When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My parents took me by train or by car to a hotel by the   26  . All day, I seem to remember, I played on the sands with strange   27  children. We made houses and gardens, and   28  the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we climbed over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the sun seemed to shine always   29  and the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country,   30  ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were sweets in one’s pockets or good places where one could   31  ice creams. Each day seemed a life-time.
 32 I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good  holiday is much the same as it was.  I   33   like the sun and warm sand and the sound of   34  beating (拍打) the rocks. I no longer wish to   35   any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets.   36  , I still love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I  37  what my ideal(理想的) holiday will be like when I am  old .  38  I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about  39  who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves  40 on too many ices creams.

When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My parents took me by train or by car to a hotel by the   26  . All day, I seem to remember, I played on the sands with strange   27  children. We made houses and gardens, and   28   the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we climbed over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.

     In those days the sun seemed to shine always   29  and the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country,   30  ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were sweets in one’s pockets or good places where one could   31   ice creams. Each day seemed a life-time.

    32  I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good  holiday is much the same as it was.  I   33   like the sun and warm sand and the sound of   34  beating (拍打) the rocks. I no longer wish to   35   any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets.    36  , I still love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.

     Sometimes I   37   what my ideal(理想的) holiday will be like when I am  old .  38   I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about   39  who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves   40  on too many ices creams.

1.A. sea   B. lake           C. mountain           D. river

2.A. moved         B. excited        C. anxious             D. nervous

3.A. made          B. brought        C. watched             D. heard

4.A. gently        B. hardly         C. brightly            D. carefully

5.A. in need of B. in search of C. in place of D. in praise of

6.A. sell          B. make           C. buy                 D. offer

7.A. When          B. Although       C. If                  D. But

8.A.almost         B. perhaps        C. still               D. often

9.A.waves          B. wind           C. hands               D. feet

10.A.destroy       B. fix            C. use                 D. build

11.A. But          B. However        C. Otherwise           D. Besides

12.A.wonder        B, feel           C. understand          D. believe

13.A. All          B. Each           C. Both                D. Every

14.A. girls        B. boys           C. children            D. grown-ups

15.A. happy        B. tired          C. sad                 D. sick    

When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My   16  took me by train or by car to a hotel by the   17 . All day, I seem to remember, I   18  on the sands with strange   19  children. We made houses and gardens, and   20  the tide（潮汐） destroy them. When the tide went out, we   21  over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.

In those days the   22  seemed to shine always brightly   23  the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country, 24  ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were   25  in one’s pockets or good places where one could   26  ice creams. Each day seemed a lifetime.

Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good   27  is much the same as it was. I   28  like the sun and warm sand and the sound of   29  beating the rocks. I no longer wish to   30  any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets.   31 , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.

Sometimes I   32  what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am   33 . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about   34  who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves   35  on too many ices…

1.                A．teacher        B．parents         C．nurse    D．younger sister

2.                A．sea            B．lake            C．mountain D．river

3.                A．played         B．slept           C．sat  D．stood

4.                A．moving         B．exciting         C．anxious   D．nervous

5.                A．made          B．brought         C．watched D．heard

6.                A．rolled          B．jumped         C．turned   D．climbed

7.                A．light           B．sun            C．moon    D．lamp

8.                A．and            B．yet            C．but  D．or

9.                A．exploring       B．examining       C．repairing  D．measuring

10.               A．sweets         B．sand           C．ice-creams D．money

11.               A．make          B．sell            C．buy  D．offer

12.               A．house          B．holiday         C．garden    D．tide

13.               A．hardly         B．almost         C．still   D．perhaps

14.               A．waves          B．tides           C．hands D．feet

15.               A．destroy        B．fix             C．use   D．build

16.               A．But            B．However       C．Otherwise D．Besides

17.               A．wonder        B．feel           C．understand D．believe

18.               A．strong          B．weak          C．young D．old

19.               A．children        B．boys           C．girls  D．grown-ups

20.               A．happy          B．tired           C．sad   D．sick

        When I was a boy every holiday that I had seemed perfect. My parents took me by train or by car to a hotel by the sea. All day, I seem to remember. I played on the sands with strange exciting children. We make sandcastles with huge yellow walls, and watched the incoming tide destroy them; we splashed each other in the water and shrieked with excitement. When the tide went out, we climbed over the slippery rocks and stared down at the fish and the seaweed in the rock-pools.

In those far-off days the sun seemed to shine constantly and the water was always warm. Sometimes we left the beach and walked in the country, exploring ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees that overhung streams. There were always sweets in one’s pockets or convenient places where one could buy ice-creams. Each day seemed a life-time.

Although I am now an adult, my idea of a good holiday is much the same as it was. I still like the sun and the warm sand and the sound of waves breaking on the beach. I no longer wish to build sandcastles and I dislike sweets instantly, but I look forward to sitting down to a good meal and a bottle of wine in the evening.

I think, too, that I prefer spending my holiday abroad. I want to smell different smells; I want to see different kinds of trees, flowers and birds; and I also want to see people with different colored skins, wearing different kinds of clothes. Above all, I want to hear a different language spoken and listen to different musical rhythms from those I am used to.

But I still need my companions----not, of course, to play on the sands and eat ices with, but to drink with and talk to on warm moonlit nights.

Sometimes I wonder what my perfect holiday will be when I am old. All I shall want to do then, I expect, will be to lie in bed, reading books about children who make sandcastles with huge yellow walls, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves sick on too many ices…

39.Where did the author mostly spend his holidays when he was young?

   A.In the countryside.   B.On the beach.   C.In the mountains.    D.On the sea.

40.What does the underlined word “shrieked” in Paragraph 1 mean?

   A.shouted    B.swam    C.struggled    D.surfed

41.What now interests the author as an adult is ____.

   A.to enjoy a nice dinner                     B.to spend his holiday sunbathing

   C.to chat with someone                     D.to experience a foreign culture

42.When the author grows old, he expects that ____.

   A.he will read more books about children

   B.he will lie in bed without worrying about anything

   C.he will bring back wonderful childhood memories from a book

   D.he will make sandcastles with his children

When I 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　 38 on the sands with strange　 39　 children. We made houses and gardens, and 40 the tide (潮水) destroy them. When the tide went out, we　 41　 over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.

　　 In those days the　 42 seemed to shine always brightly 43 the water was always warm. Sometimes our family　 44　　 the beach and walked in the country, exploring (探索) 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 thirty-five 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, either. 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 incoming tide, who make themselves 55 on too many ices.

36.A.teacher B.parents C.nurse D.classmates

37.A.sea B.lake C.mountain D.river

38.A.played B.thought C.sat D.stood

39.A.moved B.excited C.anxious D.nervous

40.A.felt 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.stayed B.arrived C.left D.came

45.A.sweets B.sands C.ice-creams D.stones

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.sands C.hands D.feet

50.A.take B.fix C.use D.build

51.A.Therefore 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.grown-ups

55.A.worried B.tired C. sad D.sick