阅读理解.ItwastwomonthsbeforeChristmas,whennine-year-oldAlmieRosetoldherfatherandmethatshewantedanewbike,HerBarbibikewasjusttooold,anditneededrepairingaswell.AsChristmascamenearer,herdreamforabi
阅读理解. ItwastwomonthsbeforeChristmas,whennine-year-oldAlmieRosetoldherfatherandmethatshe
wantedanewbike,HerBarbibikewasjusttooold,anditneededrepairingaswell.
AsChristmascamenearer,herdreamforabikeseemedtodisappear,sowethought,forshedidn't
mentionitagain.Wewerebusybuyingsomebeautifulstorybooks,adollhouse,aholidaydressandtoys.
Thenmuchtooursurprise,onDecember24,shesaidshereallywantedabikemorethananythingelse.
Nowwedidn'tknowwhattodo.Itwasjusttoolate.WewerebusywithChristmasdinnerandpacking
children'spresents,parents'presents,abrother'spresentandfriends'presentstillmidnight.Sotherewas
notimetotaketobuythe"rightbike"forourlittlegirl.Thinkingthatwewereparentswhowouldmake
theirchildunhappy,wefeltashamedandsad.
Suddenlymyhusbandhadanidea."WhatifImakealittlebikeoutofclay(泥土)andwriteanotethat
shecouldtradein(交换)themodelbikeforarealone?"Sohespentthenextfivehourscarefullyworking
withclaytomakeasmallbike.
OnChristmasmorning,weweresoexcitedforAlmieRosetoopenthelittleboxwiththebeautifulred
andwhiteclaybikeandthenote,Sheopenedandreadthenoteloudly.ShelookedatmeandRonandsaid,
"So,doesthismeanIcantradeinthisbikeforarealone?"Smiling,Isaid,"Yes."AlmieRosehadtearsin
hereyeswhenshereplied,"IwouldnevertradeinthisbeautifulbikethatDaddymademe.Iprefertokeep
itratherthangetarealbike."Atthatmoment,wewouldhavemovedtheGodtobuyhereverybikeonthe
earth.1.WhatdidRosewanttodomostonChristmasDay?A.Receiveanewbike.
B.Buyaholidaydress.
C.Getagiftmadebyherfather.
D.RepairheroldBarbibike.2.Theword"ashamed"inthelastparagraphmeans_____.A.excited
B.unhappy
C.worried
D.guilty3.Fromthepassage,wecaninfer(推断)_____.A.Rose'sfatherlikedmakingthings
B.Rose'sfatherdecidedtobuyherabikelater
C.Rose