2020-2021学年北京市东城区汇文中学高二下期中英语试卷 (1).docxVIP

2020-2021学年北京市东城区汇文中学高二下期中英语试卷 （2021·北京东城区·期中） One summer afternoon, when I was about eight years of age, I was looking at a beautiful rainbow. Somebody said, If you should go to the of the rainbow, you would find there great pots of gold and silver. without I rushed from the house, and set off toward the woods. I was so sure that I knew just that rainbow ended. I remembered how glad and proud I was in my thoughts, and what fine presents I promised to all my friends out of my riches. So thinking and laying delightful plans, almost before I knew it I had the thick forest, and the end of the rainbow was not there! I saw it shining down among the trees a little farther off; so on and on I through the thick bushes and rapid streams. The woods grew thicker and darker, and the ground more wet. Suddenly I met in my way a porcupine (豪猪), who made himself still larger when he saw me. Fearing that he would attack me, I ran from him as fast as my tired feet would carry me. In my and hurry I forgot to keep my eye on the rainbow, and when, at last, I and looked for it, it was nowhere in sight! It had quite away. I burst into tears, for I had lost all my and had nothing to show for my pilgrimage (journey to a holy place) but muddy feet and a wet and torn body. But I soon found that my troubles had only begun: I was lost! I could not tell which was east or west but wandered about here and there, crying and calling, though I knew that no one could hear me. All at once I heard my nickname called, so I jumped up. It was my eldest brother. He hugged and kissed away all my tears, and then he told me what the rainbow is: It is only painted air, and does not on the earth. But it tells us something more. When you set off on a pilgrimage, you will be by the rainbow through all the dark places of this world to treasures in your heart, better, far better, than silver or gold. 【知识点】fade、treasure、rest (v.