One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift. Unlike other gifts ,it came without wrap（包裝）. On September 11, 1958, mum gave birth to Richard. After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my lap（大腿）, 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 over and over how much I loved it! zxxk
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 had 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. 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 could 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!
【小題1】What happened to the author on September 11, 1958 ?

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


【小題1】A
【小題2】D
【小題3】C
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：本文介紹了我所度過(guò)的一個(gè)特別的圣誕節(jié)，我的弟弟從醫(yī)院康復(fù)回家了，給我?guī)?lái)了很多的快樂(lè)，雖然我用來(lái)裝禮物的襪子是空的，但是里面充滿了幸福。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段第一句On September 11 th , 1 958，Mum gave birth to Richard．說(shuō)明媽媽生下來(lái)弟弟，故A正確。
【小題2】推理題。根據(jù)本句I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as “hopeless”，“pitiful"，and “dying”, which sounded Ominous．“hopeless”，“pitiful"，and “dying”都是用來(lái)形容弟弟的，真是讓人害怕，故D項(xiàng)正確。
【小題3】推理題。根據(jù)第四段最后一句As he spoke，his eyes filled with tears． I’d never seen him cry before．爸爸哭了說(shuō)明他很難受，故C正確。
【小題4】主旨題：容易選成D。我相信這個(gè)家庭因?yàn)橛杏H情，他們內(nèi)心肯定是快樂(lè)的，但是但從文章來(lái)看，這件事并不是快樂(lè)的。同理，這個(gè)圣誕節(jié)雖然過(guò)得提心吊膽、愁云密布，但最終的結(jié)果卻是快樂(lè)和令人欣慰的，故不選A。
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