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When my daughter Sandy was in the sixth grade, the teacher thought it would be nice if they made pinecone wreaths(松果花环) as Christmas gifts for their families．So they collected pinecones and flowers and bought other useful things to make them．
Through the years, we proudly hung up her wreath each Christmas．One year, the wreath was hanging on our door as usual when the temperature on Christmas Day reached 26 ℃．The adhesive(黏合剂) began to break down and the pinecones started falling all over our outside floor．We took the wreath down, planning to repair it．
That spring, as my husband, Don, was working on the flower bed in front of our house, he was surprised to discover a small evergreen plant．We decided to leave it alone．
The tree kept growing．When it got too big for the flower bed, we moved it to the back of our house．As the tree grew, so did our family, including four grandchildren．One day we were told that it was a pity that someday our nice tree would have to be cut down for safety reasons．
We just couldn’t let that happen to our tree．We decided to move it again, this time to Sandy and her husband Joel’s new house．My husband helped Joel move the tree from the hole．They were afraid they would wreck its roots, so they dug very carefully．Finally, five hours later, the tree came out．They covered the roots as best as they could and put the whole tree in Joel’s truck．
After an hour’s drive they planted the tree, hoping for the best．I’m happy to report that our brave tree is still growing, now producing pinecones of its own．Maybe someday we’ll even have another homegrown Christmas tree．
【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。作者的女儿在六年级的时候制作了一个松果花环作为送给家人的圣诞礼物。许多年过去了，某一天花环上的松果突然掉落，松籽掉入了花坛，长出幼苗，长成一棵非常有纪念意义的家庭圣诞树。
1．Why did the wreath break down?
A．The family didn’t care for it．
B．The flowers didn’t last long．
C．The pinecones were too heavy．
D．The adhesive couldn’t stick very well．
D 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的The adhesive(黏合剂) began to break down and the pinecones started falling all over our outside floor．可知，由于圣诞节期间的气温有点高，导致黏合剂失去功效，松果脱落。
2．How did the evergreen plant come out in the flower bed?
A．The author’s husband planted it．
B．Sandy grew it for a Christmas tree．
C．The author put pinecones into the flower bed．
D．A pinecone accidently fell into the flower bed．
D 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的the pinecones started falling all over our outside floor及第三段中的to discover a small evergreen plant可知，小树是无意间长出来的，由此推测应该是花环上的一颗松果无意间掉到花坛里，长成一棵小树苗。
3．What does the underlined word “wreck” in Paragraph 5 mean?
A．Miss． B．Harm．
C．Uncover． D．Move．
B 解析：词义猜测题。根据该词前的afraid和其后的so they dug very carefully可知，他们怕把根弄坏。
4．What can we infer from the text?
A．Joel knows how to grow trees．
B．The tree blocked the main road．
C．The tree is meaningful to the family．
D．Sandy didn’t want to move the tree．
C 解析：推理判断题。综合全文可知，作者的女儿在六年级的时候制作了一个松果花环作为送给家人的圣诞礼物。许多年过去了，某一天花环上的松果突然掉落，松籽掉入了花坛，长出幼苗，长成一棵非常有纪念意义的家庭圣诞树。
