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I was 10 the year my cousin Marley's parents gave her a painful Christmas surprise: they were getting a divorce(离婚). My aunt went to California, but my uncle decided to get her back. There was one matter: where to put his young daughter. Luckily, my mother loved Marley, giving her more attention than her family ever did.
On that Christmas Eve, my cousin arrived on our doorstep carrying an old blue suitcase. Before she stepped inside, Marley said, “It doesn't matter. When my parents come back, we'll have a bigger Christmas than this.”
Late on the night Marley arrived, my mom came into my room, her arms filled with packages.I knew they were my Christmas presents. “I know how you love surprises but we have to decide which ones to give to Marley.”
My mother carefully opened the gifts. Wow! I saw ice skates, red leather gloves and a dollhouse. The last present was the music box we'd asked the lady at the local store to take down and play for us over and over again.
“Which ones?” my mother asked. “She can have the ice skates,” I said reluctantly(勉强地). “That's good,” my mother said. She began to tape the packages up again. Then she stopped and asked, “Are you sure about these?” At that moment, I realized she expected more from me than I had already given. So I gave her the music box, too, and ___________. The next morning, Marley's eyes were resolute(坚定的). She expected nothing and wanted us to know she didn't care. But when she saw her name on the biggest box, she couldn't hide her excitement. I thought my happiness would be cut in half. Instead it was doubled.
Over the last 40 years, Marley and I have grown apart(分离的). But the love we felt for each other that day still remains. Today Marley says, “They were the best presents I ever got.

（1）Who did Marley spend her Christmas with?
A.Her father.
B.Her mother.
C.Her parents.
D.Her uncle's family.
（2）What did the writer give to Marley as a Christmas present?
A.A music box.
B.A dollhouse.
C.Red leather gloves.
D.Nothing.
（3）Which of the following is the right sentence for the blank(空白处)in Paragraph 6?
A.She was angry with me
B.She was pleased with me
C.She was strict with me
D.She was afraid of me
（4）According to this passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.The writer's parents got a divorce when she was ten.
B.The writer hated her cousin because she took away some of her presents
C.Marley expected nothing, so she wasn't excited about the Christmas presents.
D.The writer was very happy during that Christmas.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）D
（2）A
（3）B
（4）D
【解析】这篇短文主要介绍了玛丽是怎样和家人度过的圣诞节。（1）D细节理解题。根据On that Christmas Eve, my cousin arrived on our doorstep carrying an old blue suitcase.可知玛丽是和她的叔叔一家人过得圣诞节，故选D。（2）A细节理解题。根据So I gave her the music box, too,可知作者给了玛丽一个音乐盒作为圣诞礼物，故选A。（3）B细节理解题。句意：我给了她个音乐盒，她很满意。根据句意，故选C。（4）D细节理解题。根据I thought my happiness would be cut in half. Instead it was doubled.可知我以为我的幸福会被削减一半。相反，它是加倍了。可以得知作者在圣诞节过得很快乐。故选D。