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wish?”He hesitated( 猶豫 ). Of course, Paul knew what he was going to wish for(希望 ).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 (介意 )driving in front of my house?” Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbours 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 ing back, but he was not ing fast. He was carrying his little crippled(殘疾的 ) 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( 美分 ). 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 b een trying to tell you about.” Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shiningeyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unfettable(難忘的 ) holiday ride. ( ) street urchin was very surprised when ________. 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 ( ) the story we can see the urchin ________. 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 ( ) urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ________. A. to show his neighbours the big car show he had a rich friend let his brother ride in the car tell his brother about his wish ( ) can infer(推斷 )from the story that ________. 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 ( ) best name of the name story is _________. A. A Christmas Present B. A Street Urchin C. A Brother Like That D. An Unfettable Holiday Ride 五,閱讀短文,回答問題( 5分) Hellen Keller was born in 1880 in the USA. When she was about 19 months old, she got very ill. After many weeks, the doctor told her parents, “Your daughter is better, but now she can’t see and she can’t hear.” Her mother and her father were very sad. After a few years , things got worse. There was no way for Helen to speak to other people. She heard nothing. She didn’t understand anything. Then one day a teacher came. Her name was Anne Sullivan. She lived with Helen and her family. The teacher helped Helen learn words. Helen was a very bright child and soon she learned to spell her first word. When she was older, she went to college(大學(xué) ). Helen was a very old woman when she died. The world remembers her today as a brave and wonderful person. She was blind and deaf, but she found a way to see and hear. It helped many people in the world. 1. Where was Helen Keller from? _________________________________________________________________ happened to Helen when she was 19 months? ____________________________________________________________________ 3. What did Anne Sullivan help Helen Keller do ? ___________________________________