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43The Cycleof Life
一、请根据两个提示句进行故事续写,词左右150Spring came late to my home this year.It usuallybegins inmid-March,but thisyear itdid notcome until Mayfourth.Early Marchfifteen yearsago,T broughthome asouvenir,a cowskull,and hungit overthe doorto thegarage asasimple decoration,but within a week,two sparrowsmoved in and builta nest inacouple ofdays.Ever sincethen wehavemeasured the arrival of spring by when a new family of sparrows moves into the skull.Sparrows neverre-use anold nest,so everyyear Icarefully removethe oldmaterials.Right fromthe firstyear,Inoticed that the nest was composed mostly of dog hair from our Labrador,Layla,whose hair is an ideal materialfbr abirdsnest.For fifteen years,our baby birds came into the world on a bed of our dogs hair.(露台)Layla wouldalways stationherself on the patioas themonitor andguardian of the sparrowfamilies.At theslightestactivity,she wouldcharge into the house to alert us.The besttimes werewatching thebabybirdsbeing pushedout of thenest to fly for the first time.That usuallybrought a dog dance of joy.Then oneday a little fellowfailed andcrashedhard.Layla slowlywalked overto thetiny birdand sniffedit.When itdid notmove,she proddedit with her noseand turned to me as if to say,Do somethingI have rarely felt so helpless,but at the sametime,I feltimmensely proud ofmy dogs empathy fbranother living creature.The birdsbecame animportant part of Laylaslife,and someinner clockalways alertedher to their annualreturn.When theywere inresidence,she watchedthem dayand night.And whenthey lefteach year,the removalof theold nestbecame a ritual for both of us.She wouldbury her nose init,taking in their scent,sensing thata partof her had kept themsafe and warm.Over theyears,Layla mothered and guardedat least100sparrows andthought ofeach of them asher ownpups.To oursorrow,Layla becamevery sickand wentto heavenlast December.That day,the newly-arrived puppyrushed into the houseto alertus that something washappening.
二、原版品读The Cycleof LifeSpringcamelatetomyhomethisyear.It usuallybegins inmid-March,but thisyear itdid notcome untilMay fourth.But then,I have a differentway ofmeasuring itsarrival.Years agowhile drivingthrough NewMexico,my wifeand Iweretaken by the localtradition ofcow skullsas decoration.They area ubiquitousartifact of the Southwest.We returnedhomewith oneof ourown.We hungit overthe doorto thegarage asa simpledecoration,but withina week,two ambitioussparrows hadmovedin andbegan tobuild anest.The largeeye socketsmade aperfect picturewindow for them witha viewof ourentire backyard,and theroof overhangprotected themfrom catsand squirrels.That wasin earlyMarch,fifteen yearsago,and eversincethen wehave measuredthearrivalofspringbywhena newfamilyofsparrowsmovesinto the skull.They areindustrious littlecritters thatbuild a new nestinacouple ofdays.The malecollects materials,and thefemaleexpertly weavesthem intoa comfortablehome.With atwo-week gestationand anothercouple ofweeks forbirthand flightlessons,the familywill begone fiveor sixweeks afterstarting construction.Sparrows builda new nest everyyear andwill notre-use anold one,so everyyear Icarefully removethe oldmaterials.Right fromthe firstyear,I noticedthat thenestwascomposedmostlyofdoghairfrom ourLabrador,Layla.Labradors shedlike asnowstorm,and theirhairissoft andpliable,anidealmaterial