Question

It was at least two months before Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bicycle. As Christmas drew nearer, her desire for a bicycle seemed to fade（消退）, or so we thought. We bought her a lovely doll, and a doll house. Then, much to our surprise, on December 23rd, she said that she “really wanted a bike more than anything else.” But it was just too late. With such a lot of preparations to do for the Christmas dinner we did not have the time to buy our little girl a bike. So, here we were Christmas Eve around 9:00 p.m., with Almie and her six-year-old brother, Dylan, sleeping in their beds. Now we could only think of the bicycle and the disappointment of our child. “What if I make a little bicycle out of clay (泥) and write a note that she could trade the clay bike in for a real bike?” her dad asked. So he spent the next four hours making a tiny clay bike. On Christmas morning, we were excited for Almie to open the little gift box with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. Finally, she opened it and read the note aloud. “Does this mean that I can trade in this bike that Daddy made me for a real one?”  I said, “Yes.” Almie had tears in her eyes when she replied, “I could never trade in this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made me. I'd rather keep this than get a real bike.” At that moment, we would have moved heaven and earth to buy her every bicycle in the world!

1.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. The parents wanted the girl to have the clay bike for ever.

B. Tears were in the girl's eyes because she didn't like the present at all.

C. The girl never lost her desire for a bike.

D. The parents paid little attention to the daughter's desire for a bike.

2.Why did Dad make the clay bicycle?

A. He wanted his daughter to buy a real one .    B. He didn't want to disappoint his daughter.

C. He thought his daughter would like it .    D. He wanted to give his daughter a surprise.

3.What can we know from the last sentence?

A. The parents were sad and encouraged.

B. The parents felt neverous and shy.

C. The parents were moved and felt proud of the girl

D. The parents felt unhappy for the girl.

4.Which do you think is the best title for the story?

A. A lovely little girl    B. A great and serious father

C. A clay bike    D. Christmas shopping

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.C

【解析】文章讲述Rose希望圣诞节收到一辆自行车礼物。就在圣诞节前的至少两个月时，九岁的Almie Rose告诉她爸爸和作者，她想要一辆新自行车。随着圣诞节的临近，她对自行车的渴望似乎消失了，至少作者和她的丈夫是这么认为的。他们给她买了一个可爱的洋娃娃，和一个娃娃屋。然后，令他们惊讶的是，在12月23日，她说她“真的很想要一辆自行车”，但是太晚了。为圣诞节的晚餐，需要做太多的准备工作，他们没有时间给他们的小女孩买自行车。圣诞前夜晚上九点左右，Almie和她6岁的弟弟迪伦，睡在自己的床上。他们想到了自行车和孩子的失望。“如果我用胶泥做一辆小自行车，再写一个便条，她可以用粘土的自行车换一辆真正的自行车，可以吗？”她爸爸问到。于是他花了四个小时做了一辆小型粘土自行车。在圣诞节的早晨，他们为Almie感到兴奋，打开装有红白颜色的漂亮的黏土自行车和一个纸条的小礼品盒。最后，她打开了便条，并大声朗读这便条。“这是不是意味着我可以用爸爸给我做的这辆车换一辆真正的车吗？”我说，“是的，”当她回答时Almie的眼泪在她的眼睛时里，“我永远不会用爸爸为我做的这辆漂亮的自行车做交易。我宁愿留着这个，也不愿买一辆真正的自行车。”那时候，我们已经感动了，想为她买世界上所有的自行车。

1.题意：根据文章，下列哪个陈述是正确的？考查细节理解题。A. The parents wanted the girl to have the clay bike for ever. 父母希望这个女孩永远拥有这辆粘土自行车；B. Tears were in the girl's eyes because she didn't like the present at all. 女孩眼里含着泪水，因为她一点也不喜欢这个礼物；C. The girl never lost her desire for a bike. 这个女孩从未失去她对自行车的渴望；D. The parents paid little attention to the daughter's desire for a bike. 父母很少注意女儿对自行车的渴望。根据第一段第四句Then, much to our surprise, on December 23rd, she said that she really wanted a bike more than anything else.（然后，令我们惊讶的是，在12月23日，她说比其他任何东西她真的想要一辆自行车。）可知“这个女孩从未失去她对自行车的渴望”。故选C。

2.题意：爸爸为什么做粘土自行车？考查推理判断题。A. He wanted his daughter to buy a real one. 他想给他的女儿买一个真的；B. He didn't want to disappoint his daughter. 他不想让女儿失望；C. He thought his daughter would like it. 他认为他的女儿会喜欢的；D. He wanted to give his daughter a surprise. 他想给他的女儿一个惊喜。根据第八句Now we could only think of the bicycle and the disappointment of our child.（现在我们只能想到自行车和孩子的失望。）结合语境可知选B。

3.题意：从最后一句我们能知道什么？考查推理判断题。A. The parents were sad and encouraged. 父母伤心而鼓舞。B. The parents felt neverous and shy. 家长感到紧张和害羞。C. The parents were moved and felt proud of the girl他父母很感动，为这个女孩感到骄傲。D. The parents felt unhappy for the girl. 父母为这个女孩感到难过。最后一句At that moment, we would have moved heaven and earth to buy her every bicycle in the world!意思是“在那一刻，我们会竭尽全力地给她买世界上的每一辆自行车！”根据句意和语境可知选C。

4.题意：你认为这个故事最好的标题是__________？考查主旨理解题。A. A lovely little girl 一个可爱的小女孩；B. A great and serious father一个严肃的好爸爸；C. A clay bike一辆黏土自行车；D. Christmas shopping圣诞购物。本文主要内容是一个小女孩在圣诞节前两个月说想要一辆新自行车，后来不再提了，她的父母给她买了一个布娃娃。就在圣诞节前夕突然又提出要自行车，她的爸爸给她做了一个黏土自行车。说可以用这辆黏土自行车换辆真的自行车，第二天她打开礼物盒，她说“我永远不会用爸爸为我做的这辆漂亮的自行车做交易。我宁愿留着这个，也不愿买一辆真正的自行车。”根据本文主要内容可知选C。