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I looked at my beautiful Christmas tree and sighed. It was time. The New Year was a week old and my tree still stood in the corner of our room with its collection of memories proudly displayed in a shower of colorful lights. I’d procrastinated（拖延，耽擱）long enough.
I got up, went to the garage and dragged all the boxes into the room. The garland(花環)was the first to come down. The tree looked naked(光禿禿的)already. I took the large ornament（裝飾物）off next. They made a large pile on our bed. An hour later, our bed was covered with Christmas memories. Each pile contained an ornament along with its matching brothers and sisters from sets purchased many years ago.
I prepared the boxes and carefully placed ornaments in their protective packaging, pausing every few minutes to admire a favorite. “Hey, little Santa!” I held the Santa from my childhood. “Thanks for being my friend for almost fifty years.” He was a little ragged but still gives me a flood of wonderful memories. “Until next year, my dear friend.”
There was a collection of handmade ones. My children made in the their first years of school, more than twenty years ago. Made by tiny hands, they are far from perfect in design, but every year they go on my memory tree－memories of young giggles(咯咯地笑)on Christmas morning and a smiling face when they handed them to me when I came home from work. “Look what we made, Daddy!”
“Oh! It is beautiful. Let’s find a special spot on the tree for it.” Every year since, they are displayed.
A few hours after I started, the filled boxes were back in the garage, the room was vacuumed(用吸塵器清掃)and I sat staring at a barren(空蕩蕩的)corner. The room seemed so empty. It took me two days of work to assemble(收集)and decorate my tree, but only a few hours to take it apart.
My tree is like a good marriage or a great friendship. Like the tree, they take a long time to assemble and decorate with memories, but can be torn down quickly.
Every year I have to put my tree away, but not my marriage or friendships. I take great care of those. They get to glow in the corner of my life for as long as I live. I get to analyze my tree and find memories for a few weeks every year. I can do the same with the loves in my life every day. Take great care of your friendships and your marriage. Once they come down, they aren’t as easy to put back together as a Christmas tree. Stand them in that special spot in the corner of your heart and admire their glow.
【小題1】In the author’s eyes, the Christmas tree      .

A．is a collection of childhood memories

B．is a symbol of long-lasting relations

C．takes too much time to decorate

D．is full of out-of-date ornaments

【小題2】To the author, a Christmas tree is similar to a good marriage in that      .

A．both take time to build but fall apart easily

B．both remind him of bittersweet memories

C．both need to be admired for some time

D．both get less attractive over the years

【小題3】What is the main theme of the article?

A．We’d better put away Christmas decorations and recycle them each year.

B．Friendships and marriages should be valued and managed carefully.

C．Memories with friends and family should be cherished and relived.

D．We should decorate Christmas trees with personal stuff and recycle.

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】B

解析試題分析：作者通過自己拆卸圣誕樹的事情告訴我們友誼或者婚姻這些人與人之間的聯系很難建立，但是卻很容易就被破壞。我們應該珍惜這樣的人際關系。
【小題1】B 推理題。根據文章倒數3，4,5行I get to analyze my tree and find memories for a few weeks every year. I can do the same with the loves in my life every day. Take great care of your friendships and your marriage.可知在作者的眼里圣誕樹是長久的友誼或者婚姻等關系的標志。故B正確。
【小題2】A 推理題。根據文章最后一段My tree is like a good marriage or a great friendship. Like the tree, they take a long time to assemble and decorate with memories, but can be torn down quickly.可知作者把圣誕樹比喻成婚姻，因為它們的建立都是要花費很多的時間，但是拆除卻很快。故A正確。
【小題3】B 主旨大意題。作者通過自己拆卸圣誕樹的事情告訴我們友誼或者婚姻這些人與人之間的聯系很難建立，但是卻很容易就被破壞。我們應該珍惜這樣的人際關系。故B正確。
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點評：作者通過自己拆卸圣誕樹的事情告訴我們友誼或者婚姻這些人與人之間的聯系很難建立，但是卻很容易就被破壞。我們應該珍惜這樣的人際關系。本文主要考查推理題。在解題時要立足已知，推斷未知。立足現在，猜測未來。不能主觀臆想，憑空想象，隨意揣測，更不能以自己的觀點代替作者的觀點;要把握句、段之間的邏輯關系，了解語篇的結構。要體會文章的基調，揣摸作者的態度，摸準邏輯發展的方向，悟出作者的弦外之音。