考点规范练16(选修6 Unit 16) .阅读理解 A It had been snowing since two o’clock that afternoon.Time was slipping away,and as I watched the snowflakes fall onto my car,I really began to wonder if I was going to make it on time.Of course I must,as there was no option. Several weeks ago,all the things that my daughter Alexandra had talked about were the Christmas concert to be held in her school and some rumors about it.“Mom,Rachel was supposed to sing alone,but guess what happened?She’s not!Linda will replace her to do it.” “Mom,I get to stand next to Tyler in the whole concert!” “Mom,you won’t believe it,but Lexie’s whole family is coming to the concert,even from another state!” Making a long way out of state to see third graders sing Christmas carols seemed to be a pretty big deal for her. As I sat in traffic,I thought about all the school events I had attended alone.Alexandra never mentioned it,but I wondered how she felt about me being the only whoever came to her events.My own family lived out of town,and her father and his family never quite managed to fit those things into their schedules.I wondered if it bothered her. The concert was scheduled to begin at seven o’clock.With only a few minutes to spare,I found myself running:first,through the snow-drifted parking lot,then through the school passage.I entered the crowded hall and found a vacant seat near the front.From her place onstage,Alexandra saw me run for the chair,and she smiled.I was close enough to hear the loud conversation of the children onstage. |