One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift. Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap(包装).
On September 11th. 1958. Mum gave birth to Richard. After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my lap, saying. I promised you a gift, and here it isWhat 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 stories. 1 told it over and over how much I loved it!
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 ing. Don’t expect any presents this year. Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room. If your baby brother lives, that'll be Christmas enough.” As he spoke, his eyes filled with tears. 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 upstairsThe hospital said we can 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 happy. And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I downstairs. My sacks still hung there flat. But I knew they were not empty; they were filled with love!
【小题1】What happened to the author on September 11 1958 ?A．He received a dollB．He got a Christmas gift. C．He became four years old. D．He got a baby brother.【小题2】What does the underlined word “ominous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean？A．Fearful.B．Boring.C．Difficult.D．Impossible.【小题3】Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was ing?A．Excitement.B．Happiness.C．Disappointment.D．Sadness.【小题4】What is the passage mainly about ?A．A sad Christmas day.B．A special Christmas gift.C．Life with a lovely baby.D．Memories of a happy family.D
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(答案→)D
解析：文章大意：故事发生在圣诞节前后，为了拯救出生不久的患病的孩子（作者的弟弟），全家都承受了巨大的心理压力。文章用一个小孩简单的感受，通过对父母的语言描写和神态动作观察和描写，表达了亲情在这个并不富裕的家庭里的巨大感召力。孩子的康复出院，实在是给这个家庭、给作者最好的圣诞礼物。
【小题1】D细节理解题。从第二段第一句“On September 11th ，1958，Mum gave birth to Richard.”，我们可以看出作者的弟弟诞生了。故D正确。
【小题2】A词义推测题。ominous本意是“不吉利的；凶兆的”。作者当时还是个孩子， “For several days I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as “hopeless”, “pitiful”, and “dying””，在他幼小而懵懂的心里，这些词是有一定的惊吓作用的。故A正确。
【小题3】D推理判断题。根据短文，在圣诞节即将来临之际，作者的弟弟仍然在住院而且情况不容乐观，为此，作者的父亲感到悲伤。故D正确。
【小题4】B主旨大意题。根据文章大意：文章用一个小孩简单的感受，通过对父母的语言描写和神态动作观察和描写，表达了亲情在这个并不富裕的家庭里的巨大感召力。孩子的康复出院，实在是给这个家庭、给作者最好的圣诞礼物。。故B正确。