题文
阅读理解。 If I were writing a history of my family, some of the darkest moments recorded would be those aboutChristmas trees. One would certainly think otherwise; selecting and putting up our trees have always been
filled with risk. For example, one afternoon dangerously close to Christmas Eve my mother bought what
she thought to be a bargain, a glorious tree that was so full and tall that we could hardly get it into the house.
once we did, my father immediately realized that we would have to hire a carpenter (木匠) to build a stand
for it. Another December, perhaps the very next one, we bought a tree earlier than we ever had before. We
were happy with its shape and delighted that its size was manageable. We easily placed it in a stand, decorated
(装饰) it from top to bottom, and then self-satisfiedly sat back by the fire in its soft light. Two or three days
passed and the truth could not be hidden; we had bought a tree cut so long ago that its needles were coming
off. There was nothing to do but undecorate it, take it down, and begin tree shopping again. Our most recent
Christmas tree offered still another difficult task. When we brought it home, once again it seemed larger than
it was in the great outdoors. To complicate matters, we had bought a new stand, one whose nuts (螺帽) and
bolts (闩子) worked more mysteriously than those of our old stands. I persuaded two young neighbors to stop
playing basketball and to help us get the tree into the house and set it correctly in the stand. Unfortunately, no
one noticed the mud on our helpers' shoes, so only after removing several reddish brown spots from the carpet
were we able to discuss the question of where the lights and ornaments (装饰物) were stored. Perhaps those
who cut their own trees have tales more painful than these. I don't care to hear them, as my family's
experiences are enough to cause me to make the following suggestion:"Let's forget the tree next Christmas.
Let's simply hang some flowers on the front door and over the mirror in the hall." 1. The darkest moments in the writer's family were with the fact that _____. A. the family bought big Christmas trees
B. they had problems decorating their Christmas trees
C. they had problems picking suitable Christmas trees
D. they had problems finding carpenters for putting up Christmas trees 2. We can learn from the passage that the writer would like to _____. A. forget about Christmas stories
B. get the neighbors to put up their trees
C. buy a better tree to celebrate Christmas
D. make other decorations rather than Christmas trees 3. When the writer said "my mother bought what she thought to be a bargain", he means _____.A. she bought the tree at a cheap price
B. she didn't really want to buy it
C. she had to bargain hard with the salesman
D. she couldn't afford a more expensive one 4. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? A. How to Choose a Christmas Tree
B. No More Christmas Tree for Us
C. Dark Moments of Life
D. Christmas Without Trees 题型：未知难度：其他题型
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考点
据考高分专家说，试题“阅读理解。 If I.....”主要考查你对 [故事类阅读 ]考点的理解。故事类阅读
故事类阅读概念：
这类文章一般描述的是某一件具体事情的发生发展或结局，有人物、时间、地点和事件。命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件的之间的关系、作者的态度及意图、故事前因和后果的推测等方面着手，考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力。
故事类阅读应试技巧：
1、抓住文章的6个要素：
阅读时要学会从事情本身的发展去理解故事情节而不要只看事件在文中出现的先后顺序。因此，无论是顺叙还是倒叙，阅读此类文章时，必须要找到它结构中的5个W（when, where, who, why, what）和1个H（how），不过不是每篇都会完整地交待六个要素。毫无疑问，寻出这些元素是能够正确快速解题的一个先决条件。
2、注意作者的议论和抒情：
高考英语阅读理解故事类文章常伴随着作者思想情感的流露和表达，因此议论和抒情往往夹杂其中。行文时或按事情发生发展的先后时间进行或按事情发生发展的地点来转换，也可能按事情发展的阶段来布局。在引出话题，讲完一件事情后，作者往往会表达个人感悟或提出建议等。这些体现作者观点或思想的语句在阅读时可以划线，它们往往体现文章中心或者写作意图，属于必考点，所以要仔细体会。
3、结合前两点归纳文章中心，把握作者态度：
故事类文章是通过记叙一件事来表达中心思想的，它是文章的灵魂。归纳文章中心思想时，尤其要分析文章的结尾，因为很多文章卒章显志，用简短的议论、抒情揭示文章中心；文章中议论抒情的句子往往与中心密切相关；也有的文章需要在结合概括各段大意的基础上归纳中心。另外，叙述一件事必有其目的，或阐明某一观点，或赞美某种品德，或抨击某种陋习，这就要求我们在阅读时，通过对细节（第1点中的六要素）的理解，把握作者的态度。
4、有章有据进行解题判断：
分析文章，归纳主题，属于分析、概括、综合的表述能力的考查。切忌脱离文章，架空分析，一定让分析在文章中有依据。
