四Unit2Welcometotheunit&Reading

【語(yǔ)用訓(xùn)練】

i.單句語(yǔ)法填空

1.Creepers(爬墻虎)arealwaysambitiously(ambitious)tryingtocrawl

overeveryinchofthewall.

2.Theybuiltupunitywitharespectfordiversitv(diverse).

3.Youmusthavefaithinyourabilitytosucceed.

4.Shesatdownandproceededtotell(tell)meaboutherskiingholiday.

5.Thewonderfulspeechdrewforthenthusiasticapplause(applaud).

6.Iwascuriouswhatmayhavemotivatedhertotake(take)onthis

challengeatherage.

7.Yourconductshouldbeconsistentwithwhatyousay.

8.TheGuangdongteamwon6goldmedals,ranking(rank)second.

9.Howmanycandidatesarestandingforelection(elect)?

10.Hestoodoutintermsofcompetencefromallhisfellows(fellow).

n.用適當(dāng)?shù)慕?、副詞填空

1.Inthebackroomstudystoodtwodeskssidebyside.

2.Theconstructionhasbeenstartedthreemonthsaheadofschedule,

everyonedevotedthemselvestothework.

3.Oftheteenagerswhoparticipatedinthesurvey,49%saidthat

librariesarewheretheygetmostoftheirbooks.

4.Hecalledonhissistertohelphimlookforhislostwallet.

5.Lawsshouldbepassedtoprotectpandas.Otherwise,theyarecertain

todieout.

6.Someonewithhandwritingidenticaltoyoursleftthemonyourdesk.

7.ScientistsoftenstudyMars'sweatherinthehopeofbetter

understandingourown.

8.1heardthat3top-levelcandidateswillcompeteforthepost.

9.Intheprocess,humanbeingsstilldecideonthecorrectanswers.

10.PekingisanewworldtoLilyandsheisdyingformoredetailsabout

it.

教師

專(zhuān)用

1.Itwasn'tuntilthetrainpulledintothestationthathefoundhis

suitcasewasgone.

直到火車(chē)進(jìn)站，他才發(fā)現(xiàn)手提箱不見(jiàn)了。

2.ItoldmyfatherhowMrsStanleytalkedasifMrStanleywerestill

alive.

我告訴父親，斯坦利太太說(shuō)話的樣子就好像斯坦利先生還活著一樣。

3.（2020?全國(guó)I卷）Chinahasbecomethefirstcountrytolanda

spacecraftonthefarsideofthemoon.

中國(guó)成為首個(gè)在月球背面著陸航天器的國(guó)家。

4.Amongthemarefivegirlswhoworkedforaclothingstore.

其中有五名在服裝店工作的女孩。

5.Motivatedbytheirteacher,thestudentsaredeterminedtodevote

themselvestotheirstudies.

在老師的激勵(lì)下，學(xué)生們決心獻(xiàn)身于學(xué)習(xí)。

【主題閱讀】

I.閱讀理解

A

（2021?北京高二檢測(cè)）

TheLegend（傳說(shuō)）ofKungFu

Accordingtoalegend,inthefifthcentury,anIndianmastertaught

somemonksattheShaolinTempleaseriesofexercises,orforms,

inspiredbythemovementofanimals.Theseformsbecamethebasisof

thestyleoffightingknownasKungFu.Over16centuries,themonks

haveusedKungFuforself-defenseandinwar.Withit,theyhavewon

manybattlesagainsttheirenemies.

InDengfengtoday,tenkilometersfromtheShaolinTemple,there

areover60martialarts（武術(shù)）schoolswithmorethan50,000students.

Studentscometotheschoolsforavarietyofreasons.Somehopeto

becomemoviestars.Otherscometolearnskillsthatwillensuregood

jobsinthemilitaryorpoliceforce.Afewaresentbytheirparentsto

learnself-controlandhardwork.

MasterHuZhengshengteachesatasmallschoolinDengfeng.

Recently,hewasofferedanimportantroleinaKungFumovie.Itcould

havebeengoodpublicityforhisschool.However,hedidnotaccept.He

doesn'tagreewithhowKungFuisoftenshowninmovies.Hefeelsthey

showtoomuchviolence.

