Home to me means a sense of familiarity and nostalgia(怀旧).It’s fun to come home.It looks the same.It smells the same.You’ll realize what’s changed is you.Home is where we can remember pain,love,and some other experiences:We parted here;My parents met here;I won three championships here.
If I close my eyes,I can still have a clear picture in mind of my first home.I walk in the door and see a brown sofa surrounding a low glasstop wooden table.To the right of the living room is my first bedroom.It’s empty,but it’s where my earliest memories are.
There is the dining room table where I celebrated birthdays,and where I cried on Halloween-when I didn’t want to wear the skirt my mother made for me.I always liked standing on that table because it made me feel tall and strong.If I sit at this table,I can see my favorite room in the house,my parents’ room.It is simple:a brown wooden dresser lines the right side of the wall next to a television and a couple of photos of my grandparents on each side.Their bed is my safe zone.I can jump on it anytime-waking up my parents if I am scared or if I have an important announcement that cannot wait until the morning.
I’m lucky because I know my first home still exists.It exists in my mind and heart,on a physical property(住宅) on West 64th street on the western edge of Los Angeles.It is proof I lived,I grew,and I learned.
Sometimes when I feel lost,I lie down and shut my eyes,and I go home.I know it’s where I’ll find my family,my dogs,and my belongings.I purposely leave the window open at night because I know I’ll be blamed by Mom.But I don’t mind,because I want to hear her say my name,which reminds me I’m home.
Why does the author call her parents’ bed her “safe zone”(Paragraph 3)?
A.It is her favorite place to play. |
B.Her needs can be satisfied there. |
C.Her grandparents’ photos are lined on each side. |
D.Her parents always play together with her there. |
What can be learned from the passage?
A.The old furniture is still in the author’s first bedroom. |
B.The author can still visit her first physical home in Los Angeles. |
C.The author’s favorite room in her first home is the dining room. |
D.Many people of the author’s age can still find their first physical homes. |
Sometimes when she feels lost,the author will________.
A.open the window at night |
B.lie down in bed to have a dream |
C.try to bring back a sense of home |
D.go to Los Angeles to visit her mom |
What is the author’s purpose of writing this passage?
A.To express how much she is attached to her home. |
B.To declare how much she loves her first house. |
C.To describe the state of her family. |
D.To look back on her childhood. |