When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I could make it home for the holidays. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of men who would have three-day passes (通行證) posted. I was one of the lucky soldiers.
It was Christmas Eve when I arrived, and a light snow had fallen. Mother opened the front door. I could see beyond her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood. There were lights, all colors, and ornaments (裝飾物) shining against the green of a pine.
“Where did it come from？” I asked.
“I asked the Gates boy to cut it,” my mother said. “I wouldn’t have had one just for myself, but when you called--- oh, such a rush! He just brought it in this afternoon…”
The pine reached to the proper height, almost to the ceiling, and the Tree Top Krystal Star was in its place. A few green branches reached about a little awkwardly (難看地) at the side, I thought, and there was a bit of bare trunk showing in the middle. But the tree filled the room with warm light and the whole house with pleasant smell of Christmas.
“It’s not like the ones you used to find,” my mother went on. “Yours were always in good shape. I suppose the Gates boy didn’t know where to look. But I couldn’t be picky.”
“Don’t worry, ” I told her. “It’s perfect.”
It wasn’t, of course, but at the moment I realized something for the first time: all Christmas trees are perfect.
小題1: When the writer got home, ________.
A．it was December 23
B．it was snowing heavily
C．he found a Christmas tree in the living room
D．the Gates boy was cutting a Christmas tree for his mother
小題2: From the passage, we can conclude（推斷） that ________.
A．the writer used to cut very beautiful Christmas trees
B．his mother didn’t like perfect trees
C．his mother didn’t want to have a tree
D．the writer wouldn’t have a tree cut by someone else
小題3:“All Christmas trees are perfect”, because they can remind you of ________.
A．the wartimeB．the green of a pine
C．the pleasant smellD．the sweet home
小題4: The best title for this passage would be “________”.
A．How to Choose a Christmas Tree
B．How Soldiers Spent Christmas
C．The Perfect Christmas Tree
D．The Christmas Without a Tree

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:C

試題分析：作者描述了非常時期回家過圣誕節(jié)的一次經(jīng)歷。家人為他準備的圣誕樹雖然有不少的不盡人意的地方，但他最終意識到：在和平安寧的日子里，在有家人團聚的日子里，所有的圣誕樹都是完美的。
小題1:推理判斷題。into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood. There were lights, all colors, and ornaments (裝飾物) shining against the green of a pine.從以上描述可以推斷出作者看到了客廳里的圣誕樹。并且選項A，B，D與文中的描述不符，故選C。
小題2:推理判斷題。從“It’s not like the ones you used to find,” my mother went on. “Yours were always in good shape.可以推斷出作者過去能砍來漂亮的圣誕樹，并且選項B，C，D與文中描述不符，故選A。
小題3:推理判斷題。因為作者現(xiàn)在在家中，家的溫馨讓他覺得All Christmas trees are perfect，所以圣誕樹能讓你想起溫暖的家，而不只是綠色的松樹和令人舒服的氣味等，故選D。
小題4:標題歸納題。從文章結(jié)尾作者的感悟It wasn’t, of course, but at the moment I realized something for the first time: all Christmas trees are perfect.中可以推斷出本文的最好的題目應該是選項C. The Perfect Christmas Tree。
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