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1、阅读表达（1）WilliamHenryHarrison,theninthpresidentoftheU.S,wasborninasmalltown.Whenhewasaboy,hewasveryquietandshy.Becausehewassoquiet,everyonethoughtthathewasn'tbright(聪明).Thepeopleinthetownoftenputanickel(五分币)andadime(一角银币)beforehimandaskhimwhichtochoose.Healwayschoset
2、henickelandtheylaughed.Onedayawomanfeltsorryforhim.Sheasked,"Whydoyounevertakeadimeandalwayschooseanickelinstead?Doyouknowanickelisworth(值…钱)muchlessthanadime?""CertainlyIknowit,"Williamansweredslowly."ButifIchoosethedime,theywillnotaskmetochoosethemanymore.1．Where
3、wasWilliamHenryHarrisonfrom?______________________________________________________________________________2．WhenWilliamHenryHarrisonwasaboy,whatwashelike?_____________________________________________________________________________3．WhydidpeoplelaughatWilliamHenryH
4、arrison?_____________________________________________________________________________4．DidWilliamHenryHarrisonknowanickelwasworthmuchlessthanadime?___________________________________________________________________________5．WhatdoyouthinkofWilliamHenryHarrison?____
5、_________________________________________________________________________（2）HansChristianAndersen,agreatDanish(丹麦的)writer,isveryfamousforhisfairytales(童话).Hewrotealotofbest-knownstoriessuchasTheEmperor’sNewClothesandTheUglyDucking.Hisfairytaleshavebroughthappinesst
6、ochildrenacrosstheworld.Thetaleshaveversions(版本)ofoverahundredlanguages.AndersenwasborninDenmarkin1805.Whenhewasstillayoungboy,hewasalreadyverycleverandimaginative(富于想象力的).Hecreatedasmalltoytheatreandmadeclothesforhispuppets(木偶).Healsolovedreading.In1816,hisfatherd
7、iedandhelearnedtobeatailor(裁缝).Laterheworkedinafactory.Attheageoffourteen,AndersenmovedtothecapitalofDenmarktobecomeanactorandgaveperformances(演出)intheRoyalDanishTheatre.However,hisvoicechangedwhenhegrewolder,sothejobhadtostop.Thenhebegantowritepoemsandfairytales.I
8、nthespringof1872,Andersenfelloutofbedanddidn’tgetwellagain.Heliveduntil1875anddiedpeacefullyathisclosefriend’shome.1.WhatisAndersenfamousfor?____
