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Notmanyyearsago,somefarmerswereworriedbecausehawks(鷹)weretakingmanyof

theirchickens.Thefarmersdidnotknowwhattodo.Finallytheywenttothecountryofficialsand

askedforhelp.

"Killthehawks,ntheofficialssaid."We'llevenpayyouforthem.HSothefarmersbeganto

thinkofwaystokillthehawks.Thefarmerskilledmanyhawks.Theynolongerhadtoworry

abouttheirchickens.Buttheynowhadanewworry.Fieldmicewereeatingupalotofthe

farmers'grain.

Howdidthishappen?Hawkseatnotonlychickensbutalsofieldmice.Theyeatmorefield

micethanchickens.Butthefannersdidn'tknowthis.Whentheykillalotofhawks,theychanged

thebalanceofnature.Whenpeoplemoveintoanewplace,theyoftendestroymanywildants.

Oftentheseplantsarefoodfbrtheanimals.Iftheanimalscan*tfindenoughplantstoeat,theywill

starveorhavetoleavetheplace.

InonepartoftheUnitedStates,fbrexample,thedeerthereliketoeatacertainkindofwild

roses.Themountainlionsthereeatthedeer.Thenumberofthedeer,mountainlionsandwild

rosesdoesnotchangemuchifpeopleleavethingsastheyare.Butpeoplekilledmanymountain

lionsinordertoprotectthedeer.Soonthereweresomanydeerthattheyateupallthewildroses.

Thenthedeerbegantoeatgreenleavesoftheyoungtrees.Thesetreeswereimportanttothe

farmers.Sothefarmersthoughtofwaystoprotectyoungtrees.Nowthedeerhadnothingtoeat

andmanyofthemdied.Thiswasanotherlessonfromnature.

Tokeepthebalanceofnatureisimportantfbrustoremember.

1.Whyweresomeofthefannersworried?

2.Theydidn'tgotothecountryofficialstoaskfbrhelp,didthey?

3.Whatwasthefarmers*newworry?

4.Whatwillhappenifanimalcan'tfindenoughplantstoeat?

5.Howdidthepeopleprotectthedeer?

6.Whatmustwerememberfromthelessons?

Keys:

1.Becausehawksweretakingmanyoftheirchickens.

2.Yes,theydid.

3.Fieldmicewereeatingupalotoftheirgrain.

4.Theywillstarveorhavetoleavetheplace.

5.Theykilledmanymountainlions./Bykillingmanymountainlions.

6.Wemustkeepthebalanceofnature.

（二）

TomBrown,anofficeworker,livesinNewYork,USA.Heinherited（繼承）$1,000,00

whenhewas23yearsold.Hedidn'tfeelhappyatall.Hiscollegefriendswerelookingfortheir

firstjobs,buthedidn'thaveto.Tomdecidedtokeeplivingasimplelifelikeeveryoneelse.He

didn'ttellanyofhisfriendsandgaveSI00,000ofhismoneytoacharity（慈善團(tuán)體）tohelppoor

childrentolivebetterlives.Todayheis36,hestillwearscheapshoesandclothesandownsa

smallcaronly,butheismuchhappier.

UntilnowTomhashelped15childrenfrompoorcountriesallovertheworld,$200amonth

foreach.Thechilddoesnotreceivethemoneyincash（現(xiàn)金）.Themoneypaysforthechild's

schoolexpenses,food,medicalcareandclothing.Tomreceivesareportonthechildren'sprogress

eachyear.Theycanwritetoeachother,butusuallythechildrendonotspeakEnglish.

OnceTomwenttovisitalittlegirlinAfrica."WhenIsawher,Ifeltveryhappy,“hesaid,"I

sawthatthemoneywasusedforaverygoodplan.Itbroughtmeclosertothechildinawaythat

givingmoneyalonecannot.”“IwanttodoeverythingIcan.Iwillgoonhelpingthosechildrenin

need,^^headded.

1.DidTomneedtolookforajobafterhegotthemoney?

2.WhydidTomgivehismoneytoacharity?

3.HowmuchdoesTomspendonallthechildreneverymonth?

4.WheredidTomvisitalittlegirl?

5.WhatdoyouthinkofTom?Giveatleastonereason.

Keys:

1.No,hedidn*t.

