高中英语美文阅读 Dead man's island-人教版高一全册英语素材

江苏省响水中学高中英语美文阅读 Dead man's island1 Coming to England My name is Carol Sanders． I live in England now，but when I was younger，I lived in Hong Kong．My father was a businessman there and my mother worked as a secretary．We lived in Hong Kong for seven years． I was happy at school， with lots of friends，and we had a good time．I liked pop music—the Rolling Stones，David Bowie and Jake Rosso were my favourites． Jake Rosso was my favourite singer． He died in a car accident the year I left school， but I listened to his pop records all the time．I had hundreds of pictures and photos of him on my bedroom wall． Then one day in winter when I was seventeen，things began to go wrong for me． My father went to Australia on business．I loved him very much and didn't like him going away． ‘Come home quickly，’I always said to him． He was in Australia for two weeks．Then， on the day of his journey home， an aeroplane from Sydney crashed into the sea just south of Hong Kong．Everybody on the plane died． I heard about the plane crash on television．At first， I did not think about my father．Then I remembered he was flying back from Sydney on that day． ‘Oh，no！’I cried． I telephoned the airport but they did not know the names of all the passengers then． ‘Perhaps my father didn't get that plane，’I thought．‘ Oh，please！Please！’ My mother was at work and I called her on the telephone．She came home quickly and we went to the airport and waited for news． Later，we learned my father was on the plane． ‘It's not true！’I shouted． But it was true， and I began to cry． I cried for weeks and weeks．I spent many days alone in my room．I was lonely and sa...