题目内容
She got __________ gifts for her birthday yesterday.
A. a lot B. a lots of C. lot of D. lots of
D
【解析】略
I will never forget the very moment that caused me to leave my gift behind because I wanted the gift that my older sister Maria had.
My family was spending a week at the beach. One morning, Maria went to the beach early, but I stayed behind to finish a drawing of a seashell. After finishing the drawing, I walked to join Maria. She was a top gymnast (体操运动员). Her show was perfect as she wheeled along the beach. The beauty of that sight froze me, and I decided immediately that I too would become a gymnast like her.
I knew that I had never been very good at sports. However, when I told my parents I wanted to take a gymnastics class, they agreed with me in surprise. The next week, I went to a beginners’ class.
If only my parents had talked me out of this misguided plan! Five minutes into the first class, it was clear that I didn’t have the gift of a gymnast. But I kept at it.
During this time, drawing and painting—which had been my two favorites—all but left my mind. It must have been hurting for my family as they watched my hopeless efforts. I blindly decided to be like Maria. I just would not give up.
At the same time, on the advice of Ms. White, my art teacher, I hurriedly handed in my seashell drawing for an art contest in our town. One night as I was having a hard time practicing, the phone rang. It was Ms. White. “Alice, you won the contest!” she said loudly.
“Really?” was all I could reply.
“Yes,” Ms. White said. “They’re going to give you a prize. And that’s not all. The winner is also accepted into Wildale’s Summer Fine Arts Institute.” I couldn’t believe what I heard. Only a handful of young artists were accepted each summer.
That night I didn’t go back into the living room to continue practicing. Gymnastics was Maria’s gift, not mine. It had taken me a while, but I realized that I had a gift of my own.
【小题1】Alice wanted to be a gymnast because ________.
| A.she had been good at sports | B.her sister’s show was perfect |
| C.she hated drawing and painting | D.her parents wanted her to do so |
| A.Satisfied. | B.Worried. | C.Hopeful | D.Regretful. |
| A.Alice’s parents disagreed with her choice of gymnastics |
| B.Alice did not realize her gift in drawing and painting at first |
| C.Alice spent a hard time preparing for the art contest in the town |
| D.Alice couldn’t believe the news that she got the prize for painting |
| A.We should value our own gifts. | B.It takes time to find one’s gifts. |
| C.We could develop different gifts. | D.It’s never too late to show our gifts. |
I will never forget the year when I was 12.My mother told us that we would not get Christmas gifts because there was not enough money .I felt sad and thought, ”What shall I say when the other kids ask me about my gifts?” I started to hope the Christmas wouldn’t come that year. Just then three women came to our house with gifts for all of us. For me,they brought a doll .I felt so happy.
Years later, my life changed a lot. So one Christmas, I wanted to do something special. I asked forty friends to help me. We visited 125 orphans(孤儿)to come to our Christmas party. For every child, we prepared a beautiful gift.
Finally the moment came. I called out,” One, two, three. Open your gifts!” As the children opened their boxes, the whole room was full of their bright smiles. The feeling I got from that Christmas so long ago came again.
【小题1】___gave the writer a Christmas gift when she was 12.
| A.Nobody | B.Her mother | C.Three women | D.An old man |
| A.the writer didn’t get Christmas gifts any more. |
| B.the writer became rich. |
| C.the writer didn’t like Christmas gifts at all. |
| D.the writer hoped to help more orphans. |
| A.sad | B.bored | C.tired | D.happy |
| A.The writer’s family was very poor when she was a child. |
| B.The writer wanted to do something special for the old people at Christmas. |
| C.The three women taught the writer how to help others. |
| D.The writer and her friends invited 125 orphans to come to the Christmas party. |
| A.A special Christmas |
| B.How to choose Christmas gifts. |
| C.Three kind women. |
| D.My first Christmas. |
I will never forget the year when I was 12.My mother told us that we would not get Christmas gifts because there was not enough money .I felt sad and thought, ”What shall I say when the other kids ask me about my gifts?” I started to hope the Christmas wouldn’t come that year. Just then three women came to our house with gifts for all of us. For me,they brought a doll .I felt so happy.
Years later, my life changed a lot. So one Christmas, I wanted to do something special. I asked forty friends to help me. We visited 125 orphans(孤儿)to come to our Christmas party. For every child, we prepared a beautiful gift.
Finally the moment came. I called out,” One, two, three. Open your gifts!” As the children opened their boxes, the whole room was full of their bright smiles. The feeling I got from that Christmas so long ago came again.
1.___gave the writer a Christmas gift when she was 12.
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A.Nobody |
B.Her mother |
C.Three women |
D.An old man |
2.From the sentence “Years later, my life changed a lot.” we can guess that _____.
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A.the writer didn’t get Christmas gifts any more. |
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B.the writer became rich. |
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C.the writer didn’t like Christmas gifts at all. |
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D.the writer hoped to help more orphans. |
3.The writer was so _____when she got a Christmas gift.
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A.sad |
B.bored |
C.tired |
D.happy |
4.Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?
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A.The writer’s family was very poor when she was a child. |
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B.The writer wanted to do something special for the old people at Christmas. |
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C.The three women taught the writer how to help others. |
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D.The writer and her friends invited 125 orphans to come to the Christmas party. |
5.What’s the best title for the passage?
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A.A special Christmas |
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B.How to choose Christmas gifts. |
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C.Three kind women. |
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D.My first Christmas. |