2.Tohelppoorchildrentolivebetterlives.

3.$3000.

4.InAfrica.

5.Ithinkheisahelpfulandkindman.

（三）

Chocolateisafavoritefoodforpeopleallovertheworld.Peoplepreferchocolateoverice

cream,cakesandcookies.

Theideaofeatingchocolatedidn'tbeginuntilthe19thcentury.Beforethatpeopledrank

chocolate.ThehabitbeganinCentralAmericawheretheAztecsdrankbowlsofchocolatetostay

watchful.WhentheliquidchocolatewasbroughttoSpaininthe1500s,peoplethoughtitwas

medicinebecauseithadamedicinetaste.Infeet,thepeoplewhomadechocolateintodrinkswere

doctors.ThenpeoplediscoveredthatmixingchocolatewithsugarmadeawonderfuldrinkKing

FerdinandofSpainlovedthisdrinksomuchthatheputoutanorder:anyonewhotalkedabout

chocolateoutsidethecourtwouldbekilledForabout100years,“chocolate”wasasecretIn

Spain.

Peoplefinallyfoundoutaboutchocolate,anditbecameapopulardrinkinEurope.TheSwiss

mixedmilkandchocolateTodaymostAmericansprefermilkchocolate,whileEuropeansprefer

darkchocolate.

Newresearchshowsthatchocolateisactuallygoodforus."Chocolatehasmorethan300

differentchemicals.Onechemicalworksonthepartsofthebrainthatfeelspleasure.Peoplewho

feelgoodwhentheyeatchocolateareactuallyhealthier.Feelingpleasureisimportantforhealth

andcanprotectagainstillness.''"Goodchocolatedoesn'thavemuchfatorsugar.Youcanenjoyit

ifyoueatalittleatatimesaysTaraBerish,anotherchocolatelover.

1.Whendidtheideaofeatingchocolatebegin?

2.Whydidpeoplethinktheliquidchocolatewasmedicineinthe1500s?

3.Whoinfactmadechocolateintodrinksatthattime?

4.Whatdidpeoplediscoverthen?

5.Howmanydifferentchemicalsdoeschocolatehave?

6.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassages?

Keys:

1.Itbeganinthe19thcentury.

2.Becauseithadamedicinetaste.

3.Doctors.

4.Theydiscoveredthatmixingchocolatewithsugarmadeawonderfuldrink.

5.Chocolatehasmorethan300differentchemicals.

6.Wecanleamthatchocolatehasalonghistoryandithasdifferentkinds.

（四）

IthasbeenthreemonthssinceIcametoSydney,Australia.Ifellinlovewiththissunnycity

inthesouthernHemisphere（半球）whenIfirstvisitedlastMarch.SoIquitmyjobinTaiwanand

startedaworkingholidayhere.

MydaysinSydneyarebusy.EverymorningIwakeupat6.Afteraquickbreakfast,Icatcha

traintoNorthSydney,whereIstartmyworkfortheday—housecleaning.

Someofyoumaywonderwhyacollegegraduatelikemewoulddosuchheavyphysical

labor（勞動(dòng)）.ButinAustraliapeopledon'tthinklikethis.Aslongasyouworkhard,yougetthe

respectyoudeserve.

Iusuallycleanhousesuntil4pm.Mostofthecustomersarenicepeoplewhogreetme,smile

atmeandthankmeformywork.ForeveryhourIearn17Australiandollars,whichisjustover

theminimumwage（最彳氐工資）line.ButI'mquitehappywiththat.Itcoversmylivingcosts,and

Icanevensavesomemoneyformyparentsandmyfutureeducation.

Aworkingholidayisagoodchoicefbryoungpeople.Yougettheamazingexperienceof

livinginadifferentcountrywhilealsoearningmoney.

Onceaweekafterahardday,Tdgotoanearbybartohavesomedrinkswithmyfriendsand

enjoythebeautifulnightviewoftheSydneyharbor.It'sagreatwaytorelax.

Beinginaforeigncountryalone,Isometimesfeelhomesick.Imissthedeliciousminced

porkrice（鹵肉飯）frommyhometowninTainan.Imissmyfamilytoo.Butmostofthetime,I

enjoymystayhereinSydney.Withthefreshair,thesea,andthemountains,Ifeelpeacefuland

rewarded.

