Christmas Treasure Hunt圣诞寻宝.docVIP

Christmas Treasure Hunt圣诞寻宝 　　本篇阅读材料的难度属中等，全文约349词，因此建议阅读时间（含做题）为8分钟。阅读要求：认真阅读短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 　　Yesterday as I was driving home from work and opening the garage door, I realized that it was Christmas Eve, and that I hadn’t done shopping for Christmas gifts for my kids lately. I didn’t panic though. I knew I could make something and that I could go shopping at home. 　　At night before bed my daughter asked me if I would do the Christmas treasure hunt again. I knew she would ask, since it is our Christmas tradition. “OK, I wish you had told me earlier.” Even though I had no clue（线索） what to do this year, I didn’t panic and kept cool. I knew I would get an idea at the last minute. This was what often happened in the past. 　　Around midnight when everyone went to bed and it was quiet, I walked around house looking for treasures. 　　During the year, I bought and collected things that can be used for gifts. I found a Christmas book by Helen Steiner Rice my daughter would like. I found commemorative（纪念的） stamps, tiger and baseball stamps for my son who was born in the year of tiger and likes sports, and poet stamps for my daughter who writes poems. I found extremely new dollar bills that I put in the holiday gift envelops. I found chocolates and candies... 　　An hour or so later, I got enough treasures to do the treasure hunt. 　　Then I spent the next 2-3 hours thinking, planning and writing the clues on cards. I prepared ten clues and had ten gifts for each kid. 　　By the time I was done and ready for bed, it was almost 4 a.m. I was not tired; I loved doing it. 　　My kids are teenagers now. They are not as super excited about the Christmas treasure hunt as when they were little. In addition, my daughter was sick and not feeling well since Sunday. So this time they didn’t wake up really early to go treasure hunt. But they still loved it and loved the treasures they found. 　　1. When did the writer probably write this passage？ 　　A. In November. B. On