Question

I was walking around in a store. I saw a cashier (收银员) hand a little boy his money back, saying, “I’m sorry, but you don’t have enough money to buy this doll.” I walked towards him and asked him who the doll was for.

“It’s the doll that my sister wanted most for Christmas,” he said. I told him that maybe Santa Claus will bring it to her and that he shouldn’t worry. He sadly replied, “No, Santa Claus can’t bring it to her. I have to give the doll to my mom so that she can give it to my sister when she joins her.”

His eyes were so sad while saying this. “My sister has gone to be with God. Daddy says that

Mom is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister.”

My heart nearly stopped. I quickly reached for my wallet and suggested that we count the money again. “Okay,” he said. “I hope that I have enough.” I added some of my money to his without letting him see and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and even some spare money left. “Thank you, God, for giving me enough money!” the little boy said.

I left the store, feeling as if my life had been changed forever.

1.Why couldn’t the boy buy the doll?

A. Because he didn’t know the cashier.    B. Because he didn’t have enough money.

C. Because he didn’t find the doll.    D. Because the dolls had been sold out.

2.The boy wanted to buy the doll for     .

A. Santa Claus    B. his sister    C. his mother    D. his father

3.What does the first sentence in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. The writer’s heart stopped working suddenly.

B. The writer had a heart problem.

C. The writer was so touched by the boy.

D. The writer was scared after hearing the story.

4.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. The boy’s mom was badly ill.    B. The cashier gave the doll to the boy for free.

C. The boy’s mom wanted the doll most.    D. Santa Claus brought the doll to the boy’s sister.

5.What did the writer do to help the boy?

A. He bought the boy a doll.

B. He found a good doctor to save his mother.

C. He told the cashier to sell the doll to the boy.

D. He gave the boy some money to buy the doll.

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.D

【解析】这是一篇记叙文。讲述的是一个小男孩在商店为他在天堂的妹妹买玩具娃娃作为圣诞礼物，然后让不久以后也将去天堂的妈妈给妹妹带去。小男孩对妹妹的爱极大地打动了作者，由于钱不够，在作者的帮助下小男孩为妹妹买了玩具娃娃。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的句子“I’m sorry, but you don’t have enough money to buy this doll.”可知，小男孩没有足够的钱来买那个洋娃娃，故答案为B。

2.细节理解题。根据文中句子“It’s the doll that my sister wanted most for Christmas,”he said. 小男孩在商店想为他的妹妹买洋娃娃作为圣诞礼物，答案为B。

3.句意理解题。A. The writer’s heart stopped working suddenly. 作者的心脏突然停止工作。B. The writer had a heart problem. 这位作家患有心脏病。C. The writer was so touched by the boy. 这个作家被那个男孩感动了。D. The writer was scared after hearing the story. 听了这个故事，这位作家很害怕。通过阅读前面的短文我们可以知道，一个小男孩在商店为他在天堂的妹妹买洋娃娃作为圣诞礼物，然后让不久以后也将去天堂的妈妈给妹妹带去。小男孩对妹妹的爱极大地打动了作者，因此下文出现了作者掏钱帮小男孩购买玩具娃娃的事情。故答案选C。

4.细节理解题。跟姐姐文中句子“Daddy says that Mom is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister.” 爸爸说妈妈也很快就要去见上帝了，所以我想她可以把娃娃带给我妹妹。可以判断小男孩的妈妈得了重病，不久也将离开人世，故答案为A。

5.细节理解题。根据“I added some of my money to his without letting him see and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and even some spare money left.”可知，作者送给了小男孩一些钱买下了那个布娃娃。故答案为D。