7下英语读本 Chapter 16

What a wonderful world

I see trees of green, red roses, too I see them bloom for me and you And I think to myself What a wonderful world

I see skies of blue and clouds of white The bright blessed day The dark sacred night And I think to myself What a wonderful world

The colours of the rainbow So pretty in the sky

Are also on the faces of people going by I see friends shaking hands Saying “How do you do?”

They’re really saying “I love you.”

I hear babies cry I watch them grow

They’ll learn much more Than I’ll never know And I think to myself What a wonderful world

Yes, I think to myself What a wonderful world

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Pets in the White House

Many presidents in American history like pets.

President Barack Obama has a dog named Bo. He is a Portuguese Water Dog. When he arrived at the White House, he was only six months old.

President George W. Bush has two pet dogs. One is named Barney and the other Miss Beazley. Bush once

had another pet dog named Spot. However, Spot died in 2004 at the age of 15. The Bush family also had a cat named India. Bush named her after a baseball player. The cat died at home at the White House at the age of 18.

Past presidents brought many interesting animals to the White House. The wife of John Quincy Adams, the sixth president, kept silkworms as her pets. Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president, kept a herd of sheep in the White House. Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president, even had raccoons!

Some USA presidents received unusual pets as presents. James Buchanan, the 15th president, received some elephants, and Martin Van. Buren, the eighth president, received two little tigers. Buren had to send the tigers to the zoo later.

Now, people can see the pictures of some presidents, pets in the Presidential Pet Museum. The museum is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from September to November. From November to March, it opens from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

Reading Comprehension I. Read quickly for the topic.

This passage mainly tells us stories about ________.

A. American Presidents’ pets B. George W. Bush’s pet dogs C. the Presidential Pet Museum

II. Read quickly for the information you want.

( )1. The Portuguese Water Dog named Bo belongs to________.

A. Obama B. Bush C. Adams D. Coolidge ( )2. What pets did President Bush have in the White House?

A. Two pet dogs. B. A pet cat. C. Three pet dogs. D. Three dogs and a cat.

III. Read carefully for more information.

( )1. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. George W. Bush’s pet cat got its name after a baseball player.

B. John Quincy Adams kept silkworms as his pets in the White House. C. Ifs amazing that Calvin Coolidge kept raccoons as pets. D. James Buchanan once got some unusual pet elephants.

( )2. What does the underlined word “received” mean in Chinese?

A.喂养 B.喜爱 C.收到 D.惊讶

Reading-Writing Connection

IV. Read again and prepare for writing.

Fill in the blanks with the information from the passage. Owner Wife of John Quincy Adams Martin Van Buren (2) ______ Woodrow Wilson Pets that were kept or received some silkworms two little (1)______ some elephants a herd of sheep Calvin Coolidge George W. Bush Barack Obama

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some (3) ______ a cat and three dogs a (4) ______ Pet Story

My grandma suffered from the heart disease. She had to take medicine every day. She had a cat named Dorabella and she loved her very much. She gave her milk, biscuits and fish.

One day, my grandma had a sudden attack. She was too weak to reach the medicine on a shelf above her bed. Her only friend, Dorabella, jumped up and knocked the bottle with the medicine off the shelf to her life-long friend. After taking the medicine, my grandma felt a little better but still could not get up and call for help.

The cat ran outside to the nearby house of my grandma’s doctor. The surprised doctor knew Dorabella. He telephoned my grandma but no one answered. He then hurried to my grandma’s house and found his patient lying on the bed and waiting for help. The doctor called for an ambulance at once.

Dorabella saved my grandma’s life. This is a story about the repayment of kindness with kindness.

Reading Comprehension I. Read quickly for the topic.

This passage mainly tells us stories about_______.

A. a doctor B. an old woman C.a cat

II. Read quickly for the information you want. ( )1. What’s wrong with the writer’s grandma?

A. She had the heart disease. B. She had a bad toothache. C. Her back hurt very much. D. Her legs hurt very much. ( )2. Who helped the writer’s grandma get the medicine?

A. Herself. B. Her cat. C. Her doctor. D. The writer.

III. Read carefully for more information.

( )1. Why did the doctor telephone the writer’s grandma after he saw Dorabella?

A. He asked her to take Dorabella home.

B. He wanted to make sure if it was Dorabella.

C. He felt strange and thought there might be something wrong with her. D. He wanted to tell her on the phone how to help herself ( )2. How did Dorabella save the writer’s grandma?

A. She brought milk and cakes.

B. She ran around grandma and kept miaowing.

C. She knocked down the medicine bottle and ran to the doctor to ask for help. D. She brought medicine from the doctor’s home.

Reading-Writing Connection

IV. Read again and prepare for writing.

Write numbers 1-6 to show the correct order.

( )The doctor felt surprised and called my grandma, but no one answered. ( )Dorabella ran to the doctor’s home.

( )My grandma kept a clever pet cat named Dorabella.

( )Dorabella jumped up and knocked down the bottle for my grandma.

( )My grandma was too weak to get her medicine for her heart disease one day. ( )The doctor quickly went to my grandma’s home and saved her life.

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The Story of Hare and Tortoise

There once was a Hare and a Tortoise. Hare boasted about how fast he could run.

Tortoise was tired of Hare’s boasting. So he challenged Hare to a race. All the animals in the forest came to watch. No one thought Tortoise could win the race.

The race started. Hare ran down the road for a while and then stopped. He looked back at Tortoise and cried out, “How can you win this race when you are walking so slowly? Run faster! Hurry Up!”

Hare thought, “This is easy. I can run faster than Tortoise. There is plenty of time for a rest.” So he sat down by the side of the road and fell asleep in the sun.

Tortoise walked and walked. He walked past Hare and never stopped until he came to the finishing line.

The animals cheered so loudly for Tortoise that they woke up Hare. “Hurry Up!” they shouted.

Hare woke up. He began to run again, but it was too late. Tortoise was already over the line. Tortoise was the winner!

After that, Hare always told himself, “You must not boast about your speed, for the slow and steady Tortoise won the race!”

Reading Comprehension I. Read quickly for the topic.

This passage is mainly about ______ between Hare and Tortoise.

A. a fight B. a race C. a quarrel (争吵) II. Read quickly for the information you want. ( )1. Who thought Tortoise could win?

A. Hare. B. Hare and Tortoise. C. No one. D. Everyone. ( )2. When Hare woke up, he_________.

A. went back to sleep again B. began to run again C. laughed at Tortoise D. went home

III. Read carefully for more information. Answer the following questions. 1. How did Tortoise win the race?

_________________________________________________________________________ 2. What’s the moral of this fable?

_________________________________________________________________________

Reading-Writing Connection

IV. Read again and prepare for writing.

Fill in the blanks with the information from the passage. Before the race Hare boasted he could run quickly Tortoise was tired of Hare’s (1)______ During the race •ran for some time and stopped to look back at (2)______ •walked and walked, and didn’t (5)______ •thought he could win easily •walked to the (6) ______ and won •fell (3) ______by the road side •(4) ______ and ran again, but it was too late learned a lesson from the race After the race