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Sarah came running in saying, "Look what l found. " Over the top of the paper I was reading I saw a long object that made me jump. It was a piece of snakeskin that had been shed (脱皮) by one of our garden snakes.
'Isn't it beautiful?" said my wide-eyed 7~year-old daughter. I stared at the organic wrapper and thought to myself that it really was not that beautiful, but I did not want to disappoint Sarah. Everything children see for the first time is elementary to their sense of beauty and creativity. They see only merit (忧点) and excellence in the world.
"Why does it do this?" Sarah asked. I like to teach my children that there is something else going on besides what they see in front of them. "Snakes shed their skin because they need to renew themselves," I explained.
"Why do they need to renew themselves?" Sarah asked. "We often need to shed our skins, those coatings that we cover ourselves with," I said to my now absorbed daughter. "We outgrow some things and find other stuff unnecessary. This snake no longer needs this skin. It is probably too old, and the snake probably doesn't think it looks as smart in the skin as it once did. Like buying a new suit. "
Of course, I'm sure this explanation won't suit naturalists. But Sarah got the point. As we talked, I knew that she began to understand that renewal is part of progress; that we need to take a good look at ourselves, and rooms and schoolwork and creativity, and she began to see what we need to keep and what need to cast off. I was careful to point out that this is a natural process, not one to be forced.
"Snakes don't peel off their skin when they feel like it," I explained. "lt happens as part of their growth. "
"I see, Dad. " said Sarah. She then jumped off my lap, grabbed the snakeskin, and ran off.
I hoped she would remember this. Often, in order to find our real selves underneath the layers of community and culture we are cloaked (掩饰) in year after year, we need to start examining these layers. We need to gently peel some away, as we recognize them to be worthless, unnecessary, or flawed (有缺陷的); or at best, remember the things we discard(丢掉)to teach us how we can improve.
1.When Sarah asked the author whether the snakeskin was beautiful,___________
A.he was shocked and jumped
B.he tried to understand her point of view
C.he thought that telling the truth was a merit
D.he decided to teach her something about the garden
2.How did Sarah feel about the author's explanation?
A.Confused. B.Boreci C.Satisfied. D.Excited.
3.Which of the following would the author agree with?
A.By reflecting on ourselves, we can better ourselves.
B.It is necessary to force others to remove some things.
C.The community and culture force us to change.
D.It is natural to keep some old clothes.
4.From the text, we can conclude that the author___________.
A.does not like nature much
B.takes the chilcl's feelings lightly
C.is both a logical and thoughtful person
D.loves to see his daughter excited about animals
5.Which of the following could be the best title for the article?
A.The things we should cast off B.A shed snakeskin in Sarah's eyes
C.A natural part of our growth D.Renewal for snakes and us
Sarah came running in saying, "Look what l found. " Over the top of the paper I was reading I saw a long object that made me jump. It was a piece of snakeskin that had been shed (脱皮) by one of our garden snakes.
'Isn't it beautiful?" said my wide-eyed 7~year-old daughter. I stared at the organic wrapper and thought to myself that it really was not that beautiful, but I did not want to disappoint Sarah. Everything children see for the first time is elementary to their sense of beauty and creativity. They see only merit (忧点) and excellence in the world.
"Why does it do this?" Sarah asked. I like to teach my children that there is something else going on besides what they see in front of them. "Snakes shed their skin because they need to renew themselves," I explained.
"Why do they need to renew themselves?" Sarah asked. "We often need to shed our skins, those coatings that we cover ourselves with," I said to my now absorbed daughter. "We outgrow some things and find other stuff unnecessary. This snake no longer needs this skin. It is probably too old, and the snake probably doesn't think it looks as smart in the skin as it once did. Like buying a new suit. "
Of course, I'm sure this explanation won't suit naturalists. But Sarah got the point. As we talked, I knew that she began to understand that renewal is part of progress; that we need to take a good look at ourselves, and rooms and schoolwork and creativity, and she began to see what we need to keep and what need to cast off. I was careful to point out that this is a natural process, not one to be forced.
"Snakes don't peel off their skin when they feel like it," I explained. "lt happens as part of their growth. "
"I see, Dad. " said Sarah. She then jumped off my lap, grabbed the snakeskin, and ran off.
I hoped she would remember this. Often, in order to find our real selves underneath the layers of community and culture we are cloaked (掩饰) in year after year, we need to start examining these layers. We need to gently peel some away, as we recognize them to be worthless, unnecessary, or flawed (有缺陷的); or at best, remember the things we discard(丢掉)to teach us how we can improve.
【小题1】When Sarah asked the author whether the snakeskin was beautiful,___________
A.he was shocked and jumped |
B.he tried to understand her point of view |
C.he thought that telling the truth was a merit |
D.he decided to teach her something about the garden |
A.Confused. | B.Boreci | C.Satisfied. | D.Excited. |
A.By reflecting on ourselves, we can better ourselves. |
B.It is necessary to force others to remove some things. |
C.The community and culture force us to change. |
D.It is natural to keep some old clothes. |
A.does not like nature much |
B.takes the chilcl's feelings lightly |
C.is both a logical and thoughtful person |
D.loves to see his daughter excited about animals |
A.The things we should cast off | B.A shed snakeskin in Sarah's eyes |
C.A natural part of our growth | D.Renewal for snakes and us |
用所给动词的适当形式填空。
l. Mr. Brown was disappointed to see the washing machine he had_____ (repair)went wrong again.
2. Children's being addicted to the Internet gets their parents _____ (worry).
3. Many feared that Columbus would fall off the edge of the earth,____ (believe) to be fiat.
4. _____ (take)his health into consideration, he has to be sent to hospital at once.
5. Mr. Smith, ____ ( tire ) of the ___ (bore) speech, started to read a novel.
6. The girl let out a _____ (frighten) voice at the sight of the snake.
7. His____ (frighten) voice scared the boys away.
8. The man is hard to ____ (deal with).
9.It is no use____ (argue) with him.
完形填空。 | ||||
Sarah came running in. "Look what l found." Over the top of the paper I was reading came a long object that caused me to 1 . It was a snake skin. "Isn't it 2 ?" said my wide-eyed seven-year-old. I stared at it thinking to myself that it really wasn't 3 beautiful, but I have learned never to appear uninterested 4 tired of children. " 5 does a snake shed its skin?" Sarah asked. I also try to seize every 6 to teach my children there is almost something beyond the obvious. "Snakes shed their skin because they 7 to renew themselves," I explained. As is so often the 8 in my family, the original subject leads to 9 and another, until we are discussing something quite 10 . "Why do they need to renew themselves?" Sarah asked. Robert replied humorously. "Because they don't like 11 they are and they want to be someone else." Sarah and I politely 12 her brother. "We often need to shed our skins," I said to my now 13 daughter. "This snake no longer needs this skin. Probably he doesn't think he looks as 14 in it as he once did. Like buying a new suit." Of course, I'm sure this explanation won't 15 naturalists (博物学家). But Sarah was understanding. As we 16 , I knew that she began to understand that renewal is part of 17 and see what we need to keep and what we need to 18 . I was careful to point out that this is a 19 process, not one to be forced. "Snakes don't peel off their skin when they feel like it," I explained. "It 20 as a natural result of their growth." "I see, Dad," said Sarah and jumped off my lap, grabbed the snake skin, and ran off. | ||||
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