fora birdsnest.For fifteenyears,ourbaby birdscameintotheworldonabedofourdogshair.Layla wouldalways stationherself on the patioas themonitor andguardian of the sparrowfamilies.At theslightestactivity,she wouldcharge intothe houseto alertus.The besttimes werewatching thechicks beingpushed outof thenestto fly forthe firsttime.They wouldplummet like a rock,frantically flappingtheir littlewings,and thenat thelast secondpull up outof the crash dive tofly back home.That usuallybrought adog dance of joy.Only oncedo Irecall alittle fellownot pullingup intime andcrashing hard.Layla slowlywalked overtothetiny bird,and sniffedit.When itdid notmove,she proddedit withhernose andturned tome asiftosay,“Do something!haverarely feltsohelpless,but atthe sametime,I feltimmensely proudof my dogsempathyfor anotherliving creature.The birdsbecame animportant partof Laylaslife,and someinner clockalways alertedher totheir annualreturn.When theywere inresidence,she watchedthem dayand night.And whenthey lefteach year,the removaloftheold nestbecamea ritualfor bothof us.She wouldbury hernose init,making sureeveryone wasgone whiletaking in theirscent,sensing thata partof herhad keptthem safe and warm.Over theyears,I estimatethat Laylamotheredandguardedat least100sparrows andthought ofeach ofthem asher ownpups.We lostLayla afew monthsback,and maybethat iswhy springdid notcome inMarch.But wehaveanew puppynowwho istrying tofill somevery largepaws.On Mayfourth,she rushed intothe houseto alertus thatsomething washappening.Outside,she hadtaken upher stationonthe same spotwhere Laylahad kepther vigilfor somany years,andthe threeof uswatched two sparrows buildanewnestin theskull.Witnessing newlife beingborn inthe remnantsof anold oneis aprofoundly thought-provoking experience,especially whenI realizethat forfifteenyearsI havebeen giftedbythecycle oflife playingout in my ownback yard.And sincethe newdog automaticallytook upthe stationofthelast,I chooseto believeit isnot acoincidence.Since alldogsgo to heaven,I amsure Laylasent this puppy to keep watch over her birds.(加粗的单词为熟记单词,其它认识即可)L Wordsfor understanding单词音标词性释义单词音标词性释义颅骨;头(盖)骨;.俯冲skull[skA1]n dive[dal v]n无处不在的;回忆起;回想起ubiquitous[jubi kwi adjrecall[riko:1v.tos]手工艺品闻artifact[a:ti faekt]n sniff[sni f]V.估量,判定戳;measure[me3or]vt prod[pro d]V(电源)插座;窝;socket[SDkl t]n empathy[empoGi]n.移情;同情;共鸣;同感极大地industrious adj勤劳的immensely[imensli]adv[i ndA strios]生物居住;住所critter[kri tor]n.residence[rezi dons]n编织仪式;礼节weave[wi v]vt ritual[ri tjusl]n妊娠(期);埋藏;覆盖gestation nbury[beri]vt[dj estei fn]去除;去掉气味;香味remove[rimu v]vt.scent[sent]n组成;作曲,感觉到;意识到compose[kom pouz]V sense[sens]vt摆脱;使落下估计;估算;shed Ued]vt estimate[estl melt]vt易弯曲的;像母亲般地照顾pliable[plai obi]adj mother[mA dor]vt派驻;使驻扎保卫;看守station[stei fn]vt.guard[ga d]Vt.露台,平台冲;迅速移动patio[paetiau]n rush[rAf]V.守护者值夜guardian[ga disn]n vigil[vi d3i1]n向…方向冲去残余物charge[tf ad3]vi remnant[remnont]n使警惕极大地;深刻地;alert[o13:t]Vt profoundly[pro faundli]advplummet[plA mlt]vi暴跌;速降thought-provokin[100:t provouki adj发人深省的g]g疯狂地;白送;白给frantically[Traenti kli]adv gift[gi ft]vt.振(翅);自动地;机械地flap vtautomaticallyadv[,□b msetIkli]碰撞;相撞巧合n ncrash[kraef]coincidence[kouI nsido ns]短语释义短语释义站岗监督;照顾take upone*s stationwatch overIII.Read toappreciate:Fill inthe blanksaccording toChinese translations慢慢地走向小麻雀,在它身上嗅了嗅
1.LaylaLayla slowlywalked overtothetiny birdand it.Action当小麻雀没有动弹的时候,用鼻子在它身上戳了戳,转过头,好像在说,“做点事吧!”
