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It was December 25. Marie, a 13-year-old Australian girl, was happy. It was Christmas, and Marie's mother was making a special cake. She put four small coins into the cake,  and then she baked (烤) it. The four coins were for good luck. After dinner Marie and her family ate the cake. They found three coins in the cake and put them on the table. Where was the fourth coin? It was missing, but Marie's mother didn't notice.
After Christmas, Marie got sick. She coughed, and she couldn’t speak. After six weeks she felt better, but she still couldn't speak. Marie's parents took her to hospital. Doctors at the hospital looked her over, and then said, "We are sorry, but we can't help her." For 12 years Marie didn't speak. She grew up, she got a job, and she got married. But she never spoke. One day,  when Marie was 25 years old,  she got a sore throat ( 嗓子疼 ) at work. She began to cough. She coughed up something small and black. What was it? Marie didn't know. She took it to the hospital. A doctor at the hospital said, "This is a coin!" The doctor told Marie, "I think you can speak again." Marie went to a special doctor, and soon she could talk.
根据上面短文的内容回答问题。
【小题1】What did Marie's mother make at Christmas?
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【小题2】What did Marie's mother put some coins in the cake for? 
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【小题3】 How many coins did Marie's family find after eating the Cake?
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【小题4】How long didn’t Marie speak?
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【小题5】Could Marie speak at last?
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【小题1】She made a special cake. / A special cake.
【小题2】For good luck. / Good luck.
【小题3】Three/3 (coins)
【小题4】For 12years
【小题5】Yes, she could

解析试题分析:这是12月25日。玛丽,一个13岁的澳大利亚女孩,很开心。这天是圣诞节,玛丽的妈妈做了一个特别的蛋糕。她把四个小硬币放到蛋糕中。四个硬币是代表好运。全家吃过蛋糕之后发现只有三个硬币了。从那以后玛丽就生病了,而且还不能说话了。12年过去了,她长大了,在她25岁的时候,她将这个硬币咳嗽出来了,并且又能说话了。
【小题1】细节理解题。问题:玛丽的妈妈在圣诞节做了什么?分析原文: It was Christmas, and Marie's mother was making a special cake.句意: 这是圣诞节,玛丽的妈妈做了一个特别的蛋糕。明确答案是做蛋糕。故填:She made a special cake. / A special cake.
【小题2】细节理解题。问题:玛丽的妈妈为什么放硬币在蛋糕上?分析原文:She put four small coins into the cake,  and then she baked (烤) it. The four coins were for good luck.句意:她把四个小硬币放到蛋糕中。四个硬币是代表好运。结合原文明确硬币代表好运。故填:For good luck. / Good luck.
【小题3】细节理解题。问题:玛丽的家人吃过蛋糕之后找到了多少个硬币?分析原文:After dinner Marie and her family ate the cake. They found three coins in the cake. 句意:全家人吃过蛋糕之后,发现只有三个硬币在蛋糕中。故填:Three/3 (coins)
【小题4】细节理解题。问题:玛丽有多长时间不能说话?分析原文:For 12 years Marie didn't speak. 句意:长达十二年,玛丽不能说话。因此时间为12年。故填:For 12years
【小题5】细节理解题。问题:最后玛丽能说话了吗?分析原文:Marie went to a special doctor, and soon she could talk.句意:玛丽去看了一位特殊的医生,不久就能说话了。因此本题肯定形式来回答。故填:Yes, she could
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