12．The old shopkeeper led me through to the back of the shop．The room was filled with boxes and dusty photographs of people holding packages in their hands．
Mr．Hopkins said，"We have a very wide choice of items for sale．Whenever I serve a new customer，I take his picture．"Mr．Hopkins pointed to an ancient camera on a table．
I began to appreciate the lovely items on sale．I spent a very pleasant hour being shown the commodities in the shop．Finally，I bought an antique jewelry box，a pair of riding boots and a sewing machine．
I was very excited that I had found such a good little shop．"I will tell all my friends about your lovely place．"I told the shopkeeper．"Please don't do that，sir．"said Mr．Hopkins．"This is a special place for special people．You must keep this shop a secret．"Then he took my photograph and handed me the picture straight away．
On Christmas Day，my friends and relatives were delighted with the presents I had bought for them．For weeks，my brother begged me to take him to the wonderful little shop．I finally agreed．
We walked along Oxford Street，past the department store and found…nothing．In its place was an empty space being used as a car park．I checked the area again．There was the music shop，and there was the department store．In between should have been Hopkins and Son，but it wasn't there．
Just then，an old policeman came．"Are you looking for something，sir"he asked．"I am looking for a little shop called Hopkins and Son．"
"Oh yes，there was a shop here'once called Hopkins and Son．But it was knocked down over 30years ago．"
I looked again at the place，then I reached into my pocket and took out the photograph that Mr．Hopkins had taken of me holding my presents in the little shop．
"How strange!"I screamed．
21．What did the author think of Hopkins and Son？B
A．Big and modern．
B．Lovely and wonderful．
C．Little and dusty．
D．Old and outdated．
22．We can infer from Paragraph 4 that Mr．HopkinsA．
A．didn't like his shop to be advertised
B．was ashamed of his little shop
C．was one of the author's special friends
D．handed the author the picture of the presents immediately
23．What does the underlined word"commodities"refer to？A
A．The goods in the shop．
B．The author's gifts．
C．Photographs taken by Mr．Hopkins．
D．Packages held by other customers．
24．What can we learn about the shop？C
A．It was closed by the police．
B．It was well-known in that area．
C．It was between a music shop and a department store．
D．It was knocked down a few weeks ago．
分析 作者在一个商店里买了一件圣诞节的礼物，几个星期以后作者再去，那个商店早已经不在了．
解答 21．B 细节理解题．根据第四段 I had found such a good little shop．I will tell all my friends about your lovely place我将告诉我所有的朋友关于你那可爱的地方．再根据倒数第五段我哥哥恳求我把他带到这家神奇的小商店．作者觉着这个商店和他的儿子都很好．所以答案选B．
22．A 推理判断题．根据第四段中的This is a special place for special people．You must keep this shop a secret．这是为专人准备的一个特殊地方，你必须把这家商店保密．从这里可知：Mr．Hopkins不愿意让这个点做广告．所以答案为A．
23．A 猜测词义题．根据第三段中 我开始欣赏到销售的可爱商品．和最后Finally，I bought an antique jewelry box，a pair of riding boots and a sewing machine．
，我买了个古董首饰盒，一双骑行用的靴子和一台缝纫机．可知划线单词的意思是商店里的商品．所以答案选A．
24．C 细节理解题．根据句子There was the music shop，and there was the department store．In between should have been Hopkins and Son，but it wasn't there这个店本应该在一个音乐店和一个百货店之间，但是它不在那里．it was knocked down over 30 years ago 30年前它被拆了．所以答案选C．
点评 故事类文章在阅读过程中，我们一直在某个线索的引导下，随着作者的思路去了解一个故事或一件事情的始末，因此会感到比较轻松．命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件之间的关系、作者的意图和态度、故事的前因和后果等方面入手，考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力． 阅读故事类文章时，应注意把握主旨大意，弄清主要情节，立足文章的内容揣摩作者的态度和意图，根据文章的情节展开合理的想象，从而达到解题的目的．
