1、Lesson 20 One man in a boat 独坐孤舟Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish _for_ hours _ catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead _ catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything - not even old boots. After hav
2、ing spent whole mornings _ the river, I always go home _ an empty bag. You must give _ fishing! my friends say. Its a waste _ time. But they dont realize one important thing. Im not really interested _ fishing. I am only interested _ sitting _ a boat and doing nothing _ all!请填入介词An old carpenter is
3、ready to retire. He tells his boss he is going to leave the house-building business and live a happy life _ his wife. The boss is sorry to see his good worker go and asks if he can build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter says yes, but it is easy to see that his heart is not _ hi
4、s work this time. He works very carelessly. When the carpenter finishes his work, the boss comes to see the house. He hands the front-door key _ the carpenter. “This is your house,” he says, “my gift _ you.” The carpenter is surprised! What a shame! If he knows he is building his own house, he is su
5、re to do it very carefully. So it is _ us, we build our lives every day. We often put less then our best _ the building. Then _ our surprise we realize we have to live _ the house we have built. If we can do it again, we will do it very carefully. But we cannot go back. You are the carpenter. Each d
6、ay you hammer a nail, place a board, or put _ a wall. “Life is a do-it-yourself project,” someone has said. Your attitudes and the choices you make today, build the “house” you live in tomorrow. Build wisely! Heres a story about Mings life on the waters. Ming has lived all his life _ a wide river _
7、china. His home is a large house-boat _ a roof, one of hundreds that move up and down. In about six years he has not once been _ land but he is never lonely. He is a strong swimmer. _ fact, he could swim before he could walk. When he wants to play _ his friends he just swims across _ their boats or
8、asks them to visit him.Mings father is a fisherman, but he never uses a line or a net. Great black birds called cormorants to do the fishing _ him. Rings have been put _ the birds necks so that they cannot eat the fish they catch. They have been taught to bring the fish _ people. And then people rew
9、ard them _ a fine big fish as soon as their work is finished. Ming loves watching the cormorants, but better still he likes going shopping _ his mother. The shops, of course, are boats very _ his own.作业 填入适当的介词。崇明县初三英语第一学期期末量抽查试卷Brian ran in Central Park every morning. He always took a five-dollar b
10、ill _ him _ his pocket. _running he bought himself a cup of coffee and a hamburger. One day another runner knocked _ him. _ a few moments he didnt think _ it.He felt _ his five-dollar bill _ his pocket. It wasnt there! That man had taken it!The man was only 30 meters far away. Brian ran _ him, hit h
11、im and said, “Give me the money!“ The man said, “OK! Just stay cool! Take it easy!“ Then the man gave Brian a five-dollar bill. Then the man ran away as fast as he could!Brian felt really good and ran _ the shop. He bought himself a coffee and a hamburger.Then he ran home. His wife was waiting _ him
12、. She said, “Oh, dear! Youve had a bad morning, havent you?“ “No! Why? Ive had a very good morning!“ “Really? But you left your five-dollar bill _ the table!“奉贤区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷My mother was a housewife. She thought that successful people spent a lot more time reading than watching TV. So she asked
13、my brother and me to read two books every week _ our free time. She would check them _ marks, though she couldnt read the books _ all.When I went _ school, I was an A-student, but not _ long. I wanted cool clothes and hung out _ friends. I went _ being an A-student _ a C-student, but I didnt care. O
14、ne night, I complained _ not having enough Italian T-shirts. Then my mother gave me all her money. She said I could get the money left to buy shirts if I finished buying all things the family needed. I was very happy _ that, but after I bought those things, there was no money left. I got to know how
15、 difficult it was _ my mother to do all this. I went back _ my studies and become an A-student again. Finally, my dream came true and I become a doctor.My story is really my mothers story-a woman _ little education greatly changed my life _ a parent. So, I believe there is no job more important than parenting.
