Question

Jake is 9 years old. He lives in an orphanage(孤儿院) with nine other orphans. The orphanage has very little money, so the children have very little food to eat. But on Christmas Day, the children can get an orange. It is the best present of the festival for each child. But Jake can't have his Christmas orange this year because he breaks(打坏) a cup at breakfast on December 23. Jake is very sad. He cries in his bed all the night before Christmas.

Jake spends Christmas Day alone. Nobody is around him. The light is off. Jake climbs back to his bed, but he can't sleep. After a while, someone touches Jake, puts something in his hand and then goes away.

Jake doesn't know what's in his hand. He climbs down the bed. By the moonlight, he sees an orange in his hand. It has nine orange segments (橘瓣)!

1.How many orphans are there in the orphanage?

A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 10

2.Why doesn’t Jake get an orange?

A. Because there aren’t enough oranges.

B. Because Jake didn’t want to eat oranges.

C. Because Jake breaks a cup at breakfast.

D. Because Jake feels very sad.

3.What does the underlined word "alone" mean in Chinese?

A. 独自 B. 懊悔 C. 恼怒 D. 失望

4.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Who Does Wrong B. Jake's Wonderful Dream

C. A Sad Christmas D. Nine Segments of Love

Answer 1