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The small Canadian Hemlock(铁杉) shook her branches in the wind.We stood there, in the windy Christmas tree lot, and each of us was filled with the joy of Christmas.There was no way that we would say “no” to the small Canadian wonder.
Due to my asthma (哮喘) Christmas had become a struggle for me.But this year was different.Due to the wonders of modern medicine, we were looking for our first real Christmas tree, a living tree.Costly(昂贵的) though it was, we paid the man.
We made a promise to our living tree that we would keep her alive until spring.Then we found a pot to put her in.We had our tree lit in no time. We standing back, in the living room, now darkened except the lights of the tree, was a breathless, magical moment.
Christmas came and went, all too fast. We carefully removed everything.Tenderly, we moved our potted tree down into the cold basement. I would frequently visit the little tree.Then the needles began to drop one day.Hastily(匆忙地), my husband dug a huge hole in our backyard.Into the ground, with a mixture of perfect soil, went our little tree, along with my hopes and dreams.
Was she dead? Would she grow? Each day, with more and more branches lacking needles, our hopes flagged. After three years of drought, there was a new day for our garden and our little tree.One day, my husband and daughter shouted at me.
“Come outside！” they called.“Look! It's growing buds！”
I hurried into the back yard. Hardly daring to hope, I searched, as my daughter gently guided my eyes to the tips of each tiny branch. There they were！We hadn't killed her after all.Well, a new day has dawned(开始)，and my little tree and I are spreading our branches together.
本文是一篇记叙文。作者一家几经周折成功种植了一棵铁杉，作者也因此开始了积极的生活。
21．The underlined word “wonder” in Paragraph 1 refers to ________.
A．a great surprise
B．the wonderful Christmas
C．Canadian Hemlock's strong life
D．the atmosphere of Christmas
答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据文章内容和常识可知，加拿大铁杉生长在加拿大严寒的环境中，故此处指加拿大铁杉顽强的生命力。故选C。
22．The text seems to show that the lack of needles resulted from ________.
A．the terrible weather in the area
B．the lack of enough water
C．the author's frequent visits
D．the place where the tree was put
答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“Tenderly，we moved our potted tree down into the cold basement.I would frequently visit the little tree...Hastily(匆忙地)，my husband dug a huge hole in our backyard”可知，作者一家把铁杉树移到冰冷的地下室里，没有及时栽种到花园里，所以树的针叶都掉落了。故选D。
23．The last paragraph mainly shows that ________.
A．the tree still lived there
B．the author began to lead an active life
C．it was right to rescue the tree
D．the author liked the tree very much
答案：B
解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的“There they were！We hadn't killed her after all.Well，a new day has dawned(开始)，and my little tree and I are spreading our branches together”可知，作者栽种的铁杉树重新长出了新芽，如同这棵树一样，作者开始了新的积极的生活。故选B。
