Question

【題目】

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 desire for a bicycle didn’t seem that strong, so we bought the most popular present for little girls, Baby Sitter’s Club dolls and a doll house.

Then, out of our expectation, on December 23, Almie said that she “really wanted a bike more than anything else”. It was just too late. With all the details of preparing Christmas dinner and buying last minute gifts, how could we have time to select the “right bike” for our little girl?

So, here we were Christmas Eve around 9:00 p.m., with Almie and her six-year-old brother, Dylan, ready for sleep in their beds. Now we could only think of the bicycle and the disappointment of our child.

“If I make a little bicycle out of clay (黏土) and write a note that she could trade (用…抵換) the clay model in for a real bike, what do you think?” her dad asked.

“Well, for now, I think this is the best thing we can do. And she is ‘such a big girl’, so I think she will like it.”

So Almie’s dad spent the next four hours working with clay to make a tiny bike. On Christmas morning, we were excited for Almie to open the little heart-shaped package with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. Finally, she opened it and read the note aloud.

“Does this mean that I 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 could never trade in this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made me. I’d rather keep this than get a real bike.”

At that moment, we wanted to buy her every bicycle on the planet.

【1】When did Almie first ask for a new bike? _____________.

【2】What caused Almie’s parents to buy her the most popular present for little girls? ______.

【3】Why was it too late for Almie’s parents to buy a bike for her on December 23? ______.

【4】What kind of bike did Almie get on Christmas morning? _______________________.

【5】What did Almie think of the present in the little heart-shaped package? ____________.

【6】What is the implied (隱含的) meaning of the underlined sentence? _________________.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】At least two months before Christmas.

【2】When Christmas drew nearer, Almie’s desire for a bike didn’t seem very strong.

【3】Because they were busy preparing Christmas dinner and buying last minute gifts.

【4】A clay bike made by her dad.

【5】She thought it was much more precious than a real bike bought from the shop.

【6】Almie’s parents were so touched by what she said that they were willing to do everything they could for her.

(Any reasonable answer is acceptable.)

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文。阿爾米很想要一輛新自行車，但因為某些原因未能如愿。為彌補遺憾，父親為她捏了一個黏土小自行車，她非常喜歡這個禮物。

【1】題意：阿爾米第一次提要買新自行車是在什么時候？

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文第一段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，阿爾米第一次提要買新自行車是在圣誕節(jié)前的兩個月，故應(yīng)填At least two months before Christmas.。

【2】題意：為什么阿爾米的父母為她買了最受歡迎的小女孩禮物？

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文第一段As Christmas drew nearer, her desire for a bicycle didn’t seem that strong, so we bought the most popular present for little girls可知，隨著圣誕節(jié)臨近，她對得到一輛單車的愿望似乎沒那么強烈了，所以阿爾米的父母為她買了最受歡迎的小女孩禮物。故應(yīng)填When Christmas drew nearer, Almie’s desire for a bike didn’t seem very strong。

【3】題意：為什么阿爾米的父母在12月23日為她買自行車為時已晚？

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文第二段It was just too late. With all the details of preparing Christmas dinner and buying last minute gifts, how could we have time to select the “right bike” for our little girl?可知，她的父母已經(jīng)沒時間幫她選一輛自行車做禮物了，故應(yīng)填Because they were busy preparing Christmas dinner and buying last minute gifts.。

【4】題意：阿爾米在圣誕節(jié)早晨得到了什么樣的自行車？

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文第六段So Almie’s dad spent the next four hours working with clay to make a tiny bike可知，阿爾米的父親捏了一個黏土小自行車給她，故應(yīng)填A clay bike made by her dad.。

【5】題意：阿爾米對心形小禮盒中的禮物有什么看法？

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文第九段I could never trade in this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made me. I’d rather keep this than get a real bike可知，她認為這輛黏土捏的自行車比商店里的自行車更珍貴，故應(yīng)填She thought it was much more precious than a real bike bought from the shop.。

【6】題意：畫線句子的隱含意義是什么？

詞句猜測題。畫線部分為we wanted to buy her every bicycle on the planet，結(jié)合上文可知，阿爾米對父親捏的黏土自行車很滿意，并表示就算是拿商店的單車也不換，父母聽了十分感動，他們愿意為她做一切力所能及的事。故應(yīng)填Almie’s parents were so touched by what she said that they were willing to do everything they could for her.。（無標(biāo)準答案，合理即可）