Question

【题目】Hi, boys and girls! What kinds of gifts do you want to have on your birthday? Do you like to have a box with nothing in it? Here is a story about it.

There were two people in the family, a girl and her father. They were poor. It was her father’s 45th birthday. The girl wanted to give her father a present, but she had no money. So she cut some color paper to make a box, and then she brought it to her father. Father was very angry and talked loudly to the girl, “Don’t you know that? When you give someone a present, you should put something in it.” The little girl looked at her father. “Oh, daddy, it’s not empty at all. I blow (吹) kisses (吻) into the box. They’re all for you,” she said.

Father put his arms around his little girl. He thanked her for her best gift.

After a short time, the girl died. Father put the box by the side of the bed. He remembered the love of the child.

【1】The father was ______ years old when the story happened.

A. 45 B. 54 C. 43 D. 40

【2】The girl gave her father a box because the family was _______.

A. rich B. poor C. big D. old

【3】Father was ____ when he got the box at first.

A. interested B. happy C. angry D. excited

【4】The writer wants to tell us ________.

A. we should listen to our parents

B. we shouldn’t waste (浪费) anything at home

C. we should show our love to others

D. We should give empty box to others

【5】Why did the girl think the box was not empty?

A. Because it was full of love.

B. Because it was full of air.

C. Because she made it herself.

D. Because she put some money in it.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 A

【2】 B

【3】 C

【4】 C

【5】 A

【解析】

这篇文章讲了女儿送给父亲的一件“特殊的”生日礼物。

【1】句意：故事发生的时候，父亲45岁。A. 45；B. 54；C. 43；D. 40。原文It was her father’s 45th birthday.（这是她父亲的45岁生日）说明故事发生的时候父亲45岁，故选A。

【2】句意：女孩给了父亲一个盒子因为家里很穷。A.富裕的；B.贫穷的；C.大的；D.老的。原文The girl wanted to give her father a present, but she had no money.（女孩想要给父亲一个礼物，但是她没有钱）说明女孩是因为家里穷才选择了做一个盒子给父亲的，故选B。

【3】句意：起初拿到盒子的时候，父亲很生气。A.有兴趣的；B.开心的；C.生气的；D.激动的。原文Father was very angry and talked loudly to the girl, “Don’t you know that? When you give someone a present, you should put something in it.”（父亲非常生气，大声地对女孩说“你不知道吗，当你给别人送礼物的时候，你应该在里面放点东西。”）说明父亲起初很生气，故选C。

【4】句意：作者想要告诉我们应该向他人展示我们的爱。A.我们应该听从我们的父母。B.我们不应该浪费家里的任何东西。C. 我们应该向他人展示我们的爱。D.我们应该把空盒子给别人。原文Father put the box by the side of the bed. He remembered the love of the child.（父亲把盒子放在床边，他记得孩子的爱）说明这篇文章作者是要告诉我们要学会像小女孩一样表达自己的爱，故选C。

【5】句意：为什么女儿认为这个盒子不是空的？A.因为它充满了爱；B.因为它充满了空气；C.因为是她自己做的；D.因为她在里面放了一些钱。原文Oh, daddy, it’s not empty at all. I blow (吹) kisses (吻) into the box. They’re all for you（哦，爸爸，它不是空的，我往盒子里面吹进了我的吻，它们都是给你的）说明女儿认为她往盒子里注入了爱，所以盒子不是空的，故选A。