2021-2022学年浙江省温州市环大罗山联盟高二（下）期中联考英语试卷（附答案详解）.docxVIP

第 =page 2 2页，共 =sectionpages 2 2页 第 =page 1 1页，共 =sectionpages 1 1页 2021-2022学年浙江省温州市环大罗山联盟高二（下）期中联考英语试卷 一、阅读理解（本大题共10小题，共25.0分） A Uncle Ed wasnt like other adults in my village.He thought time should be spent working on a farm or on the end of a tool handle.And Christmas Eve was a workday like any other for him. I was ten years old that year,just reading Charles Dickenss A Christmas Carol,when he asked me whether I wanted to ride to Gadsden with him to see some used dump truck （自卸卡车）.Any other time,I would have knocked the furniture over getting out to his truck.Country kids never miss a chance to go to cities.But this was the day before Christmas.I might miss the big feast if I went with him. You want to go or not？ he asked again. I guess... I finally agreed after weighing the pros and cons. That afternoon,we saw many used dump trucks,none of which was satisfying.But,in a Christmas miracle,Uncle Ed gazed down at his watch,Timex,and said we had bigger fish to fry：celebrating Christmas like men! First,we headed to the day-old bread shop and filled up the truck with fruitcakes and hotdogs.Next,with powdered sugar on our lips,we turned down Broad Street and idled through the shining downtown of the city on its most festive day.Then we turned south toward the Big Chief Drive-In,which had one of the finest hamburgers in northeast Alabama.We ate in the truck and enjoyed it all,listening to the radio.It was as good a Christmas as I would have for a very long time. I should have told him this when he was alive,but things get awkward the longer you live.So,even though its too late now,I want to thank him for it,for letting me come along. And it was always said of him,that he knew how to keep Christmas well … Some may hear the words of Dickens and think of fine literature.But I see Uncle Ed in the glow of an AM radio,smell French fries and Winstons,and hear the ticking of an old Timex,in the most beautiful way. Why did the author agree to his uncles invitation？ ___