【正文】 was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My 36 took me by train or by car to a hotel by the 37 . All day, I seem to remember, I 38 on the sands with strange 39 children. We made houses and gardens, and 40 the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we 41 over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rockpools. In those days the 42 seemed to shine always brightly 43 the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country, 44 ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were 45 in one’s pockets or good places where one could 46 ice creams. Each day seemed a lifetime. Although I am now thirtyfive years old, my idea of a good 47 is much the same as it was. I 48 like the sun and warm sand and the sound of 49 beating the rocks. I no longer wish to 50 any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. 51 , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers. Sometimes I 52 what my ideal (理想的 ) holiday will be like when I am 53 . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about 54 who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the ining tide, who make themselves 55 on too many ices… 36. A. teacher B. parents C. nurse D. younger sister 37. A. sea B. lake C. mountain D. river 38. A. played B. slept C. sat D. stood 39. A. moving B. exciting C. anxious D. nervous 40. A. made B. brought C. watched D. heard 41. A. rolled B. jumped C. turned D. climbed 42. A. light B. sun C. moon D. lamp 43. A. and B. yet C. but D. or 44. A. exploring B. examining C. repairing D. measuring 45. A. sweets B. sand C. icecreams D. money 46. A. make B. sell C. buy D. offer 47. A. house B. holiday C. garden D. tide 48. A. hardly B. almost C. still D. perhaps 49. A. waves B. tides C. hands D. feet 50. A. destroy B. fix C. use D. build 51. A. But B. However C. Otherwise D. Besides 52. A. wonder B. feel C. understand D. believe 53. A. strong B. weak C. young D. old 54. A. children B. boys C. girls D. grownups 55. A. happy B. tired C. sad D. sick 四、閱讀理解 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（ A、 B、 C 或 D）中，選出最佳選項 A Thanksgiving Day is special holiday in the United States and Canada. Families and friends gather to eat and give thanks for their blessing. Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival. This is why it is celebrated in late fall, after the crops are in. But one of the first thanksgivings in America had nothing to do with a good harvest. On December 4, 1619, the Pilgrims from England landed near what is now Charles City, Virginia. They knelt down and thanked God for their safe journey across the Atlantic. The first New England Thanksgiving did celebrate a rich harvest. The Pilgrims landed at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620. They had a difficult time and the first winter was cruel. Many of the Pilgrims died. But the next year, they had a good harvest. So Governor Bradford declared a threeday feast（盛宴） . The Pilgrims invited Indian friends to join them for their special feast. Everyone brought food. In time, other colonies（殖民地） began to celebrate a day of thanksgiving. But it took years before there was a national Thanksgiving Day. During the Civil War, Sarah Josepha Hale persuaded Abraham Lincoln to do something about it. He proclaimed（宣布） the last Thursday of November 1863 as a day of thanksgiving. Today, Americans celebrate this happy harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November. Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day in much the same way as their American neighbours. But the Canadian thanksgiving Day falls on the second Monday in October. 56. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated . A. in spring B. summer C. in autumn D. in winter 57. The first to celebrate thanksgiving were . A. some people from England B. the American Indians C. Sarah Josepha Hale D. Governor Bradford 58. W