Question

A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin(顽童)was walking around the shining car “Is this your car, Paul?” he asked． 　　Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas．” The boy was surprised．“You Mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you anything?Sir, I wish…” He hesitated(犹豫)．Paul thought of course he knew what the boy wanted, but what the boy said surprised him greatly．“I wish”．the boy went on, “That I could be a brother like that,” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, and the he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?” “Oh yes, I’ d love to．” The boy answered． 　　After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?” 　　Paul smiled a little．He thought he knew what the boy wanted．He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car．But Paul was wrong again．“Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked． 　　He ran up to the steps．Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast．He was carrying his little crippled(残疾的)brother．He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car． 　　“There he is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs．His．Brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent．And some day I’ m going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas that I’ve been trying to tell you about,” 　　Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his．The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride． (1) The street urchin was very surprised when ________． [　　] A． he met Paul B． Paul told him about the car C． Paul received an expensive car D． he was walking around the car (2) From the story we can see urchin ________． [　　] A． wished to give his brother a car B． wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car C． wished he could have a brother like Paul’s D． wished Paul could be a brother like that (3) The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ________． [　　] A． to show he had a rich friend B． to show his neighbours the big car C． let his brother ride in the car D． tell his brother about his wish (4) We can find from the story that ________． [　　] A． urchin wished Paul to give his to Buddy B． the urchin wished to have a rich brother C． the urchin had a deep love for his brother D． the urchin’s wish came true in the end (5) The best title of the story is ________． [　　] A． A Christmas Present B． Paul, a Kind-hearted Person C． A Brother Like That D． An Unforgettable Holiday Ride

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．A;3．D;4．C;5．C;