B
Ross Griffiths woke up one morning only to find himself unable to speak.This fiveyearold boy was only two weeks ago diagnosed (诊断) with a condition so unusual that it hasn't been named and is instead known as 15q11.2.
Ross Griffiths has struggled to get back his communication skills, but has always been too shy to use his sign language away from home and school.But after seeing a video of Middlesbrough's Cleveland Centre Father Christmas signing with threeyearold Mali Williams, Ross told his mum that he wanted to sign with Father Christmas, too.
Ross and his family went to see Father Christmas yesterday, along with Mali, who was invited back for a second visit.Father Christmas set up the special second meeting with Mali where he gave her a lovely doll.
As crowds of children and parents awaited the arrival of the big man at the shopping centre, Father Christmas took some time out before his duties to meet again with Mali and with Ross before going on to see all the other children.
Ross's mum Becky Lane hoped that a visit to the special Father Christmas would help Ross get over his shyness.The Father Christmas everyone believes in even learned Makaton specially for his meeting with Ross, as this is the communication method the young boy uses.
“He was too frightened to use his sign language outside the house, but when he saw the video of the girl signing with Father Christmas, it showed him he didn't have to be shy.He did really well.And he got a PacMan game as a gift.Now he's not a shy boy any more”， Becky said.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一个害羞的小男孩和圣诞老人用手语交流的故事。
24．According to the text, Ross Griffiths ．
A．caught a deadly disease
B．was afraid of communicating with strangers
C．found it hard to learn sign language
D．dreamed of becoming a Father Christmas
解析：选B 细节理解题。由第二段中的“Ross Griffiths ...has always been too shy to use his sign language away from home and school.”可知，Ross Griffiths害怕和陌生人交流，故选B项。
25．Seeing the video, Ross might feel very ．
A．proud B．angry
C．calm D．excited
解析：选D 推理判断题。由第二段中的“But after seeing a video ...Ross told his mum that he wanted to sign with Father Christmas, too.”可知，Ross看到那个视频时应该感到很兴奋，所以他也很想和圣诞老人用手语对话，故选D项。
26．What does the underlined word “Makaton” most probably refer to?
A．A form of signing. B．A foreign language.
C．A Christmas song. D．A kind of dance.
解析：选A 词义猜测题。由该词后的this is the communication method the young boy uses可知，Makaton是指一种手势语，故选A项。
27．After meeting Father Christmas, Ross ．
A．knew how to shop wisely
B．wanted to go to school again
C．rebuilt confidence in himself
D．could speak like normal people
解析：选C 推理判断题。由最后一段中Becky所说的Now he's not a shy boy any more可知，Ross在见过圣诞老人后找回了自信心，故选C项。