1.WhendidthewriterfirstvisitSydney?

2.Whafsthewriter'sdaytimeworkinNorthSydney?

3.Thewriterstartsworkat8a.m.andfinishesherworkat4p.m.Howmuchcansheearnevery

day?.

4.Aslongasthewriterworkshard,shecangettherespectshedeserves,can'tshe?

5.Howcansherelaxherself?

6.Whatcanyoulearnfromaworkingholiday?

Keys:

1.LastMarch.

2.Housecleaning.

3.136Australiandollars.

4.Yes,shecan.

5.Bygoingtoanearbybartohavesomedrinks,enjoyingthebeautifulviewsofSydneyHarbour.

6.Wecangettheamazingexperienceoflivinginadifferentcountrywhilealsoearningmoney.

（五）

DoyouknowhowmuchwaterafamilyoffouruseseverydayintheUnitedStates?Not50

gallons,not100gallons,but400gallons!Youcouldtakeupto10bathswiththatmuch

water-butwhowouldwanttodothat?Fortunately,therearemanythingswecandotosave.

ShowerPower!

Takingashowerusesmuchlesswaterthanfillingupabathtub.Ashoweronlyuses10to25

gallons,whileabathtakesupto70gallons!Ifyoudotakeabath,besuretoplugthedrainright

awayandadjustthetemperatureasyoufillthetub.Tosaveevenmorewater,keepyourshower

underfiveminuteslong——trytimingyourselfwithaclocknexttimeyouhopin!

FixThatLeak（滲漏）!

Fixingatoiletleakisagreatwaytoreducehouseholdwateruseandboostwater

conservation.Ifyourtoilethasaleak,youcouldbewastingabout200gallonsofwatereveryday.

ThatwouldbelikeflushingC?1*1）23456yourtoiletmorethan50timesfbrnoreason!Trythisexperiment:

askyourparentstohelpyoutestfbrleaksbyplacingadropoffoodcoloring（色素）inthetoilet

tank.Ifthecolorshowsupinthebowlwithoutflushing,youhavealeak!

1.HowmuchwaterdoesafamilyoffouruseeverydayintheUnitedStates?

2.Takingashoweruseslesswaterthanabath,doesn'tit?

3.Whatcanwedotosavemorewaterwhenwearetakingashower?

4.Howmanytimescanyouflushyourtoiletifyousavetheleakingwaterfbroneday?

5.Howcanyoutellwhetheratoiletisleaking?

6.Doyouhaveanyotherwaysofsavingwater?Pleaseintroduceoneofthem.

Keys:

1.400gallons.

2.Yes,itdoes.

3.（Wecan）keepourshowerunderfiveminuteslong.（Controlthetimeofshower.）

4.Morethan50times.

5.Byplacingadropoffoodcoloringinthetoilettank.

6.Anyreasonableanswers.

（六）

MynameisAmy.AlthoughIamamotherofthreechildrenwhoareinthemiddleschool,I

stillremembersomeexperiences（經(jīng)歷）aboutmychildhood.SometimesItalkwithmychildren

aboutthemaftersupper.Thefollowingisoneofmyexperiences.

WhenIwasabout12yearsold,Ireallywantedanewbike!Itoldmyparentsmybirthday

wish,butIknewtherewaslittlehopebecausemyfamilycouldhardlyajford（負(fù)擔(dān)得起）it.

Onmybirthdaymyparentstoldmetheyhadmygiftoutsideinthebackyard（院子）.I

rushedouttotheyard.Therewasmybike,butitwasn'tthebikethatIthoughtitwouldbe.This

onewaspink,oldandwornwithage.Ifeltsodisappointed!IthoughtIhurtmyparents'feelings

becauseIwassuretheycouldseethedisappointmentonmyface.Igotontheoldbikeandrodeit,

feelingbadthatIhadmademyparentsfeelthisway.SoIputonasmile,rodeasfastasIcould

anddidn'tlookback.

Astimewentby,Ibegantounderstandthatmyparentsgavemesomethingmuchmorethan

justarusty（生銹的）oldbike.Theygavemealife/esso〃（感悟）aboutlove.Iliketoremember

thisstorybecausegivingagiftisnotaboutmoney.It'sabouthowmuchloveyoucanfeelfromit.

