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广州为明 · 高二英语周测(2)
班级:___________ 姓名:_____________ 限时:50分钟 分数:_________
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I have learned something about myself since I moved from Long Island to Florida three years ago.Even though I own a home in Port St.Lucie just minutes from the ocean,every winter an uncontrollable urge wells up to return to Long Island even as others make their way south.I guess I am a snowbird stuck in reverse.Instead of enjoying Florida’s mild winters,I willingly endure the severe weather on Long Island,the place I called home for 65 years.
I’m like a migratory bird that has lost its sense of timing and direction,my wings flapping against season.
So what makes me fly against the tide of snowbirds? The answer has a lot to do with my reluctance to give up the things that define who I am.Once I hear that the temperature on Long Island has dipped into the range of 40 to 50 degrees,I begin to long for the sight and crackling sound of a wood fire.I also long for the bright display of colors