Unlikemanylargeschools,whichteachacrobatics（特技）and

kickboxing,HuteacheshisstudentstraditionalKungFuforms.He

teachesthemthewayhismaster—aShaolinlegendtaughthim.But

attractingnewstudentstothisstyleofKungFuhasbecomeaproblem.

Huisafraidhisartwillsoondieout.Hehastoremindhisstudentsthat

KungFuwasdesignedforfighting,nottoentertain.

Hu'sstudentshavelittle.Theysleepinunheatedroomsandtrain

outsidenomatterwhatthetemperature.Theyhittreeswiththeirbare

handsandtaketurnssittingoneachother'sshoulderstobuildleg

strength.Whysuchhardship?TomasterKungFu,theymustlearn

respect,andhowto"eatbitterness”,aMandarin（普通話）expression

meaning“toenduresuffering”.ThelifeofaShaolinmaster,Huteaches,

isnoteasyorattractive.

MasterHuisinadifficultposition.Foroldtraditionstosurvive,the

youngmustlearn.Gradually,hehadbegunofferingafewcoursesin

kickboxingandtheacrobaticKungFuforms,hopingtoattractnew

students.Then,maybe,he/llbeabletoconvincethemtolearnShaolin

KungFuthetraditionalway.

【文章大意】這是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了在登封有60多所武

術(shù)學(xué)校,50000多名學(xué)生，學(xué)生學(xué)武術(shù)有各種各樣的原因，有些人希望

成為電影明星，其他人則是由父母送去學(xué)習(xí)自我控制和努力工作。胡

師傅現(xiàn)在希望吸引學(xué)生，并說(shuō)服他們學(xué)習(xí)少林功夫的傳統(tǒng)方式。

1.WhatistrueaboutKungFu?

A.It'sover17centuriesold.

B.Itwastraditionallyusedforfighting.

C.ItwasintroducedtoChinafromThailand.

D.Itwasoriginallydesignedtoentertainpeople.

選細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的

BoOver16centuries,themonks...

againsttheirenemies.可知，最開(kāi)始功夫的使用是為了進(jìn)行自我防御

和打仗。故選瓦

2.Whatisthepurposeofthethirdparagraph?

A.ToshowwhyHuteachesacrobaticsandkickboxing.

B.Toconvincepeoplethattheycanberichandfamous.

C.ToexplainthechallengestraditionalKungFuschoolsface.

D.ToshowhowHu'sideasaboutKungFuaredifferentfromother

teachers.

選推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段的

DoHedoesn'tagreewithhowKungFuis

oftenshowninmovies.Hefeelstheyshowtoomuchviolence可推測(cè),

本段的主要目的是說(shuō)明胡正生對(duì)功夫的理解與他人是不同的，他覺(jué)

得電視上展示的武功很暴力。故選D。

3.Inthefifthparagraph,theunderlinedwords“enduresuffering7"

mean.

A.stopthesuffering

B.makesomeonesuffer

C.survivethesuffering

D.makethesufferingworse

選詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)畫(huà)線部分所在句子可知，普通話

Coeatbitterness

表達(dá)toenduresuffering的意思。survivethesuffering（熬過(guò)苦難）符合以

上說(shuō)法，故選C。

4.WhydoesthepassagementionHuZhengsheng?

A.HeisaKungFustudentlearningkickboxing.

B.HeisaKungFumasterpreservingoldtraditions.

C.HeisthemanwhointroducedKungFutoChina.

D.HeisafamousactorinanexcitingKungFumovie.

選推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段

BoMasterHuisinadifficult

position....ShaolinKungFuthetraditionalway,可推測(cè),文章提及胡

師傅是因?yàn)樗怯脗鹘y(tǒng)方式教授少林武功。故選

Bo

B

（2021?三臺(tái)高二檢測(cè)）

Workingoutcanhelpteenagersboosttheirgrades,anewstudy

suggests.Adolescentswhoroutinelyengagedinmoderatetovigorous

（劇烈的）exerciseshowedlong-termimprovementsintheiracademic

performance,theBritishJournalofSportsMedicinestudyreported.

“Ourstudysuggeststhattheeffectofphysicalactivitymaybequite

large,"JohnReilly,aprofessorattheUniversityofStrathclydesaid.The

researcherslookedatasampleofabout5000childrenwhowere

involvedinalong-termstudythattrackschildrenbornintheU.K.

between1991and1992.Whenchildrenreached11yearsold,theirdaily

physicalactivitylevelsweremeasuredusinganaccelerometer（力口速器）

forthreetosevendays.Thedevice,similartoapedometer（計(jì)步器）

trackingthenumberofstepstaken,recordedtheaveragetimechildren

exercised,whichwas29minutesadayforboysand18forgirls.