Rememberthis:agiftthatcosts$2isn'tanylessvaluable（有價(jià)值的）thanonethatcosts$100.

1.Howmanychildrendoesthewriterhave?

2.Whatdidthewriterwantonherbirthdaywhenshewasabout12?

3.Didthewritergetthebirthdaygiftthatshereallywanted?

4,Howdidthewriterfeelwhenshesawherbirthdaygift?

5.Whydidthewriterputonasmilewhensherodetheoldbike?

6.Whichdoesthewriterthinkismoreimportant,giftorlove?

Keys:

1.Shehasthreechildren./Threechildren./Three/3.

2.Shewantedanewbike./Anewbike.

3.No,shedidn't.

4.Shefeltsodisappointed./Disappointed./Unhappy/Sad.

5.Becauseshedidn'twanttohurtherparcnts,feelings./Becauseshedidn'twanttomakeher

parentsunhappy.

6.Love.

（七）

Sniffyisayoungfrog.Heoftensitsonaflowerleaf.Helikesflower.

Sniffywasheshishandsinthepond.Suddenly,Hefeelssomethingmovinginthewater.Ifs

hisfriend.Fluffy,asmallfish.

Fluffyhasgoodnews.Therearebigflowersontheothersideofthepond.Sniffyisvery

happy.Hemakesagoodlunchandtheygotosmelltheflowers.

Theyswimandswim.Theyswimthroughaheavyrainandabigbirdsteals（偷）theirlunch.

Theydon'tthinktheycanseeanybigflowers.

Suddenly,theyfindtheyareattheothersideofthepond.Theflowersarebig.Sniffythinks

theyarebeautiful.

Fluflycan'tsmelltheflowersfromthewater.SniffyhasagoodideaandFluffycansmellthe

flowers,too.They'rebothhappy

1.IsSniffyafrogorafish?

2.Wherearethebigflowers?

3.Whostealstheirlunch?

4.WhatdoesSniffythinkofthebigflowers?

5.HowdoesFluffysmellthebigflowers?

6.Whatdoyouthinkofthisstory?

Keys:

1.It'safrog.

2.Ontheothersideofthepond.

3.Averybigbird.

4.They'rebeautiful

5.WiththehelpofSniffy.

6.AnyreasonableanswerswillbeOK.

（A）

Oneday,afarmer'sdonkeyfellintoadrywell.Thepooranimalcriedforhoursbeforehis

ownerfinallyfoundhim.Thefarmertriedhardtopullhimoutfromthewellbutfailed.Hefelt

verysorryforthedonkeybutaftercarefullythinkingaboutthesituation,hedecidedthathewould

notsavethedonkey.Sincethedonkeywastoooldanditwasnotworththetroubleofsaving.So

heinvitedhisneighbourstohelphimbury（埋葬）theolddonkeyinthewellsothatitwouldmake

himendhispain.

Hearingmanypeoplecomingtohelp,theolddonkeywasexcitedatfirst.Astheybeganto

scoopthedirtintothewellwithshovels（鏟子）,hesoonrealizedwhatwashappening.Hefeltvery

upsetandcriedsadlyagain.Asthefannerandhisneighbourscontinuedthrowingthedirtonhis

back,hesuddenlyhadagoodidea.Sometimelater,whenthefannerfinallylookeddownintothe

well,hewassurprisedatwhathesaw:everytimethedirtlandedonhisback,hewouldshakeit

offandtakeastepup!

Soon,everyonewasamazedwhenthedonkeysteppedproudlyovertheedgeofthewelland

ranawayquickly!Itseemedthatitwouldburyhimatfirst,butitactuallyhelpedhimlaterbecause

ofthemannerinwhichhefacedhistrouble.

Thatislife!Justlikethedonkey,lifeisgoingtothrowdirtonus,allkindsofdirt.Aslongas

wefaceourproblemsinanactiveway,andrefusetogiveintoanytrouble,eachdirtislikea

steppingstonewithwhichwegetoutofthedeepestwells.Thisisakeyononeofthesecretsof

life.Neverstopandnevergiveup.Successisjustonitsway.

1.Thefarmerfeltverysorryforthedonkey,didn'the?

