您正在看的高中三年级是:American literature。 r eyes while Della was standing in front of the mirror?

　　She decided to cut off her hair and sold it to get money.

　　3.How much did Della get from the Madame I the barbershop?

　　Twenty dollars.

　　4.What did Della look like after cutting off and doing her hair?

　　Her head was covered with tiny curls that made her look like a little schoolgirl.

　　Step 3 Decide whether the following sentences are true or false.

　　1)James Dillingham Young is a rich young man. ( F )

　　2)One dollar and eighty-seven cents wal all the money that Della had saved for months.( T )

　　3)Della lives in a house with many trees and flowers around it.(F )

　　4)The living cost was greater than Della had eXPected.( T )

　　5)Jim and Della are a married couple.( T )

　　6)She hesitates to have her hair cut off and sell it.( T )

　　7)Della thinks having a haircut will make Jim happy.( F )

　　8)James Dillingham Young was Della’s husband.( T )

　　9)Della had a large sum of money to buy Jim a Christmas gift.( T )

　　10)There were two possessions of this family-Jim’s gold watch and Della’s hair.( T )

　　Step 4 While-reading Get the main idea of each passage.

　　The main idea of the passage: The story tells that a woman called Della sold her beautiful hair to buy her husband a Christmas present ---- a gold watch chain.

　　Main Idea

　　Paragraph 1 Della wept because she had little money to buy Jim a present this Christmas.

　　Paragraph 2 Della and Jim’s living conditions.

　　Paragraph 3 Della wanted to buy Jim a Christmas present, which was worthy of being own by Jim.

　　Paragraph 4 The young couple owned two precious things, one was Jim’s gold watch, and the other was Della’s hair.

　　Paragraph 5 Della’s beautiful hair.

　　Paragraph 6 Della decided to sell her hair in order to buy a present for her beloved.

　　Paragraph 7 Della got twenty dollars and then she began to buy Jim a Christmas present.

　　Paragraph 8 She spent 21 dollars on a gold watch chain.

　　Paragraph 9 Della did her hair and looked like a little school girl.

　　Step5 Reading comprehension ： Choose the best answers

　　1.How much money was saved by Della before the Christmas Day?

　　A.$ 8. B.$ 1.87. C.$ 2. D.$ 8.7. 答案：B

　　2.Why did Della cut her hair off? 答案：D

　　A.Because she wanted to give Jim a surprise.

　　B.Because she liked wearing short hair.

　　C.Because she wanted to be looked like a Coney Island Choir girl.

　　D.Because she needed more money to buy Jim a present.

　　3.How much did Della get for selling her hair?

　　A.$ 12. B.$ 18. C.$ 20. D.$ 22. 答案：C

　　4.What did Della buy for Jim’s present?

　　A.A gold watch. B.A gold watch chain.

　　C.A shave. D.A new overcoat. 答案：B

　　5.What did Jim buy for Della’s present?

　　A.A shampoo. B.A hat. C.A comb. D.A necklace. 答案：C

　　6.Which of the following is true according to the story? 答案：D

　　A.The Christmas day was coming.Della was very happy and she was looking forward to it.

　　B.Jim and Della were young and rich.

　　C.Jim didn’t love Della any more when he saw that she had her hair cut off.

　　D.Jim’s gold watch and Della’s long hair were the two possessions which they both took pride in.

　　7.The word in the fourth paragraph“hesitated”is closest in meaning to______.

　　A.imagined B.dreamed C.felt uncertain D.watched 答案：C

　　8.Which of the following is NOT true according to the story? 答案：D

　　A.The day before Christmas Della was worried because she had only saved one dollar and eighty-seven cents for Jim’s Christmas present.

　　B.The young couple lived a hard life but they loved each other deeply.

　　C.Della was very nervous and worried before she heard Jim’s step when he came back home from work.

　　D.When Della saw her present,she was so happy to get the eXPensive combs that she burst into tears.

　　9.What does the story mainly tell us? 答案：C

　　A.How to celebrate a happy Christmas for a young and rich couple.

　　B.How to choose Christmas presents for couples.

　　C.A love story between a young and poor couple.