A. In her old house.

B. In her old neighborhood church.

C. In the nursing home.

D. In the hospital.

答案B

解析细节理解题。根据文章第五段中的第一句"Instead of taking her to my church, I took her to her old neighborhood church where all her friends were. "可知选B项。

7What was the best gift that the author got on Christmas Eve?

A. The candlelight service.

B. Praise from Alice's friends.

C. Alice's happiness.

D. Thanks from Alice's daughter.

答案C

解析细节理解题。根据文章的最后一段"The truth of the story is that I am the one who got the best gift:the smile on Alice's face. "可知, 作者得到的最好的礼物是Alice脸上的笑容, 即她的快乐, 故选C项。

8What is the best title for this passage?

A. A special candlelight Christmas Eve

B. The dream of all old lonely ladies

C. My special job

D. The true love

答案A

解析主旨大意题。本文讲述了作者帮助一位老人过了一个特别的烛光平安夜的故事, 故选A项。

　　Many people think the dinosaurs were the biggest animals that ever lived. They are wrong. The world's biggest animal is still living and it lives in the ocean. It is called the blue whale. Blue whales can be as long as 30 metres and weigh as much as 1, 000 kilos. The largest dinosaurs weighed only 500 kilos.

　　The whale is not only the world's biggest animal, it is also one of the smartest. We know that whales can communicate with each other, although we do not know what they are saying. Perhaps one day we will learn how to communicate with whales, and then they will be able to tell us about themselves.

Although they live in the ocean, whales don't lay eggs like fish do. They are mammals. They give birth to babies and produce milk inside their own bodies to feed them. Humans are also mammals.