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1、Unit2ActivereadingTheglasscastle1IneverbelievedinSantaClaus.2Noneofuskidsdid.MomandDadrefusedtoletus.Theycouldn’taffordexpensivepresents,andtheydidn’twantustothinkweweren’tasgoodasotherkidswho,onChristmasmorning,foundallsortsoffancytoysunderthetreethatwere
2、supposedlyleftbySantaClaus.Sotheytoldusallabouthowotherkidsweredeceivedbytheirparents,howthetoysthegrown-upsclaimedweremadebylittleelveswearingbellcapsintheirworkshopattheNorthPoleactuallyhadlabelsonthemsayingMADEINJAPAN.3“Trynottolookdownonthoseotherchild
3、ren,”Momsaid.“It’snottheirfaultthatthey’vebeenbrainwashedintobelievingsillymyths.”4WecelebratedChristmas,butusuallyaboutaweekafterDecember25,whenyoucouldfindperfectlygoodbowsandwrappingpaperthatpeoplehadthrownawayandChristmastreesdiscardedontheroadsidethat
4、stillhadmostoftheirneedlesandevensomesilvertinselhangingonthem.MomandDadwouldgiveusabagofmarblesoradolloraslingshotthathadbeenmarkedwaydowninanafter-Christmassale.5Dadlosthisjobatthegypsummineaftergettinginanargumentwiththeforeman,andwhenChristmascamethaty
5、ear,wehadnomoneyatall.OnChristmasEve,Dadtookeachofuskidsoutintothedesertnightonebyone.Ihadablanketwrappedaroundme,andwhenitwasmyturn,IofferedtoshareitwithDad,buthesaidnothanks.Thecoldneverbotheredhim.IwasfivethatyearandIsatnexttoDadandwelookedupatthesky.Da
6、dlovedtotalkaboutthestars.Heexplainedtoushowtheyrotatedthroughthenightskyastheearthturned.HetaughtustoidentifytheconstellationsandhowtonavigatebytheNorthStar.Thoseshiningstars,helikedtopointout,wereoneofthespecialtreatsforpeoplelikeuswholivedoutinthewilder
7、ness.Richcityfolks,he’dsay,livedinfancyapartments,buttheirairwassopollutedtheycouldn’tevenseethestars.We’dhavetobeoutofourmindstowanttotradeplaceswithanyofthem.6“Pickoutyourfavoritestar,”Dadsaidthatnight.HetoldmeIcouldhaveitforkeeps.HesaiditwasmyChristmasp
8、resent.“Youcan’tgivemeastar!”Isaid.“Nooneownsthestars.”“That’sright,”Dadsaid.“Nooneelseownsthem.Youjusthavetoclaimitbeforeanyoneelsedoes,likethatdagofellowColumbusclaimedAmericaforQueenIsabella.Claimingastara
