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2020-2022年中考英語一模試題分類匯編

閱讀理解

2022年江蘇省鹽城市大豐區中考一模英語試卷

四、閱讀理解(共15小題，每小題2分，計40分)

(-)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳答案。.

A

Whatmakesagoodreader?YoucanfindtheanswerinReadersClub.Todaywehavesome

booksforyou.Comeandjointhefun!

TheOldManandtheSeawonthePulitzerPrizeforfictionin1953.A

yearlater,HemingwaywontheNobelPrizeforLiterature.TheOldManand

7?>c014ManandtheSo?theSeaisgenerallyconsideredbymanytobehisgreatestachievement.The

leadingcharacterinthisbookisapersonwhocanfacedifficultiesandnever

giveup.

★Hardback（精裝本）￥21.70★Paperback（簡裝本）￥16.00

Heart,writtenbyEdmondoDeAmicisfromItaly,isadiaryofanItalian

IEYboyEric.Inhisdiary,hewritesaboutthegreatestloveintheworld:lovefor

,59

IIr-ART：thenation,forthesociety,andalsoteacherslove,classmateslove,parents

Cu<>nr

love,children'slove.

★Hardback￥27.20★Paperback￥16.40

PeterPan,createdbyScottishnovelistandplaywrightJ.M.Bame.Peter

圈Panisayoungboywhocanflyandnevergrowsup.Hespendshis

never-endingchildhoodhavingadventures（冒險）onthemythicalislandof

NeverlandastheleaderoftheLostBoys,playinghappilywithchildrenboth

insideandoutsideNeverland.

ifHardback￥22.70★Paperback￥14.60

CelebrityBiography,alsoknownas"ThreeGiants”,writtenbyRomain

Rolland,aboutthreegreatmenindifferentfields:Beethoven,Michelangelo

SIEandLeoTolstoy.Theyallsufferedalotinbodyandspirit,butneverlost

1名人傳

1-confidence.

★Hardback￥26.20*Paperback￥15.80

Clubmemberswillgetadiscount（折扣）of10%forhardbackbooksand20%forpaperback

books.Ifyoubuyanyofthetwohardbackbooks,e-bookswillbefreeforyou.

51.WhichwordcanbeusedtodescribethetopicofthebookHeart!

A.Success.B.Love.C.Adventure.D.Fear.

52.WhatcanwelearnfromthebooksTheOldManandtheSeaandCelebrityBiography?

A.Thevalueofthefriendship.B.Theimportanceoflearning.

C.Theadvantageoftheteamwork.D.Thespiritofnevergivingup.

53.Asaclubmember,whichbookscanyoubuywith40yuantogetfreee-books?

A.TwohardbackbooksHeartandCelebrityBiography.

B.AhardbackbookHeartandapaperbackbookPeterPan.

C.TwohardbackbooksTheOldManandtheSeaandPeterPan.

D.TwopaperbackbooksTheOldManandtheSeaandCelebrityBiography.

DuringtheBeijing2022WinterOlympics,athletesfromallovertheworldbrokebothpersonal

andOlympicrecords.High-techelementshavebeengiving“wings“tothesehard-workingathletes,

helpingthembecome'"faster,higher,stronger,together”.

TheNationalSpeedSkatingOval（theIceRibbon）saw12newOlympicrecordsandoneworld

record,includingChinesespeedskaterGaoTingyu'sOlympicrecordof34.32secondsinthemen's

500meters.

Knownas“thefastestice”,the12,000-square-meterrinkhasreceivedverygoodfeedback

（反饋）fromtheathletes.ccItmakeseveryoneskatefaster,GaoTingyusaidafterhebaggedthe

gold.

Thesecretbehindisanewcarbondioxideice-makingtechnology.Speed-skatingrequiresa

veryflaticesurface.Iftheicesurfacetemperaturedoesn'tchangemuch,theicestaysflatter.Flatice

iseasiertoskateon.Liquidcarbondioxidewasputundertheiceforthefirsttime.Itcooledtheice

andkeptthetemperaturechangesonthesurfacewithinjusthalfofonedegree.

