Passage 9 I bet I can

"I bet I can jump over the river," said the bear.

"I bet you can't," said the kangaroo.

So the bear ran to the river. He jumped. SPLASH, went the bear. He did not jump over the river.

"I bet I can jump over that tall wall," said the bear.

"I bet you can't," said the goat.

So the bear ran toward the tall wall. He jumped. SPLAT, went the bear.

He did not jump over the tall wall.

"I bet I can swing on the rope," said the bear.

"I bet you can't," said the fox.

So the bear grabbed the rope, ran, and jumped. SNAP, went the rope. Down went the bear. He did not swing on the rope.

"I bet I can sleep all winter," said the bear.

"I bet you can't," said the hawk.

So the bear went into a cave. He curled up into a big ball. ZZZZZZZZZZ, went the bear. And he did sleep all winter.

名师在线

1.Down went the bear. 熊摔了下来。

这是一个倒装句,其结构是“表示运动方向的副词+谓语动词+主语”。

倒装句是一种语法手段,用来强调句中某一成分。英语句子的最基本结构是主谓结构,倒装就是将这种比较固定的结构颠倒。

2.And he did sleep all winter. 他真的睡了整个冬天。

这是一个强调句,其结构是“助动词(do/did)+动词原形”,意思是“的确,真的”。

词汇卡

bet/bet/v.打赌

grab/græb/v.抓住

hawk/hɔːk/n.

curled up into蜷缩成

快乐练习

一、根据短文内容,把图片按顺序标上序号。

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二、阅读短文后做出判断,符合短文意思用“T”表示,不符合用“F”表示。

( )1.The bear couldn't jump over the river.

( )2.Kangaroo thought the bear can't jump over the wall.

( )3.The wall is tall.

( )4.The bear didn't talk with the hawk.

( )5.The bear can swing in the cave.

趣味文化

泰迪熊的由来

可爱的泰迪熊(Teddy Bear)几乎是全世界的宠物。那么泰迪熊这个名字是怎么来的呢?1902年,美国第26任总统西奥多·罗斯福(昵称Teddy)打猎时,遇到了一只小熊,但总统没有射杀它,并把它放生了。于是人们便把这只熊称为Teddy Bear(泰迪熊)。