Unit1 Wish You were Here配套练习 2022-2023学年高中英语牛津译林版选择性必修第三册

一、阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A （江苏省镇江市、南通市2021-2022学年高三上学期期末质量监测）Over the phone, Jack’s mother told him, “Mr Belser died last night. The funeral is Wednesday.” Memories flashed through his mind like an old newsreel as he sat quietly remembering his childhood days. “Jack, did you hear me?” “Oh, sorry, Mum. Yes, I heard you. It’s been so long since I thought of him. I’m sorry, but I honestly thought he died years ago,” Jack replied. “You know, Jack, after your father died, Mr Belser stepped in to make sure you had a man’s influence in your life,’ she said. As busy as he was, he kept his word. Jack caught the next flight to his hometown. Mr Belser’s funeral was small and uneventful. The night before he had to return home, Jack and his Mum stopped by to see the old house next door one more time. Standing in the doorway, Jack paused for a moment. It was like crossing over into another dimension, a leap through space and time. The house was exactly as he remembered. Every step held memories. Every picture, every piece of furniture. Jack stopped suddenly... “What’s wrong, Jack?” his mum asked. “The box is gone,” he said. “What box?” Mum asked. “There was a small gold box that he kept locked on top of his desk. I must have asked him a thousand times what was inside. All he’d ever told me was the thing he valued most. Now I’ll never know what was so valuable to him,” Jack said. Returning home from work one day, Jack discovered a note in his mailbox. “Signature required on a package. No one at home. Please stop by the main post office within the next three days,” the note read. Early the next day Jack retrieved the package. There inside was the gold box and an envelope. Jack’s hands shook as he read the note inside. “Upon my death, please forward this box and its contents to Jack Bennett. It’s the thing I valued most in my life.” Jack carefully unlocked the box. There inside he found a beautiful gold pocket watch. Running his fingers slowly over the finely etched