His unusual best friend与众不同的友谊

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一名印度男子在他的家鄉成了名人，这要归功于他与众不同的好朋友——野鹤。无论他走到哪里，它都跟着他。

主题语境：人与动物 篇幅：375词 建议用时：7分钟

1 An Indian man has become somewhat of a celebrity in his home state of UttarPradesh thanks to his unusual best friend， a wild crane（鹤）that follows him everywherehe goes.

2 30⁃year⁃old Mohammed Arif， a harvester operator from Mandka Village， in Ut⁃tar Pradesh， was working in a field in February last year， when he saw an injuredcrane in dire need of help. It was bleeding from one leg and seemed in a lot of pain， so theyoung man picked it up and took it home where he started nursing it back to health. It tooka while， but the redneckedcranemade a full recovery. Instead of flyingaway the moment it was setfree， the bird stuck by its benefactor，accompanying him everywhere.

3“The bird was bleeding inits right leg and I could see it wasin a lot of pain，”Arif said about the day he met his feathered friend.“Without thinkingtwice， I picked it up and brought the bird home. I put some medicine on its leg and applieda plaster by fixing a bamboo stick and covering it with bandages. I have an outhouse， wherethe bird was housed.”

4 During its recovery， the bird mingled with the domestic birds in Arif’s yard while he was away at work， but as soon as the man came home， it immediately came to him. ByApril， the bird， which Arif named“Bachcha”， made a full recovery， but it refused to flyaway， preferring to stick by its best friend.

5“Life has not been the same since then，”Arif said.“Now， wherever I go， the craneaccompanies me like a family member. When I am at work operating the harvester， the birdtakes a stroll in the fields and then we both have lunch together.”

6 The Indian man said that during the winter， other cranes visit Bachcha and they playtogether， but while they eventually fly away， his feathered friend always stays behind. Sometimes，when Arif leaves home on his motorcycle， the crane flies with him and is able tokeep up at speeds of 3040km/h.“My work takes me to different locations and I enjoy thestares that my Bachcha and I get as we commute （上下班往返） 4050km daily，”Arif said.

Reading Check

Inference

1. What’s the function of paragraph 1？

A. To present a theory.

B. To lead in the main topic.

C. To explain the importance of wildlife.

D. To show the influence of the crane.

Detail

2. What did the crane do when it recovered？

A. It flew away immediately.

B. It played with domestic birds.

C. It had lunch together with Arif.

D. It didn’t want to part company with Arif.

Gist

3. What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about？

A. The badly injured crane.

B. The meeting with the crane.

C. The process of saving the crane.

D. The crane covered with bandages.

Inference

4. How does Arif feel when the crane follows him to work？

A. Bored. B. Curious.

C. Satisfied. D. Calm.

Language Study

Ⅰ. Sentence for writing

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【信息提取】句式be doing...when意为“正要（在）……时，突然……”。

【句式仿写】一天，马克正走在放学回家的路上，突然他注意到前面那个男孩随身携带的所有书都掉了。

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Ⅱ. Fill in the blanks with the vocabulary in the box in proper forms.

celebrity instead of stay behind the moment make a full recovery

1. Can you________after the others have gone and help me clear up？

2.________ being disappointed at where you are， think optimistically about where you are going.

3. On Friday， the hospital reported that Olsen was in good condition and expected to________.

4. There were many________at the party who everyone in the area knows or recognizes.

5. I want to see him________he arrives here.