Question

I hurried into the store to get Christmas gifts. Suddenly, I saw a little boy holding a lovely doll. He kept touching her hair. I watched him turn to a woman and say, “Are you sure I don’t have enough money?” She said yes and told the boy not to go anywhere before she came back. Then she left.

The boy continued to hold the doll. I asked the boy who the doll was for. He said, “It’s the doll that my sister wanted so badly for Christmas. She just knew that Santa would bring it.” I told him that Santa was going to bring it. He said, “No, Santa can’t go where my sister is. I have to give the doll to my mom to take it to her.”

I asked him where his sister was. He looked at me sadly and said, “She’s gone to heaven. My daddy said that Mom was going to be there with her.” My heart nearly stopped beating. Then the boy said, “I told my daddy to tell her not to go there until I got back.” He took out some pictures of him and said, “I want my mom to take these with her so she’ll never forget me. I love my mom so much that I wish she didn’t have to leave me, but Daddy said that she needed to be with my sister.”

The boy lowered his head. While he was not looking, I reached into my purse and asked him, “Shall we count that money again?” He grew excited and said, “Yes, I just know it has to be enough.” So I put my money with his and we began to count it. He said, “Thank you for giving me enough money.” He continued, “I just asked God to give me enough money to buy this doll, and he heard my prayer.”

Soon the woman came back and I left. I remembered a story I had read in the newspaper several days earlier about a drunk driver who hit a car. A little girl was killed and her mother was in serious condition. Two days later, I read the news that the mother had died.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.Who did the boy buy the gift for?

A. His mother. B. His father.

C. His sister. D. The writer.

2. What happened to the boy?

A. His sister died in a car accident.

B. His father left him with his mother.

C. His father was killed by a drunk driver.

D. His mother left him with his sister.

3. What do you think of the writer?

A. Rich. B. Kind. C. Brave. D. Careful.

4.What does the underlined word mean in Chinese?

A. 祈祷 B. 哭喊 C. 谩骂 D. 心声

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Christmas shopping B. A special gift

C. A poor boy D. Great love

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：我到商店买圣诞礼物。突然，我看见一个小男孩抱着一个可爱的洋娃娃。他一直在摸她的头发。我问他那洋娃娃是给谁的。他说，“这是我的妹妹很想要的圣诞娃娃”。因为妹妹去了天堂，圣诞老人无法给她带去，他只好把娃娃交给妈妈给她带去。他还说，“我想我的妈妈不会忘记我，我希望她不要离开我，但爸爸说她需要我的妹妹。”我记得一个故事，几天前一个喝醉了的司机撞上一辆车。一个小女孩被撞死，她母亲病情严重。两天后母亲也去世。

1.I asked the boy who the doll was for. He said, “It’s the doll that my sister wanted so badly for Christmas. She just knew that Santa would bring it.””理解可知，小男孩买的礼物是送给自己已去世的妹妹，故选C。

2.归纳题，纵观文中的语句理解可知，在一次交通事故中，小男孩的妹妹和妈妈失去了生命，故选A。

3.The boy lowered his head. While he was not looking, I reached into my purse and asked him, “Shall we count that money again?” He grew excited and said, “Yes, I just know it has to be enough.” So I put my money with his and we began to count it.”理解可知，作者把小男孩欠缺的钱补上了，所以是好心的，故选B。

4.词义理解推断题，根据文中的语句“He continued, “I just asked God to give me enough money to buy this doll, and he heard my prayer.””理解可知，这句话的意思他的祈祷应验了，故选A。

5.标题理解推断题，纵观文中的语句理解可知，整篇文章围绕小男孩买的圣诞礼物展开的，故题目应是圣诞礼物，故选B。

考点：故事类短文阅读