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2021-2022学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题分类汇编

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湖南省郴州市2021-2022学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题（解析版）

第二节（满分25分）

47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

WhenIwasababy,myparentsgavemeanythingIwanted.ThenmydaddiedwhenIwastwoandahalf,andIgotevenmorestuffasmymom,friendsandfamilygavememoreandmoretotrytomakemefeelbetter.ButwhenIwasseven,myworldchanged.

Thatwaswhentherealestatemarket(房地产)crashed.Mymomhadthoughtthatbuyinghouseswasagoodideaasawaytoinvesthermoneytotakecareofus.Afterthecrash,IwentfromthekidwhogotaniPodwhenhistoothfelloutandwhohadthecoolesthousetohangoutin,toliterally,havingnowheretostay.

Aftertherealestatecrash,whenIwouldaskforanewtoy,orbike,oreventoseeamoviemymomwouldsay“maybeforyourbirthday”or“I’msorryhoney,butwecan’treallyaffordthatrightnow.”Ididn’tknowitthen,butmymomhadgrownupinafamilywheremoneywasneveraproblem,sothischangewasasbigforherasitwasforme.Myconstantrequestsfortoysandvideogameswerenothelpingmymom,whowastodealwithherfeelingsaboutournewcrisis—ourfinancialsituation.ButIwasn’tusedtohearing“no”soforayearortwoIkeptasking.

Thensomethinghappenedthatwouldchangemywayofthinkingforever.Mymomhadbeenworkingreallyhardallyear,justtopayforthenecessities,likeourwaterandpowerbill.WhensheaskedmewhatIwantedformybirthdayIsaidthatIwantedanewvideogamingsystem.Ididn’tknowthatitwasexpensive.AllIknewwasthatmyfriendshadthemandthatIwantedonetoo.

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右。

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Onmybirthday,IbelievedthatIwouldgetwhatIwantedwhenopeningthepresents.

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