北斗星-中考英语真题阅读 Topic 4 Personal Environments and Interpersonal Relationships

Topic Four Personal Environments and Interpersonal Relationships
周围环境与人际关系
话说中考
本话题是学生最为熟悉的话题，也是学生看来最为“得心应手”的内容。周围环境与人际关系，主要是讲述发生在身边的事情，然而，越是熟悉的东西越是难点。有些内容似乎合乎逻辑，但有时又违背常理。针对这类型的话题，解题时要通读全文，领略文章大意。
解题思路：在理解的基础上，抓住题眼，找准解题方法，进行答题。
走进中考(河北·2010)
Close your eyes for a minute and imagine what life would be like if you couldn't see．Imagine having to read this page，not with your eyes but with your fingers．How do you feel，then
With medical knowledge and skills today，two-thirds of the world's 42 million blind people should not have to suffer(受苦)．Unluckily，rich countries have this knowledge，but developing countries do not．
ORBIS is an international charitable organization(慈善组织)．Its goal is to help fight blindness all over the world．Inside a DC-8 airplane，there is a teaching hospital with television room and classroom．Doctors are taught the latest technology of helping the blind get sight again here．ORBIS is always trying to keep a closer relation among countries．
ORBIS helps those developing countries by providing sight-saving training．It has taught over 35000 doctors and nurses．They continue to treat thousands of blind people every year．They have travelled around the earth 3 times，visited 76 countries and treated over 20000 blind people．They need your help to continue their work and free people from blindness．
For just $38，you can help one person see，for $380 you can bring sight to 10 people，$1300 helps train a doctor new skills；and for $13000 you can provide a training program for a group of doctors who can make thousands of blind people see again．Your love can help them open their eyes to the world．
1 题判断正误(“T”表示正确，“F”表示错误)；2 题完成句子；3 ～ 4 题简略回答问题；5 题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
( ) 1．Both rich and developing countries have the knowledge of helping blind people．
2．ORBIS' goal is to ___________________．
3．How many doctors and nurses has ORBIS taught
____________________________________________________
4．What can you do for $380 according to passage
____________________________________________________
5．_________________________________________________
解析
1．F 由第二段最后一句“Unluckily，rich countries have this knowledge，but developing countries do not．”可以判断出此句的表述是错误的。
2．help fight blindness all over the world。由第三段第二句“Its goal is to help fight blindness...”可知正确答案。
3．It／ORBIS has taught over 35000 doctors and nurses．／Over 35000(doctors and nurses)．由第四段第二句“It has taught over 35000 doctors and nurses．”可知正确答案。
4．We／I can bring sight to 10 people．／Bring sight to 10 people．由第五段第一句“... for $380 you can bring sight to 10 people”可知正确答案。
5．你(你们)的爱能够帮助他们重见光明。open ones eyes to sth．为固定短语，意为“打开某人的视野”，在本句中根据语境应译为“重见光明”最正确。
话题专练
一
Mr．John Heppell
House of Common
London
AWIAOAA
Monday，10th March，2009
Dear Mr．Heppell，
I'm Sabrina Akhtar studying in a high school and I've noticed that forests are disappearing．
You know，forests are disappearing around the world each year．This is because of many different reasons including farming，tourism(旅游业) pollution，etc．If we stop doing these things，there will be a good future for people of tomorrow．
Now I'm writing to ask you to help stop forests from disappearing．You can help by getting shops to stop selling paper made from trees and changing to tree-free paper(paper not made from trees)．This will keep forests from disappearing．There are many，many things we can do to help forests．If you would like to know more，please visit http：//www．Rain-forestweb.org．By changing the small things，we can make a big difference．
If you would like to contact(联系) me，please see the above address or e-mail me at shazadinol@hotmail.co.uk．
Thank you for spending your time in reading this letter．
Yours sincerely，
Sabrina Akhtar
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
( ) 1．The writer of this letter is ________．
A．a student
B．a teacher
C．an officer
D．a driver．
( ) 2．________ is one of the reasons why the forests are disappearing．
A．Rain B．Tourism pollution C．Planting D．Breathing
( ) 3．The writer advises Mr．Heppell to ________．
A．stop shops from using paper any more
B．use paper which is made from trees
C．stop shops selling paper made from trees
D．plant more and more trees in the future
