I just finished the household chores for the night and was preparing to go to bed, when I heard a noise in the front of the house. I opened the door to the front room and to my surprise, Santa himself stepped out from behind the Christmas tree.
He placed his finger over his mouth so I would not cry out. “What are you doing?” I started to ask. The words choked up in my throat, and I saw he had tears in his eyes. His usual jolly manner was gone. Gone was the eager, boisterous soul we all know.
He then answered me with a simple statement“TEACH THE CHILDREN！”
I was puzzled; what did he mean?
Santa then reached in his bag and pulled out a FIR(杉木) TREE .“Teach the children that the pure green color of the stately fir tree remains green all year round，describing the everlasting hope of mankind，all the needles point heavenward, making it a symbol of man's thoughts turning toward heaven.”
He again reached into his bag and pulled out a brilliant STAR. “Teach the children that the star was the heavenly sign of promises long ago. God promised a savior(救世主) for the world, and the star was the sign of fulfillment of his promise.”
He then reached into his bag and pulled out a CANDLE. “Teach the children that the candle symbolizes that Christ is the light of the world, and when we see this great light we are reminded of he who displaces(取代) the darkness.”
Suddenly I heard a soft twinkling sound, and from his bag he pulled out a BELL. “Teach the children that as the lost sheep are found by the sound of the bell, it should ring mankind to the fold. The bell symbolizes guidance and return.”
Santa looked back and was pleased. I saw that the twinkle was back in his eyes. He said, “Remember, teach the children the true meaning of Christmas and do not put me in the center, for I am but an humble servant of the one that is, and I bow down to worship HIM, our LORD, our GOD.”
【小題1】Author opened the door when he was going to sleep because________.

A．he heard something unusual
B．he was not sleeping at the moment
C．he saw the Santa at the moment
D．he wanted to step out of the room
【小題2】According to Santa, the star was ________.
A．a(chǎn) symbol of man's thoughts turning towards heaven
B．the sigh of fulfillment of the Santa's promise
C．the symbol of the light of the world
D．the sound of the bell which ring mankind to the fold
【小題3】What does the underlined word “twinkle” refer to?
A．Tears. B．Smiles. C．Glasses. D．Eyes.


【小題1】A
【小題2】B
【小題3】A

解析試題分析：文章講述了一件發(fā)生在作者和兒子之間的事情。Santa讓作者“教育孩子們”，這讓作者感到困惑。Santa分別拿杉樹、星星、蠟燭和鈴來作比喻，表達(dá)了對上天的感激之情。
【小題1】根據(jù)第一段“was preparing to go to bed, when I heard a noise in the front of the house”可知，作者準(zhǔn)備睡覺時，聽到有響動，故選A。
【小題2】根據(jù)““Teach the children that the star was the heavenly sign of promises long ago...and the star was the sign of fulfillment of his promise.””可知，星星是承諾的標(biāo)志，是承諾兌現(xiàn)的標(biāo)志，故選B。
【小題3】I saw that the twinkle was back in his eyes作者在他的眼睛里再次看到了淚光，A眼淚；B微笑；C眼鏡；D眼睛。故選A。
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