Most Christmas trees are tall and green with pine.

Most Christmas trees are tall and green with pine.

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Most Christmas trees are tall and green with pine needles.　36　my mom’s.
Ever since she and Dad had retired and moved to their　37　farm, she’d been working in ceramics（陶艺）. One of her　38　pieces was an 18-inch Christmas tree, decorated with　39 . “It looks great,” she told me on the phone. “Can’t wait to show you.”
We had to drive about 2.5 hours to reach their home after they moved, and that day my husband Jim and I were going to visit. She was　40　about our drive. “Be sure to bring an emergency kit,” Mom said. “The forecast calls for snow. Maybe even a(n)　41　snow fall.”
It didn’t seem　42　because the skies were clear. Jim, our three young children and I headed out just with our suitcases and a bag of presents.
During the first hour, our drive couldn’t have been more　43　— endless farmland with gingerbread-like farmhouses lit with cheery Christmas lights. Then from out of nowhere, the weather changed. The snow started and　44　quickly, accumulating（堆积）on the fields and roads. Soon it was swirling（打旋） so　45　that we couldn’t see. I leaned forward in my car seat, so I could help Jim　46　the curves（弯道）in the road. We　47　the windshield wiper（雨刮器）of the car.
Nothing　48 . The road disappeared from sight. So did the lighted farmhouses. We wanted to stop, but didn’t dare. We were miles from the nearest town, without any　49 . Jim tried to joke about our situation, trying to　50　the tension. “It feels like we’ve been driving around in circles in this pasture（牧场）for 20 minutes,” he said. But I was too　51　to be in the mood for humor.
We drove　52　for a while, not knowing where we were. Then Jim pointed out the windshield. “See those bright lights? That must be a town. I don’t remember any town out here,　53　I’m going to head for it.”
We continued driving until we　54　the lights. Jim stopped the car. It wasn’t a town at all.
A man and a woman came running out. Dad, and then Mom, said a prayer of thanks. I stared in awe（敬畏地）at the lights from their window,　55　brightly from Mom’s ceramic Christmas tree.
36. A. Not B. Also C. Similarly D. Equally
37. A. certain B. separate C. remote D. crowded
38. A. luckiest B. largest C. funniest D. proudest
39. A. needles B. lights C. gifts D. stockings
40. A. curious B. pleased C. concerned D. strange
41. A. heavy B. great C. energetic D. powerful
42. A. necessary B. likely C. lonely D. ready
43. A. easy B. short C. successful D. pleasant
44. A. built B. founded C. produced D. formed
45. A. eagerly B. suddenly C. rapidly D. hurriedly
46. A. cross B. recognize C. remove D. understand
47. A. turned on B. showed off C. made up D. added to
48. A. appeared B. came C. failed D. helped
49. A. supplies B. belongs C. warning D. assistance
50. A. remind B. reflect C. reduce D. interrupt
51. A. dangerous B. frightened C. occupied D. excited
52. A. about B. away C. up D. on
53. A. and B. so C. but D. for
54. A. returned B. reached C. cleaned D. repaired
55. A. shining B. rising C. flaming D. passing
36题答案是从下一段中she’d been working in ceramics（陶艺）. One of her proudest pieces was an 18-inch Christmas tree,得出.
37题是从第三段We had to drive about 2.5 hours to reach their home after they moved, and that day my husband Jim and I were going to visit,开车要走这么长的时间,可见很遥远.
其它都是一路险象丛生,不难找出答案.到最后父母出现在眼前.
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