( ) 4．How can Mr．Heppell contact the writer
A．By calling her．
B．By interviewing her．
C．By visiting her．
D．By e-mailing her．
( ) 5．What's the purpose of this letter
A．To know more about Mr．Heppell．
B．To make more about Mr．Heppell．
C．To ask Mr．Heppell to teach in the school．
D．To ask Mr．Heppell to help protect forests．
答案：
1．A 根据书信内容的第一句话可知，作者是一名学生，所以选 A。
2．B 根据第二段的内容可知，森林减少的原因是一些污染造成的，所以选 B。
3．C 根据第三段的内容可知，减少商店出售由树木造成的纸，用来减少污染，所以选 C。
4．D 根据书信中的提示可知，如果想联系作者，可以发送电子邮件，所以选 D。
5．D 根据书信内容可知，作者写信的目的是让 Mr.Heppell 帮助他保护森林。
二
My son，Owen，was angry on holiday with my dad．On the way back to the airport，they stopped at a hotel for the night．They didn't notice that Puppy，my son's pet dog，was lost until the next night when Owen was going to bed．Owen has autism(孤独症)，and he cannot sleep without Puppy．
My dad called the hotel to see if Puppy was there．In fact，someone there had found Puppy and the hotel mailed Puppy to my dad．They hoped that it would reach my son before the flight home．But Puppy didn't make it，and Owen had to go home with my dad alone．The flight home was filled with kind people．A lady saw Owen was upset about Puppy，so she went and bought another dog for him．
I can never thank the hotel enough for sending Puppy back when they did not have to，or the lady at the airport who made Owen feel a little safer．
Owen never forgot about Puppy's trip，so when he got two tickets to a basketball game，he decided to give them to two friends．They were basketball fans and they were going to watch the game outside．Owen told me that Puppy would have never come home if people had not been nice，so he wanted to be nice to others．
Owen opens doors for others，and he is always giving his old toys away to kids who don't have any．Every time he does that，his face lights up with pride．
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
( ) 1．What was lost on Owen's way back home
A．Owen． B．His toy． C．His pet dog． D．His grandpa's pet．
( ) 2．Whom did the grandfather go home with
A．Owen．
B．Owen and another dog．
C．Puppy．
D．Another dog．
( ) 3．Who got two tickets to a basketball game and watched the game
A．Owen．
B．Owen's grandfather．
C．The lady．
D．Owen's two friends．
( ) 4．According to the passage，how many dogs do Owen have now
A．One． B．Two． C．Three． D．Four．
( ) 5．According to the passage，what do you think of Owen now
A．He still has autism．
B．He is kind and helpful．
C．I don't know．
D．He never helps others．
答案：
1．C 根据第一段的内容可知，Owen 在回家的路上，把他的宠物 Puppy 弄丢了，所以选 C。
2．B 根据第二段的内容可知，Owen 和爷爷在机场时，一位好心的女士给 Owen 买了一条狗，所以可以推断爷爷带着 Owen 和那条狗一起回家的，所以选 B。
3．D 根据第四段的内容可知，Owen 把这两张票给他的朋友了，所以选 D。
4．B 根据短文内容可知，Owen 的宠物 Puppy 也回家了，所以可以推断他现在有两条狗，即选 B。
5．B 根据短文内容可以确定，现在的 Owen 即有朋友，又有爱心，可以确定他不再是个孤僻的孩子，所以选 B。
三
My grandfather is eighty years old．He always complains(抱怨) about how fast things have changed．
He often says that families aren't the families they used to be．A lot of families have broken up(破裂)．If husband and wife have problems with their marriage，they will no longer stay together．And mothers used to stay at home to take care of their children，but now they're busy working．They have no time to look after children at home．What's more，more and more people drive．We used to walk five miles to school every day，even in winter．But now children don't．And in school，children don't have to think more as we used to．In math class，for example，we used to add(加)，subtract(减)，multiply(乘) and divide(除) using our heads．But now most students use calculators．Most families have computers now．In the past，we didn't have computers．We even had no lights．My mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen．But now few people eat home-cooked food．And people seldom talk to each other．They are too busy to talk，too busy to eat，too busy to think... Life used to be simple，but it isn't any more．
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
( ) 1．What does the writer's grandfather think of the life now
A．He thinks the life now is very good．
B．he thinks the life now is worse than it used to be．
C．he thinks the life is the same as it used to be．
D．he thinks people now are much busier than they used to be．
( ) 2．What does the underlined word "calculator" mean in Chinese
A．电脑 B．计算器 C．收音机 D．播放器
( ) 3．What has happened to the children according to the passage
