Cliff House
Top of the world
Near the North Pole
Christmas, 1925
My dear boys,
I am dreadfully busy this year一it makes my hand more shaky than ever when I think of it一and not very rich; in fact awful things have been happening, and some of the presents have got spoilt, and I haven't got the North Polar Bear to help me, and I have had to move house just before Christmas, so you can imagine what a state everything is in, and you will see why I have a new address, and why I can only write one letter between you both．
|K] It all happened like this: one very windy day last November my hood blew off and went and stuck on the top of the North Pole. I told him not to, but the North Polar Bear climbed up to the thin top to get it down一and he did. The pole broke in the middle and fell on the roof of my house, and the North Polar Bear fell through the hole it made into the dining room with my hood over his nose, and all the snow fell off the roof into the house and melted and put out all the fires and ran down into the cellars where I was collecting this year's presents, and the North Polar
Bear's leg got broken.
He is well again now, but I was so cross with him that he says he won't try to help me again一I expect his temper is hurt, and will be mended by next Christmas.
I send you a picture of the accident and of my new house on the cliffs above the North Pole(with beautiful cellars in the cliffs).
That's all. Good Bye！
小題1:Why can the writer only write one letter to the two boys?
A．His hand is more shaky than ever.
B．He is extremely busy.
C．He has got a new address.
D．He has to help the North Polar Bear.
小題2:Which of the following is most likely to be the picture of the accident?

小題3:The underlined "him'，refers to
A．the hoodB．the poleC．the haleD．the bear

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D

試題分析：這篇文章是圣誕節(jié)前夕在北極的父親孩子寫的信，告訴他們爸爸在北極發(fā)生的事情。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第一段的句子: I am dreadfully busy this year可知作者非常忙，所以給兩個(gè)孩子只能寫一封信，選B
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第二段的句子：The pole broke in the middle and fell on the roof of my house, and the North Polar Bear fell through the hole it made into the dining room with my hood over his nose,可知第三幅畫是描述了這件事的發(fā)生情景，選C
小題3:指代題：從文章第二段的句子：Bear's leg got broken.和第三段的He is well again now, but I was so cross with him that he says he won't try to help me again可知him指的是the bear，選D
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小題8:
A．wordB．methodC．stateD．voice
小題9:
A．yesB．sureC．noD．a(chǎn)lways
小題10:
A．suddenlyB．carefullyC．quicklyD．a(chǎn)nxiously
小題11:
A．hungryB．satisfiedC．pleasedD．curious
小題12:
A．books B．papersC．dishesD．drinks
小題13:
A．dareB．planC．wantD．need
小題14:
A．shone B．matchedC．brokeD．equaled
小題15:
A．house B．ceilingC．roofD．curtain
小題16:
A．washedB．rubbedC．wipedD．tidied
小題17:
A．dryB．goneC．wetD．new
小題18:
A．MadeB．LetC．GotD．Kept
小題19:
A．in caseB．a(chǎn)s ifC．if onlyD．only if
小題20:
A．niceB．freeC．busyD．rich

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