Ineventslikefreestyleskiingandskijumping,thedirectionandspeedofthewindcould

largelyaffectathletes'performance.AresearchteamfromtheChineseAcademyofSciences

developedawindmeasuringsystemusingAItechnology.€tSomeeventsonlylastafewseconds,

andthewindischangingallthetime.Thissystemallowsathletesandcoachesto'see'winddirectly

throughreal-timedataontheirpads,anddecidewhenandwheretojump,"theteamleaderShao

YuntoldBeijingDaily.

Therearemanymorehigh-techelementsthatboostathleticperformance,including

drag-reducingsportswear,smartbedsthatmassageathletes,androbotsthatcook.Allthesehelped

keepChina'spromisetoholdan“athlete-centered“Olympics,saidZhaoWeidong,the

spokespersonoftheBeijingorganizingcommittee.

54.Theunderlined"it"inParagraph3refersto.

A.therecordB.theicerinkC.thegoldmedalD.the

temperature

55.ThesystemfromtheChineseAcademyofScienceshelpsathletes.

AmeasurewindmorecorrectlyB.controlthespeedofthewind

C.changethedirectionofthewindD.recordtheirjumpsinrealtime

56.WhatdoweknowfromthewordsofZhaoWeidong?

A.OthercountrieslookatChinawithneweyes.

B.The2022BeijingWinterOlympicswerethebestever.

C.The2022BeijingWinterOlympicswereathlete-centered.

D.ChinaisexpectedtoholdanotherWinterOlympicssoon.

C

TheWorldConsumer（消費者）RightsDayisonMarch15.The3.15Gala,ayearlyshow

producedbyChinaCentralTelevisionpayattentiontotheprotectionofconsumers'rights.Thegala

exposes（揭露）caseswhichdoanythingagainsttheconsumerrightsinvariousfields.

Thisyear's3.15galaexposedtheinsidestoryoftheproductionofpickled（腌制的）cabbage

（白菜）.

Awful!TheHunanChaqiVegetableLimitedCompanyproducesplentyofpickledcabbage

theseyears.Buttheyhaveaterriblehygiene（衛生）problem.

Thegalathisyearalsoexposedsomelive-streaming（直播）shows.Theyspreadmuchfalse

informationorsellshoddy（劣質的）goodsinsteadofgenuineones.

ThegalatoldthepublicthattherewasanonlinejewellerystorecalledChengze,whichinvited

jadesupplierstoitslive-streamingshowwhothenpromisedbuyersalowerprice.However,thegala

showedasecretinterviewwithaChengzeworkerwhosaidthatthejadesupplierswereactually

actors.Healsosaidthatthejewelleryduringtheliveprogrammeswasgenuineandvaluable,butthe

jewellerythatChengzepostedtoconsumerswasshoddy.

Inrecentyears,Internetsafetyisalwaysaproblem.Thisyear,the3.15galaexposedanewkind

ofInternetsafetycase.

Wesometimesneedtodownloadsomesoftwares.Ifweseethe"fastdownload"buttonon

softwaredownloadwebsites,wemayclickonit.Infact,itisoftenatrap.Itdoesnotleadtothe

softwarepackagethatuserswant,butinstead,toa“downloader“thatplantsunwantedsoftware,or

evenmalware（惡意軟件），intousers'computers.

Thegalatookasanexampleofsuchtraps.Onthesoftwaredownloadpageofthe

website,abiggreen“fhstdownload,,buttoncanbeobviouslyseen.Butclickingonthe

buttonwillleaduserstothemalwaretrap.Amemberofacompanythatcreatessuchtrapstold

CCTV,“Wemaymake120millionyuan($18.9million)ayearbyplantingextrasoftwaresinto

users'computersormobilephones.^^

Ifanyoneisinterestedinmoreinformation,pleasevisit.

57.What's3.15GalainChina?

A.Ittellsmalwaretrapsfromrealsoftwaredownloadpage.

B.Itexposescaseswhichdoanythingagainsttheconsumerrightsinfoodsafetyfield.

C.AshowproducedbyCCTVpaysattentiontotheprotectionofconsumers9rightseveryyear.

D.Ashowpreventsthemalefromwastingthousandsofmoneyatonetimeduringthelive

programmes.

58.Wemaybuyshoddygoods.

A.onCCTVB.inChengzeonlinestore

C.onthewebsiteD.inChaqiVegetableLimitedCompany

59.Howmanycasesarementionedinthepassageaboutthisyear's3.15Gala?