A．Children don't have to think more in school．
B．Students use calculators in math class．
C．Children used to walk to school，but now they don't．
D．All the above．
( ) 4．What changes have happened to some families
① There are lights at home．
② People like to eat home-cooked food．
③ Lots of families have computers．
④ Lots of couples(夫妇) don't live together because of unhappy problems．
A．①②④ B．②③④ C．①②③ D．①③④
( ) 5．Which of the following is true
A．Life now is much simpler．
B．People have too much time to talk with each other now．
C．The writer's grandfather only complains and pays no attention to better life now．
D．Lots of mothers stay at home and look after their children now．
答案：
1．D 由最后一句中 They are too busy to talk，too busy to eat，too busy to think...可知。
2．B 根据短文中讲到在数学课上，过去我们用头脑来计算加减乘除，而现在用计算器，所以可以确定是 B。
3．D 根据短文内容可以知道，学生现在上学不用走着去；数学课可以使用计算器；学生不再像以前的孩子那样考虑太多的问题，所以选 D。
4．D 根据短文内容可以确定现在的家庭，都有电灯，有的家庭还有电脑；由于工作忙很多家庭都不做饭；可见该题选 D。
5．C 根据短文内容可以确定，现在生活节奏快，但是不简单，排除 A；由于工作忙，所以人们没有太多时间聊天，排除 B；现在的妈妈很多都忙于工作，无法照顾孩子，不再是全职妈妈了，也排除 D；只有作者的爷爷只会抱怨，没有注意到现在生活的好处，是符合题意的，所以选 C。
四
How to Choose Colors to Set a Mood
Step 1．
Use bright colors such as apple green to express a feeling of warmth in a bedroom．These colors can warm a cool room that has little sunshine．
Step 2．
If you want to bring about a happy mood in the kitchen，you should choose yellow to add cheer．It can lift your feelings in a kitchen or a laundry room．
Step 3．
Think about red when you want to have an active environment，perhaps in a studying room．
Step 4．
Have cool colors such as green，sky blue around you in a quiet environment，for example，in a bedroom．These colors can cool a room，so they're best used when there's plenty of sunlight to balance the coolness．
Step 5．
Don't think about dark colors where you want to rest．Think about colors such as light gray as they provide a restful influence．They work well in a library or a family room．
step 6．
Set a young，playful mood with red，yellow or blue．They're great in play-rooms．
Step 7．
Paint walls with dark，rich colors such as brick red，deep gray or blue to set a sophisticated tone(高雅的格调)．These deep colors are perfect for a dining or living room．
Step 8．
Don't use bright white as much as possible．It makes a room look like a doctor's room．In most environments，white with a bit of another color is more comfortable．
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
( ) 1．The article is written to explain ________．
A．how to make different rooms more comfortable with suitable colors
B．how to make your rooms more beautiful
C．how to make your rooms more comfortable
D．how to make your family look like a garden
( ) 2．We should choose ________ when there's plenty of sunlight in a room．
A．warm colors to make a balance
B．cool colors to make a balance
C．yellow to make a balance
D．red to make a balance
( ) 3．Choose yellow in the kitchen in order to ________．
A．add some interest
B．make it more beautiful
C．add some cheer
D．make it more comfortable
( ) 4．Paint your room ________ if you want to be active．
A．red B．gray C．dark D．white
( ) 5．If you want to give your living room a sophisticated tone，you should paint the walls with ________．
A．green colors
B．yellow colors
C．red colors
D．dark colors
答案：
1．A 根据 How to Choose Colors to Set a Mood 可以知道根据场所可以选择合适的颜色，使其更舒服，更美观，所以选 A。
2．B 根据 Step 4 可知，在光线充足的房间，应该选择冷色来保持平衡，所以选 B。
3．C 根据 Step 2 可知，在厨房里涂上黄色，可以给你带来快乐的情绪，所以选 add some cheer。
4．A 根据 Step 6 可知，如果想使房间充满活力，最好是用红色，所以选 A。
5．D 由 Step 7 可知，如想让客厅有高雅的格调，最好用暗色调的颜色，即选 D。
五
Young people and older people do not always agree．They sometimes have different ideas about living，working and playing．But in one special program in New York State，adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way．
Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group．Everyone works several hours each day．They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and fun in work．Some teenagers work in the forests or on the farms near the village．Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and to build houses．The adults teach them these skills．
There are several free hours each day．Weekends are free，too．During the free hours some of the teenagers learn photo-taking or drawing．Others sit around and talk or sing．Each teenager chooses his own way to pass his free time．
