Unit 1 Laugh out Loud!-【红对勾讲与练】2022-2023学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第一册(外研版)

Unit 1　 Laugh out loud! 课时作业 1 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　阅读理解 A Sophie became friends with the gray squirrels during her first week at Penn State, after spotting them running around and wondering what they would look like with tiny hats on their heads. Today, everyone at the university knows her as the “Squirrel Girl” . Sophie tried bringing them food, and gradually they began to trust her. She managed to put a hat on a squirrel and take a picture. Thinking that her colleagues could do with something to lift their spirits, she started posting similar photos on Facebook. The response was greatly positive, and before long Sophie and her squirrels became an Internet sensation. Growing up in a neighborhood outside of State College, Sophie was always fond of birds and animals around her home, but she didn􀆳t interact with people very much. She was later diagnosed ( 诊 断 ) with Asperger􀆳s syndrome, but the squirrels changed that. “The squirrels help me break the ice, because I􀆳ll be sitting here patting a squirrel and other people will come over and we􀆳ll just start like feeding the squirrels together and chatting about them,” she said. “ I am a lot more outgoing. ” And in case you􀆳re wondering how Sophie is able to get the squirrels to do what she wants for her photos, it has a lot to do with food. For example, whenever she wants them to hold or play with something, she puts peanut butter on the prop (道具), and they􀆳ll grab it. In the beginning, she would throw peanuts up the trees o