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One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift. Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap(包装).

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. 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 bad 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 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!

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56. what happened to the author on September 11th , 1958?

A. He got a baby brother.

B. He got a Christmas gift

C. He became four years old.

D. He received a doll.

57.What does the underlined word "ominous" in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. Impossible.

B. Boring

C. Difficult

D. Fearful

58. Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming?

A. Excitement.

B. Happiness.

C. Sadness.

D. Disappointment.

59. What is the passage mainly about ?

A . A sad Christmas day

B. Life with a lovely baby

C. A special Christmas gift.

D. Memories of a happy family

参考译文

我最美好的回忆之一是关于圣诞礼物的。不像其他的女孩，我的圣诞礼物是没有任何包装的。

1958年，妈妈生了理查德。他们把他从医院带回家之后，妈妈把他放在我的腿上，对我说：“我承诺你的礼物，它在这。”多么荣幸啊！一个月前我刚满四岁，我的朋友里也没有人有这样一个属于他们自己的婴儿“玩具”。我日夜都陪着他玩，，给他唱歌，讲故事。我一遍又一遍地告诉他我有多爱他。

然而，有一天早晨我发现他的床空了，我的“玩具”不见了。我为他哭泣。妈妈哭着告诉我那可怜的小东西生病，被送到医院去了。他发烧了。一连几天，我都听到爸爸妈妈低语着一些听起来很不祥的话，例如“没有希望了”“多么遗憾啊”“快死了吧”。

圣诞节到了，爸爸指着我挂在起居室的长统袜说：“今年不期盼有任何礼物，如果你的小弟弟能活着，就是最好的圣诞礼物了。”当他说这些话的时候，他的眼里满含泪水。而我以前从未见他哭过。

圣诞节那天早晨，电话很早就响了。爸爸从床上跳起来去接电话。我在卧室里听见他说：“什么？他都好了。”爸爸挂掉电话，朝着楼上喊道：“医院说我们可以接理查德回家了。”

我听见妈妈哭着说：“感谢上帝！”

透过楼下的窗户，我看见爸爸妈妈朝着汽车飞奔而去。我从未看见他们如此开心过。当然我也很开心。这是多么美好的一天啊！我的婴儿“玩具”要回家了。我跑到楼下，（发现）我的长筒袜依然平整地挂在那里，但是我知道它们不再是空的，而是装满了爱。

答案解析

56. A 考查细节理解。根据第二段第一句"On September 11th, 1958, Mum gave birth to Richard."可知，那天"我"有了一个弟弟。故选A项。

57. D 考查词义猜测。根据第三段没画线词前面的"hopeless""pitiful""dying"以及弟弟生病的事实可知道，ominous与fearful"可怕的"意思最接近。

58. C 考查推理判断。根据第四段可知，"我"的父亲在和"我"说话的时候眼睛含满泪水，故可推知父亲因弟弟病重非常伤心。故选C项。

59. C 考查主旨大意。弟弟出生时，妈妈说他是她送给"我"的礼物；圣诞节那天早上重病的弟弟终于病好可以回家了，这是"我"收到的最好的圣诞礼物，因为这是爱的象征。"礼物"是贯穿全文的主线，故C项最能概括本文主旨。