Yesterday was my stepmother’s birthday. I haven’t been home for a long time, so I wanted to stop by the house to see her on this special day.
I have been struggling on a low income so I was afraid that I couldn’t afford the long trip. Gas is so expensive nowadays! Anyway, I filled my tank with gas and set off. 
I stopped at a shopping mall and found a present. It was the perfect gift and I knew she would love it. But when I got to the cashier, my card wasdeclined! I didn’t have enough money in my account to pay for the gift!
So I pondered the issue for a few minutes. I could put it back and get something cheaper, but I knew there was nothing else in the store she would have liked as much. So, I got to my smart-phone and transferred some money from my saving account and was able to buy the gift. It took a big part of my savings but I wanted her to have something special.
It turned out that she loved the gift and I felt that even though I had spent almost all my money, my stepmother deserved the best. I was glad I gave her the best I could.
Before I left my parents’ house, my dad took me to one side and, with our secret handshake, he gave me some money. I hadn’t said anything to him about my financial condition, but I guessed my dad just knew it. When I got to the car, I saw the amount he gave me was three times what I had spent on the gas and the gift!
It goes to show that doing the right thing always comes with great rewards.
小題1: Why was the writer unwilling to have a long trip?
A．Because gas was hardly available.
B．Because the writer was short of money.
C．Because the writer didn’t like driving.
D．Because the road was difficult to drive on.
小題2:The underlined word “pondered” in Paragraph 4 probably means ________.           
A．thought aboutB．tried onC．depended onD．got through
小題3:From the passage, we can infer that ________.
A．the writer loves his stepmother very much
B．the gift the writer bought was loved by his father very much
C．the writer spend all his savings buying the gift for his stepmother
D．the gift the writer bought was the most expensive one in the shop
小題4:Why did the writer’s father shake hands with the writer in secret?
A．Because he wanted to ask the writer for something special.
B．Because he wanted to give the writer some money.
C．Because he knew the writer had been struggling financially.
D．Because he didn’t want others to copy their handshake.

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:A
小題4:B

試題分析：文章講述作者雖然經(jīng)濟拮據(jù)，還是花了很多錢給繼母買了她喜歡的禮物，但是爸爸偷偷給他的錢遠遠超過他花費的錢。
小題1:細節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：I have been struggling on a low income so I was afraid that I couldn’t afford the long trip.可知作者不喜歡長途旅行是因為作者缺錢，選B
小題2:猜詞題：從文章第四段的內(nèi)容：So I pondered the issue for a few minutes.作者想了一會，可知“pondered” 是思考的意思，選A
小題3:推理題：從文章第五段的句子：I felt that even though I had spent almost all my money, my stepmother deserved the best. I was glad I gave her the best I could.
可知作者非常愛他的繼母，選A
小題4:細節(jié)題：從文章倒數(shù)第二段的句子：Before I left my parents’ house, my dad took me to one side and, with our secret handshake, he gave me some money.可知作者的爸爸偷偷和作者握手是想給作者一些錢，選B
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小題1:Pat believed that ______.
A．people can learn foreign languages in their dreams
B．she already dreamed in Spanish so she has mastered Spanish
C．one of her worst students had already mastered English
D．dreaming in a foreign language means a good command of it
小題2:Pat’s student didn’t finish his home work because______.
A．the home work was too difficult
B．the student dreamed in English
C．the student didn’t sleep well
D．the student didn’t know much English
小題3:The writer wrote this story ______.
A．to show us how to learn a foreign language
B．to show us how to teach a foreign language
C．to amuse us with an interesting story
D．to encourage us to travel to foreign countries
小題4:From the passage we can infer that ______.
A．in Bolivia, people speak Spanish
B．Pat’s student who dreamed in English was actually good at English
C．Pat has already learned much Spanish
D．in Latin America, the newspapers and magazines are in English

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