A.3.B.4.C.5.D.6.

60.WhichstatementisTrue?

A.sellscomputersormobilephones.

B.collectsconsumers'dailyinformation.

C.Peopledon'tknowthewebsiteatallbefore3.15Gala.

D.makesmoneybysettingtrapstoplantextrasoftwareswhenusersdownload

softwares.

D

Ricky'sweekstartednormallyenough.

OnMondaymorningatbreakfasttime,whilehewastryingtoreadhiscomputergame

magazine,hehadtolistentohissisters5talkaboutboys.

“Steveisreallygood-looking,MsaidJade.

"Good-looking?No,Hassaisgood-looking...9,saidSonia.

“Noway!”

“AndRyan,^^saidSonia,“andTylerandSam.,,

“Samhaslovelyhair,“agreedJade."AndTylerwearscoolclothes.^^

“Yeah,andRyanisagooddancer,9,addedSonia.

“Youshouldlearntodance,Ricky,“saidJade.“Thenyoumightgetagirlfriend.,,

Rickyblushed(臉紅).

OnTuesday,Rickyspentthewholeeveninginhisroomworkingathiscomputer.Hehadhis

ownwebsite.OnTuesdayhisclassalwayshadmathshomeworkandRickyalwayshelpedouthis

schoolmateswiththeirproblems.

RickywasalwaysabitofaheroonWednesday.Hisfriendswentuptohimandthankedhim

forhishelpwiththeirhomework.

“Hey,Ricky,youarebrilliant.saidJosh.

“YouareanotherEinstein!”saidAlex.

TeacherslikedRicky,too,especiallythemathsandscienceones.Whenevertheyasked

questions,Rickyalwaysseemedtoknowtheanswers.

Fridaywasacoldday.Buteveryonewashappyastheweekendstarted.

Rickyturnedupthecollar（衣櫥）ofhisjacket.Itwasonlyfiveo'clock,butitwasalready

gettingdark.Hewaswalkinghomealone.Itwasstrange.Rickywaspopularwiththeboysinhis

class,buthewasn'tclosefriendswithanyofthem.

—AdaptedfromRickyandthe

AmericanGirl

61.Thestoryisorganized.

A.inspaceorderB.intimeorder

C.fromspecifictogeneralD.fromgeneraltospecific

62.Ricky'ssistershavedifferentideasabout.

A.whoishandsomeB.whohaslovelyhair

C.whowearscoolclothesD.whoisagooddancer

63.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“briniant“meaninEnglish?

A.generousB.honestC.excellentD.

humorous

64.WecanlearnthatRickyisgoodat.

A.dancingandscienceB.mathsandcomputer

C.computerandmakingfriendsD.dancingandplayingcomputergames

65.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Ricky'sinterestsB.Ricky'stwosisters

C.Ricky'susualschooldaysD.Ricky'sactivitiesathome

閱讀下面短文，從所給選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，使短文通暢，結構完整，其中

有一項為多余選項。

Thehumanbodyhasitslimits.Therearemanythingsthatourbodiescannotdo.

66Theysurpriseus.Herearesomeexamples.

Howlongcanyouholdyourbreathunderwater?

67Ifwatergoesintoyourlungs,youcandie.Withalittletraining,apersoncan

holdhisbreathfortwoto由reeminutes.Thisisalreadyquiteimpressive.AleixSeguraVendrellisa

diverfromSpain.68

Howmuchcanahumanlift?

Usually,ahealthypersoncanlift50to60kilograms.69Liftingheavythings

cantearourmuscles（拉傷肌肉）.Butathletescanliftalotmore.AndyBoltonisaBritishweight

lifter.Helifted457.5kilogramsfromthefloortohisthigh（大腿）.Thafsthemostthatanyhuman

canlift,accordingtoNewScientist.

70

Whathappenswhenpeopledon'tgetenoughsleep?Theybecomeangryeasily.Sometimes

theyevencan'tthinkveryclearly.AccordingtoHuffpost,RandyGardnerfromtheUSholdsthe

recordfbrthelongesttimespentawake.Hedidn'tsleepfor264hours.That'sabout11days.

Challengeyourlimits!

A.Thisisasafelift.

B.Howoftendowesleep?

C.Howlongcanwestayawake?

D.Butsomepeopletesttheselimits.

