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1、专业英语四级阅读模拟题22READINGCOMPREHENSIONTEXTAIstillremember—myhandsandmyfingertipsstillremember!—whatusedtolieinstoreforusonourreturntoschoolfromtheholidays.Thetreesintheschoolyardwouldbeinfullleavesagain,andtheoldleaveswouldbelyingaroundinscatteredheapslikeamuddyseaofleaves•
2、11Getthatallsweptup!Htheheadmasterwouldtellus.111wantthewholeplacecleanedup,atonce!nTherewasenoughworkthere,tolastforoveraweek.Especiallysincetheonlytoolswithwhichwewereprovidedwereourhands,ourfingers,ournails.11Nowseethatit1sdoneproperly,andbequickaboutit,11theheadmas
3、terwouldsaytotheolderpupils,noryou111havetoanswerforit!nSoatanorderfromtheolderboyswewouldalllineuplikepeasantsabouttocutandgatherincrops.Iftheworkwasnotgoingasquicklyastheheadmasterexpected,thebigboys,insteadofgivingusahelpinghand,usedtofinditsimplertowhipuswithbranch
4、espulledfromthetrees.Inordertoavoidtheseblows,weusedtobribeourtyrantswiththejuicycakesweusedtobringforourmiddaymeal.Andifwehappenedtohaveanymoneyonusthecoinschangedhandsatonce.Ifwedidnotdothis,ifwewereafraidofgoinghomewithanemptystomachoranemptypurse,theblowswerere-dou
5、bled.Theyhitussoviolentlyandwithsuchdevilishenjoymentthatevenadeafanddumbpersonwouldhaverealizedthatwewerebeingfloggednotsomuchtomakeusworkharder,butrathertobeatusintoastateofobedienceinwhichwewouldbeonlytoogladtogiveupourfoodandmoney.Occasionallyoneofus,wornoutbysuchc
6、alculatedcruelty,wouldhavethecouragetocomplaintotheheadmaster.Hewouldofcoursebeangry,butthepunishmenthegavetheolderboyswasalwaysverysmall—nothingcomparedtowhattheyhaddonetous•Andthefactisthathowevermuchwecomplainedoursituationdidnotimproveintheslightest,Perhapsweshould
7、haveletourparentsknowwhatwasgoingon,butsomehowweneverdreamedofdoingso;Idon11knowwhetheritwasloyaltyorpridethatkeptussilent,butIcanseenowthatwewerefoolishtokeepquietaboutit,forsuchbeatingswerecompletelyforeigntoournature.Fromthewaytheheadmasterspoke,wecanlearnthatA.hewa
8、sorderingtheolderboystodotheworkatonce.B.heactuallyexpectedeveryonetojointhework.C•hedidnotcarewhodidtheworkprovidedi