巴蜀中学2025届高考适应性月考卷（七）英语-读后续写-老夫妇找a retirement community

第二节(满分 25 分) 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 I am driving on Highway 75 west of Atlanta. My wife Carolyn and I ( both sixty-eight) are on our way to check out Tellico Village, a retirement community south of Knoxville. I am worried. I'm fine with our plans to move from our home in Florida. That's not the problem. The problem is that we booked two nights in a private home through one of those Internet home-sharing services. When Carolyn first mentioned the idea a month ago, I questioned why we couldn't just stay at a motel like usual. She explained that this place was located right in Tellico Village, and we'd be staying with someone who could give us an insider's view. I expressed concern about staying with a stranger, but Carolyn assured me our host Jo Ann had great reviews. I tried arguing about cost, but she countered that this was actually cheaper. When she suggested it would be nice to try something different, I diplomatically chose not to respond, knowing I'd already lost the argument. Our CPS leads us more efficiently than I would have liked to the front door of our host's home. If I could drag my feet outside the car to slow us down, I would. But here we are in a neighborhood of beautiful homes. Jo Ann has a lovely single-story house, well landscaped and with two large white rocking chairs waiting on a porch (门廊) decorated with flowers. The house is dark inside. It is 4: 00 p.m., the exact time we said we would arrive. “So where is she?" I ask. I have a hint of “I told you so" in my voice. “Didn't she confirm our arrival time?" “Yes," says Carolyn. She rings the doorbell. No answer. 注意: 1. 续写词数应为 150 左右: 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 I dial Jo Ann's number, thinking this wouldn't have happened if we had booked a motel. ________ At 10: 00 pm., I hear a key turn in the door and Jo Ann is back. ______

I dial Jo Ann 's number, thinking this wouldn’t have happened if we had booked a motel. Jo Ann answers. She apologizes for not being here to greet us. She says she has been trying to reach us to let us know she is attending a charity sale this evening. She tells me to look under the cushion of one of the rocking chairs on the porch for the house key. “Just make yourselves at home,” she says. “Feel free to use the living room, television, and back porch.” I am relieved. For the next several hours, we have a home away from home. The house is gorgeous, modern and tastefully furnished. At 10: 00 p.m., I hear a key turn in the door and Jo Ann is back. She is a gracious and welcoming host. She apologizes again for not meeting us when we arrived. We have a long conversation about how she came to the village and her experience selecting and building her house. She even offers to put us in touch with a neighbor who is a Realtor if we decide to build or rent a home. We learn things about the Tellico Village from her that we would never have learned had we stayed at a motel. What little anxiety I have left vanishes. If I hadn't endured the anxiety of “trying something different for a change," we would still be staying at impersonal motels. And we may not have moved to Tellico Village, where we are now living, pleased with our decision.