2014中考英语阅读理解及答案：吃西瓜
<p> 阅读理解专项练习50-17</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Minnesota">Minnesota</span>, <span word="watermelon">watermelon</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="fathers">fathers</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="Bernie">Bernie</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="businessman">businessman</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Paul">Paul</span>.</p><p> <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="watermelons">watermelons</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span>, <span word="Bernie">Bernie</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="call">call</span>. <span word="Dad">Dad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Bernies">Bernies</span> <span word="place">place</span>. <span word="Wed">Wed</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dock">dock</span>(码头), <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="dangling">dangling</span>(摇晃), <span word="and">and</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="meal">meal</span>.</p><p> <span word="Bernie">Bernie</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="knife">knife</span>, <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="watermelon">watermelon</span>, <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="wed">wed</span> <span word="bury">bury</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="watermelon">watermelon</span>, <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heartthe">heartthe</span> <span word="reddest">reddest</span>, <span word="juiciest">juiciest</span>, <span word="firmest">firmest</span>, <span word="sweetest">sweetest</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="seed">seed</span>-<span word="free">free</span> <span word="partand">partand</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span>.</p><p> <span word="Bernie">Bernie</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="fathers">fathers</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="man">man</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="businessman">businessman</span>. <span word="Years">Years</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="Bernies">Bernies</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="liked">liked</span>. <span word="Bernie">Bernie</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="working">working</span>, <span word="get">get</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="watermelon">watermelon</span>.</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Bernie">Bernie</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="watermelon">watermelon</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dangle">dangle</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dock">dock</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="lifes">lifes</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="hurting">hurting</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="forgot">forgot</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span> <span word="Id">Id</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loading">loading</span> <span word="dock">dock</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span>.</p>
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