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【题目】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 (屋顶) 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 (堆积) 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 (驯鹿)?”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】

本文为记叙文。故事发生在圣诞节的前夜。Bunny因不知道能得到什么样的特殊礼物而难以入睡。后来一只驯鹿出现了，Bunny突然意识到他想向圣诞老人要的不寻常的礼物原来就是这样一位新的朋友。

【1】细节理解题。依据第一段中的句子“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别的圣诞礼物。他想知道，如果不了解自己，Santa会怎么知道他想要什么礼物呢。可知，Bunny不知道能得到什么样的特殊礼物，因为才无法入睡。故答案为C。

【2】细节理解题。依据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希望能亲眼看看圣诞老人。Bunny到了楼梯底部时，一切又都安静下来了。圣诞树下挂着漂亮的礼物，圣诞老人却不见了。他找了他几分钟，但已经太迟了。可推测，Bunny希望亲眼看到圣诞老人，但没有看到，因此他可能有点伤心失望。分析选项可知A正确。

【3】主旨大意题。依据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突然意识到他想向圣诞老人要的不寻常的礼物是一位新的朋友。点出了主题。故答案为B。

选择标题在英语阅读理解中属于主旨大意题，是一种深层理解题。确定最佳标题的方法。在阅读文章时，要注意文章中反复出现的或强调的信息，寻找与文章大多数内容相关的信息。找出覆盖全文的核心词汇，看选项内容是否切中文章的中心论题。也就是要看选项内容与作者的写作目的是否一致。如第3小题，文章反复出现的单词是Christmas gift，这与B项A special Christmas gift相照应。

寻找文章的主题句。文章主要论题的关键是找到文章的主题句。主题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，或分散在文章的各个段落中。如果每个段落都有主题句，那么把各段落的主题句的中心集中起来，即为全文的主题句。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突然意识到他想向圣诞老人要的不寻常的礼物是一位新的朋友。点出了主题。故答案为B。