It’s just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no address. It has peeked through the branches of our tree for the past 10 years.
It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas. He didn’t hate the true meaning of Christmas, but the commercial aspects of it; overspending, running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and powder for Grandma…
Knowing he felt this way, I decided one year to bypass the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so forth. I reached for something special for Mike. The inspiration came in an unusual way.
Our son Kevin, at 12 that year, was wrestling at the junior level at the school he attended and before Christmas, there was a non-league match against a team sponsored by an inner-city church, mostly black.
As the match began, I was alarmed to see that the other team was wrestling without headgear to protect a wrestler’s ears. They obviously could not afford.
Mike shook his head sadly, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot of potential, but losing like this could take the heart right out of them.”
Mike loved kids—all kids—and he knew them, having coached little league football, baseball and lacrosse. That’s when the idea for his present came.
That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought an assortment of wrestling headgear and shoes and sent them anonymously to the inner-city church.
On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Mike what I had done and that this was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year. For each Christmas, I followed the tradition.
The envelope became the highlight of our Christmas. It was always the last thing opened on Christmas morning and our children, ignoring their new toys, would stand with wide-eyed anticipation as their dad lifted the envelope from the tree to reveal its contents.
The tradition has grown and someday will expand even further with our grandchildren standing around the tree with wide-eyed anticipation watching as their fathers take down the envelope. Mike’s spirit, like the Christmas spirit, will always be with us.
【小題1】Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A.Precious PresentB.Christmas Gift
C.The Small White EnvelopeD.The Good Old Tradition
【小題2】Why did Mike hate Christmas according to the passage?
A.He didn’t like the true meaning of Christmas
B.He didn’t like people spending too much money on presents
C.He hated buying presents for Uncle Harry and Grandma
D.He didn’t want to receive gifts like shirts, sweaters or ties.
【小題3】Which is the closest meaning to the underlined phrase “take the heart right out of them”?
A.make them excited
B.make them inspired
C.make them lose confidence
D.make them kill themselves
【小題4】Why was his smile the brightest thing about Christmas that year? ( paragraph 9)
A.He received some sporting goods
B.He found a potential wrestling team
C.His son won the wrestling match
D.His wife sent presents to those poor kids
【小題5】What can we infer from the passage?
A.The tradition of sending presents will pass from generation to generation.
B.The children were eager to get their new toys ignoring the envelope.
C.With the presents, the poor kids will surely win the match one day.
D.Mike’s spirit, like the Christmas spirit, will always be with us.


【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】C
【小題4】D
【小題5】A

解析試題分析:本文講述了一種我送給那些貧窮孩子的另類的圣誕節(jié)禮物,讓我的丈夫很開心,也讓這個圣誕節(jié)過得更有意義。
【小題1】C 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章主題段第一段It’s just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no address. It has peeked through the branches of our tree for the past 10 years.可知本文主要講述的就是與這個白色的信封有關(guān)的故事,故C正確。
【小題2】B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段第二句話He didn’t hate the true meaning of Christmas, but the commercial aspects of it;可知他是不喜歡圣誕節(jié)里的商業(yè)氛圍,即人們多花錢。故B正確。
【小題3】C 推理題。根據(jù)“They have a lot of potential, but losing like this could take the heart right out of them.”可知這些孩子很有潛力,但是如果這場比賽輸?shù)艨梢詴绊懰麄兊男判,故C正確。
【小題4】D 推理題。根據(jù)本段1,2行That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought an assortment of wrestling headgear and shoes and sent them anonymously to the inner-city church.可知我買了很多東西給了這些孩子,這件事情讓個我的丈夫很開心。故D正確。
【小題5】A 推斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段The tradition has grown and someday will expand even further with our grandchildren standing around the tree with wide-eyed anticipation watching as their fathers take down the envelope. Mike’s spirit, like the Christmas spirit, will always be with us. 可知這樣的傳統(tǒng)會一直延續(xù)下去,故A正確。
考點:考查故事類短文閱讀
點評:本文講述了一種我送給那些貧窮孩子的另類的圣誕節(jié)禮物。本文主旨鮮明,很容易在文中找到答案。做題時要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句,因為它們往往就是文章的主題句。閱讀中要注意要點之間的關(guān)系。然后帶著問題,再讀全文,找出答題所需要的依據(jù),完成閱讀任務(wù)。

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