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     A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On
Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was walking around the shining car. "Is
this your car,Paul?" he asked. Paul answered, "Yes,my brother gave it to me for Christmas." The boy was
surprised. "You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you nothing? Boy, I wish…" He hesitated. 
     Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that.
But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.
     "I wish," the boy went on, "that I could be a brother like that." Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then
he said again, "Would you like to take a ride in my car?"
     "Oh yes, I'd love that." After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, "Paul, would
you mind driving in front of my house?"
      Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he
could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. "Will you stop where those two steps are?" the boy
asked. 
      He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast.
He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.
      "There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't
cost him a cent. And some day I'm going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the
nice things in the Christmas windows that I've been trying to tell you about."
      Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in
beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.
注: urchin 顽童 hesitate 犹豫 neighbor 邻居 crippled 残疾 cent 美分
1.The street urchin was very surprised when _______.

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A.Paul received an expensive car
B.Paul told him about the car
C.he saw the shining car
D.he was walking around the car
2.From the story we can see the urchin _______.

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A.wished to give his brother a car
B.wanted Paul's brother to give him a car
C.wished he could have a brother like Paul's
D.wished Paul could be a brother like that
3.The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house _______.

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A.to show his neighbors the big car
B.to show he had a rich friend
C.to let his brother ride in the car
D.to tell his brother about his wish
4.We can infer (推断) from the story that _______.

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A.Paul couldn't understand the urchin
B.the urchin had a deep love for his brother
C.the urchin wished to have a rich brother
D.the urchin's wish came true in the end
5.The best name of the name story is _______.

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A.A Christmas Present
B.A Street Urchin
C.A Brother Like That
D.An Unforgettable Holiday Ride
答案

1. B  2. A  3. D  4. B  5. C

阅读理解与欣赏

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气候灾难,世界正在承受

  ①据相关专家分析,岁末年初我国和其他一些国家和地区出现的雨雪天气作为极端气候的表现之一是在全球变暖这个大背景下产生的。全球变暖正在导致极端气候事件”更加频繁、更加反复无常、更加难以预测“。

  ②去年7月,互联网上流行着一个戏谑的”段子“:“重庆处处都是海景房,遍地都是游泳池。”那时重庆已被大雨“浇透”,降水量突破了1892年以来日降雨量极值。同样在7月,泉城济南也遭到了突发暴雨的袭击,市区1小时最大降雨量达151毫米,为1958年以来历史最大值,整个“泉城”汪洋一片。

  ③除此之外,多个国家和地区的居民在2007年也有一个洪水滔天的“记忆”。年初,南美洲的巴西、非洲的安哥拉、亚洲的巴基斯坦等地遭遇突如其来的洪水袭击。在西南印度洋的留尼汪岛上,还产生了3天连续降水3929毫米新的全球降水纪录。夏季的欧洲,在英国的英格兰和威尔士两个地区,降水量打破了1789年以来的同期降水纪录。7月,非洲迎来雨季,东非和西非多国遭遇暴雨袭击并引发洪灾,大批难民失去家园、流离失所。而南亚一些地区更是被30年来最严重的洪水所浸泡,沦为汪洋泽国。

  ④一边是大雨倾盆,一边却是烈日炎炎。去年,美国共追平打破了263项温度纪录。持续高温干燥的天气不仅使五大湖中的苏必利尔湖年水位创下历史新低,更助长了去年发生在美国西部加利福尼亚州有史以来最大、破坏性最强的山林大火,22人不幸罹难,100多万人无家可归。

  ⑤美国发生的灾难只是去年热浪肆虐全球的缩影。6月初,高温袭击了南亚一些地区,巴基斯坦南部甚至出现了51.6℃的极端天气。7月,东、南欧的罗马尼亚等国气温一直高居40℃以上。8月,日本遭受高温热浪袭击,极端最高温度达40.9℃,创下了日本最高气温纪录。

  ⑥相关分析指出,全球变暖还是引发飓风的“添加剂”。过去一年中,“古努”、“锡德”、“罗莎”、“利奇马”等系列台风陆续登场,台风所到之处一片狼藉:海面上的渔船被打得七零八落,路边的大树被连根拔起,急驶而过的火车都被掀翻在地。2月28日,我国新疆吐鲁番地区遭遇最大风力14级的大风,致使乌鲁木齐驶往阿克苏一列旅客列车车窗被飞沙打碎,车厢被吹翻,4人不幸罹难。

1、请简要概括本文所要说明的核心内容。

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2、本文层次分明而衔接紧凑。请以第2至6自然段为例分析说明。

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3、为了具体地说明全世界正在承受的暴雨、高温等气候灾难,作者主要采用了哪些说明方法?

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4、结合文意解释下列句子中加粗的词。

(1)美国发生的灾难只是去年热浪肆虐全球的缩影

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(2)全球变暖还是引发飓风的“添加剂”。

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