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阅读理解 There is always something that we can never forget...

阅读理解 There is always something that we can never forget. And it can really change our life. Time is important for everyone. It organizes our everyday moments. However, ① before I receiveda watch from my father, time never had any importance in my life. It organized my life and made me moreresponsible. I received this gift on a Sunday. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 am to pick up Uncle Jim and takehim to my father’s house. However, I was late because I hung out with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 am, I remembered my uncle and went to the airport to meet him, but I was too late. He hadleft the airport and taken a taxi to my father’s house. I got to my father’s house at 2:00 pm that day. ② Looking at my father’s face , I felt ashamed (羞愧的) at that moment. My father asked me to sit next to him and he handed me this watch as a gift.Then he said, "Bob, did you have fun with your friends today?" "Yes, Father, and I’m sorry about not picking up Uncle Jim," I replied. He then said, "What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your actions. I think you should learn something from it, and this watch will be a reminder for you in your future life." ③ The watch is very important to me, not because of its price, but because of the lessonthat I learned from it. Today I still remember my father’s words"Respect time and never be late for anything." 根据短文内容，完成下列各题。 1. 请用"not …until … "改写文中①处划线句子，使其句意不变。 ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. 请改写文中②处划线部分，使其句意不变。________________________________________________________________________________ 3. 请将文中③处划线句子翻译成汉语。________________________________________________________________________________ ◆请根据文章内容回答问题。 4. Why did Bob feel ashamed when he arrived at his father’s house?________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What lesson did Bob learn from his father?________________________________________________________________________________

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1. time never had any importance in my life until I received a watch from my father. /I didn’t realize the importance of time in my life until I received a watch from my father. / I didn’t realize how important time was in my life until I received a watch from my father. 2. When I looked at my father’s face 3. 这块手表对我来说非常重要，并不是因为它的价格，而是因为我从中吸取的教训。 4. He was too late to pick up his uncle. / He was late for the airport (because he hung out with his friends that morning). He didn’t pick up his Uncle Jim. 5. Respect time and never be late for anything.