When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My ( 1 ) took me by train or by car to a hotel by the ( 2 ) . All day, I seem to remember, I ( 3) on the sands with strange (4 ) children. We made houses and gardens, and ( 5) the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we (6) over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the ( 7 ) seemed to shine always brightly （ 8 ） the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country,（ 9 ） ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were （ 10 ） in one’s pockets or good places where one could （ 11 ） ice creams. Each day seemed a lifetime.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good （ 12 ） is much the same as it was. I （ 13 ） like the sun and warm sand and the sound of （ 14 ） beating the rocks. I no longer wish to （ 15 ） any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. （ 16 ） , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I （ 17 ） what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am （ 18 ） . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about （ 19 ） who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the ining tide, who make themselves （ 20 ） on too many ices…
【小题1】A．teacher B．parentsC．nurseD．younger sister【小题2】A．sea B．lakeC．mountainD．river【小题3】A．playedB．sleptC．satD．stood【小题4】A．movingB．excitingC．anxiousD．nervous【小题5】A．madeB．broughtC．watchedD．heard【小题6】A．rolledB．jumpedC．turnedD．climbed【小题7】A．lightB．sunC．moonD．lamp【小题8】A．andB．yetC．butD．or【小题9】A．exploringB．examiningC．repairingD．measuring【小题10】A．sweetsB．sandC．ice-creamsD．money【小题11】A．makeB．sellC．buyD．offer【小题12】A．houseB．holidayC．gardenD．tide【小题13】A．hardlyB．almostC．stillD．perhaps【小题14】A．wavesB．tidesC．handsD．feet【小题15】A．destroyB．fixC．useD．build【小题16】A．ButB．HoweverC．OtherwiseD．Besides【小题17】A．wonderB．feelC．understandD．believe【小题18】A．strongB．weakC．youngD．old【小题19】A．childrenB．boysC．girlsD．grown-ups【小题20】A．happyB．tiredC．sadD．sickB
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(答案→)B
解析：本文是对儿时在海边度假时快乐时光的描述，引起什么是真正的holiday的思考。
【小题1】考查常识。小时候带孩子去度假的通常是父母。
【小题2】考查上下文串联。根据后面一系列的描述可知去了海边。
【小题3】考查动词辨析。在海边那一定是与别的孩子玩耍。
【小题4】考查形容词辨析。在海边玩耍，孩子们一定很兴奋开心。
【小题5】考查动词辨析。孩子们再海边搭建好房子以后，等潮汐来临的时候，看着潮汐把这些冲垮。文章倒数第二行再现了这个词！下文55空前有再现。
【小题6】考查常识。潮汐来临时候孩子们爬上岩石。
【小题7】考查上下文串联。在第三段第二行再现了sun;
【小题8】考查连词。根据上下文可知这里是并列关系，阳光明媚，海水温暖。
【小题9】考查动词辨析。explore探测;探勘;examine检查；检测；repair维修；measure测量，衡量；
根据上下文可知他们来到乡村探测那些被毁坏的房子。
【小题10】考查上下文串联。下文51空前面再现了这个词。
【小题11】考查常识。孩子们买冰激凌吃。
【小题12】考查上下文串联。从上下文得知这里谈论的应该是假期。
【小题13】考查副词。Still仍然；hardly几乎不；almost 几乎；perhaps也许；我仍然喜欢…
【小题14】考查常识。拍打岩石的是海浪。
【小题15】考查上下文串联。上文39空后的We made houses and gardens,由made可知这里应该是build.
【小题16】考查上下文关系。根据上下文可知这里表示的是转折的关系。
【小题17】考查动词辨析。这里表示的应该是想知道年老时理想的假期是什么样子。
【小题18】考查形容词。同上。
【小题19】考查上下文串联。右后面的一系列描述可知这里是关于孩子的书。
【小题20】考查上下文。