Growingup,weneverhadanartificial（人工的）Christmastree—orac...

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Growing up, we never had an artificial（人工的） Christmas tree—or a cut one, for that matter. Instead, about a week before Christmas, my parents would pull in a balled or potted（球形或盆栽的） evergreen. Daddy said it made “good cents.” Mother said it was a meaningful tradition.

After moving the heavy tree into the house, Mother would decorate it. It took a long time, but decorating the tree was an exciting family event, and after we finished we’d gather around the piano to drink eggnog and sing Christmas carols.

On a warm Saturday morning after New Year’s Day, we’d all go into the backyard, pick a site and plant our Christmas tree. Each year, the yard got a little woodsier(树木多的) as we continued to add new spruce（云杉） or pine specimens. On warm evenings, we loved to sit in chairs and watch the fireflies flit in and out of the branches, as if trying to create their own Christmas tree light display.

One summer afternoon—some 40 years later—I drove by that childhood home and slowed down to savor the memories. The new owners were working in their yard, but when they saw me they stopped and came over to talk. When I told them that I had grown up there, they took me on a tour. When we walked into the backyard, I caught my breath and fought back tears. I was standing in a forest. The couple explained they were from California and had been drawn to the home because of the huge evergreens out back.

When I walked over to admire a Colorado blue spruce, a glint（反光） of silver caught my eye. I could hardly believe it, but sure enough, a piece of tinsel（金属箔） was still wrapped around a branch, shining in the sun.

Somehow, through almost half a century of Oklahoma heat and cold, that remnant（痕迹） of our holiday tradition survived, much like my fond memories of our backyard Christmas trees—memories that have become more treasured with each passing year.

 25. What do we know about the author’s Christmas tree?

. A. Her family preferred a cut Christmas tree.     B. She was willing to decorate the tree.

 C. The tree would be transported to a forest.    D. Her family arranged to plant the tree the next day.

26. Why did the author slow down that afternoon?

  A. To look at the backyard.               B. To visit the new owners.

  C. To observe the new holiday.                D. To enjoy her childhood memories.

27.  How did the author feel when she walked into the backyard?

  A. Touched.       B. Annoyed.        C. Upset.        D. Confused.

28.  What does the underlined part “our holiday tradition” refer to?

  A. Singing Christmas carols.                  B. Celebrating Christmas together.

  C. Planting Christmas trees in the backyard.  D. Preparing an artificial Christmas tree.

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