2.Whatdidtheownerdecideaftercarefullythinkingaboutthesituation?

3.Whatdidtheownerinvitehisneighbourstodo?

4.Whatdidthedonkeyfeelfirstwhenheheardmanypeoplecomingtohelp?

5.Whatdoyouthinkofthedonkey?

Keys:

1.Yes,hedid.

2.Hedecidedthathewouldnotsavethedonkey.

3.Heinvitedhisneighbourstohelphimburytheolddonkeyinthewell.

4.Itfeltexcitedatfirst.

5.Clever.（Anyreasonableanswerwillbeaccepted.）

（九）

CalvinwaitedandthenwalkedintoTrudy'sbedroom.Thenithappened—ascream（尖口U）,

averyloudscream.Calvinrantohisroomanddivedintobed.

HeheardMamacomingdownthehall.

'Didyoudothis?'hismotherasked.Calvinlookedoutfromunderthecovers.Hismother

stoodoverhim,holdingarubberspider.

4Dowhat?'heasked.

'Youputthatthinginmybed/Trudytoldhim,steppingoutfrombehindMama.

'Don'tthinkthatjustbecauseit'syourbirthdayyoucandosomethinglikethis/Mama

scolded（責(zé)罵）.

'Youdowantyourpresent,don'tyou?'ThatwipedthesmileoffCalvin'sface.

'OfcourseIdo,'hesaid.

'Thenyouapologize/

Calvindroppedhishead.4Sorry,Trudy/hemuttered（嘟嚷）.

'Here,'Mamasaid,'Happybirthday/AtthebreakfasttableshehandedCalvinanenvelope.

InsidewereticketstotheshowofLomaxtheMagnificent,theworld-famousmagicianand

hypnotist（施行催眠術(shù)的人）.，You'vegottwoticketsthere/Mamasaid,'andIknowsomeone

who'dreallylovetogoalong/ShesmiledatTrudy.

"Youdon'tmeanhere,doyou?'Calvinasked,eyeinghislittlesister.

'Well,thatwouldbereallynice.Butthoseticketsareyours.Ifyouwanttoasksomebody

Calvindidn'twaitforhismothertofinish.Rodney,hisfriend

nextdoor.ThetwoofthemweregoingtoseetheshowLomaxtheMagnificent.

1.Whoscreamedatthebeginning?

2.WhatdidCalvindotoTrudy?

3.DidCalvinsaysorrytohissister?

4.WheredidCalvingethispresent?

5.WhatdidCalvindowiththeticketsatlast?

6.Finishthesentenceinthelastparagraphinlessthantenwords.

Keys:

1.Calvin'ssister/Trudy.

2.Heputarubberspiderinher（Trudy's）bed.

3.Yes,hedid.

4.Atthebreakfasttable.

5.HegaveoneoftheticketstoRodney/（hisfriendnextdoor）.

6.Heran/rushedoutofthehousetotell（AnyreasonableanswerisOK.）

（十）

Haveyoueverrecycled?Torecycleistotakerubbishandmakeitintosomethingnew.

Recyclingmakesrubbishintosomethinguseful,soitisgoodforourenvironment.Recyclingoften

helpstocleanupthelitterthatmakesourstreetsdirty.

Wecanrecycleallkindsofthings.Themostcommonmaterialslikeglass,plastic,paper,

metals,clothareallrecyclable.Sometimesthesethingsarebrokendown（降解）tomakethesame

kindsofthings.Anexampleofthistypeofrecyclingisusingpapertomakemorepaper.Rubbish

canalsobebrokendowntomakecompletelynewthings,too!

Wecanrecyclesomematerialsforever.Glassisoneofthem.Weuseglassthings,thenbreak

themdownandusethemagainandagain.Aluminumcans（鋁罐）areoneofthemostuseful

recycledmetals.Wecanrecyclethemagainandagain.Wehaverecyclednearly60%ofall

aluminumcan.

Afamilyoffourcanmakenearly2,000poundsofrubbisheachyear.Astimegoeson,we

havefewerplacestoputalltherubbishin.Recyclingisonewaytolimit（限制）theamountof

rubbishweneedtoputintotheland.

Thenexttimeyouthrowacanorbottleintotherubbishbin,looktoseeifthereisarecycling

signonthelabel（標(biāo)簽）oronthebottom.