“Theactuallevelsofdailyphysicalactivityatage11werequite

low,"MrReillynoted.Thechildrenhadtheiracademicperformance

testedatages11and13withcompulsorynationaltestsforstudents,and

alsoatage15or16withtheGeneralCertificateofSecondaryEducation

（GCSE）exam.Thetestsassessedthechildren/sabilitiesinEnglish,math

andsciencesubjects.Theresultsshowedthatthemorechildren

participatedinmoderatetovigorousphysicalactivity,thehighertheir

testscoreswereatage11inallthreesubjects.Forgirls,sciencescores

weremoststronglylinkedtoexercise.

Whenchildrenweretestedagainatage13,theiracademicscores

werestilllinkedtohowmuchtheyhadexercisedwhentheywere11

yearsold.BythetimetheyoungsterstooktheGCSEexam,each

17-minute-per-dayincreaseinphysicalactivityfortheboyswaslinkedto

animprovementintheirscores.Everyadditional12-minuteincreasea

dayinexerciseforthegirlswasalsolinkedtoanincreasedscore,

especiallyinthesciencecategory.

Theresearchershavecalledformorestudiestolookatthepossible

academicbenefitsthatcouldbederivedifstudentsexercisedthe

recommended60minutesormoreaday.

【文章大意】本文為一篇說(shuō)明文。文章介紹了鍛煉能幫助提高青少年

學(xué)習(xí)成績(jī)的研究結(jié)果。

5.What'sthestudyabout?

A.Theinfluenceofexerciseonstudents'scores.

B.Thesecretsofstudents'rankinghighinclass.

C.Thecausesofstudents'participatinginsports.

D.Thewaysofimprovingstudents'physicalconditions.

選A。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段Workingoutcanhelpteenagersboosttheir

grades,anewstudysuggests.可知，這項(xiàng)研究是關(guān)于鍛煉提高青少年

學(xué)習(xí)成績(jī)的。故選A。

6.Whatisthefunctionofthedeviceusedinthestudy?

A.Torecordhowlongstudentsexercise.

B.Torecordthewalkingspeedofstudents.

C.Torecordhowmanystepsstudentswalk.

D.Torecordthenumberofcaloriesstudentsconsume.

選Ao細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段Thedevice,similartoapedometer...for

boysand18forgirls.可知，這個(gè)設(shè)備的作用是記錄孩子們每天的運(yùn)動(dòng)

時(shí)間。故選A。

7.Whatdothestudy/sresultsshow?

A.Studentsatage11domoreexercisethanatotherages.

B.Boysatage13getmorebenefitsbydoingmoreexercise.

C.Girls'sciencescoresaremorecloselyrelatedtoexercise.

D.Moreandmorestudentsdoexercisetoimprovetheirscores.

選C。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段Forgirls,sciencescoresweremoststrongly

linkedtoexercise.可知，研究顯示女孩子的科學(xué)成績(jī)跟運(yùn)動(dòng)關(guān)系更加

密切。故選C。

8.Wheredoesthetextmostprobablyappear?

A.Inastorybook.

B.Inafashionmagazine.

C.Inanexerciseguide.

D.Inaresearchreport.

選D。推理判斷題。由第一段Workingoutcanhelpteenagersboosttheir

grades,anewstudysuggests.一項(xiàng)新的研究表明，鍛煉可以幫助青少

年提高成績(jī)。結(jié)合后文的研究成果，可知本文是一篇研究報(bào)告。故選

Do

教師專(zhuān)用?【方法技巧】細(xì)節(jié)事實(shí)理解題主要考查考生

對(duì)文章中某一些特定細(xì)節(jié)或文章的重要實(shí)事的理解能力。它一般包括

直接理解題和語(yǔ)義理解題兩種。直接理解題的答案與原文直接掛鉤,

從閱讀材料中可以找到。以第5題為例，由第一段Workingoutcan

helpteenagersboosttheirgrades,anewstudysuggests.一項(xiàng)新的研究

表明，鍛煉可以幫助青少年提高成績(jī)?？芍?，這項(xiàng)研究是關(guān)于鍛煉提

高青少年學(xué)習(xí)成績(jī)的。故選A項(xiàng)。

n.閱讀填句

（2021?揚(yáng)州高二檢測(cè)）

Ifyoudesiretomeetnewfriends,havefunandgetintoshape,

basketballisthebestsportforyouregardlessofwhetheryouarea

professionaloranamateur.

