Question

One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift． Unlike other gifts，it came without wrap（包装）．
On September 11 ^th , 1 958，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．I told 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 window upstairs，I watched my parents rush out to the car．I had never seen them so 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 !
【小题1】What happened to the author on September 11^th,1958?

A．He got a baby brother．	B．He got a Christmas gift．
C．He became four years old．	D．He received a doll．

【小题2】What does the underlined word “ominous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Impossible．

B．Boring．

C．Difficult．

D．Fearful．

【小题3】Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming?

A．Excitement．

B．Happiness．

C．Sadness．

D．Disappointment．

Answer 1

【小题1】A
【小题2】D
【小题3】C

解析试题分析：本文介绍了我所度过的一个特别的圣诞节，我的弟弟从医院康复回家了，给我带来了很多的快乐，虽然我用来装礼物的袜子是空的，但是里面充满了幸福。
【小题1】A 细节题。根据第二段第一句On September 11 ^th , 1 958，Mum gave birth to Richard．说明妈妈生下来弟弟，故A正确。
【小题2】D 推理题。根据本句I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as “hopeless”，“pitiful"，and “dying”, which sounded Ominous．“hopeless”，“pitiful"，and “dying”都是用来形容弟弟的，真是让人害怕，故D项正确。
【小题3】C 推理题。根据第四段最后一句As he spoke，his eyes filled with tears． I’d never seen him cry before．爸爸哭了说明他很难受，故C正确。
考点：考查情感类短文阅读
点评：本文介绍了我所度过的一个特别的圣诞节，我的弟弟从医院康复回家了，给我带来了很多的快乐，虽然我用来装礼物的袜子是空的，但是里面充满了幸福。以细节题的考查为主，要求考生能够在仔细审题的基础之上根据选项内容和文本信息做适当的延伸，形成准确的判断和推理。