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Chapter2诵读AtalkbetweenGodandBaby上帝和婴儿之间的对话AchildasksGod,“Theytellmeyouaregoingtosendmetoearthtomorrow,buthowamIgoingtolivetherebeingsosmallandhelpless?”Godreplies,“Amongthemanyangels,Ihavechosenoneforyou.Shewilltakecareofyou.”一个小孩问上帝:“他们告诉我明天你就会把我送到地球，但是我这么弱小和无助，我在那里怎么生活呢?”上帝说，“在所有的天使之中，我已经选中了一个给你。”她会照顾你的。”“And,saysthechild,howamIgoingtobeabletounderstandwhenpeopletalktome,ifIdonotknowthelanguagethatmenuse?”“Thatiseasy,”saysGod.“Yourangelwilltellyouthemostbeautifulandsweetwordsyouwilleverhear,andwithmuchpatienceandcare,yourangelwillteachyouhowtospeak.”“还有，”孩子又问，“如果我不懂他们的语言，当人们跟我说话的时候，我怎么听得懂呢?”“这很容易，”上帝说。“你的天使会对你说最最美丽、最最动听的话语，而这些都是你从未听过的。她会不厌而烦地教你说话。”ThechildlooksupatGod,saying,“AndwhatamIgoingtodowhenIwanttotalktoyou?”Godsmilesatthechild,saying,“Yourangelwillplaceyourhandstogetherandwillteachyouhowtopray.”小孩抬头看着上帝说:“当我想和你说话的时候，我该怎么做呢?”上帝微笑着对小孩说:“你的天使会将你的双手合拢，教你如何祈祷。”Thechildsays,“Ihaveheardonearththerearebadmen.Whowillprotectme?”Godputshisarmaroundthechild,saying,“Yourangelwilldefendyou—evenifitmeansriskingherlife.”孩子说:“我听说地球上有坏人。谁来保护我?上帝把手放在小孩身上，说:“你的天使会保护你，即使冒着生命危险。”Thechild,inahurry,askssoftly,“Oh,God,Iamabouttoleavenow,andpleasetellmemyangel’sname!”Godreplies,“Yourangel’snameisofnoimportance—youwillsimplycallherMommy!”小孩有点着急，轻声地问:“哦，上帝，我现在就要离开了，请告诉我我的天使叫什么名字!”上帝回答说:“你的天使的名字并不重要，你可以简单地叫她——妈妈!”阅读1Warm-upMatchthewordsontheleftwiththeirmeaningsontheright.1.empty__________A.towanttoknowaboutsomething2.curious__________B.tothinksomethingistrueorcorrect3.believe__________C.withnothingornobodyin4.wonder__________D.interestedinlearningaboutotherthingsorpeopleTheGreenHouse绿色的房子Oneday,Kateandherfriendsseesomepainterscomingtotheemptyhouseacrossthestreet.Theybegintopaintthehousegreen.Kateandherfriendsarecuriousbecauseallthehousesonthisstreetarepaintedwhite.一天，凯特和她的朋友们看到一些画家来到街对面的空房子。他们开始把房子漆成绿色。凯特和她的朋友们很好奇，因为这条街上所有的房子都漆成了白色。“Ican'tbelievethehousewillbegreen,”saysKate.“我不敢相信房子会是绿色的，”凯特说。“Whowouldwantagreenhouse?”saysAmy.“谁会想要一个绿色的房子?””艾米说。“Maybetheownerwillopenapaintshophere,”saysKate.“也许店主会在这里开一家油漆店，”凯特说。“No,”Mikesays.“TheownersmustbenamedMr.andMrs.Green.”“不,”迈克说。“主人必须叫格林先生和格林太太。”Thenoneday,Kateseesacardriveuptothehouseandamanandawomangetout.Theywalkintothehouse.然后有一天，凯特看到一辆车开到房子旁边，一男一女下了车。他们走进房子。Katecan'twait.Sherunsacrossthestreettothegreenhouseandknocksonthedoor.Awomanopensthedoorandsmiles.凯特等不及了。她穿过街道跑到绿色的房子，敲了敲门。一个女人打开门微笑。“Hi,”Katesays,“Iliveacrossthestreet.MyfriendsandIarewonderingwhyyoupaintedyourhousegreen.”“你好，”凯特说，“我住在街对面。