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主题四 The Power of Stories
暑假的午后，知了在窗外叫个不停，这时候最好的伙伴或许就是一个故事。故事不一定都来自书本，你可以听爷爷奶奶讲他们小时候的趣事，也可以自己编一个冒险、奇幻或者温暖的小故事，讲给弟弟妹妹或者好朋友听。当说到“很久很久以前”，我们就打开了一扇通往想象世界的大门。编故事并不难，你可以从身边的一只小猫、一场大雨或者一颗奇怪的石头开始，加上一点点“如果”，故事就长出了翅膀。试着创作一个属于自己的故事吧，你会发现，讲故事的人，心里住着一个魔法师。
Jake found a smooth, grey stone on his way home from the park. It was just a rock. But Jake decided to make it special. He held it in his hand and thought, “What if this stone could talk?”
That night, Jake sat on his bed with a notebook. He wrote: Once upon a time, a stone named Grey lay by a stream. Every hundred years, it could speak one true sentence.
His little sister, Emma, peeked into the room. “What are you doing?”
“Writing a story,” Jake said. “Want to hear?”
Emma climbed onto his bed. Jake read: “One day, a girl named Emma found the stone. The stone opened its tiny mouth and said...” Jake stopped. “What should it say?” he asked Emma.
“It should say, ‘You are brave,’ ” Emma whispered.
So Jake wrote: The stone said, “You are brave, Emma. Now go and help someone.” Emma smiled. She liked being called brave.
The next day, Jake continued. Grey the stone met a lost rabbit, a sad tree, and a cloud that forgot how to rain. Emma added ideas—she wanted the rabbit to find a carrot field, and the tree to grow apples again.
By the end of the week, the story was twelve pages long. That night, Jake read the whole story to Emma.
Jake looked at the grey stone on his desk. It didn’t look special at all. But now it held a whole world inside. That summer, Jake wrote three more stories. He learned that anyone can be a storyteller. You just need a small idea, a little time, and someone to listen.
活动
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阅读·选择
阅读语篇，从A、B、C三个选项中选出能回答该问题的最佳选项。
① What gave Jake the idea to write a story?
A. A book he read at the park.
B. A smooth grey stone he found.
C. A story his teacher told him.
② What special power did Grey the stone have in Jake’s story?
A. It could turn into a rabbit.
B. It could speak one true sentence every hundred years.
C. It could make people fall asleep.
③ Who helped Jake continue the story?
A. His best friend.
B. His little sister Emma.
C. His mother.
④ What did Jake learn at the end of the summer?
A. Writing stories is too difficult.
B. Stones are always magic.
C. Anyone can be a storyteller.
⑤ What is the best title for this passage?
A. How to Find Magic Stones
B. Jake’s Summer of Stories
C. A Lost Rabbit and a Sad Tree
暑假的午后，知了在窗外叫个不停，这时候最好的伙伴或许就是一个故事。故事不一定都来自书本，你可以听爷爷奶奶讲他们小时候的趣事，也可以自己编一个冒险、奇幻或者温暖的小故事，讲给弟弟妹妹或者好朋友听。当说到“很久很久以前”，我们就打开了一扇通往想象世界的大门。编故事并不难，你可以从身边的一只小猫、一场大雨或者一颗奇怪的石头开始，加上一点点“如果”，故事就长出了翅膀。试着创作一个属于自己的故事吧，你会发现，讲故事的人，心里住着一个魔法师。
Jake found a smooth, grey stone on his way home from the park. It was just a rock. But Jake decided to make it special. He held it in his hand and thought, “What if this stone could talk?”
That night, Jake sat on his bed with a notebook. He wrote: Once upon a time, a stone named Grey lay by a stream. Every hundred years, it could speak one true sentence.
His little sister, Emma, peeked into the room. “What are you doing?”
“Writing a story,” Jake said. “Want to hear?”
Emma climbed onto his bed. Jake read: “One day, a girl named Emma found the stone. The stone opened its tiny mouth and said...” Jake stopped. “What should it say?” he asked Emma.
“It should say, ‘You are brave,’ ” Emma whispered.