E.Hecanholdhisbreathfbrabout24minutes.

F.Practisingholdingyourbreathunderwaterisdangeroussometimes.

2021年江蘇省鹽城市大豐區中考一模英語試卷

A、閱讀下列短文，從各題所給的四個選項中選出最佳答案。（共15小題；每小題2分,

滿分30分）

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33.Wholostacat??

A.LizieB.JohnC.AndrewD.Peter

B

Haveyoueverheardthephrase“Younevergetasecondchancetomakeafirstimpression

（E[l象）？"Itmaysoundlikeanunusualpieceofadvice,butitistruethefirstimpression

someonehasofyouwhenmeetingyoufbrthefirsttimewillprobablyinfluencehowthatperson

treatsyouorreactstoyouinthefuture.

Whatisevenmoreinterestingisthatthebraintakesinalltheinformationtocreatethatfirst

impressioninaboutthreeseconds.Whenyoumeetsomeoneforthefirsttime,bythetimeyou

havestatedyournameorshakenhands,theotherpersonhasalreadyformedanopinionaboutthe

kindofpersonyouare.

Sohowdoyoumakeagoodfirstimpression?Allthingsgrown-upstellyou-suchasbeing

polite,andbeingwell-dressed-areveryimportant.However,themostimportanttoolformaking

agoodfirstimpressionisyourface.Smiling,beingresponsive,andlookinglikeyouarehappy

willalmostalwaysleaveapositive（積極的）impressiononpeople,especiallythosewhodonot

knowyou.Mostpeople,generallyspeaking,arereadytosmilebackwhentheyaresmiledat.

Furthermore,smilingandbeinginapositivemoodhelpsyoutoknow

andgetabetterunderstandingofnewthings.Thismeansthatyoucanpossiblybefriendlier

topeopleyoudonotknowandbemorecreativeandabletosolveproblemsmorequickly.Soif

youeverneedareasontobehappy,thinkaboutthewonderfulpeopleyoumightmeetand

impress--withacheerfulsmile.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“react“inParagraph1probablymeaninChinese?

A.回應B.道歉C.報告D.建議

35.Whichparagraphshowshowsoonothersformopinionsonyou?

A.Paragraph1.B.Paragraph2.C.Paragraph3.D.Paragraph4.

36.Whatcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraph?

A.Friendlinesshelpssolveproblems.

B.Beingpositivehelpsyoufindawayout.

C.Therearemanyreasonstobehappy.

D.Thinkingofgreatpeoplecheersyouup.

C

ItwasacoldwinternightwhenthepoliceofficerLeeandthedetectiveSmithwerewalking

backtothepolicestation.Theysawarobberattackinganoldwomanontheroad.LeeandSmith

ranovertotherobberatonce.

Therobbersawthemandranawayasfastashecould.LeeandSmithfollowedhimfora

longdistanceuntiltherobberrushedintoanundergroundstation.LeeandSmithranintothe

stationandtriedtofindhim.Itwasquitedarkoutsidethatnightandtheycouldn'tseetherobber

clearly.Buttheyrememberedwhathisbodyshapewaslike.

Whentheywentin,theysawsixmeninthestation.Allofthemhadthesimilarbuildasthe

robber.

Leelookedatthemcarefully,onebyone.

Thefirstmanwasarguing（爭辯）withanundergroundstationworker.Heseemedtobevery

upset.Thesecondonewaswatchingthefightbetweenthefirstmanandtheworker.Itseemedlike

hewasquiteinterestedinit.

Thethirdonewasrunningtowarmhimselfup,asitwascoldinthestation.

Thefourthonewasquietlyreadinganewspaper.Hisfacewashiddenbehindthenewspaper.

Thefifthonewaswearingabigcoat,sittingonabenchquietly.

Thesixthonewaswaitingfortheunderground.Helookedathiswatchseveraltimes.He

seemedtobeinahurry.

Leefinallyfoundoutwhichonetherobberwas.HewhisperedtoSmith,4tLook!Therobber

wantedtocoveruphispanting（氣喘吁吁）bydoingthis.”

37.AssoonasLeeandSmithsawtherobberattackinganoldwoman,they.

A.hurriedtocatchtherobberB.ranintothepolicestation

C.warnedthethieftostopatonceD.rushedintotheundergroundstation

38.Therobberrushedintotheundergroundstationto.

