12．There were four children in my family．I，as the youngest child，didn't have many new clothes．Though my parents worked very hard，we could hardly make ends meet． The only time we would get new clothes was at Christmas．
The family across the street lived a much better life．Their two daughters were often seen wearing new dresses．The younger girl named Anna was of my age．One afternoon，she walked on the street wearing a beautiful white dress．She looked like an angel in that dress．I，with many little girls，followed her．We just couldn't keep our eyes off her dress．We all wished we would have such a dress one day．
That day，I told my mother I wanted a dress like that，my mum frowned （皱眉）．She thought a beautiful dress like that must cost an arm and a leg，but my mum kept that in mind．She worked five days a week at that time，but when Christmas was approaching，she worked even on Saturdays．She was working for longer time in order to buy me the dress．
However，seven days before Christmas，I changed my mind．On Anna's birthday，I was invited to her home．After that party，I asked if I could try on her white dress．"Of course，"she said，"and you can take it if you like it．"I couldn't believe my ears．How could she give such a beautiful dress to someone else？After trying it on，I knew why．
That dress looked very beautiful，but it was uncomfortable to wear．In fact，my back was quite itchy （痒的） after I put it on．From then on，I stopped admiring what others had as they may not be as good as we thought．
25．What can we know from the underlined sentence"we could hardly make ends meet"in Paragraph 1？A
A．The writer's family lived a hard life．
B．The writer's parents worked very hard．
C．The writer's family met at the end of month．
D．The writer felt sorry for her parents'hard work．
26．What happened to the writer when she was a little girl？D
A．She didn't like new clothes．
B．She couldn't see her parents．
C．She didn't like Christmas at all．
D．She couldn't get whatever she liked．
27．Why did the writer's mum start working on Saturdays？D
A．Because she wanted to buy herself a new dress．
B．Because she had to buy her five children expensive gifts．
C．Because she prepared herself the busiest Christmas．
D．Because she wanted to buy the dress the writer asked for．
28．What can we learn from the passage？B
A．There are always kind people around us．
B．What others have may not be as good as it seems．
C．We should give what we no longer need to others in need．
D．We can get what we want if we try hard enough．
分析 本文主要讲述了家境贫寒的我羡慕邻家女生漂亮的裙子，让妈妈给我买，但最后发现看着漂亮的裙子最后穿着并不舒服的故事，这也告诫我们，不用羡慕别人家的东西，并没有现象中的那么好．
解答 25．A 细节题．根据文章内容．There were four children in my family．I，as the youngest child，didn't have many new clothes．Though my parents worked very hard，we could hardly make ends meet．我的家里有4个孩子，我是最小的一个，但也不会有很多穿新衣服的机会，尽管父母努力工作，但仍旧入不敷出，家庭经济困难．结合选项，A符合文意．
26．D 细节题．根据文章内容，There were four children in my family．I，as the youngest child，didn't have many new clothes．由于家庭经济困难，作为家里最小的一个孩子的我，也得不到自己想要的东西．结合选项，故选D
27．D 推理题．根据文章内容，She worked five days a week at that time，but when Christmas was approaching，she worked even on Saturdays．She was working for longer time in order to buy me the dress．那个时候妈妈一周工作5天，但圣诞节快来的时候她周末也上班，就是为了多挣钱给我买裙子，满足我的心愿，结合选项，故选D
28．B 推理题．根据文章内容，From then on，I stopped admiring what others had as they may not be as good as we thought．从那时候起，我不再羡慕别人有而我没有的东西，因为他们并没有想象中的那么好，结合选项，故选B
点评 本文是一个人生感悟类阅读，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．
