Question

That was my grandmother's first Christmas without Grandfather. When my parents and I arrived at her little house ,we found she had waited up all night for us.

Grandfather had always said that the Christmas tree was the most important decoration (装饰物) of all. So first we took out the beautiful tree that was stored in the closet (贮藏室). But the star was missing. It was my grandmother's favorite part of the tree.

"Why? It must be somewhere in the closet," my grandmother said.

As we opened up boxes one by one and found no star, my grandmother's eyes were full of tears. Grandfather had given it to her some fifty years ago, on their first Christmas together. But on her first Christmas without him, the star was gone.

The next morning, my family sat down together to open the presents.

"The last gift is to Grandmother from Grandfather," Father said, in a strange voice.

"From whom?" There was surprise in my grandmother's voice.

"I found this gift in Grandfather's closet when we got the tree down," Mother explained.

My grandmother opened the box. There was a shinning (发亮的) golden star and a note in it:

Don't be angry with me, dear. I broke your star while putting away the decorations, and I couldn't bear to tell you. I hope it brings you as much happiness as the first one. Merry Christmas!

Love, Bryant

根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。（10分）

1. The family couldn't find the star on the Christmas tree because _____.

A. the grandfather had taken it away with him

B. the grandfather put it in a box

C. the grandfather had broken it

D. the family didn't look carefully enough for it

2. Which of the following is TRUE about the grandmother?

A. She lived with the author's family.

B. She felt sad when the star was missing.

C. She had never got a Christmas present from her husband.

D. She couldn't believe her husband's death.

3. What would probably happen to the grandmother after she read the note?

A. She would ask her children to buy a new star.

B. She would get angry with her husband.

C. She would be greatly moved (感动).

D. She would throw away the new star.

4. What does the underlined word "missing" mean in Chinese?

A. 褪色的 B. 错过的

C. 想念的 D. 找不到的

5.What can we know from the story?

A. The grandfather was afraid of his wife.

B. The grandfather loved his wife very much.

C. The grandmother didn't know how to spend Christmas Day.

D. The grandfather left home on Christmas Day.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文说的是圣诞节那天奶奶收到了爷爷去世前留给她的圣诞节礼物，表达了人间真爱。

1.（我在整理这些装饰品的时候弄坏了你的星星）可知圣诞树上的星星是被爷爷弄坏了，故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据全文理解及文中句子As we opened up boxes one by one and found no star, my grandmother's eyes were full of tears.（当我们把盒子一个一个打开没有找到星星，奶奶的眼里充满了泪水）可知当星星不见了之后奶奶很伤心，所以B的描述是正确的。

3.推理判断题。通过文中描述圣诞节那天奶奶收到了爷爷去世前留给她的圣诞节礼物可知奶奶一定会非常感动，故选C。

4.词义猜测题。根据下文一家人再找那个星星，说明那个星星找不到了，所以此题选D。

5.推理判断题。从文中提供的信息可知爷爷是一个心细的人并且深爱着他的妻子，故选B。

考点：人生百味类短文阅读