题型：阅读选择 题类： 难易度：困难
河北省承德市2023届九年级中考一模英语试卷
"Have you checked the oil in the car?" My father used to say to me. "Hello, hope you are well." Sometimes our phone calls would begin with a question about the oil and end with a question about the oil, with not a lot in between.
Fathers have a lot of love to give, but it's often supplied through the medium (方法) of practical advice. In my experience: It's mostly about my car.
"How's the car running?" "Did you get it serviced?" "How did you get that scrape (刮痕) on the side?"
Why can't fathers just say "I love you" or "It's great to see you"? The point is: That's exactly what we are saying. You just have to translate from the language that is Fatherlish.
The words "You made my life better from the moment you were born" may be hardly heard, but the key is there in the more common "I'll hold the ladder while you get the leaves out of the gutter (排水沟)."
When I was 17, I went on my first road trip—a friend and I in that old car. My father stood on the corner early on a cold morning to say goodbye to us.
"Highways are dangerous," he said, "so don't try to catch up with anything faster than a horse. And take a break every two hours. And every time you stop for gas, you really should check the oil."
At the time we thought his speech was pretty funny and would chant "car and horse, car and horse" every time I drove faster and passed other speeding cars.
Dad's long gone now. But after all these years, I realize that had I owned a copy of the Fatherlish-to-English dictionary, I'd have understood that the speech my friend and I so casually mocked (嘲笑) was simply Dad's attempt at affection.
Description | Movie Theaters |
The biggest screens | Town Cinema |
The most popular | Screen City |
The cheapest | Movie Palace |
The friendliest service | Grand Theater |
The most comfortable seats | Square Theater |
A. Unfortunately B. at that moment C. surprise D. cigarette E. All in all F. smoking |
My day at school yesterday was a nightmare! I overslept because I had gone to bed late and forgotten to set my alarm o'clock. When I woke up，I got a terrible{#blank#}1{#/blank#}. It was ten o'clock! I put on my uniform and ran to school.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}，while I was running，I slipped and fell into a muddy puddle （泥坑）.
After I arrived at school，I apologized to my teacher，Miss Evans. She told me to go to the boys' toilets to clean myself up. When I was there{#blank#}3{#/blank#}，the headmaster walked in and saw me holding the cigarette. He called my parents and told them that I had been caught{#blank#}4{#/blank#}.
My bad luck didn't stop during the lunch break. I was playing football with some friends when suddenly I hit the ball really far. It flew over the sports field and broke a classroom window.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#}，yesterday was the worst day that I've ever had at school. I'm going to bed earlier，remember to set my alarm o'clock，and be more careful.
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