专题02 阅读理解15篇（名校最新真题）-2022-2023学年九年级英语上学期期中复习查缺补漏冲刺满分（牛津上海版）

牛津上海版九年级上学期期中复习 查缺补漏冲刺满分 (名校最新真题) 专题02 阅读理解15篇 （2021·上海市民办新复兴初级中学九年级期中）It was just pumpkins we were looking for that October Saturday. We were searching for pumpkins that we could carve into fantastic jack-o’-lanterns. We wanted to laugh at their silly faces. We wanted lots of them to decorate our front porch. My brother Tim and I went to the store where we usually get pumpkins every year. They said they only had some baby ones that were too small to carve. Now what would we do? We went home, wondering if Mom or Dad would have any ideas. Dad said he would take us for a ride to see if a roadside vegetable stand had some pumpkins. “I can’t believe they won’t.” he said. “It’s October after all.” So we piled into the car and drove out of town. The vegetable stand wasn’t there. And we didn’t see any others either. Dad said that he couldn’t figure out where the farmers were selling their vegetables these days. By that time, you can imagine how __________ Tim and I felt. Maybe we wouldn’t hav