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8．One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift．Unlike other gifts，it came without wrap（包装）．
On September 11th，1958，Mum gave birth to Richard．After she brought him home from hospital，she put him in my lap，saying．"I promised you a gift，and here it is．"What an honor!None of my friends had such a baby doll of their own．I played with it day and night．I sang to it．I told it stories．I told it over and over how much I loved it!
One morning，however，I found its bed empty．My doll was gone!I cried for it．Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital．It had a fever．For several days，I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as"hopeless"，"pitiful"，and"dying"，which sounded ominous．
Christmas was coming．"Don't expect any presents this year．"Dad said，pointing at the socks I hung in the living room．"If your baby brother lives，that'll be Christmas enough．"As he spoke，his eyes were filled with tears．I'd never seen him cry before．
The phone rang early on Christmas morning．Dad jumped out of bed to answer it．From my bedroom I heard him say．"What？He's all right？"He hung up and shouted upstairs．"The hospital said we can bring Richard home!"
"Thank God．'"I heard Mum cry．
From the upstairs window，I watched my parents rush out to the car．I had never seen them happy．And I was also full of joy．What a wonderful day!My baby doll would be home．I ran downstairs．My socks still hung there flat．But I knew they were not empty； they were filled with love!
56．What happened to the author on September 11 1958？A
A．He got a baby brother              B．He got a Christmas gift
C．He became four years old           D．He received a doll
57．What does the underlined word"ominous"in Paragraph 3 probably mean？D
A．Impossible．B．Boring       C．Difficult            D．Fearful
58．Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming？C
A．Excitement．B．Happiness．C．Sadness．D．Disappointment．
59．"Don't expect any presents this year．"Dad said．But what's my present this year？B
A．A baby doll．B．The reunion of the family．C．The socks．D．A lovely toy．
60．What is the passage mainly about？C
A．A sad Christmas day             
B．Life with a lovely baby
C．A special Christmas gift．
D．Memories of a happy family．

Answer 1

分析 本文介绍了我所度过的一个特别的圣诞节，我的弟弟从医院康复回家了，给我带来了很多的快乐，虽然我用来装礼物的袜子是空的，但是里面充满了幸福．

解答 56：A 细节题．根据第二段第一句On September 11 th，1 958，Mum gave birth to Richard．说明妈妈生下来弟弟，故A正确．
57：D 推理题．根据本句I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as"hopeless"，"pitiful"，and"dying"，which sounded Ominous．"hopeless"，"pitiful"，and"dying"都是用来形容弟弟的，真是让人害怕，故D项正确．
58：C 推理题．根据第四段最后一句As he spoke，his eyes filled with tears． I'd never seen him cry before．爸爸哭了说明他很难受，故C正确．
59．B 推理题  根据妈妈说I promised you a gift，and here it is．可知，给作者的礼物是小弟弟，但弟弟生病后，有可能今年的"礼物"就没有了，可以推知，此处礼物指的是The reunion of the family，家人的团圆，故答案为B
60．C 主旨大意题   文章开头One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift．已经点明主题，而礼物没有包装，且是完全康复的弟弟自然是特殊的礼物了，故答案为C

点评 本文介绍了我所度过的一个特别的圣诞节，我的弟弟从医院康复回家了，给我带来了很多的快乐，虽然我用来装礼物的袜子是空的，但是里面充满了幸福．以细节题的考查为主，要求考生能够在仔细审题的基础之上根据选项内容和文本信息做适当的延伸，形成准确的判断和推理．