1.Whyisrecyclinggoodforourenvironment?

2.Accordingtothepassage,canwerecycleglassbottlesforever?

3.Howmanyaluminumcanshavewerecycled?

4.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?（Innomorethan10words）

Keys:

1.Becauseitmakesrubbishintosomethinguseful./

/Becausewecantaketherubbishanditintosomethingnew.意思對(duì)即可。

2.Yeswecan

3.Nearly60%ofthem.

4.（AnyreasonableanswerisOK.）

（H-一）

Formanyyearsscientistshavesaidthattheearthisgettingwarmer.Nowtheyhavefound

somethingnew-hotcities!InthesouthernUS,theyhavefoundthatcitiesbecomeveryhotin

summer.

Chinaalsohasthesamekindofproblems.Everyyearmorefarminglandisusedforfactories

oroffices.Morehousingisneededtoo.Aspeoplebecomericher,theybuymorecars.Newroads

areneededandnewcarparksarebuiltinthecitycentres.Thisallmakesthecitieshotter.

Itisnoteasytochangethesituation（情形）.Cityplannerssaythatweshouldplantmoretrees

inthemiddleofcities.'Everynewstreetshouldhavetreesonbothsides/theysay.Treesmake

thetemperature（溫度）lower,soweshouldhavemoretreesinourparksandsquares.Alsowe

shouldpaintourroo自（屋頂）white.Ifwedothis,theydonotbecomesohot.Everyroofinahot

andsunnycountryshouldhavesolar（太陽的）roofpanels（板）.Theelectricityfromthesecanbe

usedtoruntheairconditionersinthebuilding.

Peoplecontinue（繼續(xù)）tocutdownforestsaroundthecities.Thismakestheproblemworse.

Citiesaregrowingfasterandfaster.Bytheyear2050,80%oftheworld'spopulationwillbe

livingincities.Ifwegoonlikethis,therewillnotbeenoughfarmlandtofeedeveryoneinthe

world.

1.Whathashappenedtotheearth?

Theearth.

2.Whatcanwedotomakethecitycooler?

Wecan.

3.Whatmakestheproblemworse?

Peoplecontinueto.

4.Howmanypeopleoftheworldwillbelivingincitiesaccordingtothepassage?

__________________________________willbelivingincitiesthen.

5.Whatmayhappeninthefutureifcitiesaregrowingfasterandfaster?

6.Whatshouldwedoincitiestomakethetemperaturelower?

Weshould.

Keys:

1.isgettingwanner.

2.plantmoretreesandpaintourroofswhite.

3.cutdownforestsaroundthecities.

4.80%oftheworld'spopulation

5.Therewillnotbeenoughfarmlandtofeedeveryoneintheworld.

6.plantmoretrees/saveelectricity/takepublictransportationsinsteadofdrivingprivatecars...

（anypossibleanswerscanbeOK.）

（十二）

Martin'sDiary

May.21st,2014,Wednesday,Sunny

TodayIpaidinyfirstvisitinmylifetothedentistwithmymother,becauseIhadterrible

toothache.Ihaveneverbeentosuchafrighteningplacebefore.ThemomentIwalkedintothe

office,Ibegantoworry.Isawsomanypeoplewaiting,andtheyalllookedverynervous.Isat

besidemymother.Tomakemerelax,shereadafunnystorytomefromachildren'smagazine,

butitseemednotsointerestinganymore.Sometimelater,myturncame.Anursecalledus,and

led（帶領(lǐng)）usintotheroom.Iwastoldtoclimbintoaverybigchair.Icouldseesomanystrange

thingsaroundmeandIwasveryfrightened.Thedentistaskedmetoopenmymouth,andthenhe

lookedintomymouthandexaminedeachtoothcarefiilly.Finallyhesaidoneofmyteethlooked

verybad,sohehadtopullitout.Beforehedidanythingtome,Icouldn'thelpcrying（情不自禁

地叫）loudly.Whatasaddayitwas!Ipromise,IwillneverforgetwhathappenedtodayandI

willneverforgettobrushmyteethafterIhavesomethingsweet!

1.WhatdidMartindotoday?

______________________________________________________________________________2.

HowdidpeoplelookwhenMartinwalkedintotheoffice?

