2019年高考英语一轮抓纲务本 模块1 Unit 2 Growing pains（含解析）牛津译林版.docVIP

PAGE PAGE 1 Unit 2 Growing pains 李仕才 一、阅读理解 In ancient Egypt，the pharaoh(法老)treated the message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace，if he brought good news.However，if the exhausted runner had the misfortune to bring the pharaoh unhappy news，his head was cut off. Shades of that spirit spread over todays conversations.Once a friend and I packed up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing.As we walked light-heartedly out of the door，picnic basket in hand，a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and said，“Oh boy，a bad day for a picnic.The weatherman says its going to rain.