2026年新课程课堂同步练习册九年级英语上册外研版第21页答案
Ⅳ. 阅读课本第28~29页的内容,按要求完成以下任务。
任务一:根据课文内容,填入正确的单词或短语,每空不超过3个单词。
Tomorrow will be Christmas, and I try hard to 1.
save money
to buy Jim a gift. But it is certainly not enough. What should I do?
I must buy a Christmas gift for my dear Della. But we have to 2.
worry about money
every day. I hope I can find a way to make her happy.
My beautiful hair is my 3.
special treasure
. I can sell it to get the money.

My 4.
gold watch
is my treasure, but I have to sell it. To me, Della is the most valuable in the world.
This watch 5.
chain
is perfect! It matches Jim’s gold watch so well. He’ll love it!
The set of 6.
combs
are exactly what Della wants. She’ll be happy when she gets them!
任务二:根据课文内容,回答下列问题。
1. When did Della decide to sell her beautiful hair?
Della decided to sell her beautiful hair when she realized she didn't have enough money to buy Jim a Christmas gift.

2. Why does O. Henry say “they are the wisest” in the last paragraph?
Because he thinks they know love is much more important than money.

3. If you were Della or Jim, would you give up something important for people you love? Why or why not?
参考词语:give up; show love; more important than; useless; lose valuable things
Yes, I would. Because love is much more important than money.

(言之有理即可)

答案

任务一:
1. save money
2. worry about money
3. special treasure
4. gold watch
5. chain
6. combs
任务二:
1. Della decided to sell her beautiful hair when she realized she didn't have enough money to buy Jim a Christmas gift.
2. Because he thinks they know love is much more important than money.
3. Yes, I would. Because love is much more important than money.(言之有理即可)

解析

【分析】
本题基于课文《麦琪的礼物》设置任务,任务一需结合课文语境和原文内容填写合适的单词或短语,任务二需根据课文细节和主旨回答问题。解题时,先回忆课文中人物的行为和情感,再结合每个空的上下文语境匹配正确内容;任务二则需梳理课文情节,理解人物的决定和作者表达的主旨,按问题要求组织语言作答。
【解析】
任务一:
1. 结合语境“努力______买礼物,钱不够”,对应课文中Della攒钱的行为,填save money;
2. 语境“每天______”,因经济拮据,他们每天担心钱,填worry about money;
3. 语境“头发是我的______”,课文中描述为特别的宝藏,填special treasure;
4. Jim要卖掉的是自己的金表,填gold watch;
5. 匹配金表的物品是表链,填chain;
6. Della想要的物品是梳子,填combs。
任务二:
1. 从课文情节可知,Della发现钱不够买Jim的圣诞礼物时,决定卖掉自己的头发;
2. 作者称他们是最明智的,因为他们懂得爱比金钱更重要;
3. 结合参考词语,表达愿意为爱人放弃重要事物的观点,理由围绕爱更重要展开,言之有理即可。
【答案】
任务一:
1. save money
2. worry about money
3. special treasure
4. gold watch
5. chain
6. combs
任务二:
1. Della decided to sell her beautiful hair when she realized she didn't have enough money to buy Jim a Christmas gift.
2. Because he thinks they know love is much more important than money.
3. Yes, I would. Because love is much more important than money.(言之有理即可)
【知识点】
课文理解;词汇运用;阅读理解
【点评】
本题考查经典课文《麦琪的礼物》的细节掌握与主旨理解,既涉及基础词汇填空,又有深层内容问答,能检验学生对课文的整体把握程度,符合英语阅读题的考查要求。
【难度系数】
0.7