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【题目】Alice’s mother died when Alice was five years old. Alice, who grew up to be my mother, told me that after her mother’s death her family was too poor to even afford to give her a doll.

In December 2012, I had a job at a local bank. One afternoon, we were decorating the tree in the bank lobby(大厅). One of my customers approached me with her beautiful handmade dolls. I decided to get one for my daughter, Katie, who was almost five years old. Then I had an idea. I asked my customer if she could make me a special doll for my mother—one with gray hair and spectacles(眼镜): a grandmother doll. And she gladly agreed.

A friend had told me that his dad who played Santa Claus would be willing to make a visit on Christmas morning to our home to deliver my Katie her presents, so I made some special arrangements.

Christmas Day arrived and at the planned time; so did Santa Claus. Katie was surprised that Santa had come to see her at her own house. As Santa turned to leave, he looked once more into his bag and found one more gift. As he asked who Alice was, my mother, surprised at her name being called, indicated that she in fact was Alice. Santa handed her the gift, with a message card that read:

For Alice:

I was cleaning out my sleigh(雪橇) before my trip this year and came across this package that was supposed to be delivered on December 25,1953. The present inside has aged, but I felt that you might still wish to have it. Many apologies for the lateness of the gift.

Love,

Santa Claus

My mother’s reaction was one of the most deeply emotional scenes I have ever seen. She couldn’t speak but only held the doll she had waited fifty-nine years to receive as tears of joy ran down her cheeks. That doll, given by “Santa”, made my mother the happiest “child” that Christmas.

【1】The reason why the writer’s mother couldn’t have a doll when young was that_________.

A. Santa Clause forgot to deliver the doll to her

B. her daughter couldn’t make a doll by herself

C. her parents left the doll in the Santa Clause’s sleigh

D. her family was badly off when she was a child

【2】It can be inferred from the passage that __________.

A. the writer’s father played the Father Christmas

B. the writer’s mother was already in her sixties when she received the doll

C. the writer asked one of her friends to make the doll for her mother

D. the Santa Clause was too careless to deliver the doll on time

【3】When the writer’s mother received the doll that she had waited so long, she was __________.

A. pleased and inspired B. puzzled and angry

C. happy and excited D. curious and grateful

【4】The best title for this passage could be __________.

A. A Doll from Santa B. An unforgettable Christmas

C. A considerate daughter D. A help from Santa Claus

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

试题分析：这是一篇记叙文，讲述作者送给母亲Alice一份她小时候所渴望的圣诞礼物。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段her family was too poor to even afford to give her a doll.“她家庭太穷以至于都买不起一个布娃娃给她”。故选D。

【2】推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中“She couldn’t speak but only held the doll she had waited fifty-nine years to receive…”以及第一段中的“…told me that after her mother’s death her family was too poor to even afford to give her a doll.”可知Alice5岁时妈妈去世了，此后一直未能得到布娃娃，再结合文中的“她紧紧抱着她等待了59年的布娃娃”可以推断出作者的母亲已经60多岁了，in one’s sixties“在某人六十多岁的时候”。故选B。

【3】细节理解题。由文章最后一段中的对母亲的描写可知，收到这份特殊的圣诞礼物，我的妈妈是既开心又兴奋。故选C。

【4】主旨大意题。文章讲述的是作者为了弥补妈妈童年时的遗憾，在圣诞节这天让朋友假扮圣诞老人送给妈妈一个她等待了多年的布娃娃。 故选A。