When people live together，they should have rules．In this program the teenagers and the adults make the rules together．If someone breaks a rule，the problem goes before the whole group．They talk about it and ask，"Why did it happen What should we do about it "
One of the teenagers has said something about it，"You have to stop thinking only about yourself．You learn how to think about the group．"
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
( ) 1．In one special program in New York State，young and older people ________．
A．don't work well together
B．are friendly to each other
C．teach each other new ways of building houses
D．spend eight weeks together，working as farmers
( ) 2．All the members work some time every day mainly to ________．
A．lead a busy life
B．learn new skills of farming
C．get used to the life on the farms
D．find useful things and pleasure in work
( ) 3．Living together，________．
A．the teenagers don't have to obey the rules
B．the members have to obey the rules the adults make
C．the members have no free time but on weekends
D．the members should not break the rules they make together
( ) 4．The best title for the passage is _______．
A．The Rules of Living Together
B．Life in New York State
C．Teenagers and Adults Together
D．Free Hours in the Special Work Group
( ) 5．What should we learn from the article
A．We should only think about our parents．
B．We should think ourselves more than others．
C．We should think about others more than ourselves．
D．We should learn to organize a special work group like them，too．
答案：
1．B 根据第一段的内容可知，在纽约年轻人和老年人之间能友好地相处，所以选 B。
2．D 根据“Everyone works several hours each day．They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and fun in work．”可以确定答案是 D。
3．D 根据倒数第二段内容可知，群体成员都要遵守群体规则，所以选 D。
4．A 根据短文内容可以确定这篇文章的题目为共同生活的原则，其他三个都有片面性，一个是讲纽约州的生活；一个是讲年轻人和老年人；另一个是讲纽约州的自由群体，所以选 A。
5．C 根据这篇文章我们可以从中学到生活中要友好待人，所以选 C。
六
Once upon a time，there was a garden in the village．Its owner was an old man．He had been away for several years to visit his friends．It was a large lovely garden with soft green grass and beautiful flowers．While the old man was away，some children came to play in the garden every afternoon．The birds in the garden sang so sweetly that the children used to stop their games to listen to them．For them，the time they spent there was the happiest they had ever had．
One day the old man came back．When he saw the children playing in his garden，he was very angry．"What are you doing here " he shouted．"Nobody but myself is allowed to play in my garden．" The children were terrified and ran away．
Then spring came，but it was still winter in the old man's garden．There were blossoms(花) and birds all over the village，except in the garden．The birds didn't like singing in his garden，since there were no children．
"Why is spring arriving so late this year " the old man thought．"How pretty it would be if it were spring now!"
One morning，the old man was woken up by some sounds．He heard birds singing and children laughing．When he opened the window，he saw the birds sitting in the trees and the children running about happily．"I'm sure spring has come．What I'm seeing is the most spellbinding scene(场景) I have ever seen，and the sounds which I'm hearing are the most beautiful in the world，" said the old man．
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
( ) 1．When the children were enjoying themselves in the garden，the old man _______．
A．was happy to watch them
B．was away to visit his friends
C．pretended that he didn't see them
D．was angry but didn't drive them off
( ) 2．What did the children think the old man was like
A．Kind． B．Creative． C．Outgoing． D．Terrible．
( ) 3．What does the underlined sentence "Then spring came，but it was still winter in the old man's garden" mean
A．Spring didn't arrive at the old man's garden．
B．The old man hoped it would always be winter in his garden．
C．There was no sign(迹象) of the arrival of spring in the old man's garden．
D．The weather in the old man's garden was different from that in the other parts of the village．
( ) 4．The underlined word "spellbinding" in the passage means "________" in Chinese．
A．迷人的 B．无聊的 C．普通的 D．丑陋的
( ) 5．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A．The old man's garden was small but pretty．