So Jake wrote: The stone said, “You are brave, Emma. Now go and help someone.” Emma smiled. She liked being called brave.
The next day, Jake continued. Grey the stone met a lost rabbit, a sad tree, and a cloud that forgot how to rain. Emma added ideas—she wanted the rabbit to find a carrot field, and the tree to grow apples again.
By the end of the week, the story was twelve pages long. That night, Jake read the whole story to Emma.
Jake looked at the grey stone on his desk. It didn’t look special at all. But now it held a whole world inside. That summer, Jake wrote three more stories. He learned that anyone can be a storyteller. You just need a small idea, a little time, and someone to listen.
活动
1
阅读·选择
阅读语篇，从A、B、C三个选项中选出能回答该问题的最佳选项。
① What gave Jake the idea to write a story?
A. A book he read at the park.
B. A smooth grey stone he found.
C. A story his teacher told him.
② What special power did Grey the stone have in Jake’s story?
A. It could turn into a rabbit.
B. It could speak one true sentence every hundred years.
C. It could make people fall asleep.
③ Who helped Jake continue the story?
A. His best friend.
B. His little sister Emma.
C. His mother.
④ What did Jake learn at the end of the summer?
A. Writing stories is too difficult.
B. Stones are always magic.
C. Anyone can be a storyteller.
⑤ What is the best title for this passage?
A. How to Find Magic Stones
B. Jake’s Summer of Stories
C. A Lost Rabbit and a Sad Tree
答案
① B
② B
③ B
④ C
⑤ B
② B
③ B
④ C
⑤ B
解析
【分析】做这类英语阅读理解选择题时，需先明确每个问题的关键词，再回到原文定位对应内容，逐一比对选项排除错误答案，最终选出符合原文的正确选项。具体到各小题：①查找Jake写故事的灵感来源；②查找Grey石头的特殊能力；③查找帮助Jake续写故事的人；④查找Jake学到的道理；⑤归纳文章主旨选择标题。
【解析】①根据原文第一段“Jake found a smooth, grey stone on his way home from the park...But Jake decided to make it special...What if this stone could talk?”可知，是他找到的光滑灰色石头给了他写故事的灵感，故选B；②根据Jake创作的故事内容“Every hundred years, it could speak one true sentence.”可知，Grey石头的特殊能力是每百年说一句真话，故选B；③根据原文“His little sister, Emma, peeked into the room...Emma added ideas—she wanted the rabbit to find a carrot field, and the tree to grow apples again.”可知，是他的妹妹Emma帮助Jake继续写故事，故选B；④根据原文最后一段“He learned that anyone can be a storyteller.”可知，Jake学到任何人都可以成为讲故事的人，故选C；⑤全文围绕Jake在暑假创作故事的经历展开，故最佳标题为“Jake’s Summer of Stories”，选B。
【答案】①B②B③B④C⑤B
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】本题为故事类英语阅读理解题，主要考查学生对细节信息的定位能力和对文章主旨的归纳能力，整体难度适中，只要仔细阅读原文即可准确作答。
【难度系数】0.7
【解析】①根据原文第一段“Jake found a smooth, grey stone on his way home from the park...But Jake decided to make it special...What if this stone could talk?”可知，是他找到的光滑灰色石头给了他写故事的灵感，故选B；②根据Jake创作的故事内容“Every hundred years, it could speak one true sentence.”可知，Grey石头的特殊能力是每百年说一句真话，故选B；③根据原文“His little sister, Emma, peeked into the room...Emma added ideas—she wanted the rabbit to find a carrot field, and the tree to grow apples again.”可知，是他的妹妹Emma帮助Jake继续写故事，故选B；④根据原文最后一段“He learned that anyone can be a storyteller.”可知，Jake学到任何人都可以成为讲故事的人，故选C；⑤全文围绕Jake在暑假创作故事的经历展开，故最佳标题为“Jake’s Summer of Stories”，选B。
【答案】①B②B③B④C⑤B
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】本题为故事类英语阅读理解题，主要考查学生对细节信息的定位能力和对文章主旨的归纳能力，整体难度适中，只要仔细阅读原文即可准确作答。
【难度系数】0.7
