高一英语阅读理解练习（十）AItwasatleasttwomonthsbeforeChristmaswhennineyearoldAlmieRosetoldherfatherandmethatshewantedanewbicycle.AsChristmasdrewnearer,herdesireforabicycleseemedtofade,orsowethought.Weboughtthelatestrage,BabySitter'sClubdolls,andadollhouse.Then,muchtooursurprise,onDecember23rd,shesaidthatshe“reallywantedabikemorethananythingelse.”Itwasjusttoolate,whatwithallthedetailsofpreparingChristmasdinnerandbuyinglastminutegifts,totakethetimetoselectthe“rightbike”forourlittlegirl.So,herewewereChristmasEvearound9:00p.m.,withAlmieandhersix-year-oldbrother,Dylan,nestledsnugintheirbeds.Nowwecouldonlythinkofthebicycleandthedisappointmentofourchild.”WhatifImakealittlebicycleoutofclay(泥)andwriteanotethatshecouldtradetheclaymodelinforarealbike?”herdadasked.“Thisisanexpensiveitemandsheis‘suchabiggirl,'itwouldbemuchbetterforhertopickitout.”Sohespentthenextfourhourspainstakinglyworkingwithclaytomakeatinybike.OnChristmasmorning,wewereexcitedforAlmietoopenthelittlehearshapedpackagewiththebeautifulredandwhiteclaybikeandthenote.Finally,sheopeneditandreadthenotealoud.“DoesthismeanthatItradeinthisbikethatDaddymademeforarealone?”Beaming,Isaid,“Yes.”Almiehadtearsinhereyeswhenshereplied,“IcouldnevertradeinthisbeautifulbicyclethatDaddymademe.I'dratherkeepthisthangetarealbike.”Atthatmoment,wewouldhavemovedheavenandearthtobuyhereverybicycleontheplanet!1.Choosetherighttimeorderofthefollowingevents.aThegirlaskedforanewbike.bThegirlopenedthelittleheartshapedpackage.cTheparentsboughtthegirlamodernandpopulardoll.dThefathermadethegirlabikewithclay.eThegirlwouldratherkeeptheclaybikethangetarealone.Aa,b,c,e,dBa,c,d,b,eCa,c,b,d,eDa,b,d,c,e2Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?ATheparentswantedthegirltohavetheclaybikeforever.BTearswereinthegirl'seyesbecauseshedidn'tlikethepresentatall.CThegirlneverlostherdesireforabike.DTheparentspaidlittleattentiontothedaughter'sdesireforabike.3WhydidDadmaketheclaybicycle?AHewantedhisdaughtertobuyarealone.BHedidn'twan