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【題目】When I was ten my dad helped me buy my first ten-speed bicycle from Allen. I put up $60 of my grass cutting and snow shoveling (鏟) money and my dad put up the other half I would pay him back over the next six months. Although it was not in the latest style, it was my ticket to the adult world.

I spent that summer and autumn riding happily. My sister Liz, a prisoner of her five-speed bicycle, never had a chance to keep up. Just before the Christmas deadline to pay my dad back, we were hit with several snowstorms. This allowed me to shovel enough driveways (車道) to pay off my debt. I was now officially a bike owner; it was a feeling unlike any other.

On that Christmas morning, my dad gave me a used portable (便攜式的) record player. I was excited. However, my joy was short-lived after my dad called my sister to the kitchen. “We have one more gift for you.” he said as he opened the door that led to the garage. There, on the steps, stood a new ten-speed bicycle.

“It’s not fair,” I complained. “I worked so hard for my bike and it’s not even new. Then Liz gets a new bike. She didn’t have to do anything for it. ” My dad smiled. “She didn’t have to do anything for it because it’ s not really for her,” he said. What did that mean? I didn’t want her bike.

By spring Liz and I were riding all over town together now that she could keep up. As we grew, Liz and I became true friends.

Still I wasn’t smart enough to figure out what my dad meant until years later. That new bike was not a gift for Liz — it was a gift for me. He’d given me the gift of my sister’s company, the ability to stay together rather than drift apart (逐漸疏遠(yuǎn)) in the face of my ability to travel. He gave me my best friend.

【1】What do we know about the author’s bike?

A. It was worth $120.

B. Allen bought it for him.

C. It was very fashionable.

D. He didn’t like it actually.

【2】Why did the author think he was officially a bike owner?

A. He had paid off his debt.

B. He had learned to ride a bike.

C. He could also own Liz’s bike.

D. He could sell his bike to Liz.

【3】Why was the author’s Christmas joy short-lived?

A. His sister got a new record player.

B. His father didn’t care about him.

C. The record player wasn’t new.

D. His sister got a better gift.

【4】Hearing his father say “it’s not really for her (Paragraph 4)”, the author probably felt ________.

A. moved B. satisfied

C. puzzled D. disappointed

【5】The author finally realized that ________.

A. the new bike actually belonged to him

B. the new bike wasn’t bought by his father

C. his father actually gave him a more valuable gift

D. his father loved his sister more as a matter of fact

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【5】C

【解析】試題分析：本文講述了我在童年時(shí)期在父親的資助下買到了一輛十速自行車，但是我需要在6月內(nèi)還清父親資助我的錢。而當(dāng)我還清父親的資助時(shí)，這輛十速自行車才真正屬于我。圣誕節(jié)時(shí)，我不明白為什么父親送給我一個(gè)舊的禮物，而送給妹妹一輛十速自行車。到后來，我和妹妹在一起騎車旅行中越來越親密才頓悟，父親給我的禮物是：親情。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。定位到第一段，I put up $60 of my grass cutting and snow shoveling (鏟) money and my dad put up the other half I would pay him back over the next six months.“在作者十歲的時(shí)候，父親幫他買了一輛十速自行車。這輛車作者自己出了60美元，父親資助了另外60美元。而父親資助的60美元我將在6個(gè)月內(nèi)還清�！彼�以，這輛十速自行車一共花了120美元。故選A

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第二段第二句說，在圣誕節(jié)前夕，也是我還父親錢的最后期限，我們被幾個(gè)雪暴襲擊。This allowed me to shovel enough driveways (車道) to pay off my debt. I was now officially a bike owner“而這也讓我有足夠的車道可以鏟來還我的欠款，我現(xiàn)在正式是這輛十速自行車的主人了�！笨芍�因?yàn)槲疫�清了欠款，所以我覺得我是這輛車的主人。故選A。

【3】推理判斷題。定位到第三段第一、二句話。On that Christmas morning, my dad gave me a used portable (便攜式的) record player. I was excited. However, my joy was short-lived after my dad called my sister to the kitchen.“在圣誕節(jié)那天，父親送給我一個(gè)二手的便攜式錄音機(jī)，我本來很激動(dòng)，但是我的開心是短暫的。因?yàn)楦赣H把妹妹叫到廚房并送給她一輛新的十速自行車。故選D。

【4】推理判斷題。父親說妹妹之所以不需要做任何事情就能拿到十速自行車是因?yàn)樽孕熊嚥皇峭耆珜儆谒�的。說完這句話后，作者內(nèi)心有一個(gè)獨(dú)白：What did that mean?這是什么意思？可推測(cè)出，作者感到很疑惑。故選C。

【5】推理判斷題。最后一段作者說That new bike was not a gift for Liz — it was a gift for me.“那輛新的自行車不是給Lia的禮物而是給我的禮物�！币�?yàn)楦赣H給了我旅行途中最好的陪伴——我的妹妹。這是一個(gè)很珍貴的禮物，故選C。