與熊同居

山東 孫啟祿

1We often read stories and see videos of people raising abandoned wildlife as pets, such as squirrels and raccoons (浣熊). But have you ever seen a domesticated (馴化的) bear that lives with a human family?Now you have.

2Twenty-four years ago,some hunters in Russia stumbled upon a 3-month-old bear cub that had been abandoned by his mother. The bear was in terrible condition, so the hunters took pity on him. Svetlana and Yurily Panteleenko learned of the bear's sad condition and took him to their home.

3There, they nursed the bear back to health and named him Stepan. They took great care of the wild bear and they've now had him for twenty-four years.Little did they know then that Stepan would grow up to be a 7-foot-tall and 300-pound giant bear.

4Stepan eats just over 50 pounds of fish,vegetables,and eggs daily,but the Panteleenkos keep him in shape by playing ball with him in the yard.He also likes to join them when the couple is gardening!When Stepan isn't busy eating or playing in the yard,he enjoys taking a seat on the couch with his family—which he takes up most of the time.

5The bear has done well adapting to domestic life,the only life he's ever really known.Thankfully, he's never shown any aggression towards people and enjoys living with humans. He also likes to do chores around the house, like watering plants.“He loves people and he is a sociable bear—despite what people might think,he is not aggressive at all.We have never been hurt by Stepan,”Svetlana said.

6Although this is definitely an unusual wild animal to live in one's home, Stepan and the Panteleenkos clearly have an understanding,and their relationship has continued to flourish(蓬勃發展)over the past two decades.Families clearly come in all shapes,sizes,and even species!

Reading Check

1.Why does the author raise the question in the first paragraph?

A.To state a fact.

B.To seek a reply.

C.To attract readers'attention.

D.To ask people to raise abandoned animals.

2.What does the underlined phrase“stumbled upon”most probably mean?

A.Brought up. B.Came across.

C.Escaped from. D.Searched for.

3.Which of the following words can best describe the couple?

A.Caring. B.Brave.

C.Wealthy. D.Cruel.

4.What does the fifth paragraph mainly tell us?

A.The bear likes playing in the garden.

B.The bear has been aggressive to people.

C.The bear has got used to living with humans.

D.The bear often helps the couple to do housework.

?語篇解碼

本文是一篇記敘文。一只在三個月大時被遺棄的小熊被一對俄羅斯夫婦收養，這對夫婦精心照料小熊，和它同吃同住，已和睦相處了24年。

?語言學習

Ⅰ.語料薈萃

語篇單詞abandoned adj.被遺棄的 wildlife n.野生動物hunter n.獵人 condition n.狀況health n.健康 daily adv.每天aggression n.攻擊性 despite prep.盡管definitely adv.肯定；確實 understanding n.理解；看法relationship n.關系 continue v.繼續decade n.十年 species n.物種重要短語enjoy doing sth 喜歡做某事 in terrible condition 狀況很糟糕take pity on 同情 take care of 照料keep...in shape 使……保持健康 take a seat 坐下take up 占據 adapt to 適應do chores 做家務

Ⅱ.語句分析

1. Little did they know then that Stepan would grow up to be a 7-foot-tall and 300-pound giant bear.當時他們還不知道Stepan會長成一頭7英尺高、300磅重的大熊。

【點石成金】Little did they know then 是主句，由于little 是含有否定意義的詞，并且位于句首，所以主句使用了部分倒裝語序。that Stepan would...bear是賓語從句。

教學方案對于英語老師授課時候能夠形成不小的干預，老師就應該在授課之前依照授課內容規劃好英語教學方案，展開教學積極了解同學們的具體英語學習情況，依照同學們的具體學習情況展開接下來的英語講解布置，與同學們以朋友的身份相處，讓同學們可以積極主動地融入初中英語課堂授課當中去，從而提升初中生們的英語學習效率。

2.Although this is definitely an unusual wild animal to live in one's home,Stepan and the Panteleenkos clearly have an understanding, and their relationship has continued to flourish over the past two decades.盡管這絕對是一種不尋常的住在家中的野生動物，但Stepan和Panteleenko 夫婦顯然心意相通，他們的關系在過去二十年中持續升溫。

【點石成金】本句的主干是由and連接的并列句，Stepan and the Panteleenkos clearly have an understanding是第一個分句，their relationship has continued to...decades是第二個分句，Although引導的是讓步狀語從句。

?語言運用

Ⅰ.例句仿寫

1.當時他還不知道她在實驗室里做的事情將來會拯救成千上萬的生命。

_________________________what she was doing in the lab would save thousands of lives in the future.

2.盡管可能會面臨很多挑戰，但是他們從不灰心并努力找出自己的不足之處。

_________________________, they never lose heart and try to recognize their shortcomings.

Ⅱ.寫作實踐

假定你是李華，你在某英文網站看到以下招聘廣告，請你根據廣告內容寫一封求職信。

Volunteers wanted for part-time work at the local wildlife park●Love animals.●Like looking after abandoned animals.●Have a knowledge of wildlife.●Be fluent in spoken English.Contact:qfwworld@163.com

注意：

1.詞數80左右；

2.可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Li Hua,a student from China.__________________________________________

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Looking forward to your early reply.

Yours,

Li Hua