5．Snow had come in time to make it a white Christmas in the small village of Barrington，Vermont．In fact，it had snowed on and off for the last three days prior to Christmas Eve．Snow was deep．It was blown into snowdrifts four to five feet high．The village looked like a picture postcard of an idyll Christmas scene．But there was a problem，the heavy snow on the roads to come to a stop．Children of the village were worried．How could Mr．Nathan Jackson，the storyteller，make it to the village's Christmas Eve celebration？
It was a grand night，full of traditions．The village Christmas tree was selected from the ample pine forest that covered the hillsides surrounding this picturesque village．The tradition was that the sixth grade pupils would be the ones who selected the tree．Their families would set up the tree on the stage in the large community hall．The tree was decorated each year with special ornaments．These ornaments had special meaning to the villages because they demonstrated stories told by Mr．Nathan Jackson．
Christmas Eve the community hall was full．Grown-ups had gathered to the rear of the hall，while the children took up their customary positions in front of the stage．Many of them on the floor with pillows，blankets or just heavy jackets to soften their seats on the hardwood floor．
The children were all hopeful that Mr．Jackson would make it to the Christmas Eve celebration．He hadn't missed a year since he started story telling in 1969．
Children and adults all had the storyteller on their minds．Conversations throughout the great hall centered on stories that were told in past years．Everyone had a favorite．When groups of people agreed on a particular story they would share their remembrances by saying，"Do you remember when he told the story about…yes，it was 1969when he first told the special story about the Christmas tree he called it the‘tree of life'．"
"…And do you remember how he told the story about the star window in our church．The star was just an ordinary clear glass but it turned magically into a gold star on the Christmas Eve in 1987．"…．．
"…Oh yes，my favorite story was the one about the train that overcame many problems to bring us Christmas gifts from distant relatives．That was the year story of 1974or'75…whatever…it was a good story…and don't forget the funny one that us how Santa Claus'beard had grown so long．"
The telephone on the wall of the community center rang．All talking stopped so that Mrs．Anderson could answer it．"Oh no!"said Mrs．Anderson．"That is too bad，"she continued．"You did!They're on their way？All right…our best to Mr．Jackson．Thank you．"She hung up the phone．
"What was that all about？"asked the town mayor．Mrs．Anderson said the call was Mrs．Jackson，Nathan's wife．She said he was too ill to make the trip．However，she said that she made something for us．It will be a story gift for the year．
"What is it？"asked the mayor．
"She didn't say．"answered Mrs．Anderson．"She said their son and nephew are bringing it．"
One of the children spoke up．"How will they get here？The roads are all covered with snow!"
Mrs．Anderson turned to the questioning child and said，"Christopher，they will be coming by a horse drawn sled and they are already on their way．"Suddenly sleigh bells were heard outside!It sounds like they were here!The son and the nephew walked to the front of the hall，up the steps to the stage．They unfolded the quilt．The son pointed out the tree of life…the church's golden star…．Santa's long beard．
The son then spoke．"I don't think that my father will be telling any more stories．But he did want my mother to include other patches in the Christmas quilt---of untold stories：so that in the future years the quilt can be hung for all to see．Old remembered stories could be retold．Imagination could be used to tell new stories．Mrs．Anderson…could you tell me the story about your favorite cookie jar．Mr．Johnson，how about your wood shop and the rocking horse you made for your granddaughter and grandson．And your Mr．Mayor…about the year we had no Christmas snow．You made snowmen out of straw and bed sheets．"
Turning to the crowd the son continued．"Do you see your story in my mother's Christmas quilt？Close your eyes and think about it!"
To this day the stories in Barrington，Vermont have a special meaning to all who hear them．I now charge you parents to gather your family on Christmas Eve…share your traditions…your love…but also His love----who came to us as an ordinary baby so many years ago．
65．Snow is given a special account in paragraph one in order toD．
A．highlight the beauty of snow
B．reveal the arrival of Christmas
C．decorate the village well
D．indicate trouble approaching here
66．Why did villagers pick up ornaments to decorate their Christmas trees？B
A．In memory of the grand night
B．In honor of a special storyteller
C．In anticipation of a promising new year
D．In celebration of the Christmas
67．The locals were assured of the arrival of Mr．Jackson mainly for the sake of hisA．
A．persistence in sharing his wisdom
B．talent in telling stories
C．unique art of teaching children
D．wide vision of insight
68．What do paragraphs 6and 7imply according to the passage？A
A．Stories by Mr．Jackson impressed villagers greatly．
B．Villagers would like Mr．Jackson's stories repeated．
C．It is crucial to have the old-fashioned stories updated．
D．Villagers requested more interesting stories to be told．
69．The underlined phrase"to include other patches in the Christmas quilt"in Paragraph 14most probably mean？C
A．to fill the quilt with Christmas gifts
B．to ensure his son to tell story on his behalf
C．to refresh local's imaginary stories
D．to send best wishes to the villagers
70．The author writes the passage mainly toB．
A．introduce a trust-worthy story-teller
B．appeal to us to learn to share love
C．tell readers some interesting Christmas stories
D．describe a grand Christmas Eve．
分析 本文讲述了一个被大雪覆盖的小山庄每年在圣诞夜都会迎来一位老人为他们讲故事，今年他没来却让他的儿子来了，他的儿子讲述了他父亲这么多年来为村庄讲故事，也同样在村庄收集了无数的故事，给他和母亲带来了快乐．文章主要是告诉我们要学会分享爱．
解答 65．D 根据第一段中的"make it to the village's Christmas Eve celebration？"村民们害怕不能庆祝圣诞夜可知雪带来了麻烦，故选D．
66．B 根据第二段中的"These ornaments had special meaning to the villages because they demonstrated stories told by Mr．Nathan Jackson．"可知这些饰品具有特殊意义，故选B．
67．A 根据最后一段中的"To this day the stories in Barrington，Vermont have a special meaning to all who hear them．"这一天所有的人都能学习法语可知，杰克逊到来主要是为了分享他的学识．故选A．
68．A 根据第五段"When groups of people agreed on a particular story they would share their remembrances by saying"可知故事由别人转述，故选A．
69．C 句子"Do you see your story in my mother's Christmas quilt？Close your eyes and think about it!"可以看出故事是虚构的，故选C．
70．B 最后一段"I now charge you parents to gather your family on Christmas Eve…share your traditions…your love…but also His love----who came to us as an ordinary baby so many years ago．"可知作者写文章的目的是让我们学会分享爱．
点评 本文是一片记叙文，要求学生通读全文，理解文章大意，找到相关信息回答问题，找出正确选项．
