Question

It was near Christmas during my first semester teaching at a new school. I loved my small special class more than any group I had taught in the past. They were hungry for knowledge and I was enjoying teaching.

Other teachers had told me that our children were from poor families and not to expect any child to bring a Christmas gift. In fact，I wasn't expecting any gifts.

Imagine my surprise when every child brought me a gift on the day before our holiday break. First，I got a much ­loved stuffed monkey from a shy girl. I was told，“He is my favorite，but I love you and I want him to be with you，Miss Taylor.”How thrilled I was!

Next came a new set of Christmas tree lights that was “missing” from a mother's cupboard.

Finally，I came to one little boy's gift which I had never received. It was an old，dirty and broken Christmas story book. Just when I wanted to express my happiness，I was interrupted(打断)by the giver，“And see，it is new！It still has the price tag.”

When other children laughed at him，I stopped them and said，“Oh，books are good in that way. The story is always new if you have not read it before. Now，let's share one together.”Everyone listened quietly as I read the most wonderful Christmas story of my life.

I still keep those Christmas gifts. They always remind me of my lovely kids.

1.Why did the teacher like her small special class?

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2.When did the children bring their teacher gifts?

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3.Who sent a stuffed monkey to the teacher?

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4.Was the Christmas story book new?

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5.How did the teacher feel when she got the gifts?

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Answer 1

1.Because they were hungry for knowledge./Because her class were hungry for knowledge./She liked her special class because they were hungry for knowledge.

2.On the day before their holiday break./On the day before their holiday break, they brought their teacher gifts./They brought their teacher gifts on the day before their holiday break.

3.A shy girl. / A shy girl sent a stuffed monkey to the teacher.

4.No，it wasn't.

5.Happy. / Thrilled. / Pleased. /Excited. /Moved./ ...

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者向我们讲述了他和他的学生们之间的一段经历。快到圣诞节了，因为作者班里的孩子都来自于贫穷的家庭，所以作者并没有想到会收到孩子们的礼物。但是每个孩子都送给了作者一个礼物，虽然这些不是什么好的，贵的东西，但是这让作者非常的感动。

1.根据短文第一段最后I loved my small special class more than any group I had taught in the past. They were hungry for knowledge and I was enjoying teaching可知，作者说他非常的喜欢他的小的但很特殊的班级，是因为班里的学生都非常渴望学到知识，所以作者喜欢教他们。

2.根据短文第三段中Imagine my surprise when every child brought me a gift on the day before our holiday break.可知，在假期结束之前，每个孩子都给作者带来了礼物，这样作者感到很惊奇。

3.根据短文第三段I got a much ­loved stuffed monkey from a shy girl.可知，作者从一个内向的女孩那里得到了一个可爱的猴子。

4.根据短文中Finally，I came to one little boy's gift which I had never received. It was an old，dirty and broken Christmas story book.可知，作者从一个小男孩那里收到了一本圣诞节的故事书，这是一本很旧的，很脏的，破的圣诞节故事书。所以这个问题的答案是否定的。

5.根据这个短文的大意可知，作者所教的这些孩子们都来自于贫穷的家庭，所以作者没有想到会收到孩子们的礼物。虽然他们的礼物很小，有的还很旧，很破，但是作者很感动，收到孩子们的礼物，作者很开心。故这里的答案不是唯一的。

考点：任务型阅读。