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.
小題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.
小題2:How did the writer and her sisters feel when their father decided to make a Christmas tree?
A．ExcitedB．Worried
C．BoredD．Disappointed
小題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
小題4:Which would be the best title for the passage?
A．A brave act by a happy familyB．A father’s love for his children
C．A picture of large familiesD．An act of kindness
小題5:The Chinese meaning of the underlined word”decoration” is_______.
A.裝飾         B.討論         
C決定          D.捐贈

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:A

試題分析：短文大意：當我十歲的時候，我和我的姐妹們驚奇地發(fā)現(xiàn)我們的鄰居家的圣誕樹。我們在家里從來沒有足夠的錢買一棵圣誕樹。父親決定親自動手制作圣誕樹。我們?nèi)绱说男腋＃粌H僅是因為圣誕樹看起來很漂亮，還因為是父親自己做。這真的是我們見過的最美麗的圣誕樹。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段末In our house we never had enough money for a Christmas tree.可知該選C。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中We were so happy, not only because it looked so pretty, but because my father had made it himself.可知該選A。
小題3:段落大意題。讀短文可知第三段主要是描述怎樣制作圣誕樹，所以該選D。
小題4:標題歸納題。仔細讀短文可知該選B。
小題5:詞義猜測題。根據(jù)后面的句子When we finished decorating it, we proudly invited all our friends over to see our Christmas tree.可知該選A。
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