When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I would make it home for the holidays. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of men who would have the three-day holiday posted. I was one of the lucky soldiers. It was Christmas Eve when I arrived home, and a little 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 (飾品) 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 in great need…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 Crystal Star was in its place. A few green branches reached out a little awkwardly(難看) 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 the pleasant smell of Christmas.

“It’s not like the one 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 a better one. But I couldn’t be fussy because he had tried his best.”

“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.What did his mother’s Christmas tree look like?

A.

B.

C.

D.

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?

A. One soldier told the writer he would have a three-day holiday for Christmas.

B. When the writer got home, the Gates boy was cutting a Christmas tree.

C. His mother would not complain for the Christmas tree which looked awkward.

D. All the soldiers were lucky to go home for Christmas during the war.

3.From the passage, we can infer that ___________.

A. the writer spent his first Christmas during the war

B. the writer didn’t like the tree cut by someone else

C. the writer used to cut very beautiful Christmas tree

D. his mother didn’t want to have a Christmas tree during wartime

4.What does the writer mean by saying “all Christmas trees are perfect”?

A. Nothing is as perfect as Christmas.

B. Once at home, everything is so nice.

C. During the war, trees are hard to find.

D. All Christmas trees are the most beautiful.

5.Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. A Soldier and the Christmas Tree B. How Soldiers Spent Christmas

C. The Perfect Christmas Tree D. Christmas and a Special Tree

1.C 2.C 3.C 4.B 5.C 【解析】 本文講述了作者的母親在圣誕節(jié)找到的圣誕樹不太完美，但是她認(rèn)為只要過圣誕節(jié)時，家里有棵圣誕樹，那就是完美的。 1.C 推理判斷題。根據(jù)The pine reached to the proper height, almost to the ceiling, and the Tree Top Crysta...
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