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1、英语阅读（十一）AWhenLaurareachedschool-goingagethediscussionsaboutmovingbecamemoreurgent(紧迫的).Herfatherdidnotwantthechildrentogotoschoolwiththevillagechildrenandforoncehermotheragreedwithhim.Notbecause,ashesaid,theyoughttohaveabettereducationthantheycouldgeta
2、tLarkRise;butbecauseshefearedtheywouldteartheirclothesandcatchcoldandgetdirtyheadsgoingamileandahalftoandfromtheschoolinthevillage.SoemptycottagesinthemarkettownwereexaminedandoftenitseemedthatthenextweekorthenextmonththeywouldbeleavingLarkRiseforever;
3、butagaineachtimesomethingwouldhapeentopreventtheremoval,andgraduallyanewideacameup.Togaintime,theirfatherwouldteachthetwoeldestchildrentoreadandwrite,sothat,ifaskedbytheSchoolAttendanceOffice,theirmothercouldsaytheywereleavingthesmallvillageshortly,and
4、inthemeantime,werebeingtaughtathome.SotheirfatherbroughthometwocopiesofMavor’sFirstReaderandtaughtthemthealphabet;butjustasLaurawas beginningonwordsofonesyllable(音节),hewassentawaytoworkonadistantjob,onlycominghomeatweekends.Laura,leftatthec-a-ts-i-t-so
5、nthem-a-t’sstage,thenhadtocarryherbookroundafterhermotherasshewentaboutherhousework,asking,“Please,Mother,whatdoesh-o-u-s-espell?”or“W-a-l-k,Mother,whatisthat?”Oftenwhenhermotherwastoobusyortootiredtoattendtoher,shewouldsitandfixhereyesonapagethatmight
6、aswellhavebeenprintedinHebrew(希伯来语)forallshecouldmakeofit,frowning(锁眉)andstudyingtheprintasthoughshewouldmakeoutthemeaningbyforceofconcentration(专注).Afterweeksofthis,therecameadaywhen,quitesuddenly,asitseemedtoher,theprintedcharacterstookonameaning.The
7、rewerestillmanywords,eveninthefirstpageofthatsimplebook,shecouldnotunderstand;butshecouldjumpthoseandyetmakesenseofthewhole.“I’mreading!”shecriedaloud.“Oh,Mother!Oh,Edmund!I’mreading!”1.Laura’sfatherdidn’twanthischildrentogotoschoolatLarkRisebecause___
8、___.A.itwastoofarawayB.theycouldn’tlearnenoughC.theirhairwouldbecomedirtyD.theywouldruintheirclothes2.Thechildren’sfatherdecidedtoteachthemtoreadandwritesothatthey_______.A.hadanexcusenottohavetomoveB.hadareasonfornotattendingschoolC.co
