Question

A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was walking around the shining car. “Is this your car, Paul?” he asked.

Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you nothing? Boy, I wish…”He hesitated.

Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.

“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?”

“Oh yes, I’d love that.”

After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”

Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.

He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.

“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it …then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”

Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.

注：urchin顽童, hesitate犹豫, , crippled残疾,cent 美分

1.The street urchin was very surprised when _______________

A．Paul received an expensive car             B．Paul told him about the car

C．he saw the shining car                    D．he was walking around the car

2.From the story we can see the urchin _______________

A．wished to give his brother a car

B．wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car

C．wished he could have a brother like Paul’s

D．wished Paul could be a brother like that

3.The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ____________

A．to show his neighbours the big car

B．to show he had a rich friend

C．to let his brother ride in the car

D．to tell his brother about his wish

4.We can infer（推断） from the story that___________

A．Paul couldn’t understand the urchin

B．the urchin had a deep love for his brother

C．the urchin wished to have a rich brother

D．the urchin’s wish came true in the end

5.The best name of the story is ____________

A．A Christmas Present                     B．A Street Urchin

C．A Brother Like That                      D．An Unforgettable Holiday Ride

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了一个小顽童见到保罗的各个送给他一辆汽车，也希望自己能做一个那样的哥哥，从而表现出了这个小男孩对自己弟弟深深地爱。

1.根据下文“Is this your car，Paul？”he asked． Paul answered，“Yes，my brother gave it to me for Christmas．”The boy was surprised（惊奇）．“描述，可知选B。

2.根据第二段“I wish,”the boy went on，“that I could be a brother like that．描述，可知选A，这个男孩想做那样一个哥哥，送给自己弟弟一辆汽车。

3.根据最后一段And some day I’m going to give you one just like it…描述，可知选D。

4.通过阅读短文可知这个小男孩想送给自己残疾的弟弟一辆汽车，从而让他能自己看到所有的好东西，可见这个男孩很爱自己的弟弟，故选B。

5.这篇短文主要介绍了一个小顽童见到保罗的各个送给他一辆汽车，也希望自己能做一个那样的哥哥，故选C，那样的一个哥哥。

考点：故事类记述文阅读

点评：本文中长句较多，一时很难读懂句子含义，注意多读几遍，不要强求非得理解一词一句的含义，能把握文章大意就行。然后带着问题阅读短文，一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文，根据短文中心总结出正确答案。