【实践篇】
阅读短文,完成下列任务。
The Boy and the Elf
(Adapted from Selma Lagerlöf's The Wonderful Adventures of Nils)
[Nils, a young Swedish boy, is standing next to a desk. His parents are by the door, ready to leave.]
Mother: Nils, we're going out. Make sure you study, and don't be mean to the farm animals.
Nils:1.
Father: Yesterday you pulled the cat's tail.
Mother: And you ran after the hens.
Father: And we've just caught you throwing shoes at the cow.
Nils:[Laughing.] Okay. I promise to be good!
[Nils's parents shake their heads and leave. Nils sighs and sits down.]
Nils:Reading is so boring! 2. I wish something would happen.
[An elf enters quietly through the front door. Nils sees it.]
Nils:An elf! I've never seen one of those before… I'm going to catch it!
[Nils catches the elf.]
Elf:[Screaming.] Let me go! I'll give you an old coin.
Nils:I'm not sure… 3.
Elf:A silver spoon… and a big gold coin!
Nils:Okay… I could let you go.
Elf:Thank you!
Nils:But actually, I don't think I will. Come here!
[There is a loud bang, and Nils falls over. When he gets up, the elf has disappeared, and Nils has become smaller. 4. ]
Nils:Where has that elf gone? And why has the desk got bigger?
[He walks outside and sees a cat, a hen, and a cow. All are now bigger than him.]
Nils:Wow, the animals have grown bigger too.
Cat:We haven't got bigger, Nils. You've got smaller.
Hen:You're smaller than us now, actually.
Cow:You've been mean to us, Nils. 5.
Nils:Oh, I'm really sorry about all that. But look, could you help me find that elf? I need him to turn me back into a boy.
Cat:Get him!
[The animals chase after Nils.]

任务一:请根据上下文,将下面句子还原到短文中。
A. What else have you got?
B. I haven't had any fun for so long.
C. And now you're going to pay the price.
D. The elf has turned him into another elf.
E. I haven't been mean to the animals in ages.
任务二:完成下面的任务,加深对文章的理解。
1.从下面的方框中各选两个词,描述Nils遇见小精灵前后的变化。
naughty regretful selfish polite careless responsible
| Nils' Character | Before Meeting the Elf | After Meeting the Elf |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adjectives | (1) , | (2) , |

2.写两个句子预测接下来 Niles 会发生什么事。(用 help, apologize 或 journey 这些单词作参考)

任务一：
1. E
2. B
3. A
4. D
5. C
任务二：
1. (1) naughty; selfish (2) regretful; responsible
2. 示例：
① Nils will sincerely apologize to all the farm animals for his bad behavior before.
② Nils will start a fantastic journey with the wild geese, and he will learn to help others and become a kind boy.

任务一：结合上下文逻辑匹配句子：
1. 空1后父亲立刻列举Nils捉弄动物的过往行为，可知Nils此时是在辩解自己很久没有欺负动物了，对应E选项。
2. 空2前Nils抱怨读书十分无聊，空后他希望能发生新鲜事，说明他很久没有获得乐趣了，对应B选项。
3. 空3前小精灵提出给Nils一枚旧硬币，空后小精灵又加码给出银勺子和大金币，可知Nils此时是询问小精灵还有什么别的东西可以给他，对应A选项。
4. 空4前提到Nils摔倒后小精灵消失，自己变小了，空后Nils疑惑为什么桌子变大，此处补充说明小精灵把他变成了小精灵的大小，对应D选项。
5. 空5前牛指责Nils之前对它们很恶劣，空后动物们开始追赶Nils，可知此处是动物表示Nils要为之前的行为付出代价，对应C选项。
任务二：
1. 遇见小精灵前，Nils多次恶意捉弄农场动物、不守承诺，性格淘气自私，选naughty和selfish；遇见小精灵变小后，Nils立刻为之前的行为道歉，想要弥补过错变回正常男孩，性格变得愧疚后悔、想要承担责任，选regretful和responsible。
2. 结合故事逻辑和给定参考词写出符合要求的预测句即可，答案不唯一。