2.LaylaWhen itdid notmove,she itwithhernoseandturnedtomeasif,Dosomething!”Action.小狗总会把鼻子埋进麻雀的窝里,确保每只麻雀都离开了同时,它会把每只麻雀的气味记下来,确3Layla保它能让麻雀们安全和温暖She wouldbury hernose init,everyone wasgone taking intheir scent,sensingthat a partof herhad keptthem safeandwarm.Action那通常会让小狗高兴得手舞足蹈
4.That usuallybrought adog.Emotion我很少感到如此无助,但与此同时,我为我家狗狗感到极其自豪,因为它对另一个生命的同情
5.Ihaverarelyfeltso,but atthesametime,I feltproudofmydogsempathy foranotherlivingcreature.EmotionIV.Language inuse1Application ofthe keywords:Fill inthe blanksaccording tothe Chinesesentences我继续比照医生办公室里的图表来判断他病情的发展
1.I continuedtohis progressagainst thecharts inthe doctorsoffice.她灵巧地把花编成了一个花环
2.She deftlytheflowers intoa garland.这些人来清除后院的垃圾
3.The mencame tothe rubbishthe backyard.法律制度是由人组成的,而人是会犯错误的
4.The legalsystempeople,and peoplemake mistakes..他冲进我的房间,要求知道发生了什么事5He cameintomy roomand demandedto knowwhat wasgoing on.他想提醒人们小心该团体的活动
6.He wantedto peopletotheactivities ofthe group.货车失控撞上了一辆公共汽车的尾部
7.A truckwent outof controland intothe backof abus..狗把骨头埋在花园里8The dogits boneinthegarden.我猜他感觉到我有些紧张
9.I guesshe thatI wasalittlenervous.狗守护着主人的行李
10.The dogits ownefsluggage.这棵树估计至少有年了
11.700The treeto beat least700years old.2Imitation ofthe scenes
1.The besttimes werewatching thechicks beingpushed outofthenest toflyforthefirsttime.They wouldplummet likearock,frantically flappingtheir littlewings,and thenatthelast secondpullupoutofthecrashdivetoflybackhome.Thatusually broughtadogdanceof joy.模仿儿子蹒跚学步的样子
2.And whenthey lefteach year,the removaloftheold nestbecamea ritualforbothofus.She wouldbury hernose init,making sureeveryone wasgone whiletakingintheirscent,sensing thatapartofherhad keptthemsafeandwarm.模仿每天早上班主任进教室的场景Key:
一、读后续写To oursorrow,Layla becamevery sickand wentto heavenlast December.Gone withher wasour happyhours intheback yard.Memories ofworking withLayle flashedin mymind whenit wastime toempty thenest.Tears welledup inmyeyes whenI reachedfor Leylassoft hair.The dayswithout Laylaseemed likea yearand Iwas longingforthearrivalof springmore thanever.But bothspring andthe sparrowsseemed toforget usuntilMayfourth,a weekafter wehad anewfamily member,anew puppy.That day,the newly-arrived puppyrushedintothehousetoalertusthatsomethingwashappening.Following heroutside,we weretouched bythe sight.In theskull weretwosparrowsbuilding anewnestwith hairfromour newpuppy,守护and seatedonthesame spotwhere Laylahadkepther routinevigil wasournewpuppy,who automaticallytook upthestation.Seeing thecycle oflife playingout againinmyback yardafter along wait,I chooseto believeit isnot acoincidence.Layla wenttoheavenand sentthispuppytokeepwatchoverherbirds.Spring finallyreached us!180
二、原作品读wordsII.Lsniffed
2.prodded
3.making sure,while
4.danceofjoy
5.hopeless,immenselyIII.
1.measure
2.wove
3.remove,from
4.is composedof
5.charging
6.alert
7.crashed
8.buried
9.sensed lO.is guarding
11.is estimated
1.The besttimes werewatching myboy troddlingwould waddlelikeapenguin,sticking outher twoarms tokeep hisbalance,and thenatthenext secondseem tobe fallingonto theground butregained hisbalance atlast.That usuallybroughtme danceofjoy.
2.And everymorning,the morningstudy becamearitualfor ourheadteacher.He wouldglance overthe wholeclass,making sureeveryone wasthere whilestepping backand forthintheclassroom,guaranteeing thateveryone wasabsorbedin his/her study.。