Question

When I was a soldier , my first Christmas came. I was in 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 (通行证) 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 beside her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood. There were lights, all colors, and ornaments (装饰物) shining against the green of a pine tree.

“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 was so high, almost to the ceiling, and the Tree Top Krystal Star was in its place. A few green branches reached out a little ugly 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 for them. 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.

1. The Christmas tree was from ________.

A. a shop B. the writer

C. his mother D. the Gates boy

2. 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

3.From the passage, we can learn 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

4.“All Christmas trees are perfect”, because they can remind you of ________.

A. the wartime B. the green of a pine

C. the pleasant smell D. the sweet home

5. 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

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了作者当兵时，在担心不能回家过圣诞节时，非常幸运的有了三天的假期，当他赶到家时，看到妈妈匆匆为他准备的圣诞树，他感到非常的温馨。

1.中妈妈的话I asked the Gates boy to cut it,” my mother said.，故选D。

2.It was Christmas Eve when I arrived,排除A，根据and a light snow had fallen.排除B，根据妈妈的话排除D，根据I could see beside her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood.，故选C。

3.妈妈的话Yours were always in good shape.，可知作者经常砍非常漂亮的圣诞树，故选A。

4.推理判断题。根据短文描述可知作者非常幸运的回家过圣诞，把不是很好的圣诞树说成是完美的主要是妈妈在家给他布置的，使他感到了家的温馨。故选D。

5.标题归纳题。根据短文大意及选项对比，故选C。

考点：情感故事类短文阅读。