B．The old man didn't like the birds in his garden．
C．The old man was anxious for a peaceful life．
D．The birds and the children made the old man's garden full of life again．
答案：
1．B 根据第一段的内容可知，老人去拜访朋友的这段时间，成了孩子们在花园里最快乐的时光，所以选 B。
2．D 根据第二段的内容可知，老人不友好，很可怕，所以选 D。
3．C 根据下文可知，花园中的花儿没有开放，鸟儿也不来做客，所以确定选 C。
4．A 根据最后一段的内容可知，花园中鸟儿在叫，孩子们在嬉戏，春天来了，可以确定是一片迷人的景象，所以选 A。
5．D 根据短文内容可以确定是孩子和鸟儿让他的花园充满活力，所以选 D。
七
A few minutes ago，walking back from lunch，I started to cross the street when I heard the sound of a coin dropping．As I turned，my eyes caught the heads of several other people turning，too．
The sound of a coin dropping on the ground is an attention-getter．Whatever the coin is，no one ignores(忽视) the sound of it．It got me thinking about sounds again．
We are circled by so many sounds that attract the most attention．People in New York City seldom turn to look when a police car comes ringing along the street．
When I'm in New York，I'm a New Yorker．I don't turn either．
At home in my little town in Connecticut(康涅狄格州)，it's different．The distant ringing of a police car brings me to my feet if I'm in bed．
It's the quietest sounds that the most effect on us，not the loudest．In the middle of the night，I can hear a dripping tap a hundred yards away though three closed doors．How come I never hear the sounds in the daytime
I'm quite clear in my mind what the good sounds are and what the bad sounds are．
I've turned against whistling(吹口哨)，for instance．I used to think of it as the mark of a happy worker．But lately，I've been connecting(联系) the whistler with a nervous person making noises．
The tapping(轻敲) of my typewriter as the keys hit the paper is a lovely sound to me．I often like the sound of what I write better than the looks of it．But whatever sounds there will be，and whether we love them or not，we can't break away from them in our life．
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
( ) 1．The sound of a coin dropping makes people ________．
A．think of getting rich
B．look at each other
C．pay attention to it
D．stop crossing the street
( ) 2．People in New York _______．
A．don't pay attention to the ringing of a police car
B．sleep early at night
C．are attracted by sounds
D．don't hear loud noises
( ) 3．The writer doesn't like whistling because _______．
A．he is tired of it
B．he used to be happier
C．it lets him think of a nervous man making noises
D．he doesn't like workers
( ) 4．The writer ________．
A．sleeps next to the window
B．comes from a small town in Connecticut
C．is interested in the ringing of a police car
D．likes to try find dropped coins
( ) 5．How does the writer feel about sounds in general
A．They make him feel at home．
B．He thinks they should be ignored．
C．He doesn't like any sound．
D．He believes they are part of our life．
答案：
1．C 根据第一段的内容可知，硬币的声音最能吸引人的注意，所以选 C。
2．A 根据第三、四段的内容可知，生活在大城市的人习惯了警车的汽笛声，所以不会去注意它，即该题选 A。
3．C 根据倒数第二段的内容可知，作者不喜欢吹口哨，因为他认为是精神有问题的人制造噪音，所以选 C。
4．B 根据 At home in my little town in Connecticut 可知，作者来自康涅狄格州的一个小镇，所以选 B。
5．D 根据短文内容可以确定声音是我们生活中的一部分，所以选 D。
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One Saturday，just after exams were over，Helen decided to go shopping．"I must get some pants for the holidays，" she said to herself．"I've got nothing that l can take with me! I'll need some thin pants because it'll be hot，but not so thin that they will tear and possibly a dark color because I'll be doing a lot of traveling on long-distance buses．"
After breakfast，Helen took the bus into town．Usually she went clothes shopping with her friend Amanda．They enjoyed looking at clothes together and it was always a good idea to get a second opinion．However，this day was different．"I know what I need，so I don't want to waste any time．"
And then Helen went to her favorite shop but they didn't have the right kind of pants for her．They were either too light or too heavy or white or light grey．So she tried two more shops but without any luck．Then she walked into "Off Your Butt"．She didn't usually shop there because the clothes were too expensive for her．
Helen picked out a pair of pants．They looked just right deep dark blue，and the material was strong but not heavy．She took two different sizes into the changing room and tried them both on．She looked at herself in the mirror，sat down and finally bent down(弯曲) to touch the floor．"I'll take the larger size，" she said to the shop assistant(店员)．'It's horrible(可怕的) sitting for hours in a bus if your pants are too tight，" she thought．"I'd prefer them big rather than beautiful．"
