108.Where It Should Be Plugged

　　A mother is very good at using every chance to educate his son, who was only three years old. One day, she took a plug and said to her son, " Look, there are two pieces of copper¹, so it must be plugged in a place where there are two holes. Where do you think it should be plugged?" She waited for an answer expectfully .

　　"Plug in nose." is the answer.

Notes:

　　(1 ) be good at 擅长于

　　(2) copper n. 铜

　　(3) expectfully adv.期待地

Exercises:

根据短文选择正确答案：

　　① What is the mother good at?

　　A. seizing every chance to educate her son.

　　B. learning² new things.

　　C. doing electric work.

　　D. doing house work.

　　② How old is her son?

　　A. two years old

　　B. three years old

　　C. four years old

　　D. five years old

　　③ What did she show to her son one day?

　　A. a plug

　　B. copper

　　C. two holes

　　D. her nose

　　④ What did the woman want her son to know?

　　A. to know about electricity

　　B. to know about copper

　　C. to know how to use a plug

　　D. to know about nose

　　⑤ Where did the son think the plug should be plugged?

　　A. in nose

　　B. in anything with two holes

　　C. in water

　　D. in a car

108.插在何处

　　一位母亲十分善于利用每一个机会对孩子进行教育。她的儿子只有三岁。一天，她拿着一个插头对儿子说：“看，这里有两个铜片，那它一定要插在有两个孔的地方。你说它应该插在哪儿呢？”母亲期待着儿子的回答。

　　“插在鼻子里！”儿子回答说。

练习参考答案：

①A②B③A④C⑤A

1 copper   

n.铜；铜币；铜器；adj.铜(制)的；(紫)铜色的

参考例句：

• The students are asked to prove the purity of copper.要求学生们检验铜的纯度。
• Copper is a good medium for the conduction of heat and electricity.铜是热和电的良导体。

2 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。