Question

One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift . Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap(包装).
On September 11^th ，1958，Mum gave birth to Richard. After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my lap, saying, “I promised you a gift , and here it is.” What an honor！I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night. I sang to it. I told it stories .I told it over and over how much I loved it!
One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was gone! I cried for it. Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing bad been sent to a hospital. It had a fever. For several days I Heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as “hopeless”, “pitiful”, and “dying”, which sounded ominous.
Christmas was coming. “Don’t expect any presents this year,” Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room. “If your baby brother lives, that’ll be Christmas enough.” As he spoke, his eyes filled with tears. I’d never seen him cry before .
The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to answer it. From my bedroom I heard him say, “What? He’s all right?” He hung up and shouted upstairs. “The hospital said we can bring Richard home !”
“Thank God !” I heard Mum cry .
From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen them so happy. And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I ran downstairs. My socks still hung there flat. But I knew they were not empty; they were filled with love!

1. 1.
   what happened to the author on September 11^th , 1958?
   1. A.
      He got a baby brother.
   2. B.
      He got a Christmas gift
   3. C.
      He became four years old.
   4. D.
      He received a doll.
2. 2.
   What does the underlined word “ominous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean？
   1. A.
      Impossible.
   2. B.
      Boring
   3. C.
      Difficult
   4. D.
      Fearful
3. 3.
   Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming?
   1. A.
      Excitement.
   2. B.
      Happiness.
   3. C.
      Sadness.
   4. D.
      Disappointment.
4. 4.
   What is the passage mainly about ?
   1. A.
      A sad Christmas day
   2. B.
      Life with a lovely baby
   3. C.
      A special Christmas gift.
   4. D.
      Memories of a happy family

Answer 1

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这篇文章是简单的叙事文，是一篇关于亲情的文章。笔触平实，情感动人。故事发生在圣诞节前后，为了拯救出生不久的患病的孩子（作者的弟弟），全家都承受了巨大的心理压力。文章用一个小孩简单的感受，通过对父母的语言描写和神态动作观察和描写，表达了亲情在这个并不富裕的家庭里的巨大感召力。孩子的康复出院，实在是给这个家庭、给作者最好的圣诞礼物。
1.从第二段第一句“On September 11^th ，1958，Mum gave birth to Richard.”，我们可以看出作者的弟弟诞生了。这个弟弟并非是真正的doll洋娃娃，这点同学们千万要读懂。
2.ominous本意是“不吉利的；凶兆的”，这道题就要考查考生们的理解能力了。作者当时还是个孩子， “For several days I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as “hopeless”, “pitiful”, and “dying””，在他幼小而懵懂的心里，这些词是有一定的惊吓作用的。故选D。
3.根据短文，在圣诞节即将来临之际，作者的弟弟仍然在住院而且情况不容乐观，为此，作者的父亲感到悲伤。因此，正确答案为C选项。
4.容易选成D。我相信这个家庭因为有亲情，他们内心肯定是快乐的，但是但从文章来看，这件事并不是快乐的。同理，这个圣诞节虽然过得提心吊胆、愁云密布，但最终的结果却是快乐和令人欣慰的，故不选A。