1

Herearesomeofthebenefitsyoucanacquirefromplaying

basketball.

?Improveyourfitnesslevels.

Playingbasketballwilldefinitelyimproveyourfitnesslevels.

Basketballisanamazingcardiovascular（，C?血管的）exercise,whichis

beneficialtopeoplewithheartproblems.2

?Encourageteamwork.

Basketballrequiresteamworktoachieveacommonobjective.3

Thissportisgreatforkids,asitshowsthemhowtoworktogetherin

harmonytoreachthegoal.Learninghowtorelatewithotherswill

improveyourchild'sconfidenceaswellasself-esteem.（自尊）

?4

Makingashotorwinningcanreallyimproveyourchild'sself-esteem,

whichisavitalaspectduringchildhood.Childrenwithconfidenceare

abletoovercomechallengesbetter,accordingtorecentstudies.

?Developsocialskills.

Itbringsindividualstogetherandhelpscreatefriendshipandbonds.

Thisprovidesagreatopportunityforchildrenwhoareshy,asithelps

theminteractwithnewfriends.5

Althoughtherearenodrawbacksassociatedtoplayingbasketball,it

isnecessarythatyouperformotherexercisestoimproveyourspeedand

power.

A.Buildupyourmuscles.

B.Improveconfidenceandself-esteem.

C.Theplayershavetoworkasateamtoguaranteeawin.

D.Socialskillswillhelpyourchildfunctionbetterinlife.

E.Basketballispopularworldwideduetoavarietyofreasons.

F.Generallyspeaking,basketballisoneofthesafestsportsintheworld.

G.Moreover,itaidsinoxygencirculationandblooddistribution

throughoutthebody.

【文章大意】本文是體育運(yùn)動(dòng)類(lèi)短文，介紹了打籃球的好處。

1.選E。上句介紹如果想認(rèn)識(shí)新朋友，玩得開(kāi)心，鍛煉身體，籃球是

最適合的運(yùn)動(dòng)。E項(xiàng)：由于各種原因，籃球在世界范圍內(nèi)很受歡迎。

與上句承接，說(shuō)明了打籃球的普遍性，故選

Eo

選本部分介紹打籃球能提高健康水平，上句介紹打籃球是很好

2.Go

的心血管運(yùn)動(dòng)，對(duì)心臟問(wèn)題有好處。G項(xiàng)：止矽卜，它有助于氧氣循環(huán)和

血液在全身的分布。與上句并列，說(shuō)明打籃球?qū)】档暮锰?，故選

Go

3.選C。本部分介紹打籃球能鼓勵(lì)團(tuán)隊(duì)合作,C項(xiàng)：為了保證勝利，隊(duì)

員們必須團(tuán)結(jié)一致。是介紹合作的重要性，符合本段內(nèi)容，故選C。

選根據(jù)本部分中和

4.Boimproveyourchild'sself-esteemChildren

withconfidence可知是介紹打籃球?qū)⒆幼宰鹦暮妥孕判牡暮锰帲珺

項(xiàng)：Improveconfidenceandself-esteem.概括了這兩項(xiàng)內(nèi)容，適合作

為本段標(biāo)題。故選B。

5.選D。本部分介紹打籃球能提高社交技能，D項(xiàng)：社交技巧將幫助

你的孩子在生活中更好地發(fā)揮作用，是介紹社交技能的重要性。D項(xiàng)

中的Socialskills與標(biāo)題一致，故選D。

m.完形填空

（2021?南通局—檢測(cè)）

BorninMonterey,Virginiain1896,MarjorieStewartJoynermoved

toChicago,Illinoisat16.In1916,shebecamethefirstblackwomanto

1fromtheA.B.MolarBeautySchool.Latersheworkedforself-made

millionaireMadameC.J.Walker'scompany,whichownednearly200

hairsalons（沙龍）and2manywell-knownblackfiguresofthe

time.

Duringthe1920/s,blackwomenhadrealdifficultywiththeir3.

