and sad eyes. Bunny might have mistaken it for a dog, if it hadn't been for the antlers (鹿角) on its head.

　　"Are you a reindeer (驯鹿)？" asked Bunny.

　　"Yes，" replied the animal, "my name is Ralph."

　　"And you were pulling Father Christmas' sled (雪橇)？"

　　"I was until I got airsick，" replied Ralph, "I'm afraid I wasn't cut_out_for the job. Now I'm stuck here and I don't know how to get back to the North Pole."

　　"Well, if you like, you can stay with us as a friend，" said Bunny. As he made the offer, Bunny suddenly realized the gift he wanted from Father Christmas was a new friend!

　　语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一个小男孩在圣诞节收到的一份特别的圣诞礼物。

　　4．Why couldn't Bunny fall asleep on Christmas Eve?

　　A．He had a lot of things to do.

　　B．He was disturbed by a big noise.

　　C．He was thinking of what gift he would get.

　　D．He wanted to have a look at the reindeer.

　　解析：选C　细节理解题。由第一段中的"He still couldn't think of what he wanted his Christmas gift to be."可知，他是在想会得到什么样的圣诞礼物，所以睡不着，故选C。

　　5．As soon as Bunny came downstairs, he ________.

　　A．was probably very sad B．found what he wanted

　　C．ran into a reindeer D．heard a loud cry

　　解析：选A　推理判断题。由第二段中的"Bunny jumped ... hoping to have a look at the old man with his own eyes."和第三段中的"Father Christmas was gone"可知，当Bunny冲到楼下时却发现圣诞老人已经走了，所以他可能会很伤心，故选A。

　　6．The underlined part "cut out for" in the text probably means "________"．

　　A．fit for B．afraid of

　　C．proud of D．interested in

　　解析：选A　词义猜测题。由画线词前的"I was until I got airsick"可知，Ralph是说自己因为飞行时身体不适，已经不再适合这份工作了，故选A。

　　7．What would be the best title for the text?

A．A strange Christmas tree B．A special Christmas gift