20．One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift．Unlike other gifts，it came without wrap．
On September 11th.1958．Mum gave birth to Richard．After she brought him home from hospital，she put him in my lap，saying．"I promised you a gift，and here it is．"What an honor!I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own．I played with it day and night．I sang to it．I told it stories.1told it over and over how much I loved it!
One morning，however，I found its bed empty．My doll was gone!I cried for it．Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital．It had a fever．For several days，I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as"hopeless"，"pitiful"，and"dying"，which sounded ominous．
Christmas was coming．"Don't expect any presents this year．"Dad said，pointing at the socks I hung in the living room．"If your baby brother lives，that'll be Christmas enough．"As he spoke，his eyes filled with tears．I'd never seen him cry before．
The phone rang early on Christmas morning．Dad jumped out of bed to answer it．From my bedroom I heard him say．"What？He's all right？"He hung up and shouted upstairs．"The hospital said we can bring Richard home!"
"Thank God．"I heard Mum cry．
From the upstairs window，I watched my parents rush out to the car．I had never seen them that happy．And I was also full of joy．What a wonderful day!My baby doll would be home．I ran downstairs．My socks still hung there flat．But I knew they were not empty； they were filled with love!
5．What happened to the author on September 11th 1958？A
A．He got a baby brother B．He got a Christmas gift
C．He became four years old D．He received a doll
6．What does the underlined word"ominous"in Paragraph 3probably mean？D
A．impossible．B．boring C．difficult D．fearful
7．Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming？C
A．excitement．B．happiness．C．sadness．D．disappointment．
8．What is the passage mainly about？C
A．A sad Christmas day
B．Life with a lovely baby
C．A special Christmas gift．
D．Memories of a happy family．
分析 本文介紹了我所度過的一個特別的圣誕節，我的弟弟從醫院康復回家了，給我帶來了很多的快樂，雖然我用來裝禮物的襪子是空的，但是里面充滿了幸福．
解答 A D C C
5．A 細節理解題．根據第二段第一句On September 11 th，1 958，Mum gave birth to Richard．說明媽媽生下來弟弟，故A正確．
6．D 推理判斷題．根據本句I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as"hopeless"，"pitiful"，and"dying"，which sounded Ominous．"hopeless"，"pitiful"，and"dying"都是用來形容弟弟的，真是讓人害怕，故D項正確．
7．C 推理判斷題．根據第四段最后一句As he spoke，his eyes filled with tears． I'd never seen him cry before．爸爸哭了說明他很難過，故C正確．
8．C 主旨大意題 文章開頭One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift．已經點明主題，而禮物沒有包裝，且是完全康復的弟弟自然是特殊的禮物了，故答案為C．
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