Question

 After a boy had unwrapped his gifts on Christmas morning,his mother asked him which present he wanted to donate.

  "None," the 5-year-old boy replied. His mother explained that sharing was part of the holiday spirit. She also explained that a poor child would be very happy to receive a gift. The boy eventually agreed to part with (舍弃) one of his gifts. He put his four gifts in front of him and tried to decide which one to part with. It was a difficult decision,but he chose to say goodbye to the flute (长笛) ."Where do we take it?" he asked his mother. His mother explained that there was a Salvation Army box two streets away and someone would give the gifts to children who needed them.

  This parting with a gift became a yearly activity. When he was 8 years old,the boy treas?ured the gifts he had received so much that his decision needed to be made using a special method,which led him to part with a set of checkers (跳棋) .Three months later,he saw the checkers set at his friend Jerry's house. When Jerry was 6 years old,his father had died and his mother had lost her job,so he had few gifts.

  The next Christmas,when the boy thought about how much fun he had watching Jerry play with the checkers,he told his mother that he wanted to put his new football in the Salvation Army box. Through giving gifts,he found that giving brings happiness not only to others but also to himself.

(   ) 1. What do we learn about the 5-year-old boy?

   A. He was poor but kindhearted.

   B. He never shared anything with others.

   C. He often donated money to others.

   D. He decided to donate a gift after hesitation.

(   ) 2. The boy and his mother took the flute to         .

   A. a post office for the army two streets away

   B. a postbox for the army two streets away

   C. the Salvation Army which protects the safety of the poor

   D. a box used for collecting gifts for the poor two streets away

(   ) 3. When he was 8 years old,the boy         .

   A. loved his gifts and struggled to donate one

   B. treasured his gifts so much that he stopped donating

   C. was very generous in sharing his gifts with the poor

   D. was too pleased to share his gifts with the poor

(   ) 4. What does the passage mainly talk about?

   A. Giving presents out on Christmas Eve.

   B. Hard decisions to make about what to give.

   C. Giving brings happiness to others and oneself.

   D. Receiving presents is a pleasant thing.

Answer 1

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A篇：这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个小男孩捐赠自己的圣诞礼物的故事。小男孩通过这个举动明白了给予不仅给别人更给自己带来了快乐。

1. D细节理解题。从文章第二段内容可知这个五岁的小男孩刚开始并不愿意把礼物捐给别人，后来在妈妈的劝说下同意了。其中"It was a difficult decision"表明小男孩是经过艰难的抉择才作出决定的,故选D.

2. D细节推断题。从第二段最后一句的"someone would give the gifts to children who needed them"可以推断出人们用一个箱子专门收集大家捐赠的礼物，然后将这些礼物分发给需要礼物的穷人小孩。故选D.

3. A细节理解题，文章第三段说他要用特殊的方法才能决定捐出哪个礼物，表明他需要做一番心理斗争才能把礼物捐赠出去。

4. C主旨大意题。从全文和文章结尾可知给予不仅给别人更给自己带来了快乐，这正是文章想要表明的主旨。