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1、14.NoElephantsJillJonesgotanewjobinadifferentpartofthecity.Shehadtogotoworkeverydaybytrain.Therewasonlyoneotherpersoninthetrainwithher.Thiswasawell-dressedmanread inganewspaper.Suddenly,abouthalfwaythroughthejourney,themanbegantearinghisnewspaperintohundredsofsmallpieces.T
2、henhepickedthemup,openedthewindowandthrewthemallout.Thisdone,hesatdown,closedhiseyes,andsleptfortherestofthejourney.Thenextday,JillJonesgotintothesametrain.Thesamewell-dressedmanwasthere,readinganewspaper.Asbefore,abouthalfwaythroughthejourney,themanbegantearinghisnewspape
3、rintohundredsofsmallpieces.Thenhepickedthepiecesup,openedthewindowandthrewthemallout.Thisdone,hesatdown,closedhiseyes,andsleptfortherestofthejourney.Thishappenedeverydayforaweek.Atlast,onFriday,JillJonesspoketotheman."Excuseme,sir,"shesaid,"Idon'twanttoberude,butImustaskyo
4、uaquestion.Whenwearehalfwaythroughourjourney,youtearyournewspaperintohundredsofpiecesandthenthrowthemalloutofthewindow.Pleasetellme,sir.Whydoyoudothis?"Thewell-dressedmansmiled."There'sasimplereason,"hesaid."Iliketosleepforpartofthejourney,butIcannotsleepifthetrainisfullof
5、elephants.SoIthrowthepiecesofpaperouttotheelephants.Itstopsthemfromcomingintothetrain.""Buttherearen'tanyelephantsinthetrain,"JillJonessaid."Iknow,"themansaid."Itworkswell,doesn'tit?"NewWordsandExpressionsdifferent不同的train火车well-dressed穿着入时的halfway半路的tear撕碎rude无理的simple简单的
6、reason理由EXERCISEI1.Choosethebestanswera,b,cord,tothesequestionsaboutthestory..在a，b，c，d中选出一个最适合本故事的答案。A.WhowasinthetrainwithJillJones?(a)anoldwoman(b)threechildren(c)awell-dressedman(d)awell-dressedwomanB.Whatdidtheotherpersoninthetraindo?(a)wenttosleep(b)toreanewspaperinto
7、smallpieces(c)talkedtoJillJones(d)readanewspapC.Whydidthepersoninthetraindothis?(a)Hewasplayingagame.(b)Hewantedtogetridofelephants.(c)Hewasangry.(d)Hecouldn'tsleep.D.Whatisthepointofthisstory?(a)Themanwascrazy.(b)Therearenoelephantsintrains.(c)Peopleshouldn'ttearupnewspap
8、ers.(d)Themanwasstoppingtheelephantsfromcomingin.2.Circlethefollowingthingsyouwouldprobab
