Having divorced (離婚) my dad, my mom had to move frequently in order to find a job that would provide her with enough money to support the big family For three years, we lived in the town of Parkersburg On the first Christmas there, my brothers and I had been well prepared for a holiday without presents But we had a surprise on Christmas Eve

    At midnight, we were woken up by someone shouting at our front door, “Ho, ho, ho! Merry Christmas!” We jumped up and ran to the door to find no one there, but several boxes and bags! Not only were there gifts, which were our favorite, but there were also clothes and food Each of us kids, as well as Mom, had gifts with our names on them And the clothes all fit us!

    Another year went by and on Christmas Eve, we again got boxes and bags full of goodies The next year we moved We were in the same town but across the other side Mom was beginning to get on her feet Since we had moved and Mom had a better job, we were quite certain that “Santa” wouldn’t visit us that year But we were wrong!

    Those “Santa” visits restored in me the belief in the goodness of mankind, though to this day we don’t know who our helper was

    When we grew up, Mom moved to Virginia She had some extra money one Christmas She sent it to me and let us know her decision We then took action My husband and children had so much fun buying and wrapping presents for the needy family we had chosen On Christmas Eve, we allowed the excited kids to stay up late to be part of our secret “Santa” project

    Such satisfaction there was in being able to pass on the gift of love to others who needed it And the gift goes on!

1.From the first paragraph, we can learn that ______

A the writer’s family didn’t like to celebrate Christmas

B the writer felt sorry about not having Christmas presents

C the writer’s mother couldn’t afford any Christmas presents

D the writer knew that something surprising would happen

2.The presents that the writer’s family received must be from _______

A someone who has no children

B someone who knew them well

C the church in the neighborhood

D the richest family in the town 

3.What decision did the writer’s mom make in the fifth paragraph?

A To give her extra money to a poor family   

B To thank the person who once helped her family

C To give some Christmas presents to a poor family in secret

D To invite a poor family to spend Christmas with her family  

4.This passage is written to ______

A show pity to the poor people       

B show human kindness

C thank the helper         

D show the advantages of being rich

 

【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.B 

 

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