______________________________________________________________________________3.

WhydidMartin'smotherreadhimafunnystory?

______________________________________________________________________________4.

WhatdidMartindobeforethedentistpulledthebadtoothout?

______________________________________________________________________________5.

WhatdoyouthinkofMartin'sfirstvisittothedentist?

Keys:

1.Hepaidhisfirstvisittothedentistwithhismother.

2.Theyalllookedverynervous.

3.TomakeMartinrelax./Becausehismotherwantedtomakehimrelax.

4.Hecouldn'thelpcrying./Hecried.

5.Itwasveryunforgettable./frightening./terrible.

（十三）

ThefirstchocolatewaseatenbypeopleinSouthAmericahundredsofyearsago.Inthose

days,thepeopledidnotreallyeatchocolate.Theyusedbeanstomakeachocolatedrinkandthey

enjoyeditverymuch.Manyyearsago,thecocoawasbroughttoothercountriesandpeoplecame

tolovethetasteofchocolate.

In1824,JohnCadburyopenedasmallshopinBritain.Oneofthethingshesoldwas

chocolatedrink.In1831,heopenedafactorytomakechocolatedrink.Hewantedtoencourage

peopletodrinkchocolateinsteadofotherdrinks.Afewyearslater,amancalledJosephFryfound

awaytomakechocolatebars,andforthefirsttime,peoplehadthechancetoeatchocolateinstead

ofonlydrinkingit.Butatthattimechocolatewasveryexpensiveandonlytherichpeoplecould

buyit.Later,asmoreandmorechocolatebarswereproduced（生產(chǎn)）andsold,itbecamecheaper.

However,milkchocolatecamelaterandthiswasmadebyaddingmilktothechocolate.The

firstmilkchocolatebarwasmadeinCadbury'sfactoryin1897.hhasbeenthemostpopular

chocolateinBritainandaroundtheworldforover100years.TheCadburyisstillinBritainand

thechocolateproducedthereiseatenallovertheworld.Everyyear,thousandsofvisitorsvisitthe

factoryinordertoseetheproductionofchocolate.

1.Whoatethefirstchocolate?

2.Whichdidtheyusebeanstomake,achocolatedrinkorachocolatebar?

3.WhenwasthefirstchocolateshopopenedinBritain?

4.Atthattime,everyonecouldbuychocolatebecauseitwascheap,couldn'tthey?

5.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordIfreferto?

6.Doyoulikeeatingchocolate?Why/whynot?

Keys:

1.（Thefirstchocolatewaseatenby）PeopleinSouthAmerica.

2.Achocolatedrink.

3.In1824.

4.No,theycouldn't.

5.Milkchocolate.

6.Yes,Ido.Inordertoseetheproductionofchocolate.

（十四）

TomBrown,anofficeworker,livesinNewYork,USA.Heinherited（繼承）$1,000,000

whenhewas23yearsold.Hedidn'tfeelhappyatall.Hiscollegefriendswerelookingfortheir

firstjobs,buthedidn'thaveto.Tomdecidedtokeeplivingasimplelifelikeeveryoneelse.He

didn'ttellanyofhisfriendsandgave$100,000ofhismoneytoacharity（慈善團(tuán)體）thathelped

poorchildrentolivebetterlives.Todayheis36,hestillwearscheapshoesandclothesandownsa

smallcaronly,butheismuchhappier.

UptonowTomhashelped15childrenfrompoorcountriesallovertheworld,$200amonth

foreach.Thechilddoesnotreceivethemoneyincash（現(xiàn)金）.Themoneypaysforthechild's

schoolexpenses,food,medicalcareandclothing.Tomreceivesareporteachyearonthechild's

progress.Theycanwritetoeachother,butusuallythechildrendonotspeakEnglish.

WhenTomfirstheardaboutthesechildren,hewantedtohelpthem."Itwasnotanything

special,nhesaid."UntilIhadthechancetogotothesecountriesandmeetthechildrenIwas

helping,Ididnotknowanythingaboutthetypeoflifetheyhad.^^

OnceTomwenttomeetalittlegirlinAfrica.Hesaidthatthemeetingwasveryexciting.

“WhenImether,Ifeltvery,veryhappy,“hesaid."Isawthatthemoneywasusedforav