When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and

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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 beyond 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.
“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 (难看地) 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.
小题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

小题2: From the passage, we can conclude（推断） 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

小题3:“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

小题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

答案

小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C

解析

试题分析：作者描述了非常时期回家过圣诞节的一次经历。家人为他准备的圣诞树虽然有不少的不尽人意的地方，但他最终意识到：在和平安宁的日子里，在有家人团聚的日子里，所有的圣诞树都是完美的。
小题1:推理判断题。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.从以上描述可以推断出作者看到了客厅里的圣诞树。并且选项A，B，D与文中的描述不符，故选C。
小题2:推理判断题。从“It’s not like the ones you used to find,” my mother went on. “Yours were always in good shape.可以推断出作者过去能砍来漂亮的圣诞树，并且选项B，C，D与文中描述不符，故选A。
小题3:推理判断题。因为作者现在在家中，家的温馨让他觉得All Christmas trees are perfect，所以圣诞树能让你想起温暖的家，而不只是绿色的松树和令人舒服的气味等，故选D。
小题4:标题归纳题。从文章结尾作者的感悟It wasn’t, of course, but at the moment I realized something for the first time: all Christmas trees are perfect.中可以推断出本文的最好的题目应该是选项C. The Perfect Christmas Tree。