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     Toto was a baby elephant. Her trunk was only one meter long. When she heard her father making a

noise, Toto raised her trunk, too. The only noise that she could make  was very  very   little,  like a  toy

whistle ( 啸叫 ). (2 ) Toto saw her mother pulling leaves from the top of a tree to eat them. She  tried

to reach the lowest ( 3 ) branch, but she couldn't. So her father and mother had to help her to break the

branch and it fell down to the ground. Toto was happy that she could eat the leaves.

     As it was a hot day, flies ( 苍蝇 ) sat in the corners of her eyes. She shook ( 摇 ) her head, but the

flies stayed there. She saw her mother pulling some grass with her trunk to drive off the flies.

     ( 4 ) Toto 发觉这一点都不难.When the elephant walked to a river, her father would help her have

a bath. He put the water in his trunk and poured it onto Toto's back. She was very happy and cool.

1. 回答问题:How long is the baby elephant's trunk? ___________________________________

2. 译成汉语:                                                                  

3. 猜测词义:___________________________________________________________________

4. 译成英语:                                                                  

5.回答问题:How did the father help the baby elephant to have a bath?

   ____________________________________________________________________________

答案

1. Only one metre long      

2. Toto 看见妈妈从树上掰下叶子来吃    

3. 树枝

4. Toto found this was not difficult at all .  

5. He put the water in his trunk and poured it onto Toto's back .

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B The Culture Debate in the US:Whose Culture Is This ,Anyway 美国的文化辩论:空间是谁的文化?
Part of the debate about culture revolves around issues of perspective and ownership. Within a nation such (1) the United States—a nation whose cultural heritage includes elements from every corner of the world (2) are a great many perspectives coexisting and intertwining in the cultural fabriC.When we all ask (3) as individuals, "what belongs to me, to my culture " we are rewarded with a spectacular variety of (4) ; in this way, different perspectives and ownership of different cultural traditions enriches everyone. But when we ask " (5) belongs to us, to our culture " we ask a much harder question. Do the people of the (6) States, or of any culturally complex human society, necessarily share common cultural elements If so, who gets (7) decide what those elements are
This debate is a crucial one in many cultures throughout the world (8) . In the US, the debate promises to impact the way we educate our children—that is, (9) manner and shape in which culture reproduces itself—and the way we write our laws. In (10) countries, equally crucial issues are at stake.
For many people, what is at stake is the character (11) US national identity. Hirsch argues that this identity needs to become less culturally fragmented; others, like Walker, (12) that the national character gets its strength from cultural diversity, from the freedom (at home and in (13) ) to celebrate, honor, and reproduce different cultural traditions. Those who take this latter view follow the reasoning (14) Shweder, arguing that we need to accept that there are multiple valid cultural perspectives and that two (15) perspectives can both be valid even though they might contradict one another.
Recognize that the position you (16) in this debate about culture—whatever position you take—is a political one with implications (17) what we should value, what we should praise, what we should accept, what we should teach. When (18) reflect on this debate, when you contribute your own voice to the discussion, try to be (19) of the implications that follow from your position. When you listen to the voices of others, try to (20) with awareness, deciding for yourself what is at stake and how their positions relate to your own.