【师说】2017届高考英语二轮复习天天增分训练：27（含解析）_高考复习指南

【师说】2017届高考英语二轮复习天天增分训练：27（含解析）

　　It was summer and，one day，my mother drove me to the bike shop to get a tire fixed—and there it was in the window.White，shiny，plastic and decorated with flowers，the basket winked at me and I knew—I knew—I had to have it.

　　“It's beautiful，” my mother said when I pointed it out to her.“What a neat basket.”

　　I tried to hold off at first.I played it cool for a short while.But then I guess I couldn't stand it any longer：“Mom，please can I please，please get it？I'll do extra chores for as long as you say.I'll do anything，but I need that basket.I love that basket.Please，Mom.Please？”

　　I was desperate.

　　“You know，”she said，gently rubbing my back while we both stared at what I believed was the coolest thing ever，“If you save up you could buy this yourself.”

　　“By the time I make enough it'll be gone！”

　　“Maybe Roger here could hold it for you，”she smiled at Roger，the bike guy.

　　“He can't hold it for that long，Mom.Someone else will buy it.Please，Mom，please？”

　　“There might be another way，”she said.

　　And so our paying plan unfolded.My mother bought the beautiful basket and put it safely in some hiding place I couldn't find.Each week I eagerly counted my growing savings increased by extra work here and there (washing the car，helping my mother make dinner，delivering or collecting things on my bike that already looked naked without the basket in front)．And then，weeks later，I counted，recounted and jumped for joy.Oh，happy day！I made it！I finally had the exact amount we'd agreed upon. ...