A.robthepassengersB.arguewithothers

C.fightagainsttheworkerD.runawaywithoutbeingarrested

39.WhowastherobberaccordingtoLee?

A.ThefifthmanB.ThethirdmanC.ThesecondmanD.Thesixthman

40.Whafsthebesttitleforthearticle?

A.AnUnluckySuspectB.ABravePoliceman

C.ACarefullyPlannedRobberyD.AWiseDetective

D

Huckismyname,HuckleberryFinn.Thestorystartedwhenmybest

friend,TomSawyerandIfound$12,000inacave.Thatmoneymadeusrich.

Wegot$6,000each.JudgeThatcher,animportantmaninSt.Petersburg,put

itinthebank,andnowwegetadollaradayinterest（利息）.

ThenakindoldladycalledWidowDouglasinvitedmetolivewithher

becauseIhavengotafamilyorahome.Mymotherdiedalongtimeago,

thenmydad,Pap,disappeared.Hewasaviolent（狂暴的）manespeciallywhenhedrankalot,

whichwasmostofthetime,andheoftenbeatme.Iwasscaredofhim.Ididn'tgotoschoollike

theotherboysofmyage.Ilivedonthestreetsandinthewoods.

MylifechangedafterIlivedwiththewidow（寡婦）.Shegavemeabedtosleepinand

boughtnewclothesforme.Shereadstoriestomeandtaughtmehowtoeatatatable.Butthen

hersisterMissWatsonarrived.Shebroughtherblackslave（奴隸）Jimwithher.IlikedJimbutI

didn'tlikeMissWatsonverymuch.Sheoftenshoutedatme.

WidowDouglassentmetoschooleveryday.1didn*tlikegoingthereatfirstbecause

learningwasverydifficult.ButwhenIcouldreadandwriteabit,Ididn'tmindgoing.

Themonthspassedandwintercame.Theweathergotcold.OnemorningIwokeupand

therewassnowontheground.OnmywaytoschoolIsawsomefootprintsoutsidethewidow's

house.Therewasacrossontheheel（腳后跟）oftheleftone.Myheartjumped.Onlyoneperson

worebootswithacrossontheleftheel!Pap!

“He'sheardaboutmymoney/51thought.uAndhewantsit!”

ThatnightIwenttoseeJim.Jimhadamagicballmadeofanimalhair.Therewasaspirit

insidetheballthatcouldanswerpeople'squestionsaboutthefuture.

41.HowdidHuckgetthemoneywhichwasgiventoJudgeThatchertoputinthebank?

A.Huck'sfathergiveshim.

B.Huck'smotherleavesthemoneytohimbeforeshedies.

C.WindowDouglasgiveshim.

D.HuckandTomSawyerfindthemoneyinacave.

42.HowdidHuckfeelaboutlivingwithWidowDouglas?

A.Hehatedhisnewlife.B.Hedidn'tmindhisnewlife.

C.Helovedhisnewlife.D.Hewantedtogetawayfromhisnewlife.

43.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat.

A.MissDouglaswasverykindtoHuck

B.Mr.ThatcherwasunimportanttoHuck

C.MissWatsonwasratherpatientwithHuck

D.Huck'sdadwasverygeneroustohim

44.Whichistherightorderofwhathappenedinthestory?

①WidowDouglassentHucktoschool.②Huck'smotherdied.

③WidowDouglasinvitedHucktolivewithher.④WidowDouglasreadstoriestoHuck.

A.③②④①B.②③④①C.③④②①D.②④③①

45.WhatcanwelearnaboutHuckleberryFinnaccordingtothepassage?

A.Huckhadahappylifewithhisparents.

B.HuckknewPapwantedtogethismoney.

C.ItwasJimwhohelpedHuckwhenhewasintrouble.

D.ThatcherofferedabedtoHucktosleepin.

2020年江蘇省鹽城市大豐區中考一模英語試卷

三、閱讀理解（計50分）

A.閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。（共15題，每題

2分，計30分）

A

NewYorkis3hoursaheadofCalifornia

butitdoesnotmakeCaliforniaslow.

Someonegraduatedattheageof22,

butwaited5yearsbeforegettingagoodjob!

SomeonebecameaCEOat25,

anddiedat50

WhileanotherbecameaCEOat50,

and—▲to90years.

