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课件网) 2026 高三一轮复习 词汇复习 Unit2 let’s celebrate 话题： 人与社会 The Real Father Christmas Many people still remember the magic of Father Christmas from when they were children. As parents, they try to keep that magic _____ (live) for their children for as long as they can. That is _____ Letters from Father Christmas could be the perfect book for those who regard Christmas _____ a special time of year. The man who wrote these letters is one of the most famous _____ (name) in English literature — J.R. R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings. The letters were Tolkien’s way of keeping Father Christmas alive for his four children, over a period of more than twenty years. alive why as names Every Christmas, an envelope _____ a North Pole stamp arrived. It _____ (address) to Tolkien’s children. Who could it be from The children must _____ (be) very excited as they opened it. Inside, they would find a handwritten letter from Father Christmas. The letters were also _____ (beautiful) illustrated — each must have taken its true author, Tolkien, a long time _____ (complete). with was addressed have been beautifully to complete The letters told wonderful stories about Father Christmas’s life and adventures at the North Pole. A regular character in the letters was Polar Bear, _____ once climbed the North Pole (an actual pole in this case) and _____ (fall) through the roof of Father Christmas’s house. In another letter, Father Christmas complained _____ how he could not stop his helpers _____ (play) games with the toys instead of _____ (wrap) them up. _____ (interesting), the letters did not contain the usual warnings to children that they might not receive their presents if they were not good. The letters did, _____, change as Tolkien’s children got older: fell who about / of playing wrapping Interestingly however ... but if you find that not many of the things you asked for have come, and not perhaps quite as many as sometimes, remember that this Christmas all over the world there are a terrible number of poor and _____ (starve) people. Letters from Father Christmas tells us that as well as _____ (enjoy) the adventures of Father Christmas, Polar Bear and other characters at the North Pole, we can all share the true spirit of giving at Christmas time. By _____ (express) love for his children in such _____ special way, Tolkien may indeed have been the real Father Christmas. starving enjoying expressing a 词汇 fantasy n.幻想，想象；期望 v.→ fantastic adj.奇异的；空想的；极好的；不可思议的 honour v. 向…… 表示敬意→honourable adj. 可敬的；光荣的 →honour n. 荣誉；荣幸 poet n. 诗人→poetry（n. 诗歌；诗集 ） →poetic（adj. 诗歌的；富有诗意的 ） harvest n. 收成v. 收割；收获 decoration n. 装饰物→decorate（v. 装饰；布置 ） freedom n. 自由，自由权利→free（adj. 自由的；v. 释放 ） participate v. 参加，参与→participation（n. 参与；参加 ）→participant（n. 参与者 ）participate in（参加；参与 ... ...
