Ⅳ. (2026 宿迁泗阳县期中)还原短文6选5
On cold winter nights when I was a boy, Mum would often let me help her make popcorn(爆米花) to eat while watching TV. 14.
B
She would find an iron pot and light the fire under it. Then she would pour in a little oil and add some butter. Next she would put some corn kernels(玉米粒) in it. Together we would wait, listening to the sizzle of the oil until we heard the first corn kernel popping(爆裂). 15.
F
After this we would all sit down in the living room, Dad and Nana in the chairs by the stove(炉子), and Mum, my brothers and I on the sofa. 16.
C
The fun thing is that I can't really remember a single one of the programmes that we watched on TV on those nights. What I can remember clearly, however, is the smell of the popcorn, the delicious taste of it, the warmth of the bowl on my leg, and most of all the joy I felt with Mum cuddled up(依偎) to me. 17.
D
There with my family all seemed right with the world. We didn't have a huge home, a lot of money, or even fancy snacks from the store but we had love and that was all we needed.
18.
E
Love everyone around you!
A. My brothers and I would argue about who got to hold the big bowl.
B. Mum made it in the old-fashioned way.
C. There was always enough popcorn for everyone.
D. I felt so loved, so safe, and so happy.
E. In the end, I think it is those little, shared moments of love that give life meaning.
F. Finally, Mum would pour them all into a huge bowl and shake salt all over them.
