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【题目】When I was ten my dad helped me buy my first ten-speed bicycle from Allen. I put up $60 of my grass cutting and snow shoveling (铲) money and my dad put up the other half I would pay him back over the next six months. Although it was not in the latest style, it was my ticket to the adult world.

I spent that summer and autumn riding happily. My sister Liz, a prisoner of her five-speed bicycle, never had a chance to keep up. Just before the Christmas deadline to pay my dad back, we were hit with several snowstorms. This allowed me to shovel enough driveways (车道) to pay off my debt. I was now officially a bike owner; it was a feeling unlike any other.

On that Christmas morning, my dad gave me a used portable (便携式的) record player. I was excited. However, my joy was short-lived after my dad called my sister to the kitchen. “We have one more gift for you.” he said as he opened the door that led to the garage. There, on the steps, stood a new ten-speed bicycle.

“It’s not fair,” I complained. “I worked so hard for my bike and it’s not even new. Then Liz gets a new bike. She didn’t have to do anything for it. ” My dad smiled. “She didn’t have to do anything for it because it’ s not really for her,” he said. What did that mean? I didn’t want her bike.

By spring Liz and I were riding all over town together now that she could keep up. As we grew, Liz and I became true friends.

Still I wasn’t smart enough to figure out what my dad meant until years later. That new bike was not a gift for Liz — it was a gift for me. He’d given me the gift of my sister’s company, the ability to stay together rather than drift apart (逐渐疏远) in the face of my ability to travel. He gave me my best friend.

【1】What do we know about the author’s bike?

A. It was worth $120.

B. Allen bought it for him.

C. It was very fashionable.

D. He didn’t like it actually.

【2】Why did the author think he was officially a bike owner?

A. He had paid off his debt.

B. He had learned to ride a bike.

C. He could also own Liz’s bike.

D. He could sell his bike to Liz.

【3】Why was the author’s Christmas joy short-lived?

A. His sister got a new record player.

B. His father didn’t care about him.

C. The record player wasn’t new.

D. His sister got a better gift.

【4】Hearing his father say “it’s not really for her (Paragraph 4)”, the author probably felt ________.

A. moved B. satisfied

C. puzzled D. disappointed

【5】The author finally realized that ________.

A. the new bike actually belonged to him

B. the new bike wasn’t bought by his father

C. his father actually gave him a more valuable gift

D. his father loved his sister more as a matter of fact

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【5】C

【解析】试题分析：本文讲述了我在童年时期在父亲的资助下买到了一辆十速自行车，但是我需要在6月内还清父亲资助我的钱。而当我还清父亲的资助时，这辆十速自行车才真正属于我。圣诞节时，我不明白为什么父亲送给我一个旧的礼物，而送给妹妹一辆十速自行车。到后来，我和妹妹在一起骑车旅行中越来越亲密才顿悟，父亲给我的礼物是：亲情。

【1】细节理解题。定位到第一段，I put up $60 of my grass cutting and snow shoveling (铲) money and my dad put up the other half I would pay him back over the next six months.“在作者十岁的时候，父亲帮他买了一辆十速自行车。这辆车作者自己出了60美元，父亲资助了另外60美元。而父亲资助的60美元我将在6个月内还清。”所以，这辆十速自行车一共花了120美元。故选A

【2】细节理解题。第二段第二句说，在圣诞节前夕，也是我还父亲钱的最后期限，我们被几个雪暴袭击。This allowed me to shovel enough driveways (车道) to pay off my debt. I was now officially a bike owner“而这也让我有足够的车道可以铲来还我的欠款，我现在正式是这辆十速自行车的主人了。”可知因为我还清了欠款，所以我觉得我是这辆车的主人。故选A。

【3】推理判断题。定位到第三段第一、二句话。On that Christmas morning, my dad gave me a used portable (便携式的) record player. I was excited. However, my joy was short-lived after my dad called my sister to the kitchen.“在圣诞节那天，父亲送给我一个二手的便携式录音机，我本来很激动，但是我的开心是短暂的。因为父亲把妹妹叫到厨房并送给她一辆新的十速自行车。故选D。

【4】推理判断题。父亲说妹妹之所以不需要做任何事情就能拿到十速自行车是因为自行车不是完全属于她的。说完这句话后，作者内心有一个独白：What did that mean?这是什么意思？可推测出，作者感到很疑惑。故选C。

【5】推理判断题。最后一段作者说That new bike was not a gift for Liz — it was a gift for me.“那辆新的自行车不是给Lia的礼物而是给我的礼物。”因为父亲给了我旅行途中最好的陪伴——我的妹妹。这是一个很珍贵的礼物，故选C。