Unit 4 Why don’t you talk to your parents？-【同步拓展阅读】2023-2024学年八年级下册英语（人教版）

Unit 4 Why don’t you talk to your parents？ 1、妈妈:“以后不许再说一些莫名其妙的话，听到了吗？” “这些可都是莎士比亚说的呀！” “是吗，那以后不许你再和莎士比亚一起玩了。” 2、爸爸：“你说，一加二等于几？” 儿子：“不知道。” 爸爸：“我和你妈妈，再加上你，一共等于几个？笨蛋！” 儿子马上回答：“三个笨蛋。” 3、小强考完试回家，把考卷交给了妈妈。妈妈指着考卷说：“我怎么觉得这100分最后的一个‘0’，好像是后添上去的？” 小强马上接着说：“您看错了，这后面的两个‘0’都是后添上的。” 4、一个部落遭遇了一场可怕的旱灾。部落首领听取了巫师的建议，召集所有人一起求雨。 一个小男孩也来到了求雨现场。当每个人都在求雨的时候，小男孩从背后伸手扯了扯他父亲的衣服，然后问：“爸爸，大家在干什么?”父亲向儿子解释说大家在求雨，然后又继续他的祈祷。 小男孩又扯了扯父亲的衣服，问：“爸爸，大家在求雨，为什么没有人带伞呢？” 5、妈妈给三岁的女儿讲“司马光砸缸”的故事。讲完之后，妈妈问女儿：“你和小朋友玩，如果小朋友掉进缸里，你该怎么办？” 女儿想了想，说：“去找司马光呀！” 6、儿子和父母发生争吵。儿子说：“每天都和你们在一起，每天都得按时回家，烦死了！我需要浪漫、自由、啤酒和女孩子！我要离开这个家，你们别拦着我。”儿子说完，毅然地朝门口走去。这时，父亲追了上去。 “我都说过了，你们别拦着我！”儿子说。 “我没拦你，儿子，我跟你一起走。”父亲答道。 7、作文课上，老师出题《生命的价值》。 一个家里做水产生意的学生写道：活鱼每公斤40元，死鱼每公斤10元；活虾每公斤50元，死虾每公斤15元；活蟹每公斤20元，死蟹只能丢进垃圾桶。因此，生命是宝贵的，我们要珍惜。 8、渔夫老张下河打鱼前总爱问别人，以讨得口彩，图个吉利。这天，下河前，河边仅有一个小孩。他问道：“小朋友，今天我能捕多大的鱼？” 小孩说：“能捕像我一样大的鱼。” 老张很高兴，问：“你叫啥名字呀？” 小孩答道：“我叫小泥鳅。” 拓展阅读 （一） 【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】 Don’t be a robot in interviews Last week, I was speaking with a friend of mine who does alumni interviews for Yale University. One of my students was in the process of applying to Yale, and I wanted to get the “dos” and “don’ts” right from the horse’s mouth. She told me much of what I had heard in the past—students should be enthusiastic, poised, knowledgeable about the university, and able to ask questions as well as answer them. However, she added one element that I had not considered before. “Sometimes applicants can be too polished. It really freaks me out,” she told me. She went on to describe Chinese students who had memorized detailed answers to hundreds of questions. “Their answers were not bad. However, it didn’t feel like I was talking to a human being. It was more like talking to a robot.” She also mentioned the awkward moments that can arise when an applicant has done a lot of research on their interviewer. Of course, it is good to take the time to find out what you can about the person you will be talking to. In this information age, you can easily find out where you