
2．In what aspect is the first event different from the second one? A．Parties. C．Drinking.
3．What can we learn about the two events? A．The prices include three meals a day. B．The two events are likely meant for singles. C．The two events are only held in December. D．Visitors can learn more about the events by letter.
My kids lifted the Christmas ornaments （饰品） out of a wooden box in Gee’s living room. They were so happy and excited to see tiny stuffed cats and cartoon characters. Gee stood beside them, quietly explaining each treasure. She told me that she and Tom built their Christmas ornament collection piece by piece each year. She smiled as we left with the box, because her precious heirlooms, gathered over a life time, had found a new home. We first met Tom and Gee in the early days of our marriage. Someone had been returning our garbage cans to the garage, and Jim and I had wondered who One day we spotted him: a man who lived across the street. I baked cookies and left them on a bench outside the garage with a thank-you note. We then found a typed letter from Tom, explaining that he had begun returning cans for people he hardly knew, because neighbors had done this for Gee when he was in hospital. Now he paid it forward by doing the same for all of us.
A few years after we’d moved in, Tom died, much to our sorrow. Gee told us she still talked to Tom every day. When we left her house with the precious box, I realized how hard it must be for Gee to part with that box, a piece of Tom.
These days, we’re planning a move. The house that seemed so huge six years ago is filled with furniture, books, toys and, of course, people. We know it’s time to go, but soon realize gaining a third bedroom seems like a bad trade for all we stand to lose.
This Christmas, we’ll decorate our tree with Gee and Tom’s ornaments. Maybe I’ll talk to Tom just as Gee still does. Thank you, I’ll say For teaching us what it means to be a neighbor.
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B．Dinners. D．Shopping.
4．What does the underlined word “heirlooms” in the first paragraph refer to? A．Wooden box.
C．Christmas ornament collection.
B．Stuffed cats. D．Cartoon characters.
5．What did the author do to express her thanks to Tom? A．She typed a thank-you letter. C．She cared for Gee when Tom was ill. work.
6．Why are the author’s family planning to leave? A．Their caring neighbor has died. C．Gee wants to move to another place.
B．Nobody will help them as Tom did. D．Their house has become too crowded. B．She baked some cookies for him. D．She started to do the same voluntary
7．What would be the best title for this passage? A．The Gift of a Great Neighbor. C．An Unforgettable Experience.
Comments on the July Issue of Reader’s Digest
Jennie Gardner, Bath
I couldn’t agree more with Lee Child, that books are really important. Yes, you can get lost in them but you can also find yourself and new worlds and possibilities in them. Books help us to forget and remember. They remind us both of what's really important and what’s not.
And, as Lee says, they let us hold the whole world in our hands, We can feel the weight of this word, we can mark our favourite spots, add in our own thoughts and see our progress through the pages as the story leads us back home, allowing us to re-find ourselves along the way.
Jayne Wile, North Wales
Brian Blessed’s I Remember was most enjoyable. I love Brian, a popular actor of stage and screen. It was interesting to learn more about his life. I noted how he enjoyed being involved in the Space Program, doing 600 hours training in Moscow and I have to agree with his thought：”We need to get out to Mars because the Earth has got to rest.” Mars has always been a source of inspiration for explorers and scientists. Melanie Lodge, West Yorkshire
I was thrilled to read author Lee Childs If I Ruled The World. I was most impressed that he wanted to make teachers the most respected and highest paid professionals.
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B．Returning Garbage Cans. D．Wonderful Christmas Ornaments.
2024年福建省南平市高三第二次(5月)综合质量检查英语试题及答案解析
