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4．Secret Santas
    On Christmas morning，Linda wakes up，and tries to imagine the wide-eyed surprise of children in another household as they unwrap the presents she carefully chose for them．Linda has never met the children，but that's all part of the joy of giving as secret Santas，she says．
"It's an amazing feeling to buy gifts on an anonymous （匿名的） basis，"says Linda．"It brings a whole new meaning to the holidays．"
     Linda and Tony are an American couple living in Toronto，Canada，and Linda did charitable work as a member of the American Women's Club of Toronto．As the name suggests，members are U．S．citizens living in Toronto，who join together for fellowship and community service．
    To find her"adopted"family，Linda goes to the local schools and requests a wish list for a family that's struggling to survive．Last year she helped a single mother with three children．The mother works as a cleaning lady in a nursing home．
"The list is always heartbreaking．They have an opportunity to ask for anything and do just the opposite，asking for basic clothes or simple toys，"she says．"We always buy the kids a new winter coat，hats，and gloves．"She also buys gifts for the parents．
    Last year Linda asked the mother for a second wish list--one that didn't include the basics．"Every child should have a Christmas that sticks with them for a lifetime．"She purchased iPods for the two older children and a video game system for the youngest．"I have learned a very valuable lesson in all of this，"says Linda．"Pay attention to what's going on in your own backyard--no matter where you live．"
The joy of giving as secret Santas is much sweeter when the gift is anonymous．

81．What reaction does Linda imagine the children will have？（No more than 5 words）They will feel greatly surprised．．
82．Why did Linda join the American Women's Club of Toronto？（No more than 10 words）
She joined it for fellowship and community service．．
83．Why did Linda ask for a second wish list？（No more than 15 words）She wanted to give children some other gifts rather than the basics．
84．What kind of people does"secret Santas"in the passage refer to？（No more than 12 words）It refers to people who give away anonymous gifts on Christmas．．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了在圣诞节一些爱心人士以匿名的方式给孩子们送去礼物的故事．

解答 81．细节理解题．根据第一段中的"Linda wakes up，and tries to imagine the wide-eyed surprise of children in another household as they unwrap the presents she carefully chose for them"可知Linda想象孩子们打开她精心选择的礼物时会感到非常吃惊．因此答案为"They will feel greatly surprised．"．
82．细节理解题．根据第三段中的"…who join together for fellowship and community service"可推知，Linda加入多伦多美国妇女俱乐部的目的是服务团体和社区．因此答案为"She joined it for fellowship and community service．"．
83．推理判断题．根据第六段中的"Last year Linda asked the mother for a second wish list-one that didn't include the basics"可知，Linda想给孩子们送一些其他礼物而不是一些基本的生活用品．因此答案为"She wanted to give children some other gifts rather than the basics．"．
84．推理判断题．根据文章最后一句"The joy of giving as secret Santas is much sweeter when the gift is anonymous．"可知"秘密圣诞老人"指的是那些在圣诞节时以匿名的方式给孩子们送去礼物的爱心人士．因此答案为"It refers to people who give away anonymous gifts on Christmas．"．

点评 解答细节理解题时，一个常用的方法就是运用定位法，即根据题干和选项中的关键词从原文中找到相关的句子，与选项进行比较从而确定答案；推理判断题既要求学生透过文章表面文字信息推测文章隐含意思，又要求学生对作者的态度、意图及文章细节的发展作正确的推理判断，力求从作者的角度去考虑，不要固守自己的看法或观点．