Question

On Christmas, children are curious about what to be in the stockings (長(zhǎng)筒襪). It might be safe to think children will ask Santa for an extensive list of toys, games and big dinners. But a survey of their lists for Father Christmas has shown many have more serious concerns, requesting "a dad" instead. Despite their material requests, a 'dad' is tenth most popular Christmas list request for children who would be happy to give up the latest iPad, toy or new pet, a survey of 2,000 British parents has found.

Most children will put a new baby brother or sister at the top of their Christmas list, closely followed by a request for a real-life reindeer (馴鹿). A "pet horse" was the third most popular choice, with a "car" at number four.

The survey also found children aged 3 to 12 years also wanted a dog, chocolate and a stick of rock. Traditional hopes for a white Christmas were represented by a wish for "snow" in ninth place, with sensible youngsters also requesting a "house". Of the top 50 festive requests, 17 related to pets and animals, with some imaginative children hoping for a chicken and an elephant. iPhones and iPads also appeared on the list, with some quirky children asking for the moon, a time machine, and a pond cover. A request for a "mum" reached number 23 on the list.

1. What’s the No.1 on the children’s Christmas list?

A. A new baby brother or sister. B. A real-life reindeer.

C. A pet horse. D. A house.

2. Which of the following is not included on the Christmas list?

A. A car. B. A chicken.

C. A stick of rock. D. A monkey.

3. What do quirky children in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. Children with quick reaction. B. Children with wild ideas.

C. Children with cleverness. D. Children with good manners.

4.Which of the statements is Not True according to the passage?

A. Some children would rather request a dad than the latest iPad for Christmas.

B. Children of different character or ages may ask for different Christmas gifts.

C. A real-life reindeer is next to a car on children’s Christmas list.

D. According to the survey, a ‘dad” is tenth most popular Christmas list request.

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

【解析】

試題分析:人們一般認(rèn)為孩子們對(duì)于圣誕禮物的期望僅僅局限于玩具，新衣服或者大餐等等，但是一項(xiàng)調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)孩子們的愿望遠(yuǎn)非如此。讓人們吃驚的是位于禮物單榜首的是新出生的小弟弟或者小妹妹，其次是希望能夠擁有真正的馴鹿，緊接著是寵物馬和汽車。甚至還有的孩子異想天開，竟然想要月亮或者時(shí)空機(jī)。

1. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段Most children will put a new baby brother or sister at the top of their Christmas list可知有一個(gè)弟弟或者妹妹是很多孩子們期望的，是孩子們位于榜首的愿望，故答案選A、

2. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段內(nèi)容A "pet horse" was the third most popular choice, with a "car" at number four. 和第三段內(nèi)容可知在孩子們期待的禮物中沒有猴子，答案選D。

3.詞義猜測(cè)題。由“quirky children”后面的修飾語 asking for the moon, a time machine, and a pond cover.可知這些孩子的愿望是古怪，瘋狂的，由此判斷這些孩子是有著離奇想法的孩子，答案選B。

4.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段內(nèi)容可知在調(diào)查中發(fā)現(xiàn)孩子們把擁有馴鹿這個(gè)愿望放在第二位，而汽車則是排在第四位，由此判斷C選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容錯(cuò)誤，選C。

考點(diǎn)：考查社會(huì)生活類短文閱讀。