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1、英语阅读（十一）AWhenLaurareachedschool-goingagethediscussionsaboutmovingbecamemoreurgent(紧迫的).Herfatherdidnotwantthechildrentogotoschoolwiththevillagechildrenandforoncehermotheragreedwithhim.Notbecause,ashesaid,theyoughttohaveabettereducationthantheycouldgetatLark
2、Rise;butbecauseshefearedtheywouldteartheirclothesandcatchcoldandgetdirtyheadsgoingamileandahalftoandfromtheschoolinthevillage.SoemptycottagesinthemarkettownwereexaminedandoftenitseemedthatthenextweekorthenextmonththeywouldbeleavingLarkRiseforever;butagainea
3、chtimesomethingwouldhapeentopreventtheremoval,andgraduallyanewideacameup.Togaintime,theirfatherwouldteachthetwoeldestchildrentoreadandwrite,sothat,ifaskedbytheSchoolAttendanceOffice,theirmothercouldsaytheywereleavingthesmallvillageshortly,andinthemeantime,w
4、erebeingtaughtathome.SotheirfatherbroughthometwocopiesofMavor’sFirstReaderandtaughtthemthealphabet;butjustasLaurawas beginningonwordsofonesyllable(音节),hewassentawaytoworkonadistantjob,onlycominghomeatweekends.Laura,leftatthec-a-ts-i-t-sonthem-a-t’sstage,the
5、nhadtocarryherbookroundafterhermotherasshewentaboutherhousework,asking,“Please,Mother,whatdoesh-o-u-s-espell?”or“W-a-l-k,Mother,whatisthat?”Oftenwhenhermotherwastoobusyortootiredtoattendtoher,shewouldsitandfixhereyesonapagethatmightaswellhavebeenprintedinHe
6、brew(希伯来语)forallshecouldmakeofit,frowning(锁眉)andstudyingtheprintasthoughshewouldmakeoutthemeaningbyforceofconcentration(专注).Afterweeksofthis,therecameadaywhen,quitesuddenly,asitseemedtoher,theprintedcharacterstookonameaning.Therewerestillmanywords,eveninthe
7、firstpageofthatsimplebook,shecouldnotunderstand;butshecouldjumpthoseandyetmakesenseofthewhole.“I’mreading!”shecriedaloud.“Oh,Mother!Oh,Edmund!I’mreading!”1.Laura’sfatherdidn’twanthischildrentogotoschoolatLarkRisebecause______.A.itwastoofarawayB.theycouldn’t
8、learnenoughC.theirhairwouldbecomedirtyD.theywouldruintheirclothes2.Thechildren’sfatherdecidedtoteachthemtoreadandwritesothatthey_______.A.hadanexcusenottohavetomoveB.hadareasonfornotattendingschoolC.co