Inordertostraightentheirtightly-curled（緊緊卷曲的）hair,theywould

haveto4astove-heatedcurlingiron（燙發(fā)器）.Thiswasvery5

asonlyoneironcouldbeusedatatime.In1926,Joynersetouttomake

this6faster,easierandmoreefficient.Sheimaginedthatifa

numberofcurlingironscouldbe7aboveawoman'shead,they

could8atthesametimetostraightenherhairallatonce.

Joyner9herconceptandcompletedherinvention,which

couldbewornforaspecificperiodoftime,10hairthatwaseither

straightorcurled.Beyond11,thedeviceenjoyedimmediate

success,andJoyner,asthefirstblackwoman,12receivedapatent

foritin1928.Joyner's13wasnotlimitedtoMadameC.J.Walker's

companybutwasextremelypopularamongwhitebeautysalons.

In1945,alongwitheducatorMaryMcLeod,Joynerco-foundedthe

UnitedBeautySchoolOwnersandTeachersAssociation（UBSOTA）,and

helpedtheblackcommunityby14moneyforblackcolleges.

JoynerdiedonDecember7,1997.Sheleftbehindherwisdom,

creativityand15thatservedtomotivatemanygenerations.

【文章大意】這是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了MarjorieStewart

Joyner的個(gè)人經(jīng)歷，她發(fā)明了一款讓燙頭發(fā)更加快速、容易和高效的

設(shè)備，大受歡迎，還獲得了專(zhuān)利。Joyner還通過(guò)為黑人大學(xué)籌款來(lái)幫

助黑人社區(qū)。她的智慧、創(chuàng)造力和無(wú)私精神激勵(lì)了幾代人。

1.A.differB.suffer

C.graduateD.recover

選根據(jù)后文

Co"fromtheA.B.MolarBeautySchool.Latersheworked

for...company"可知Joyner在1916年畢業(yè)了，后來(lái)參加了工作。differ

區(qū)別；遭受;畢業(yè)；恢復(fù)。故選

suffergraduaterecoverCo

2.A.protectedB.served

C.trainedD.employed

選根據(jù)后文可知指這家

Bo“manywell-knownblackfiguresofthetime”

公司為很多名人服務(wù)，serve符合語(yǔ)境。protected保護(hù)；served服務(wù);

訓(xùn)練;雇用。故選

trainedemployedBo

3.A.skinB.education

C.hairD.job

選C。根據(jù)后文“Inordertostraightentheirtightly-curledhair”可知是在

發(fā)型方面遇到了困難。故選C。

4.A.makeuseofB.getholdof

C.takeplaceofD.haveaffectionfor

選結(jié)合后文指利用火爐加熱的卷發(fā)棒

Ao"astove-heatedcurlingiron"

來(lái)把頭發(fā)拉直。makeuseof利用getholdof抓住；takeplaceof代替;

喜愛(ài)。故選

haveaffectionforAo

5.A.eye-catchingB.time-consuming

C.life-savingD.heart-stopping

選根據(jù)后文可知拉直頭發(fā)

Bo“asonlyoneironcouldbeusedatatime”

一次卻只能用一個(gè)卷發(fā)棒，因此這很耗時(shí)。eye-catching引人注目的;

time-consuming耗時(shí)的；life-saving救命的；heart-stopping驚心動(dòng)魄

的。故選瓦

6.A.processB.experiment

C.phenomenonD.performance

選根據(jù)后文以及上文提到的當(dāng)時(shí)

Ao"faster,easierandmoreefficient"

拉直頭發(fā)非常耗時(shí)，可推測(cè)Joyner開(kāi)始著手使這一過(guò)程更快、更簡(jiǎn)

單、更高效。process過(guò)程；experiment實(shí)驗(yàn)；phenomenon現(xiàn)象;

表現(xiàn)。故選

performanceAo

7.A.checkedB.allocated

C.carvedD.arranged

選根據(jù)前后文語(yǔ)境

Do“anumberofcurlingironscouldbe...abovea

woman'shead"可知，指把多個(gè)卷發(fā)棒放置在一個(gè)女人的頭上。

checked檢查;allocated分派;carved雕刻；arranged安排,排列。故選

Do

8.A.benefitB.workC.improveD.scan

選句子主語(yǔ)指代上文所以是指這

Bothey"anumberofcurlingirons",

些卷發(fā)棒同時(shí)工作就可以把頭發(fā)拉直。benefit有益于；work工作;

