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19．Following Christmas dinner，my family was relaxing around the kitchen table．The goodcooking smells still stayed．My sister，our chef，was enjoying the compliments．一"Delicious meal!""Everything was wonderful．"Dad had risen from his chair and was contentedly standing nearby．
   My nephew，never one to sit still for too long，began playing his new basketball around the table and throughout the kitchen．Upon nearing Dad，he stopped--almost uncertainly．With shaking，wrinkled hands，Dad had reached out for the ball．He did not speak，and the boy，confused，looked up and over at us．It took some convincing，but the ball was lightly passedover．
   I watched my father closely to see what he would do．A playful smile appeared on his face．Holding the ball and reaching forward，Dad bounced it on the floor then caught it．This action was repeated．Nodding approvingly，he then turned towards our assembled group．Gently throwing the ball away，Dad began a game of catch．
   The ball continued to be passed though eager pairs of outstretched hands．Cries of"Over here!"rang through the warm kitchen．Dad's active participation in this game was remarkable to me，since he had advanced Alzheimer′s disease．This disease had robbed him of many memories and the recognition of people，places mid points in time．
    In my younger years，playing with Dad was rare．To his credit，Dad worked hard and provided for us．He was very private and never showed nor shared much emotion．His game of choice was chess，which he did eventually teach me how to play．As an adult，I had become a caregiver and watched helplessly as Dad declined．Connecting moments between father and son had been few and far before he took the basketball．
    I'm not sure how long we played catch．What I do know is that our game ended all too soon，and it was time to face the reality of dirty dishes piled high on countertops．The moment，though，will certainly last forever．On this Christmas，Dad gave me a special memory-one that I will always treasure．

41．Which of the following statements is true according to the first two paragraphs？D
A．The author's nephew liked sitting still for a long time．
B．The author's father reached out for the basketball easily．
C．The author's nephew passed the basketball to his father firmly．
D．The author's family praised his sister for the Christmas dinner．
42．What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us？B
A．Why the author's father began a game of catch．
B．How the author's father played with basketball．
C．How the author's family took part in the basket game．
D．What the author's feeling was about his father's action．
43．How did the author feel on his father's active participation？B
A．Worried．   
B．Amazed．   
C．Annoyed．
D．Interested．
44．What can we learn about the author's father？C
A．He was outgoing and energetic．
B．He often played with the author．
C．He seldom talked with his family．
D．He taught the author to play basketball．
45．What is the main idea of the text？D
A．The disable people should never give up．
B．A Christmas dinner will be remembered forever．
C．Communication with family is very important．
D．Small holiday moments add up to lasting memories．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要讲述了圣诞节里作者和家人一起度过的快乐时光．患有老年痴呆症的父亲积极地参与打篮球的游戏，这让作者很惊讶．因为在作者年轻的时候，他们很少这样玩游戏．因此，作者很珍惜这段美好快乐的时光．

解答 41．D 细节理解题．根据第一段My sister，our chef，was enjoying the compliments．可知作者妹妹做了圣诞晚餐，家人们表扬了她．故选D．
42．B 理解概括题．根据第三段的段意可知，该段主要描写了作者的父亲是如何打篮球．故选B．
43．B 细节理解题．根据第四段Dad's active participation in this game was remarkable to me，可知父亲的积极参与让我感到很惊讶．故选B．
44．C 推理判断题．根据第五段He was very private and never showed nor shared much emotion．可知父亲是非常私人的，从来没有表现出太多的情感． 由此推断他很少和家人说话．故选C．
45．D 主旨大意题．根据全文大意和最后一段The moment，though，will certainly last forever．On this Christmas，Dad gave me a special memory-one that I will always treasure．可知圣诞节的欢乐时光将永远被作者保存在记忆中．由此推知小节日里的快乐时刻增添了美好持久的回忆．故选D．

点评 本文考察学生的理解推断能力以及细心程度，只要抓住文章的关键词，采用寻读的方法查找细节，就能找到正确答案．