Question

【題目】 Unexpected but Good

What a fine day! Mansor was sure that he would see his birthday present on the dining table. It had been like this for the past 15 years. Whatever happened, his parents would place the present next to his glass of milk on that day. He had given various hints (暗示) about what he really wanted, and even silently put a picture of the mobile phone into his mother's handbag. It was impossible that she didn't get the message.

To his surprise, there was nothing on the table this time. The family gave morning wishes to each other as usual and talked as if there was nothing special about the day. His mother only reminded him to clear his writing table.

Mansor quickly ran out of the house as he did not want his parents to see he was sad that they had forgotten his birthday! He would feel better if he joined his friends at the Old People's Home. As he did not want to stay around the house any longer, he got into the first taxi he saw. He was still sad while he was in it.

He got down from the taxi and realized how fine the weather was. The sun was shining brightly as if to give him joy. The chirping of the birds lightened his heart. He walked with a spring in his steps to Old People's Home. As he looked around, he saw people laughing and enjoying themselves. These old people didn't get much care or attention from their busy children, yet they were happy. Why should he be sad? A mobile phone was not quite a big deal after all.

Then he decided to go home. After getting home, he started to tidy his table, knowing that his mother expected him to do so. Wait! What's this? An air ticket to Pulau Redang (熱浪島) for a scuba diving course! "The mobile phone is nice, but we prefer that you learn something rather than have the latest mobile phone.

Hope you will like our present."

With tears of excitement, Mansor realized that he should have known that his parents would never forget his birthday.

【1】What did Mansor do to get the present he wanted?

A.He talked to his parents.B.He gave hints to his parents.

C.He carefully cleaned his table.D.He paid a visit to his good friends.

【2】After seeing those old people, Mansor___________.

A.felt their life was so boringB.realized he shouldn't be sad

C.wanted to offer help to themD.hoped to get another present

【3】What can we learn from the story?

A.Mansor liked the birthday present.B.Mansor knew his parents very well.

C.Mansor's parents would buy a new gift.D.Mansor's parents would say sorry to him.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】A

【解析】

短文主要講述Mansor未能像往年一樣收到父母送的生日禮物而難過。Mansor帶著難過的心情來到了敬老院。在敬老院，他看到快樂的老人后，心生感觸，心情也開朗了。等他回到家中，他發(fā)現(xiàn)其實(shí)父母給他的生日禮物是一個(gè)學(xué)習(xí)課程。盡管這不是他想要的手機(jī)，但是他還是很高興。最后，他也明白其實(shí)他的父母并沒有忘記他的生日。

【1】句意：Mansor做什么來獲取他想要的禮物？

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A.他和他的父母交談。B.他暗示他的父母。C.他認(rèn)真地打算他的桌子。D.他看望他的好朋友。短文第一段第五句說：He had given various hints (暗示) about what he really wanted, and even silently put a picture of the mobile phone into his mother's handbag.（他對自己真正想要的東西給出了各種暗示，他甚至還在母親的手提包里悄悄地放了一張手機(jī)照片。）由此可知，Mansor暗示他的父母他真正想要什么禮物。故選B。

【2】句意：看到那些老人后，Mansor意識到他不應(yīng)該難過。

推理判斷題。A.覺得他們的生活很無聊、B.意識到他不應(yīng)該難過。C.想要主動幫助他們。D.希望得到另一份禮物。短文第四段最后兩句表明Mansor看到那些老人后的心理活動：Why should he be sad? A mobile phone was not quite a big deal after all.（他為什么要難過？畢竟，一部手機(jī)真不是什么大事。）由此可推測，Mansor看到那些老人后意識到他不應(yīng)該難過。

【3】句意：我們能從這個(gè)故事中學(xué)到什么？

推理判斷題。A. Mansor喜歡生日禮物。B. Mansor非常了解他的父母。C. Mansor的父母會買一份新禮物。DMansor的父母會向他道歉。短文倒數(shù)第一段說，With tears of excitement, Mansor realized that he should have known that his parents would never forget his birthday.（看到父母送的生日禮物后）Mansor流下了興奮的眼淚，并意識到他本應(yīng)該知道父母絕不會忘記他的生日。由此可判斷，Mansor喜歡父母送的生日禮物，而他卻不知道父母其實(shí)是不會忘記他的生日的。所以A項(xiàng)描述正確，B項(xiàng)描述不正確，而文中也未提及C、D項(xiàng)內(nèi)容。故選A。