Oh! She'd forgotten to look at the price．My goodness! They were more than she had wanted to pay! Did she have enough money It was too late．The assistant was already ringing up the sum on the till(收银机)．Then Helen had a nice surprise．"Really So cheap Have you got the price right I thought they were $31 on the sale's ticket．"
"You're right，they were．But everything is half-price this week．We're getting the new stock(货) for the autumn next week．" "That was lucky!" said Helen，"I'll get a second pair．"
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
( ) 1．The passage tells us that Helen ________．
A．wanted to buy lots of different pants
B．had to buy some new pants
C．wanted to go shopping with Amanda，but couldn't
D．didn't know what kind of pants she wanted
( ) 2．How many shops did Helen go into
A．One． B．Two． C．Three． D．Four．
( ) 3．How many pairs of pants did Helen try on and buy finally
A．She tried on one and bought one．
B．She tried on one and bought two．
C．She tried on two and bought one．
D．She tried on two and bought two．
( ) 4．Why did Helen shop in the "Off your Butt" since the clothes in the shop were too expensive for her
A．Because the clothes there were very beautiful．
B．Because the clothes there were very expensive．
C．Because the clothes there were very cheap．
D．Because she could have a better choice．
( ) 5．At first Helen wanted to buy _______ pants，but at last she decided to buy _______ one．
A．thin，big
B．colored，lighter
C．tight，beautiful
D．strong，big
答案：
1．B 根据文章第二段内容可知，是从作者口中得知的，所以选 B。
2．D 根据短文可知，第 1 家：her favorite shop；第 2、3 家：two more shops：第 4 家：Off Your Butt，后面的故事都发生在这家商店。
3．D Helen 在试衣间试了两条裤子，决定买一条；决定买第二条是因为该店半价优惠销售。
4．D 根据短文中提到 Helen 在前三家店，没有找到合适的裤子，所以可以在第四家店进行更多的选择。
5．A 一开始，Helen 的想法是 some thin pants，在 “Off Your Butt”店里，Helen 挑的裤子质地 Strong but not heavy，同时后面的“I'd prefer them big than beautiful．”说明她改变了注意，买宽松的裤子，为了坐车方便。
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I admire the police because they have a hard job to do．When they leave home they don't know if they will return．Every time they get a call or they stop a car，they are very 1 because they never know what is going to happen．
I admire the volunteers at my school．They help the teacher to teach us how to read，write，and do math．They try to make it easier for us to understand what we are learning．When we make mistakes they don't look down on us．They are very patient with us．This means a lot．I am so glad that these people spend their time helping us．
I admire teachers who work with those people with learning problems．They must have a lot of patience and love their jobs very much．I know some days are bad and some days are good，but they keep on trying．Many hours are spent in the classroom．This is why I admire them．
I admire firemen．Every time there is a fire，they put their lives in danger．Firemen have to go into burning buildings to save people's lives．Sometimes they do not know if they will get out safely．Sometimes the smoke is so heavy that they can't see or breathe．Firemen are so strong．I really admire them．
阅读短文，完成下列任务。
任务一：在文章中空白处填上适当的词，使句意完整、正确。
1．____________________________________________________
任务二：从文中找出与下列句子意义相近的句子。
2．they have no idea whether they will come back．
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3．The smoke is too heavy for the firemen to see or breathe．
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4．They don't stop trying．
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任务三：将文中画线的句子译成汉语。
5．____________________________________________________
答案：
1．careful 根据下文的原因可以确定是“关心的，在意的”，即 careful。
2．They don't know if they will return．根据句意可以知道是“他们能否回来自己也不知道”，所以确定在第一段中“When they leave home they don't know if they will return．”答案是 They don't know if they will return．。
3．The smoke is so heavy that they can't sce or breathe．根据题意可知，“烟雾太重，他们不能看，也不能呼吸”，确定答案在最后一段中，即 The smoke is so heavy that they can't see or breathe．意思相近。
4．They keep on trying．根据题意可知，是“他们不停地试着解释”与文章中第三段对教师工作的一种解释与赞赏，所以可以用“They keep on trying．”来解释。
5．我很高兴这些人花时间来帮我们。根据第二段的内容容易确定该句的意思为“我很高兴这些人能帮助我们”。