Question

    Christmas is for giving and sharing, for getting together with family and friends. But mostly it"s for love. I had not believed this until a boy gave me a wonderful gift one Christmas.

Without parents, Brian lived with his mean aunt. I had not noticed him until he began to clean up the room after school, at risk of being punished by his aunt. During those hours, Brian spoke mostly of his mother, a kind, gentle, loving woman who always spent time with him.

As Christmas came near, however, Brian didn’t stay after school. I looked forward to his coming. One afternoon, I stopped him and told him how I missed him.I saw his eyes lit up. I explained how he had been my best helper and this made him more excited. "I was making you a surprise.It"s for Christmas." He became embarrassed and ran away.

Finally came the last school day before Christmas. Brian entered the room with his hands hiding something behind. "I have a present for you." He hold out his hands, and a tiny wooden box was lying there.

"It"s beautiful, Brian. Let’s see what’s in it."

"Oh, you can"t see what’s in it," he said," and you can"t touch it, but mother always said it makes you feel good all the time, warm on cold nights, and safe when you’re alone.”

I looked into the empty box. "Brian, what will make me feel so good?"

"It"s love,and mother always said it"s best when you give it away.

Yes, Christmas is for celebrations, songs and gifts. But mostly, Christmas is for love. So now I still keep the small box.

1.What’s Brian like?

A.He is gentle. B.He is mean. C.He is helpful. D.He is strange.

2.Why do you think Brian stopped helping his teacher?

A.Because he felt too tired to do that. B.Because his teacher didn’t need his help.

C.Because he might be punished by his aunt. D.Because he had too much homework.

3.According to the story, which of the following is TRUE？

A.The writer values the present from Brian. B.Brian’s mother had little influence on him.

C.Brian’s aunt treated him nicely. D.Brian was used to spending love at Christmas.

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.A

【解析】

圣诞节是为了给予和分享，为了与家人和朋友团聚。但更主要是为了爱。作者通过圣诞节一个男孩给予他一份很棒的礼物让我们理解了这一点。

1.推理判断题。根据“I had not noticed him until he began to clean up the room after school, at risk of being punished by his aunt.”他冒着被姑姑惩罚的危险放学后打扫房间，及后文作者对他的评价“I explained how he had been my best helper”可知他是乐于助人的，故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据“I had not noticed him until he began to clean up the room after school, at risk of being punished by his aunt.”可知他冒着被姑姑惩罚的危险在放学后打扫房间，可知他停止清整房间的原因可能是姑姑的惩罚，故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据“But mostly, Christmas is for love. So now I still keep the small box.”可知作者珍视布莱恩的礼物，故A正确；根据“Brian spoke mostly of his mother, a kind, gentle, loving woman who always spent time with him.”及“"It"s love,and mother always said it"s best when you give it away.”可知布莱恩的妈妈对他影响大，故B错误；根据“at risk of being punished by his aunt.”可知他的姑姑对他不好，故C错误；短文中没有提及布莱恩圣诞节的习惯，故D错误，结合题干，故选A。