我和我的朋友都想知道你为什么把房子漆成绿色。”Thewomanlaughs.“Greenisourfavouritecolour,”shesays.“Weandflowers.WeownabusinesscalledtheGreenhouse.”女人笑着说。“绿色是我们最喜欢的颜色，”她说。“我们和鲜花。我们拥有一家名为“温室”的公司。”ReadingComprehensionI.Readquicklyforthetopic.(B)Thisstorymainlytellsaboutwhythenewneighbours______.A.movetothisstreetB.paintthehousegreenC.buyagreenhouseII.Readquicklyfortheinformationyouwant.(C)1.Kateandherfriendsarecuriousaboutthegreenhousebecause_______.A.noonelikesgreenhousesB.itwillbeapaintshopC.alltheotherhousesarewhiteD.itisforgrowingplants(D)2.Whomakesarightguessaboutthereasonwhythehouseispaintedgreen?A.Kate.B.Mike.C.Amy.D.Noone.III.Readcarefullyformoreinformation.WriteaTifthesentenceistrue.WriteanFifitisfalse.(F)1.Theownerspaintthehousebythemselves.(F)2.Kateisthewoman'sneighbour,sosheknowsthehousewillbepaintedgreen.(T)3.Theownersofthehouselikegreenbest.(F)4.Katemeetsthewomaninthehouseonthesamedayastheyseethepainters.Reading-WritingConnectionIV.Readagainandprepareforwriting.Putthesentencesintotherightboxes.A.Theowners9favouritecolourisgreen.BKateseesamanandawomangetoutacarandwalkintothehouse.C.Itwillbeapaintshop.D.Katerunsacrossthestreettothehouseandknocksonthedoor.E.TheownersmustbenamedMr.andMrs.Green.F.Whyisthehousepaintedgreen?G.TheownersownabusinesscalledtheGreenhouse.HKateasksthewomanwhytheypaintedtheirhousegreen.1.{CE}2.{BDH}3.{AG}阅读2Warm-upMatchthewordsontheleftwiththeirmeaningsontheright.1.famousA.aplacewherethefirecanbemade2.fireplaceB.somethingthatmakesone'svoicebecomelouder3.valueC.knownbymanypeople4.speakerD.theworthandusefiilnessofsomethingBillGates'House比尔·盖茨的房子BillGateshasanicehouseonahillbyLakeWashington.Insidethehouse,therearesevenbedrooms,twenty-fourbathrooms,sixkitchensandsixfireplaces.Itevenhasatheatre,alibrary,anexerciseroomandaswimmingpool.Youcansaythehouseisverybig;however,itdoesn'tlooksobigfromoutside,becausealargepartofitisinthehill.比尔·盖茨在华盛顿湖边的小山上有一所漂亮的房子。房子里有七间卧室，二十四个浴室，六个厨房和六个壁炉。它甚至有一个剧院，一个图书馆，一个健身房和一个游泳池。你可以说房子很大;然而，从外面看它并没有那么大，因为它的大部分都在山上。Question___F___Guesses(1)_______Findingtheanswer(2)_______Answer(3)_______Thehouseisfamousformanyreasons.Onereasonisitslargesize,andanotherisitsamazingelectronicsystems.Beforeavisitorgoesintothehouse,he/shegetsachipatthegate.Thechipsendsmformationaboutthevisitortotheelectronicsystemsinthehouse.Whenthevisitorgoesintothehouse,lightsturnonautomatically.Whenthevisitorgoesintoaroom,thetemperaturewillchangetomakethevisitorcomfortable.Whenthevisitorgoesfromoneroomtoanother,he/shecanhearmusicallthewaybecausetherearemanyspeakersunderthewallpaper.这所房子出名有很多原因。一