Someoneisstillsingle,

whilesomeoneelsegotmarried.

Obamaretires（退休）at55,

butTrumpstartsat70

AbsolutelyeveryoneinthisworldworksbasedontheirTimeZone.

Peoplearoundyoumightseemtogoaheadof（在...前）you,

somemightseemtobebehindyou.

ButeveryoneisrunningtheirownRACE,intheirownTIME.

Don'tenvythemorlaughatthem.

TheyareintheirTIMEZONE,andyouareinyours!

Lifeisaboutwaitingfortherightmomenttoact.

So,RELAX.

You'renotLATE.

You'renotEARLY.

YouareverymuchONTIME,andinyourTIMEZONE.

31.Wecanknowthatwhenit's6a.m.inNewYork,it'sinCalifornia.

A.9a.m.B.9p.m.C.3a.m.D.3p.m

32.Thebestwordforheblankinhepoemis.

A.bomB.livedCgrewD.married

33.Whatcanwelearnfromthepoem?

A.Obamastartsat55,butTrumpretiresat70.

B.Lifeisallaboutwaitingfortimezones.

C.Theearlierwesucceed,thebetterwewillbe.

D.Don'thurryandtakeyourownsteps

B

InChinese,thereisanidiom"江郎才盡”（JiangLang^talentends）.

毓

Itmeansawriterhaslosthisorherabilitytowritewell.WhowasJiangLang?JiangLangwasan

ancientChinesepoetwhoserealnamewasJiangYan.Hewasborntoapoorfamilyduringthe

SouthernDynasty（420-589）.Whenhewasyoung,hestudiedhardandbecamegoodatwriting.

Everyonepraisedhistalent.Theprinceheardabouthisgreatwritingskillsandgavehimajobin

theroyalcourt（朝廷）.Butlateron,asJiangLangmovedintohigherpositionsandbecamericher,

hestoppedstudying.Daybyday,helosthisabilitytowriteexcellentpoemsandarticles.People

feltsorryforhimanddescribedhimas"江郎才盡”.

Thereisanotherlegend（傳說）thatonedayJiangLanghadadream.Amansaidtohim,"T

haveleftmypeninyourhandfortoolong.Nowit'stimetotakeitback."SoJiangLangtookout

acolorfulpenandreturnedittotheman.Afterhavingthatdream,Jiang'swritingbecamequite

poor.

Ifyoudon'tkeeppracticing,youcanloseyourtalentaswell.

34.WhatcanweknowaboutJiangLangfromthepassage?

A.JiangLangishisrealname.B.Hewasbornintoarichfamily.

C.Hewastalentedwhenhewasyoung.D.HelivedduringtheNorthernDynasty.

35.PeoplefeltsorryfbrJiangwhen.

A.hebecamepooragainB.helostapeninadream

C.hestoppedworkinginthecourtDhecouldnomorewritegoodpoems

36.Peopleuse“江郎才盡"todescribeapersonwho.

A.loseshisorhertalentB.studiesveryhard

ChaspoorparentsD.wascleveratayoungage

C

Whentheleavesbegintochangetheircoloursandthebirdsheadsouth,weknowtheseason

isstartingtochange.OnSept7comesWhiteDew（白露），the15thsolarterm（節氣）oftheyear.

Itmarksthebeginningofhecoolautumn.Asthetemperaturefalls,WhiteDewisoftenseenon

thegrassandtreesatnight.

Forwritersandpoets,autumnisadifficultseasontodescribe.It*stheendofthesummer,and

thereforealittlesad.Thedaysseemtogetshorter.Thenightsdrawin,andwhenyouwakeinthe

morning,there'smist（薄霧）andifscooler:Winterisaroundthecorner.

AmericanwriterErnestHemingwaywroteinhisbookAMoveableFeast（《流動的盛宴》）,

“Youexpectedtobesadinthefall.Partofyoudiedeachyearwhentheleavesfellfromthetrees

andtheirbranches（枝條）werebare（光禿禿的）againstthewindandthecold,wintrylight.*'

Butontheotherhand,autumnhasitsgoodside.Therearesomanychangesatthistimeof

year,suchasthecolourfulleavesandcoolernights.FrenchwriterAlbertCamuseventhought

autumnwas