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1、Unit2ActivereadingTheglasscastle1IneverbelievedinSantaClaus.2Noneofuskidsdid.MomandDadrefusedtoletus.Theycouldn’taffordexpensivepresents,andtheydidn’twantustothinkweweren’tasgoodasotherkidswho,onChristmasmorning,foundallsortsoffancytoysunderthetreethatweresupposedlyleft
2、bySantaClaus.Sotheytoldusallabouthowotherkidsweredeceivedbytheirparents,howthetoysthegrown-upsclaimedweremadebylittleelveswearingbellcapsintheirworkshopattheNorthPoleactuallyhadlabelsonthemsayingMADEINJAPAN.3“Trynottolookdownonthoseotherchildren,”Momsaid.“It’snottheirfa
3、ultthatthey’vebeenbrainwashedintobelievingsillymyths.”4WecelebratedChristmas,butusuallyaboutaweekafterDecember25,whenyoucouldfindperfectlygoodbowsandwrappingpaperthatpeoplehadthrownawayandChristmastreesdiscardedontheroadsidethatstillhadmostoftheirneedlesandevensomesilve
4、rtinselhangingonthem.MomandDadwouldgiveusabagofmarblesoradolloraslingshotthathadbeenmarkedwaydowninanafter-Christmassale.5Dadlosthisjobatthegypsummineaftergettinginanargumentwiththeforeman,andwhenChristmascamethatyear,wehadnomoneyatall.OnChristmasEve,Dadtookeachofuskids
5、outintothedesertnightonebyone.Ihadablanketwrappedaroundme,andwhenitwasmyturn,IofferedtoshareitwithDad,buthesaidnothanks.Thecoldneverbotheredhim.IwasfivethatyearandIsatnexttoDadandwelookedupatthesky.Dadlovedtotalkaboutthestars.Heexplainedtoushowtheyrotatedthroughthenight
6、skyastheearthturned.HetaughtustoidentifytheconstellationsandhowtonavigatebytheNorthStar.Thoseshiningstars,helikedtopointout,wereoneofthespecialtreatsforpeoplelikeuswholivedoutinthewilderness.Richcityfolks,he’dsay,livedinfancyapartments,buttheirairwassopollutedtheycouldn
7、’tevenseethestars.We’dhavetobeoutofourmindstowanttotradeplaceswithanyofthem.6“Pickoutyourfavoritestar,”Dadsaidthatnight.HetoldmeIcouldhaveitforkeeps.HesaiditwasmyChristmaspresent.“Youcan’tgivemeastar!”Isaid.“Nooneownsthestars.”“That’sright,”Dadsaid.“Nooneelseownsthem.Yo
8、ujusthavetoclaimitbeforeanyoneelsedoes,likethatdagofellowColumbusclaimedAmericaforQueenIsabella.Claimingastara
