It was two months before Christmas, when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bike, Her Barbi bike was just too old, and it needed repairing as well．
As Christmas came nearer, her dream for a bike seemed to disappear, so we thought, for she didn’t mention it again．We were busy buying some beautiful story books, a doll house, a holiday dress and toys．Then much to our surprise, on December 24, she said she really wanted a bike more than anything else．
Now we didn’t know what to do．It was just too late．We were busy with Christmas dinner and packing children’s presents, parents’presents, a brother’s present and friends’presents till midnight．So there was no time to take to buy the “right bike”for our little girl．Thinking that we were parents who would make their child unhappy, we felt ashamed and sad．
Suddenly my husband had an idea．“What if I make a little bike out of clay(泥土)and write a note that she could trade in(交换)the model bike for a real one?”So he spent the next five hours carefully working with clay to make a small bike．
On Christmas morning, we were so excited for Almie Rose to open the little box with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note, She opened and read the note loudly．She looked at me and Ron and said,“So, does this mean I can trade in this bike for a real one?”Smiling, I said,“Yes．”Almie Rose had tears in her eyes when she replied,“I would never trade in this beautiful bike that Daddy made me．I prefer to keep it rather than get a real bike．”At that moment, we would have moved the God to buy her every bike on the earth．
(1)
What did Rose want to do most on Christmas Day?
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A．
Receive a new bike．
B．
Buy a holiday dress．
C．
Get a gift made by her father．
D．
Repair her old Barbi bike．
(2)
The word“ashamed”in the last paragraph means ________．
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A．
excited
B．
unhappy
C．
worried
D．
guilty
(3)
From the passage, we can infer(推断)．
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A．
Rose’s father liked making things
B．
Rose’s father decided to buy her a bike later
C．
Rose’s parents forgot to buy her a present
D．
Rose’s parents paid no attention to her
(4)
From Rose’s words in the last paragraph, we know that she ________．
Good afternoon.Welcome to England.We hope that your visit will be a pleasant one.Today I'd like to tell you something about a few of our laws.
The first one is about drinking.Now you may not buy wine in this country if you are under 18 years of age,nor may your friends buy it for you.
The second one,noise.Enjoy yourselves by yourself,but don't make unnecessary noise,especially at night.We ask you to respect other people who may wish you be quiet.
The third one,crossing the road.Be careful.The traffic moves on the left side of the road in this country.Use pedestrian crossing (人行横道) and don't take any chances when crossing the road.
My next point is about rubbish.It isn't lawful to drop rubbish in the street.When you have something to throw away,please put it in your pocket and take it home,or put it in a dustbin.
Finally,smoking.It is against the law to buy cigarettes if you are less than 16 years of age.
I'd like to finish by saying that if you need any kinds of help,you should contact the police.They will be glad to help you.You can call,write or go to ask any policemen.
(1)
Who do you think is most likely to make the speech?
A.A guide. B.A person who makes laws.
C.A teacher. D.An English officer.
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(2)
How many laws are discussed in the speech?
A.Four. B.Three. C.Six. D.Five.
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(3)
The main purpose (目的) of this speech is to ______.
A.tell people that those above 18 can drink and smoke in England
B.declare (宣布) the different laws in England
C.give advice to the travelers in England
D.warn people against going to England
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(4)
The underlined word“contact”in the last paragraph means“______”.
A.keep up B.go to see C.make a call to D.bring trouble
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(5)
From the passage we can learn______.
A.in England,if you are under 18 years of age,you can't buy wine,but your friends can buy it for you
B.you may not buy cigarettes unless you are above 16 years of age
C.because the traffic moves on the left side of the road,you must use the pedestrian crossing when crossing the road
