It was at least two months before Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bicycle.
As Christmas drew nearer, her dream for a bicycle seemed to fade(逐渐消失), for she didn’t mention it again. We bought some beautiful story books for her and thought she would be happy to see them. However, on December 24, she said that she wanted a bike more than anything else.
It was just too late. We were busy with Christmas dinner and parking presents till midnight. So there was no time to buy a bicycle for our little girl. Thinking she would feel unhappy with the gift we gave her, we felt sad. We didn’t know what to do.
Suddenly my husband had a good idea. “ What if I make a little bicycle out of clay(泥) and write a note to tell her that she could trade the clay model in for a real bike?” My husband asked. I agreed. So he spent the next four hours patiently working with clay to make a tiny bike.
On Christmas morning, we were excited for Almie to open the little box with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. Finally, she opened it and read the note aloud.
Then she asked, “Does this mean that I can trade in this bike that Daddy made me for a real one?” Smiling, I said, “Yes.”
Almie had tears in her eyes when she replied, “I will never trade in this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made for me. I’d rather keep this than get a real bike.” Hearing this, I gave her a big hug.(拥抱).
【小题1】What did Rose hope to get on Christmas Day?
【小题2】Why didn’t Rose’s parents buy a bicycle for her?
【小题3】What did Rose’s father decide to do then?
【小题4】When did Rose open the box and read the note in a loud voice?
【小题5】What do we know from Rose’s words in the last paragraph?
She hopes to get a new bicycle.
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(答案→)She hopes to get a new bicycle.
解析：文章讲述Rose希望圣诞节收到一辆自行车。父母没有给她买自行车，因为他们认为Rose可能对自行车失去了兴趣，为了满足女儿的愿望，爸爸决定给她做个粘土的自行车让她去换个新的，但是Rose决定保留这个粘土自行车，不要新的自行车。
【小题1】细节题：从第一段的句子：It was at least two months before Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bicycle.可知Rose希望圣诞节收到一辆自行车。She hopes to get a new bicycle.
【小题2】细节题：从第二段的句子：As Christmas drew nearer, her dream for a bicycle seemed to fade(逐渐消失), for she didn’t mention it again.可知父母没有给她买自行车，因为他们认为Rose可能对自行车失去了兴趣：Because they thought Almie might have lost interest in getting a bicycle.
【小题3】细节题：从第四段的句子：Suddenly my husband had a good idea. “ What if I make a little bicycle out of clay(泥) and write a note to tell her that she could trade the clay model in for a real bike?”可知Rose的爸爸决定给她做个粘土的自行车让她去换个新的：He decided to make a little bicycle out of clay and ask her to trade in it with him for a real one.
【小题4】细节题：从第三段的句子：On Christmas morning, we were excited for Almie to open the little box with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. Finally, she opened it and read the note aloud.可知Rose是在圣诞节的早上打开盒子大声朗读便条的。填On Christmas morning,
【小题5】推理题：从最后一段的句子：Almie had tears in her eyes when she replied, “I will never trade in this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made for me.可知Rose看到爸爸的礼物很感动：Rose was greatly moved by what her father had done for her.