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2025北京高二(上)期末英语汇编
阅读表达
一、阅读理解
(2025北京朝阳高二上期末)阅读下面短文,根据题目要求用英文回答问题。
Inmygrandparents’time,thequestionofwhethertorepairorreplaceanitemwasunimportant.Repairwasusuallytheonlyoption.So,whenfacedwithabrokenhoe(锄头),Idecidedtomaketherepair,justlikegrandpawouldhavedone.
Idugthroughmytoolboxfortheneededparts,searchingforjusttherighttoolsinmycollection.Workingwithobjectsthathaveahistoryissatisfying,andIlovethinkingaboutthehandsthatusedthemtokeephomegoingsmoothly.
Finally,Ichosemyfavouritehammer(锤子),passeddownfrommydad,whoreceiveditfromhisdad.Grandpa’shammerhasawornhandle,spottedwithcolorfulpaintfromalifetimeofprojects.Withjusttherightinstrumentinhand,Iwasreadytobegin.Alongwithhishammer,grandpapasseddowntheimportanceofhavingtherighttoolsforajob.
Overtheyears,I’veenjoyedhearingthebackstoriesofothers’treasuredobjectsaswell.AsIrecordedthespokenhistoryofonefriend,shetracedthestoryofgrandma’srollingpinthroughherfamilytree.Therollingpinstartedasaweddinggiftmanygenerationsago.Lovinglypasseddown,alongwithatraditionofpiemakingandbiscuitrolling,ittouchestheheartstringsofallinthefamily.Itisn’tjustapieceofhardwood:itisthememoriesofjoyfultimescelebratedandheartbreaksshared.Italsowitnessesfuturehopesaslittlehandsarecoachedonhowtorolloutpastryevenlyandasnewgrandchildrenarebouncedonkneesoverapieceofafter-dinnerpie.
AsIfinishedthehoerepairandputthehammerback,Isaidheartythankstograndpaandallthosewhotooktimetoshowmehowtousetoolsandsharedstories.I’mdeterminedtopassbothalongtothenextgeneration.
1.Whatdidtheauthordecidetodowiththebrokenhoe?
2.Whatdidgrandpapassdowntotheauthor?