DAY 17 考前冲刺语言运用：阅读理解记叙文+阅读表达-备战2024：高考英语考前冲刺天天练（天津专用）

DAY 17 考前冲刺语言运用：阅读理解记叙文+阅读表达 语言运用综合练 一、阅读理解 （1） My newlywed husband said the same thing every morning. “You’re beautiful today.” One glance in the mirror showed that it was far from the truth. “Liar,” I shot back with a grin. It was my usual response. My mother’s first husband was not a kind man and his verbal (语言的) and physical abuse forced her and her two children to find a safe place. He showed up on her doorstep one day with roses. She let him in and he beat her with those roses and took advantage of her. Nine months later she gave birth to a 9 lb. 13oz. baby girl — me. The rude words we heard growing up took root. I had trouble seeing myself as someone of value. I had been married two years when I surprised myself. My husband wrapped his arms around me and told me I was beautiful. A lot of years have passed. My husband has grey in his hair. I’m no longer skinny. Last week I woke up and my husband’s face was inches from mine. “What are you doing?” I asked. I covered my mouth, trying to hide my morning breath. He reached down and kissed my face. “What I do every morning,” he said. What a man! My husband understands my past. He’s been beside me as I’ve grown from an unsure young girl to a confident woman, mother, speaker and author. But I’m not sure that he understands the part he played in that transformation. The words I heard growing up pierced (刺穿) my soul, yet his words pierced even deeper. This Anniversary Day I plan to wake early. I want to tell Richard how much I love him. He may look in the mirror and see an extra pound or two, or wish for the day when his hair was dark and curly, but all I’ll see is the man who saw something in me when I couldn’t see it myself, and who leaves butterfly kisses, even after twenty-three years of marriage. 1．When the author looked into the mirror, she found herself ______. A．beautiful B．confident C．untidy D．unusual 2．Why did the author’s mother and her two children have to move? A．Because their house was too small. B．Becau