2016届牛津英语第二轮复习限时训练第13讲词语知识考查_高考复习指南

2016届牛津英语第二轮复习限时训练第13讲词语知识考查

　　(2012·雅礼月考四)Rain in My Old Home

　　—Written by Tang in 1933

　　Spring in the south is known to be rainy. During this season, it __1__ rains there but it remains wet for seven or eight days on end. Dwellers in Shanghai, who usually do not feel the need for rain, will be __2__ with having to confine themselves in their close quarters when outside it is gloomy with rain. While in the open, seeing no mountains, nor lakes, nor raindrenched soft green leaves, you'll find nothing comparable to a fine day. Sometimes, __3__， a rich man's car flashing past may splash you all over with __4__.

　　I remember when I first came to Shanghai to __5__ school six or seven years ago, I used to be so very busy with my homework that I often had to sit up __6__ into the night. As it happened to be a rainy year, I was often disturbed by the pitterpatter of rain beating down __7__ the window and roof. Indeed, I dislike rain very much.

　　But that's something which can be experienced in Shanghai only. I'll never forget the days when I __8__ the spring rain in my native place as a small child. One spring, together with two companions, I __9__ a small boat to a town ten li away to see a village opera. At midnight, after the __10__ was over, we

　　__11__ in a rain on the way home. The rain beating on the awning(雨篷) gave off a __12__ sound, as if with musical rhythm and cadence(节拍). My companions began to sing, to the accompaniment of the dripdrop, the local folk song, In a Boat by a Bridge on a Rainy Night. It was truly fascinating.