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 (饰品) 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(水晶) Star was in its place. A few green branches reached out a little awkwardly(难看) 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(挑剔的)."

"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.

What did his mother's Christmas tree look like?

From the passage we can infer (推断) that______.

A. all the soldiers had the three-day holiday

B. the writer could not go home for Christmas

C. the writer spent his first Christmas during the war

D. not all the soldiers went home for Christmas during the war

From the passage, we can conclude that ______ .

A. his mother didn't like Christmas trees

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

C. the writer used to cut very beautiful Christmas trees

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

The best title for this passage would be ______.

A. The Perfect Christmas Tree

B. How to Choose a Christmas Tree

C. How Soldiers Spent Their Christmas

D. A Christmas with an Ugly Christmas Tree

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.

On the Iraq­Syria border,a pack of wild dogs circled American soldiers for food.The leader of the pack was a gray­and­white dog.The soldiers called him Nubs.Nubs was shaking and __36__ able to stand.Marine major Brian Dennis looked closer and saw that there was a knife wound __37__ his chest.

Dennis couldn’t stand seeing the dog __38__.He and his men immediately treated the wound,and gave Nubs medicine.Nubs__39__but was still in pain.The next day,the team had to__40__.Ten days later,Dennis’s unit was back,and so was Nubs.He was still___41__,but the men fed him and played with him.

Before long the unit once again__42__an outpost (前哨) 70 miles away.Nubs,slowly but determinedly,__43__them far into the trackless wasteland until the men lost__44__of him.Two days later,beyond Dennis’s__45__,he saw Nubs just outside the outpost.The dog had tracked him across 70 miles of frozen desert to__46__with the friend who had saved his life.From then on Nubs and the men slept in the same place,and ran around in the same ruins.

Until an order came down from above that they were not__47__to have pets,Dennis__48__to make sure the dog would continue to live the__49__life.So he quickly raised $4,000 from his family and friends to fly Nubs to__50__.

 A month later,when Dennis and the dog were__51__in California,at first Nubs didn’t recognize the guy.__52__within minutes,the dog jumped into Dennis’s arms,jumping up again and again to__53__ his friend’s face.

A little__54__and concern in the middle of war will not save a violent world.But small stories,like the story of a soldier and a dog,hold a promise of a(n) __55__world.

1.A.mostly     B.certainly    C.hardly           D.never

2.A.in         B.on           C.at               D.behind

3.A.stand      B.starve       C.bleed            D.suffer

4.A.pulled through B.fell asleep  C.woke up      D.fell down

5.A.leave      B.rest         C.pass             D.remain

6.A.hungry     B.tired            C.dirty        D.weak

7.A.took up        B.took over        C.left for     D.returned from

8.A.watched    B.followed         C.accompanied  D.barked

9.A.touch          B.sight            C.footprint    D.smell

10.A.ability  B.surprise         C.imagination  D.understanding

11.A.part          B.fight            C.meet         D.break

12.A.asked         B.suggested        C.required     D.allowed

13.A.decided  B.agreed           C.accepted     D.proposed

14.A.moving        B.good             C.safe         D.interesting

15.A.London    B.America          C.Iraq             D.Syria

16.A.found         B.interviewed      C.linked       D.reunited

17.A.So            B.And              C.But          D.Though

18.A.lick          B.touch            C.bite         D.clean

19.A.pity          B.mercy            C.care         D.contribution

20.A.equal         B.harmonious       C.prosperous  D.amazing

 

A young officer was teaching some old soldiers. They had been in the army for many years and did not like officers, young or old.

They did not think this young officer could tell them anything about how to fight in a war.

Private Jones was nearly sixty years old and had fought in many wars. He had a row of medals on his chest.

“Imagine you are in a battle,” the young officer said to him. “You see seven hundred enemy soldiers coming towards you. What do you do?”

Private Jones thought for a few moments, and then he said, “I shoot them all with my rifle.”

“Now imagine there are seven hundred enemy soldiers coming towards you from the left,” the young officer said, “and seven hundred enemy soldiers coming to you from the right. What do you do?”

“I shoot them with my rifle,” Private Jones answered.

“OK,” the young officer went on, trying to get the answer he wanted, “but what if there are a thousand enemy soldiers coming at you from the right, a thousand coming at you from the left, and another thousand coming straight towards you. What do you do now?”

“I shoot them with my rifle,” Private Jones replied.

“But where are you getting all the bullets from?” the young officer demanded.

Private Jones smiled. “From the same place you are getting all those enemy soldiers.”

72. What was the young officer supposed to do?

A.    Train the soldiers.         B.     Attack the soldiers.

C.    Shoot the soldiers.         D.    Like the soldiers.

73. The old soldiers___________.

A.    didn’t like Private Jones    B.    didn’t like any officers

C.    wanted to fight in a war     D.   wanted to become officers

74. What was Private Jones doing in the story?

A.    Answering questions.       B.   Shooting the enemy.

C.    Getting a lot of bullets.      D.  Showing off his medals.

75. At the end of the story the young officer was probably__________.

A.    pleased with Private Jones    B. annoyed with Private Jones

C.    delighted with Private Jones   D. frightening Private Jones

 

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