《2025年初中英语阅读教程七年级英语上册外研版》

PASSAGE 5

Classic
(经典美文)
难度：★★☆
words: 250 time: 9 min.
Bertie is a very good boy. He is kind, truthful and unselfish(无私的). __1__

No matter (无论) how important it is, his answer always is "I forgot." When he wants to bring a note to his teacher, his mother can find it in his bag at night. If he goes to the store to get something, he will come back home with nothing, and also with the usual answer. __2__
Christmas is near. Bertie is making a list of things he wants, which Santa Claus will bring him.
"Santa Claus may forget some of those things," says Mum.
"He can't," answers Bertie, "When Santa Claus comes to my stocking, he can find the list. __3__"
On Christmas morning, Bertie wants to see what's in his stocking. But Mum stops him, for she knows what happened. __4__ Mum opens the list and sees a list of things Bertie could have done for six months. At the end of all is written in capital, "I FORGOT."
Bertie weeps for hours. Then his mother asks him to visit his grandma. He will see the Christmas tree for the first time. __5__

On Grandma's tree, he finds everything he has written on the list. Perhaps Bertie can't cure (治愈) his bad habit at once, but from that day, when he forgets, his mother will tell Bertie, "Santa Claus does not forget."
Choose one proper option to complete the passage. There is one option left.
A. But he always forgets things.
B. And he will put the things in my stocking.
C. But his parents don't want to help him.
D. There might be something surprising for him.
E. At last Bertie comes to his mother with a longer list.
F. So his parents decide to help the little boy remember.
1.A 2.F 3.B 4.E 5.D

答案： Passage 5 本文介绍父母在圣诞节帮助 Bertie 改正经常忘事这一缺点的故事。1.A 2.F 3.B 4.E 5.D