The Doll and the White Rose
I was walking around in a mall, when I saw a cashier hand this little boy some money back．The cashier said, "I'm sorry, but you don't have enough money to buy this doll．”The little boy seemed very disappointed．
I walked toward him and asked him who he wished to give this doll to. "It's the doll that my sister wanted so much for Christmas．She was sure that Santa Claus would bring it to her. But Santa Claus can't bring it to her where she is now. I have to give the doll to my mommy so that she can give it to my sister when she goes there．"His eyes were so sad．"My sister has gone to be with God．Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister."
My heart nearly stopped．The little boy looked up at me and continued, "I told Daddy to tell Mommy not to go yet. I need her to wait until I come back from the mall."
I quickly reached for my wallet and said," Suppose we check again, just in case you do have enough money for the doll．"
"OK, I hope I do have enough," he said．I put some of my money with his without him seeing and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and even some spare money．
Surprisingly, the little boy cried, "Thank you God for giving me enough money!" Then he looked at me and added, "I asked last night before I went to sleep for God to make sure I had enough money to buy this doll, so that Mommy could give it to my sister. He heard me! I also wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose for my mommy, but I didn't dare to ask God for too much．But he gave me enough to buy the doll and a white rose ! "
Then I remembered two days before a local newspaper reported an accident in which a woman and a little girl were badly injured．The little girl died right away, and the mother was left in a critical state．Was this the family of the little boy?
Two days after I met the little boy, I read in the newspaper that the woman had passed away．I couldn't stop myself from going to the funeral. Teary-eyed, I felt that my life had been changed forever．
【小題1】The boy wanted to buy the doll because____________．

A．he had always been eager for such a doll 
B．Santa Claus didn't give him any Christmas gift 
C．he would give it to his mother as a birthday surprise 
D．he wanted to turn his sister's Christmas wish into reality 
【小題2】We can learn from the story that__________．
A．the boy's sister died after staying in hospital for two weeks 
B．the boy's family were all seriously injured in a car accident 
C．the author gave the boy some extra money without his notice 
D．the boy's mother always wished to receive a white rose on Christmas 
【小題3】The story most probably conveys the message that ．
A．a(chǎn) kind act can bring joy and hope to others  
B．a(chǎn) gift is a perfect way to express love for others  
C．losing a family member is a heavy blow to children  
D．a(chǎn) religiou s belief can help one solve problems in his life 


【小題1】D
【小題2】C
【小題3】A

解析試題分析：文章介紹作者看見(jiàn)一個(gè)男孩想給死去的妹妹買(mǎi)個(gè)圣誕禮物，但是錢(qián)不夠，作者在男孩不注意的情況下給了男孩一些錢(qián)，完成了男孩的心愿，作者自己的生活也因此改變。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子："It's the doll that my sister wanted so much for Christmas．She was sure that Santa Claus would bring it to her.可知作者想讓自己的妹妹實(shí)現(xiàn)圣誕節(jié)的愿望。選D
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第五段的句子："OK, I hope I do have enough," he said．I put some of my money with his without him seeing and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and even some spare money．可知作者在男孩不注意的情況下給了男孩一些錢(qián)，選C
【小題3】推理題;從第六段的句子：Surprisingly, the little boy cried, "Thank you God for giving me enough money!"可知男孩買(mǎi)到禮物后非常高興，說(shuō)明一個(gè)善舉可以給別人帶來(lái)很大的快樂(lè)，選 A
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