改善;掃描。故選

improvescanBo

9.A.developedB.doubted

C.relatedD.advertised

選根據(jù)后文進(jìn)

Ao“herconceptandcompletedherinvention'sJoyner

一步發(fā)展了她之前的想法，完成了發(fā)明。developed發(fā)展；doubted懷

疑;有關(guān)打廣告。故選

relatedadvertisedAo

10.A.windingupB.speedingup

C.subscribingtoD.resultingin

選根據(jù)后文可知這個(gè)發(fā)明的

Do“hairthatwaseitherstraightorcurled”

效果就是最終形成直發(fā)或卷發(fā)。windingup清算；speedingup加速;

訂閱；導(dǎo)致。故選

subscribingtoresultinginDo

11.A.repairB.expectation

C.controlD.recognition

選根據(jù)后文結(jié)合上文，可知

Bo“thedeviceenjoyedimmediatesuccess”

Joyner一開(kāi)始只是想加速燙頭發(fā)的效率，結(jié)果這款設(shè)備立即獲得了成

功，所以是出乎意料的。出乎意料"。故選

beyondexpectation"Bo

12.A.frequentlyB.politically

C.skepticallyD.eventually

選根據(jù)后文指最終在

Do“receivedapatentforitin1928”Joyner1928

年獲得了這款設(shè)備的專(zhuān)利。frequently頻繁地；politically政治上;

懷疑地;終于。故選

skepticallyeventuallyDo

13.A.assistanceB.enquiry

C.successD.assumption

選根據(jù)后文

Co.butwasextremelypopularamongwhitebeauty

salons〃可知Joyner的成功不僅在自己的公司，甚至白人美容院都受到

了歡迎，上文中"thedeviceenjoyedimmediatesuccess”也是提示。

assistance援助；enquiry詢問(wèn)；success成功；assumption假定。故選C。

14.A.exchangingB.handling

C.transportingD.raising

選根據(jù)后文表示籌款應(yīng)用

Do"moneyforblackcolleges"raisemoneyo

exchanging交換;handling處理;transporting運(yùn)輸;raising提高，籌款。

故選D。

15.A.selflessnessB.prediction

C.politenessD.appreciation

選倒數(shù)第二段中提到和教育家一起為黑人大學(xué)籌款來(lái)幫助

AoJoyner

黑人社區(qū)，可推測(cè)她是個(gè)無(wú)私奉獻(xiàn)的人。selflessness無(wú)私；prediction

預(yù)測(cè);禮貌;欣賞。故選

politenessappreciationAo

邕閱讀理解

（2021?鄭州高二檢測(cè)）

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Beforeandafterschooleachday,heputonhiswetsuit,pickeduphis

equipment,swamoutbeyondthesurflineandwaitedtobechallenged

byhisfriends.

Oneafternoon,thelifeguardreportedoverthephonetomy

husbandWilsonthatLeon'seyewasbadlyinjuredbyhisboard.Wilson

rushedhimtotheemergencyroom,wherehereceived26stitches（縫線）

fromthecomerofhiseyetothebridgeofhisnose.Iwasonanairplane

flyinghomefromameetingwhileLeon'seyewasbeingstitched.Wilson

drovedirectlytotheairportaftertheyleftthedoctor'soffice.Hegreeted

meatthegateandtoldmeLeonwaswaitinginthecar.

“Leon?"Iquestioned.Irememberthinkingthewavesmusthave

beenbadthatday."He'sbeeninanaccident,buthe'sgoingtobefine,"

saidmyhusband.

Atravelingworkingmother/sworstnightmarehadcometrue.Iran

tothecarsofasttheheelofmyshoebrokeoff.Iswungopenthedoor,to

seethatmyyoungestsonhadapatch（眼罩）overhiseyeandwas

leaningtowardmecrying,“Oh,Ma,I'msogladyou'rehome."Icriedin

hisarms,tellinghimhowawfulIfeltaboutnotbeingtherewhenthe

lifeguardcalled."\tsOK,Mom,"hecomfortedme."Youdon'tknowhow

tosurfanyway."

“What?"Iasked,confusedbyhislogic."I'llbefine.Thedoctorsays

Icangobackinthewaterin8days,