In 1970, my five brothers, my sister and I lived in the housing projects of Toronto with our parents. My father was a factory worker, and my mother stayed at home. Each year my father would dress up as Santa Claus and go through the streets of the projects sharing joy and candies with the children there. He loved it as much as they did!
But around the Christmas in 1970, my father was out of his job and money was tight. In fact, there was no money for Christmas and my parents weren’t sure what they’d provide for us.
That Christmas Eve, however, as usual, my father left the house dressed as Santa Claus. He knew that even though our Christmas would be hard, he could not disappoint the other kids in the neighborhood.[来源:学,科,网]
As my father left the house and went down the walkway, Santa Claus was walking up, with a great sack full of gifts for us! He said nothing, only smiled a sweet smile at my father, and wished him a Merry Christmas. The happy man handed Dad the sack and walked away down the block.
We never knew who the man was and who showed us great kindness on a snowy Christmas night. We do know, however, that without him we would have had nothing under the tree. His kindness gave my parents hope and showed us in a very real way the true meaning of Christmas.
Our family has never forgotten this kind stranger. Each year we tell the story of the mysterious Santa Claus and try to repay his gifts by giving gifts to others in need.
【小题1】The author’s father .A．was once the richest man in his hometownB．was working in a government officeC．had to support a family of 9 peopleD．looked like Santa Claus most【小题2】What happened in 1970?A．The author’s father was out of work.B．The author’s mother lost her job.C．They had a little money left for Christmas.D．They had the worst Christmas in their lives.【小题3】The author’s family knew .A．who the mysterious Santa Claus wasB．why the mysterious Santa Claus helped themC．how they could repay the mysterious Santa ClausD．they could find the mysterious Santa Claus one day【小题4】It can be inferred（推断）that .A．the mysterious Santa Claus was one of their relativesB．the mysterious Santa Claus was a rich man in the areaC．the sack from the mysterious Santa Claus was very expensiveD．the author’s family were all thankful to the mysterious Santa ClausC
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(答案→)C
解析：文章讲述了一个关于圣诞节的故事。作者一家有九口人，靠爸爸在外工作来养家，每年的圣诞节，爸爸都会扮成圣诞老人，去街上给小朋友发礼物。而1970年，作者的爸爸失业了，但他仍然坚持去给孩子们发礼物。另外一个圣诞老人给了爸爸一大包礼物。
【小题1】根据第一段第一句“In 1970, my five brothers, my sister and I lived in the housing projects of Toronto with our parents.”可知，作者家里有9个人，只有爸爸一人工作，因此，作者的爸爸要供养9个人。故选C。
【小题2】根据第二段第一句“But around the Christmas in 1970, my father was out of his job and money was tight.”可知，作者的爸爸失去了工作，家里经济变得拮据。故选A。
【小题3】根据第六段“Each year we tell the story of the mysterious Santa Claus and try to repay his gifts by giving gifts to others in need.”可知，作者一家人通过帮助需要帮助的人，来回报那个人。故选C。
【小题4】根据第五段最后一句“His kindness gave my parents hope and showed us in a very real way the true meaning of Christmas.”和最后一段第一句“Our family has never forgotten this kind stranger.”可知，那个神秘人帮助了作者一家，让作者一家体会到了圣诞节的真正意义，他们一家人不会忘记那个人。故选D。