Unit 1 Past and present 外刊阅读拓展&听力专项提优(无听力音频)-【拔尖特训】2023-2024学年八年级下册英语（牛津译林版）

外刊阅读拓展 ▶ “答案与解析”见P4 顽劣的秧鸡 答案讲解 In 2014 we moved to Golden Bay on the South Island of New Zealand and were surprised at the bird life. The weka, who live on the ground, had just returned after disappearing for a long time. To the dismay(沮丧) of many of our neighbours, who did not have fenced(围栅栏的) vegetable gardens, numbers were building up and they grew to dislike the birds ▲ . We were lucky to have a fence around our vegetable garden, so we never had the problem. In fact, we used to feed food to the cheeky weka which came near the house. However, the peaceful time was short. They grew wilder, came inside our house, made a mess and hid behind furniture until we drove them out. When we bought two chickens, the fun grew. We bought a step-on(踏板式的) feeder for the times we were away from home so the hens could feed themselves. But soon the weka learned about the skil. They would wait until the hens left the feeder and quickly stood on the bar and helped themselves. We were surprised at the weka􀆳s cleverness and had to give up the idea. Another time, when my family and I visited the Wainui Fals(瀑布), we stopped at a restaurant. I was shocked by the bravery of a weka who jumped up onto a table. It put its beak(鸟喙)into a tal glass with a little iced coffee left in the bottom. The weka drank up the yummy drink and I could not help but think that the weka would be even more excited after a little caffeine! (素材来源: Reader􀆳s Digest Asia) 1. (创 新 考 法 · 句 子 还