文学阅读之童话故事类why the sea is salt （续篇）原文+任务单 -2025-2026学年高中英语课外阅读

原文 WHY THE SEA IS SALT (Concluded.) 1.When the people went by the house to church,the next day,they could hardly believe their eyes.There was glass in the windows instead of a wooden shutter,and the poor man and his wife,dressed in nice new clothes, were seen devoutly kneeling in the church. 2.“There is something very strange in all this,"said everyone.“Something very strange indeed,"said the rich man,when three days afterwards he received an invitation from his once poor brother to a grand feast.And what a feast it was!The table was covered with a cloth as white as snow,and the dishes were all of silver or gold.The rich man could not,in his great house, and with all his wealth,set out such a table. 3.“Where did you get all these things?”exclaimed he.His brother told him all about the bargain he had made with the dwarfs,and putting the mill on the table,ground out boots and shoes,coats and cloaks,stockings, gowns,and blankets,and bade his wife give them to the poor people that had gathered about the house to get a sight of the grand feast the poor brother had made for the rich one. 4.The rich man was very envious of his brother's good fortune,and wanted to borrow the mill,intending—for he was not an honest man—never to return it again.His brother would not lend it,for the old man with the white beard had told him never to sell or lend it to anyone. 5.Some years went on,and,at last,the possessor of the mill built himself a grand castle on a rock by the sea,facing the west.Its windows,reflecting² 1 Devoutly,in a reverent manner: 2 Reflecting,throwing back light,heat,etc.,as a mirror: 9 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 the golden sunset,could be seen far out from the shore.It became a noted landmark¹for sailors.Strangers from foreign parts often came to see this castle and the wonderful mill of which the most extraordinary²tales were told. 6.At length,a great foreign merchant came,and when he had seen the mill,inquired whether it would grind salt.Being told that it would,he wanted to buy it;for he traded in salt,and thought that if he owned it he could supply all his customers without taking long and dangerous voyages. 7.The man would not sell it,of course.He was so rich now that he did not want to use it for himself,but every Christmas he ground out food and clothes and coal for the poor,and nice presents for the little children. So he rejected all the offers of the rich merchant.The merchant,however, determined to have it;he bribed one of the man's servants to let him go into the castle at night,and he stole the mill and sailed away with it in triumph. 8.He had scarcely got out to sea,before he determined to set the mill to work."Now,mill,grind salt,"said he;"grind salt with all your might!—salt, salt,and nothing but salt!"The mill began to grind and the sailors to fill the sacks;but these were soon full,and in spite of all that could be done,it began to fill the ship. 9.The dishonest merchant was now very much frightened.What was to be done?The mill would not stop grinding;and at last the ship was overloaded,and down it went,making a great whirlpool³where it sank.The ship soon went to pieces;but the mill stands on the bottom of the sea,and keeps grinding out “salt,salt,nothing but salt!”That is the reason,say the peasants⁴of Denmark and Norway,why the sea is salt. 1 Landmark,an object on land serving as a guide to seamen. 2 Extraordinary,wonderful. 3 Whirlpool,a gulf in which the water moves round in a circle. 4 Peasants,those belonging to the lowest class of tillers oft he soil in Europe. 阅读任务单 WHY THE SEA IS SALT（Concluded.） I. Plot Analysis 1. Do you still remember the fairy tale that we have learned last week? Try to retell the story. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Read the passage quickly and answer the following questions: (1) With the old hand mill, the poor man became _____. A.  rich and helped the poor a lot B.  poorer and sold the hand mill C. a businessman who bought and sold salt (2) Did the rich man get the hand mill? Why? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (3) (Para. 5) It became a noted landmark for sailors. The underlined “It” refers to _____________ (4) Who stole the old hand mill and sailed away with it in triumph? _____. A. the man’s brother B. the merchant C. the man’s servant (5) The dishonest businessman’s boat went to pieces in the sea because  _____. A. it was attacked by a storm B. the mill ground too much salt for the boat C. the peasants of Denmark and Norway overloaded the boat (6) According to the fairy tale, why the sea is salt? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (7) How did the poor man treat his rich brother in return for his unkindness? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (8) What is the most extraordinary tale in Para.5? Use your own words to describe it. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ II. Critical Thinking 1. How do the poor man treat other poor people when he became rich? What lessons can you learn from him? Do you know anyone in our real life who are similar to the poor? _____________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. What are the characters and personalities of the merchant? What lessons can you learn from him? Do you know anyone in our real life who are similar to the merchant? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________3. As the saying goes, what goes around comes around. Do you agree? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Word bank strange invitation wealth gather envious fortune possessor reflect landmark dangerous present reject determine frightened instead of dig out eager for a great deal of 答案 1. 略 1. Read the passage quickly and answer the following questions: (9) With the old hand mill, the poor man became __A___. B.  rich and helped the poor a lot B.  poorer and sold the hand mill C. a businessman who bought and sold salt (10) Did the rich man get the hand mill? Why? No, he didn’t. because the old man with the white beard had told the poor man never to sell or lend it to anyone. (11) (Para. 5) It became a noted landmark for sailors. The underlined “It” refers to the poor man’s castle (12) Who stole the old hand mill and sailed away with it in triumph? __B___. B. the man’s brother B. the merchant C. the man’s servant (13) The dishonest businessman’s boat went to pieces in the sea because  __B___. A. it was attacked by a storm B. the mill ground too much salt for the boat C. the peasants of Denmark and Norway overloaded the boat (14) According to the fairy tale, why the sea is salt? After the ship goes to pieces, the mill stands on the bottom of the sea, and keeps grinding out “salt, salt, nothing but salt!” (15) How did the poor man treat his rich brother in return for his unkindness?（选做） A grand feast （以德报怨） (16) What is the most extraordinary tale in Para.5? Use your own words to describe it.（选做） 尝试用自己的话讲述穷人获得磨粉机的故事 II. Critical Thinking 1. How do the poor man treat other poor people when he became rich? What lessons can you learn from him? Do you know anyone in our real life who are similar to the poor? He was so rich now that he did not want to use the hand mill for himself; but every Christmas he ground out food and clothes and coal for the poor, and nice presents for the little children.（Para.7) Kind, warm-hearted, keep his words.......（穷则独善其身，达则兼济天下，可以让同学联想现实生活中的例子） 2. What are the characters and personalities of the merchant? What lessons can you learn from him? Do you know anyone in our real life who are similar to the merchant? Dishonest, greedy, selfish, irresponsible...... Selfishness and greed will harm others as well as themselves. 3. As the saying goes, what goes around comes around. Do you agree? 善有善报，恶有恶报 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$