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 (顽童)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 anything. Boy, I wish..."He hesitated (犹豫).

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 neighbors 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 ( 残疾 ) brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.

"There he 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 three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.

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.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

3.We can infer 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

4.The best title 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.D

3.B

4.C

【解析】文章讲述了一个小男孩对弟弟的爱，希望自己能成为Paul的哥哥那样的人。

1.B 细节题。根据第二段第2行"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 anything可知当Paul告诉他这辆车是哥哥送给他的时候，他很惊讶。故B正确。

2.D 推理题。根据倒数第二段前三行There he 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.可知小男孩这样做是想告诉他的兄弟他的愿望。故D正确。

3.B 推理题。由文章倒数第二段可知小男孩对自己的兄弟是非常热爱的。

4.C 主旨大意题。文章讲述了一个小男孩对弟弟的爱，希望自己能成为Paul的哥哥那样的人。故C符合。