单选题 Christmas is coming. It is celebrated(庆祝) every year on December 25 and it is the most celebrated holiday in the world. It is celebrated in Europe, North America, South America and in every country that has been touched by western culture. Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. Today, most people who celebrate Christmas are not Christians(基督徒). They celebrate the holiday because Christmas is an opportunity for people to show the "good feelings" they have for each other. Christmas is called "the season of giving". It is the time of year when people give gifts to others to show how much they love them or just to show how much they appreciate(感激) them. We give gifts to our family and we also give gifts to close friends. Many people also give gifts to people who have performed services for them through the year, like the postman or the cleaner. And Christmas is the time of year we remember that many people are less fortunate than us: the poor, the sick and the lonely; and we try to help them in any way we can.

单选题 Christmas is the birthday of Jesus Christ.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】题句意为：“圣诞节是耶稣基督的生日。”短文第四句指出，Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ(圣诞节庆祝的是耶稣基督的诞生)，由此可知题句是正确的。
单选题 People who celebrate Christmas are Christians.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】题句意为；“过圣诞节的人都是基督教徒。”短文第五句明确指出：Today...are not Christians (如今绝大多数过圣诞节的人都不是基督教徒)，因此题句是错误的。本题也可由常识直接判断为错误。
单选题 We give gifts to family and friends because in this way we can get something back.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】题句意为：“我们给家人和朋友送礼物，因为这样我们就能得到回报。”由短文第八句可知，送礼物是to show how much...they appreciate them(为了表示爱和感激)，因此because后的部分是错误的。本题仍可由常识得出答案。
单选题 Postmen and cleaners don't work on Christmas.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】题句意为：“邮递员和清洁工圣诞节不工作。”短文倒数第二句中提到了邮递员和清洁工两种人，但只是作为接受礼物的人的例子，并没有谈及他们在圣诞节是否工作，因此本题应归入“未提及”。
单选题 Christmas is the time when we try our best to help the poor, the sick and the lonely.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】题句意为：“圣诞节是我们尽力去帮助穷人、病患和孤独者的时候。”短文最后一句指出：And Christmas is the time...in any way we can(而且圣诞节是我们记起许多不如我们幸运的人的时候，如穷人、病患和孤独的人；我们尽可能地去帮助他们)，综合起来就是题句的意思，因此选[A] 。