Look at the pictures and title in the passage.What do you think the passage is about?
看图画和短文的标题。你认为这篇短文是关于什么内容的?
Read the passage and answer the questions.
阅读短文,回答问题。
1. What are the two events in the passage?
短文中的两件事是什么?
2. When did they happen?
它们是什么时间发生的?
Reading the Title and First Sentences
阅读标题和首句
The title can be helpful for you to understand la text. It is also a good idea to read the firstlsentence of each paragraph before you read the whole text.
标题对你理解课文会有帮助。在阅读整篇课文之前阅读每段的第一句也是一个好主意。
Do You Remember What You Were Doing?
你记得当时你在做什么吗?
People often remember what they were doing when they heard the news of important events in history. In America, for example,many people remember what they were doingon April 4, 1968. This was an important event in American history.On thie day, Dr.martin Luther King was killed.Although some peple may not remember who killed him, they remember what they were doing when they heard the news.
人们通常都记得当他们听到一个重大历史事件的消息时他们正在做什么。例如,在美国,许多人都记得在1968年4月4日他们在做什么。这是美国历史上的一个重大事件。在这一天,马丁·路德·金博士被杀害了。尽管有些人可能不记得是谁杀害了他,但他们都记得当他们听到这个消息时他们在做什么。
Robert Allen is now over 50,but he was ashool pupil that time."it was bright.sunny day",Robert remembers,"We were having fun in the palygroud when the school bell rang.Our teacher said,Dr.King died Just 10 minutes ago"We were completely surpeised!"School closed for the day, and Robert and his friends walked home in silence.
罗伯特·艾伦现在50多岁了,但那时他还是一个小学生“我当时和我的母一起在家里,”罗伯特回忆说,“当我们从广播中听到这个新闻时,我们正在厨房里吃晚饭。那个新闻记者说‘金博士就在十分钟前去世了’。我的父母都十分震惊!在那之后,我的父母没有说话,我们默默地吃完了剩下的晚餐。”
More recetly, most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists.Even the date-September 11,2001-has meaning tomost Americans.
更近一些的,绝大多数美国人都记得当纽约的世贸大厦被恐怖分子摧毁时他们正在做什么。甚至2001年9月11日这个日子对大多数美国人来说都具有(特殊的)含义。
This was a day Kate Smith will never forget.She remembers working inher office near the two towers."My friend shoted that a plane just hit the World Trade Center! I didn't believe him at first, but then I looked out the window and realized that it was true.I was so scared that I could hardlt think clearly after that."
这是凯特·史密斯永远不会忘记的一天。她记得当时(自己)正在距两座塔楼不远的办公室里工作。“我的朋友惊呼一架飞机刚刚撞上了世贸大楼!我最初不相信他,但接着我往窗外看,意识到那是真的。我是那么害怕以至于我几乎不能清楚地想起那之后的事了。”
Read the passage agairL Are the following statements true (T) or false ( F) , or is the infor-mation not given( NG) ?
再读一遍短文。下面的陈述是正确的(T)、错误的(F)还是没提到的信息(NG)?
_____1. Everyone in America remembers who killed Dr. King.
在美国每个人都记得是谁杀害了金博士。
_____2. Robert Allen was eating lunch when Dr. King was killed.
当金博士被杀害时,罗伯特·艾伦在吃午饭。
_____3. Robert's parents were shocked to hear the news.
听到这个消息,罗伯特的父母很 震惊。
_____4. Kate Smith was watching a movie when a plane hit the World Trade Center.
当飞机撞上世贸大楼的时候,凯特·史密斯正在看电影。
_____5.Kate didn't think her friend was telling the truth about th event.
凯特认为她的朋友关于这件事没说实话.
Underline sentences from the passage with similar meanings to the ones below.
把短文中带有下面相似的意思的句子画线。
1. Not everyone will remember who killed him,but they can remember what they were doing when they heard that he got killed.
不是每个人都会记得是谁杀害了他,但是他们能记得当他们听到他被杀害的时候他们在做的事。
2. No one said anything for the rest of dinner.
那天晚饭的其余时间没人说话。
3. September 11, 2001-the date alone means something to most people in the US.
2001年9月11日——仅是这个日子对美国的大多数人来说就意味着某事。
4. I had trouble thinking clearly after that be-cause I was yery afraid
我难以清楚地想起那以后的事,因为我很害怕。
How much do you remember about the events in the passage ? Test your partner.
关于短文中的事件你记得多少?测试一下你的同伴。
A: When did Dr. Martin Luther King die?
马丁·路德·金博士什么时候去
世的?
B: He died on. . .
他在……去世。
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