Question

A friend of mine named Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul his office, a street urchin(顽童) was walking around the shiny new car, it.

“Is this your car, Mister?” he said.

Paul nodded, “My brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was , “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you anything? I wish…” He .

Of course Paul knew what he was going to . He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said shocked Paul all the way to his heels.

“I wish.” the boy went on, “that could be a brother like that.”

Paul looked at the boy in , then impulsively(有意地) he added, “Would you like to take a in my car?”

“Oh yes, I'd love that.”

After a short ride, the boy with his eyes shining, said, “Mister, would you mind driving in front of ?”

Paul smiled a little. He thought the boy wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was wrong. “Will you stop those two steps are?” the boy asked.

He got out and the steps. Then in a little while Paul heard him coming back slowly. He was his little crippled(跛足的) brother. He sat him down on the bottom step, then sort of squeezed up against him and the car.

“ she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. I'm going to give you one just like it…then you can see for all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that I've been trying to tell you about.”

Paul got out and lifted the crippled boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a memorable ride.

That Christmas Eve, Paul learned what Jesus meant when he said, “It is more blessed to give.”

1.A. checked into B. devoted to C. came out of D. picked up

2.A. admiring B. striking C. measuring D. examining

3.A. amused B. touched C. astonished D. relaxed

4.A. choked B. hesitated C. promoted D. neglected

5.A. send for B. look for C. wish for D. care for

6.A. down B. out C. in D. up

7.A. mine B. yours C. you D. I

8.A. silence B. astonishment C. low spirits D. view

9.A. chance B. ride C. look D. rest

10.A. turned B. jumped C. cried D. smiled

11.A. my brother B. my neighborhood C. the steps D. my house

12.A. now B. again C. then D. finally

13.A. from which B. what C. at which D. where

14.A. ran up B. jumped off C. fixed up D. fell over

15.A. rescuing B. leading C. carrying D. following

16.A. pointed to B. looked into C. turned to D. ran to

17.A. As B. So C. There D. Surely

18.A. Some way B. Some time C. Today D. Some day

19.A. a while B. yourself C. the moment D. some reason

20.A. city B. country C. evening D. holiday

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.B

10.A

11.D

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.C

16.A

17.C

18.D

19.B

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：Paul的哥哥送了一辆新车给Paul作为圣诞礼物，一个男孩被新车深深地吸引住了。得知新车是哥哥送的之后，男孩也想成为像Paul的哥哥那样的人，等长大了他也想送弟弟一辆汽车。后来，Paul带男孩和男孩的弟弟去兜风，他们度过了一次难忘的圣诞之旅。

1.a street urchin(顽童) was walking around the shiny new car”和下文可知，下班走出办公室的时候，Paul看到一个男孩在围着新车转，故选C。

2.walking around the shiny new car, it.男孩边走边称赞Paul的新车，故选A。

3.“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you anything?”可知，Paul说汽车是哥哥送的，听到Paul这样说，那个男孩惊讶地问道：“你是说你哥哥送你一辆车，你没有花一分钱？”，故选C。

4.I wish…”可知，男孩的话没有说完，说明男孩正在犹豫，故选B。

5.Paul knew what he was going to 5 .”可知，Paul认为自己知道男孩想得到什么，根据下句“He was going to wish he had a brother like that.”可知答案，what作介词for的宾语，故选C。

6.shocked Paul all the way to his heels男孩说的话让Paul感到吃惊，这里指从头到脚，应该是“向下”的意思，故选A。

7.“I wish.”...“that 27 could be a brother like that.”男孩说他也想成为一个送弟弟汽车的哥哥，这里是男孩说的话，并且缺少主语，故选D。

8.Paul looked at the boy in ,根据上文可知，男孩说的话让Paul感到吃惊，这里指Paul惊讶地看着男孩，in astonishment惊讶地，故选B。

9.After a short ride,”可知，Paul邀请男孩一起兜风，故选B。

10.the boy 30 with his eyes shining, said男孩转过身说...，眼里闪着光，故选A。

11.he could ride home in a big automobile...those two steps are”和下段可知，男孩让Paul把车停在他家门前，以便于能让他的弟弟看一看那辆新车，故选D。

12.But Paul was wrong.根据第四段可知，这是Paul第二次误会男孩，故选B。

13.Will you stop those two steps are男孩让Paul把车停在有两段台阶的地方，这里指地点，故选D。

14.He got out and the steps.男孩下车并爬上了台阶，故选A。

15.He was his little crippled(跛足的) brother.男孩正搀扶着他跛足的弟弟，故选C。

16.I'm going to give you one just like it”可知，男孩是在指着Paul的车跟弟弟说话，故选A。

17. she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs.就像我在楼上时跟你说的那样，她就在那里，there/here表示地点，放句首时，句子使用全部倒装，例：Here comes the car.车来了。但当主语是人称代词时不使用倒装，故选C。

18. I'm going to give you one just like it男孩告诉弟弟将来有一天，他也会送弟弟一辆那样的车，故选D。

19. a while一会儿；for yourself亲自；for the moment目前；因为某种原因。then you can see for all the pretty things有了车之后，男孩的弟弟就可以亲自去看那些漂亮的事物，for oneself亲自，故选B。

20.That Christmas Eve”可知，事情发生在圣诞节平安夜，Paul和男孩兄弟俩度过了难忘的圣诞之旅，故选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读