江苏省南京市高二阅读理解20篇.pdf

阅读理解20篇

（秋江苏南通高二校考期中）

2022··Someofmyearliestmemoriesinvolvesittingwithmydadinhisstudy

everynightwhenhecamehomefromtheoffice.I’dwatchasheputhispersonalitemsaway:hiswatch,wallet,

combandcarkeys.Theywouldalwaysoccupythesamespotonthetableeverytime.

Dad’scombwasjadegreen.IheardheboughtitwhenhemarriedMum.Everynight,hewouldsmile,hand

methecombandsay,“BeagoodgirlandhelpDaddycleanit,OK?”

Iwasmorethanhappytodoit.Atagefive,thiskindoftaskbroughtmesuchjoy.Iwouldexcitedlyturnthe

tapon,andthenbrushthecombwithausedtoothbrushashardasIcould.SatisfiedthatI’ddoneagoodjob,I

wouldproudlyreturnthecombtoDad.Hewouldsmileatme,andplacethecombontopofhiswallet.

Abouttwoyearslater,Dadlefthissalesjobandstartedhisownwholesalebusiness.Istartedprimaryschool.

Thatwaswhenthingsstartedtochange.Dad’sbusinesswasn’tdoingsowell,andourstablelifestartedgetting

shaky.Hedidn’tcomehomeasmuchasheusedto.Andwhenhedidcomehome,itwasalwayslateandI’d

alreadybeinbed.Istartedtogetmad.Whydidn’thelistentoMumandjuststicktohisoldjob?Whytakethe

riskandplacethewholefamilyintrouble?Overtheyears,Istoppedwaitingforhimtocomehome,andstopped

goingdownstairstocheckonhim.

Now28,I’vegraduatedfromcollegeandgotajob.Dad’sbusinesshasalsostartedtogetbackontrack.Yet

theuncomfortablesilencebetweenDadandmewenton.

Twodaysbeforemybirthdaylastyear,Dadcamehomeearly.Onthatevening,Ihelpedhimcarryhisbags

intohisstudyasusual.WhenIturnedtoleave,heaskedmetocleanhiscomb.Ilookedathimforawhile,then

tookthecombandheadedtothesink.

Itwasanewcomb.Thisonewasbrown.Ihadn’tnoticedthathe’dchangedit.Aftercleaningit,Ipassedit