Question

【题目】阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只能用一次。

A few years after I left my secondary school in Manchester, I was invited to help out with the school’s Christmas Fair. I volunteered to act as Father Christmas. 【1】 .Certainly, I attracted lots of customers.

My main job was to send gifts to the children. 【2】 .I bring a sense of magic to them and I was also enjoying myself. But I was puzzled（迷惑）by a young boy who paid for a second visit, and then surprisingly f or a third. The gifts were really very small. There were only some candies, stickers and cards. 【3】 . He answered simply,“I just love talking to you.”

It was then that I realized that many parents do not encourage their children to talk. 【4】 .Everyone wants to know they’ve been heard and understood. So it is important to listen to children and give them the full attention. It is also a way to show children the proper way of listening,to be polite and to gain a better understanding.

【5】 .So, at home, at work, socially, always encourage family, friends, colleagues to talk about themselves and their feelings and really listen.

A. They were so excited about getting gifts.

B. And they seldom really listen to the children

C. So I asked him why he came to see me so often

D. In the bright red suit, I looked rather great

E. This was a lesson that I have taken with me in my life

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【5】E

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：该文介绍了许多家长不鼓励他们的孩子说话。他们真的很少听孩子们说。所以重要的是要听孩子们说，给他们充分的关注。礼貌待人，获得更好的了解。

【1】D根据前一句I volunteered to act as Father Christmas. 和后一句Certainly, I attracted lots of customers. 的描述可知这里是说穿着光亮的红衣服，我看起来很了不起，所以选D。

【2】A 根据前一句My main job was to send gifts to the children的描述可知这里是说他们因为得到礼物而很兴奋，所以选A。

【3】C 根据后一句He answered simply,“I just love talking to you.”话可知这里是说我问他为什么经常来看我，所以选C。

【4】B 根据前一句It was then that I realized that many parents do not encourage their children to talk的描述可知这里是说他们真的很少听孩子们说，所以选B。

【5】E根据后文So, at home, at work, socially, always encourage family, friends, colleagues to talk about themselves and their feelings and really listen的描述可推知该选E，这是生活给我上的一课。