Question

When I was ten, my sisters and I were amazed at our neighbor’s Christmas tree. We returned home from their house and decided that we must have one of our own. In our house we never had enough money for a Christmas tree.

In fact, we insisted so much that my father had no choice but to agree. “Yes!” he finally said.“This year we will have a Christmas tree.” Our mouths dropped open at the thought of having our own tree. Then Dad said,“I’ll do it myself.”

We followed him around the house as he gathered up the materials he would need, We all sat close to him, carefully watching everything he did. He passed the thread around the first nail on the corner of a box, then back down to the second nail on the box, and up again to the nail, until right there before our eyes a green Christmas tree began to take shape. He carefully did the same with all of the 50 nails in the box and when he had finished, he said,“Now you can decorate it.”

I don’t remember where the decorations came from, but they were red and small and to us they just looked so beautiful and perfect for our tree. When we finished decorating it, we proudly invited all our friends over to see our Christmas tree. We were so happy, not only because it looked so pretty, but because my father had made it himself. It truly was the most beautiful Christmas tree we had ever seen.

Years later, things got better and Dad was able to buy a proper Christmas tree which we would happily decorate. However, my sisters and I will never forget the night when we got our first Christmas tree.

1.What do we know about the writer?

A. She had no friends at school.

B. She never went to her neighbor’s home.

C. She lived a hard life when she was young.

D. She seldom saw beautiful green trees.

2.How did the writer and her sisters feel when their father decided to make a Christmas tree?

A. Excited         B.Worried         

C. Bored           D.Disappointed

3.The third paragraph mainly describes__________.

A. how the Christmas tree was decorated   

B. how the Christmas tree was bought

C. how the Christmas tree was found      

D. how the Christmas tree was made

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

A.A brave act by a happy family           B.A father’s love for his children

C.A picture of large families    D .An act of kindness

5.The Chinese meaning of the underlined word”decoration” is_______.

A.装饰         B.讨论         

C决定          D.捐赠

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：当我十岁的时候，我和我的姐妹们惊奇地发现我们的邻居家的圣诞树。我们在家里从来没有足够的钱买一棵圣诞树。父亲决定亲自动手制作圣诞树。我们如此的幸福，不仅仅是因为圣诞树看起来很漂亮，还因为是父亲自己做。这真的是我们见过的最美丽的圣诞树。

1.第一段末In our house we never had enough money for a Christmas tree.可知该选C。

2.第四段中We were so happy, not only because it looked so pretty, but because my father had made it himself.可知该选A。

3.段落大意题。读短文可知第三段主要是描述怎样制作圣诞树，所以该选D。

4.标题归纳题。仔细读短文可知该选B。

5.词义猜测题。根据后面的句子When we finished decorating it, we proudly invited all our friends over to see our Christmas tree.可知该选A。

考点：故事类阅读。