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【題目】The last few days before Christmas passed quickly and it was soon Christmas Eve. That night when everyone went to bed, Bunny couldn't sleep. He still couldn't think of what he wanted his Christmas gift to be. He wondered how Father Christmas would know what to bring him if he didn't know himself.

As he was sitting up in bed, Bunny heard a big noise on the roof (屋頂) and a sound downstairs. It was Father Christmas, he realized. Bunny jumped out of bed and raced down the hall to the stairs hoping to have a look at the old man with his own eyes.

By the time Bunny reached the bottom of the stairs, though, everything was again silent. Beautiful gifts were piled (堆積) under the Christmas tree, but Father Christmas was gone. He looked for him for a few minutes, but it was already too late. Bunny turned to climb back upstairs when he heard a cry.

“Hello,” said Bunny. “Is somebody there?”

He was answered by another cry. Bunny looked around the big pile of gifts to see what was making the noise. Right under the tree was a funny looking brown animal with big feet and sad eyes. Bunny might have mistaken it for a dog, if it hadn't been for the antlers (鹿角) on its head.

“Are you a reindeer (馴鹿)?”asked Bunny.

“Yes,” replied the animal, “my name is Ralph.”

“And you were pulling Father Christmas' sled (雪橇)?”

“I was until I got airsick,” replied Ralph, “I'm afraid I wasn'tcut out forthe job. Now I'm stuck here and I don't know how to get back to the North Pole.”

“Well, if you like, you can stay with us as a friend,” said Bunny. As he made the offer, Bunny suddenly realized the gift he wanted from Father Christmas was a new friend!

【1】Why couldn't Bunny fall asleep on Christmas Eve?

A. He had a lot of things to do. B. He was disturbed by a big noise.

C. He was thinking of what gift he would get. D. He wanted to have a look at the reindeer.

【2】As soon as Bunny came downstairs, he _____.

A. was probably very sad B. found what he wanted

C. ran into a reindeer D. heard a loud cry

【3】What would be the best title for the text?

A. A strange Christmas tree B. A special Christmas gift

C. A quiet but smart boy D. A lovely reindeer

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 C

【2】 A

【3】 B

【解析】

本文為記敘文。故事發(fā)生在圣誕節(jié)的前夜。Bunny因不知道能得到什么樣的特殊禮物而難以入睡。后來一只馴鹿出現(xiàn)了，Bunny突然意識到他想向圣誕老人要的不尋常的禮物原來就是這樣一位新的朋友。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段中的句子“He still couldn't think of what he wanted his special Christmas gift to be. He wondered how Santa would know what to bring him if he didn't know himself.” 他仍然想不出他想要什么特別的圣誕禮物。他想知道，如果不了解自己，Santa會怎么知道他想要什么禮物呢�？芍�，Bunny不知道能得到什么樣的特殊禮物，因為才無法入睡。故答案為C。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)文中第二段最后一句“Bunny jumped out of bed and raced down the hall to the stairs hoping to have a look at the old man with his own eyes.”及第三段中的 “By the time Bunny reached the bottom of the stairs, though, everything was again silent. Brightly wrapped presents were piled under the Christmas tree, but Santa Claus was gone. He looked for him for a few minutes, but it was already too late. ” Bunny希望能親眼看看圣誕老人。Bunny到了樓梯底部時，一切又都安靜下來了。圣誕樹下掛著漂亮的禮物，圣誕老人卻不見了。他找了他幾分鐘，但已經(jīng)太遲了。可推測，Bunny希望親眼看到圣誕老人，但沒有看到，因此他可能有點傷心失望。分析選項可知A正確。

【3】主旨大意題。依據(jù)文章最后一段中的最后一句“Bunny suddenly realized the gift he wanted from Santa Claus was a new friend!”可知，Bunny突然意識到他想向圣誕老人要的不尋常的禮物是一位新的朋友。點出了主題。故答案為B。

選擇標題在英語閱讀理解中屬于主旨大意題，是一種深層理解題。確定最佳標題的方法。在閱讀文章時，要注意文章中反復出現(xiàn)的或強調(diào)的信息，尋找與文章大多數(shù)內(nèi)容相關的信息。找出覆蓋全文的核心詞匯，看選項內(nèi)容是否切中文章的中心論題。也就是要看選項內(nèi)容與作者的寫作目的是否一致。如第3小題，文章反復出現(xiàn)的單詞是Christmas gift，這與B項A special Christmas gift相照應。

尋找文章的主題句。文章主要論題的關鍵是找到文章的主題句。主題句通常在文章的首段，也可能在文章的末段，在文章的某一段落，或分散在文章的各個段落中。如果每個段落都有主題句，那么把各段落的主題句的中心集中起來，即為全文的主題句。本文的中心句在文中最后一句“Bunny suddenly realized the gift he wanted from Santa Claus was a new friend!”可知，Bunny突然意識到他想向圣誕老人要的不尋常的禮物是一位新的朋友。點出了主題。故答案為B。