Question

A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was walking around the shining car. “Is this your car, Paul?” he asked.

Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you nothing? Boy, I wish…”He hesitated.

Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.

“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?”

“Oh yes, I’d love that.”

After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”

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

He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.

“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it …then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”

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

注：urchin顽童, hesitate犹豫, , crippled残疾,cent 美分

1.The street urchin was very surprised when _______________

A．Paul received an expensive car             B．Paul told him about the car

C．he saw the shining car                    D．he was walking around the car

2.From the story we can see the urchin _______________

A．wished to give his brother a car

B．wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car

C．wished he could have a brother like Paul’s

D．wished Paul could be a brother like that

3.The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ____________

A．to show his neighbours the big car

B．to show he had a rich friend

C．to let his brother ride in the car

D．to tell his brother about his wish

4.We can infer（推断） from the story that___________

A．Paul couldn’t understand the urchin

B．the urchin had a deep love for his brother

C．the urchin wished to have a rich brother

D．the urchin’s wish came true in the end

5.The best name of the story is ____________

A．A Christmas Present                     B．A Street Urchin

C．A Brother Like That                      D．An Unforgettable Holiday Ride

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一位顽童，想成为像作者的哥哥一样的人的事，表现了顽童对弟弟深深的爱。

1.通过“Is this your car, sir?”he asked.Paul answered,“Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.”The boy was surprised.可知，顽童是在知道关于这辆车的事之后，才惊讶的。所以本题选B。

2.通过阅读His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it我们可知，顽童也想送给弟弟一辆这样的车。所以本题选A。

3.通过阅读下文我们知道，顽童之所以让Paul将车停止他家前，就是想告诉他的弟弟他的愿望。所以本题选D。

4.通过阅读全文，我们可知顽童只是希望想成为一个像Paul的哥哥一样的人，能送给弟弟一辆车。这充分体现了顽童对弟弟深深的爱。所以本题选B。

5.通过阅读全文我们可知，本文主要讲述了一个顽童想成为一个像作者哥哥一样的人的故事。所以本题选C。

考点：本题考查记叙文体。