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19．One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift．Unlike other gifts，it came without wrap（包装）．
On September 11th，1958，Mum gave birth to Richard．After she brought him home from hospital，she put him in my lap，saying，"I promised you a gift，and here it is．"What an honour!I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own．I played with it day and night．I sang to it．I told it stories．I told it over and over how much I loved it!
One morning，however，I found its bed empty．My doll was gone!I cried for it．Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital．It had a fever．For several days，I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as"hopeless"，"pitiful"，and"dying"，which sounded ominous．
Christmas was coming．"Don't expect any presents this year，"Dad said，pointing at the socks I hung in the living room．"If your baby brother lives，that'll be Christmas enough．"As he spoke，his eyes filled with tears．I'd never seen him cry before．
The phone rang early on Christmas morning．Dad jumped out of bed to answer it．From my bedroom I heard him say，"What？He's all right？"He hung up and shouted upstairs．"The hospital said we can bring Richard home!"
"Thank God!"I heard Mum cry．
From the upstairs window，I watched my parents rush out to the car．I had never seen them so happy．And I was also full of joy．What a wonderful day!My baby doll would be home．I ran downstairs．My socks still hung there flat．But I knew they were not empty；they were filled with love!

37．What happened to the author on September 11th，1958？A
A He got a baby brother．
B He got a Christmas gift．
C．He became four years old．
D．He received a doll．
38．What does the underlined word"ominous"in Paragraph 3probably mean？D
A．Impossible．  B．Boring．
C．Difficult．   D．Fearful．
39．Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming？C
A．Excitement．
B．Happiness．
C．Sadness．
D．Disappointment．
40．What is the passage mainly about？C
A．A sad Christmas day．
B．Life with a lovely baby．
C．A special Christmas gift．
D．Memories of a happy family．

分析 本文讲述了作者在1958年的圣诞节收到了一份特殊的圣诞礼物-弟弟Richard．虽然弟弟身体不好，圣诞节来临之际被送到了医院，但圣诞节那天弟弟的病好啦．这对全家人来说都是个特殊的圣诞礼物．

解答 37-40 ADCC
37   A   细节理解题．根据文章第二段"Mum gave birth to Richard"和"I promised you a gift，and here it is"可知，妈妈给作者的礼物是他的弟弟Richard．故选A．
38   D   词义理解题   根据文章第三段For several days，I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as"hopeless"，"pitiful"，and"dying"，which sounded ominous．可在我听到父母低声说"无希望的，遗憾的，死亡的，这听起来很害怕"故选D．
39    C   细节理解题．根据文章"his eyes filled with tears"可知，作者父亲在圣诞节来临前是悲伤的．故选C．
40    C   主旨大意题．通读全文可知，弟弟Richard是对作者来说时间特殊的礼物．不仅是作者，对作者的家庭也是一个大惊喜．故选C．

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．

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