The truck came to celebrate the birthday

貴州 石光瑩

主題語境：社會生活 篇幅：325詞 建議用時：7分鐘

1Being part of a community can help people feel less alone in life. Oliver, from New Zealand, is only 7 years old, but he sometimes feels left out and different from the other kids he knows. For one thing, he loves trucks more than toys, video games,or anything else other kids tend to like. Oliver spends a lot of time thinking about trucks.He gets the trucking magazine every month.All he wants to do is be a truck driver one day.

2As Oliver's birthday drew near, his mom wanted to do something to make her son feel included in society,instead of feeling like he was on the outside looking in.She shared a simple post on social media asking if any truckers would give her son a ride in their trucks for$50.She got a whole lot more than she bargained for!

3She hoped just one trucker would see the post and respond. Instead, Barry Hart saw her post. He owns a lot of trucks and knows a lot of truck drivers. He asked all the truck drivers he knew in the area to turn up for a truck rally (集會) in celebration of Oliver's birthday. Thirty-four drivers signed up right away, but on the big day, more trucks showed up!

4Some of the truck drivers had driven more than 75 miles out of their way to be there for Oliver! At the end of the day, about 65 drivers brought their trucks to Oliver's birthday party,and none of them accepted any money for their time or expenses.

5Oliver was completely surprised by the truck rally, and he was“literally blown away”by all of the truckers who showed their support.“His reaction all day will just be sunshine in everybody's eyes,”said his father.“To be perfectly honest, today has meant more than we could have ever imagined.How one little post on social media can go to what has been achieved today is absolutely great, and‘thank you’just doesn't cover what's happened today.”

Reading Check

Detail1.Why does Oliver sometimes feel left out?

A.He doesn't like his community.

B.He has no friends in his community.

C.He wants a truck as a birthday gift but fails.

D.He has a special hobby different from other kids.

Detail2.Who plays an important role in celebrating Oliver's special birthday?

A.Oliver himself. B.His friends.

C.Barry Hart. D.His father.

Inference3.Which of the following words can best describe the truck drivers?

A.Enthusiastic and calm.

B.Courageous and kind.

C.Cooperative and generous.

D.Ambitious and professional.

Vocabulary4.Which of the following can replace the underlined part in the last paragraph?

A.Moved. B.Changed.

C.Encouraged. D.Challenged.

Language Study

Ⅰ.Difficult sentence in the text

As Oliver's birthday drew near, his mom wanted to do something to make her son feel included in society,instead of feeling like he was on the outside looking in.隨著奧利弗生日的臨近，他的媽媽想做點什么讓她的兒子感到自己融入了社會，而不是覺得自己是個局外人。

【點石成金】本句是一個主從復合句。句中的As 引導時間狀語從句，to make her son...society 是不定式作目的狀語；he was on the outside looking in 是賓語從句，作介詞like的賓語。

Ⅱ.Fill in the blanks with the words and phrases in the box in proper forms.

1.Most people in this kind of job________work long hours.

2.I had to stand in for her on Tuesday when she didn't________.

3.Don't________any necessary information on your application.

4.Everything is very cheap,and you can always________a lower price.

5.While Tom's very good at science,his brother is________hopeless.

6.When asked about the company's future, the director________that he remained optimistic.