三、任务型阅读。
A. 请阅读下面短文,并根据内容把方框中的A~D还原到文中1~4题中,使短文意思连贯、通顺。

There was a boy who lived on a Hawaiian island. One day he listened carefully to his teacher. The teacher explained why people should exchange gifts at Christmas.
“Every family gets together at Christmas time to exchange gifts and spend the holiday season with one another,” said the teacher. “1.”
At Christmas, the boy brought his teacher a gift—a shiny shell. This kind of shell was a treasure (珍品)—the most beautiful among all the shells washed ashore (在岸上). 2. When accepting the gift, the teacher asked, “What a nice shell! Where did you find it?”
The boy told his teacher that, as far as he knew, there was only one place where people can find such an unusual shell. On a beach more than about 32 km away from the school. 3.
The teacher said, “Oh, it is really so beautiful that I will treasure it all my life, but you shouldn't go so far to bring me back a gift.”
“4,” the boy replied.
B. 请根据短文内容选择正确的选项。
5. The best title for the passage probably is .
A. “Better Late than Never”
B. “More to Gifts than Giving”
C. “Learn to Exchange Gifts”
D. “The More, the Better”

1. C 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. C

【分析】
本题是任务型阅读的还原句子与主旨大意题，解题思路为：先通读短文，梳理上下文语境与逻辑关联，匹配空缺处的句子；最后结合文章核心主旨选择最佳标题。需关注每处空缺前后的内容，确保句子衔接自然、逻辑通顺，标题需贴合全文核心内容。
【解析】
1. 第1空：前文老师正在解释圣诞节交换礼物的原因，C选项“The gifts express our love for our friends”（礼物表达我们对朋友的爱）承接了老师的解释，点明交换礼物的意义，故1选C。
2. 第2空：前文提到男孩带来了珍贵的贝壳，B选项“The boy felt happy when he found it”（男孩找到它时很开心）符合男孩找到珍贵贝壳的心情，衔接自然，故2选B。
3. 第3空：前文说明贝壳来自32公里外的海滩，D选项“Such shells would sometimes be washed on the land”（这种贝壳有时会被冲上岸）解释了贝壳的来源，呼应前文内容，故3选D。
4. 第4空：老师说男孩不该跑这么远送礼物，A选项“Walking is part of the gift”（走路是礼物的一部分）回应了老师的话，点明心意的重要性，故4选A。
5. 第5空：全文围绕圣诞节交换礼物的意义展开，C选项“Learn to Exchange Gifts”（学习交换礼物）贴合文章主旨，故5选C。
【答案】
1.C 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.C
【知识点】
任务型阅读还原句子、主旨大意、细节理解
【点评】
本题考查学生的阅读理解与逻辑分析能力，要求学生结合上下文语境匹配句子，通过理解文章主旨选择标题，是常见的任务型阅读题型，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6