② How did the coach call the boys since he didn't know their
names?
③ Who was number five?
④ Why did the coach get annoyed?
⑤ How did the players interpret "Number I"?
87.教练与他的队员
我初到一小团体棒球队作教练，还不知道队员的名字。在第一次比
赛中，我按照每一名队员球衣的号数来指挥。当我大声喊到：“5 号，你
该击球了。”杰夫·史密斯到本垒击球。当我叫到“7 号”时，史迪夫·汉
斯就跳起来。然后我叫到“1 号”，却没人从隐蔽壕里跳出来。我又叫了
一遍1 号。还是没人跳出来。
因为裁判在旁观看，我很生气这支球队的懒散，大声吼道：“谁是1
号（第一）？”
这时全体队员大喊道；“是我们，教练！我们是！“
88.He Lowered Her chair Six Inches
While on vacation in San Francisco, my sister developed a
toothache. The hotel desk clerk recommended a dentist. Susan, who
dislikes heights, was horrified to discover that he was located
on the 14thfloorL of a skyscraper, with two of the office walls
made entirely of glass.
Susan was sitting regidly in the examination chair, clutching
its sides, when the dentist came in. "Are you always this nervous?"
he asked.
It' s just that I 'm not used to being up this high," Susan
replied, eyes closed.
"Oh, I'm sorry," he said. Then he lowered her chair six inches.
Notes:
(1) San Francisco 旧金山
(2) develop v.发病
(3) recommend v.推荐
(4) horrified adj.惊恐的
(5) be located 位于
(6) skyscraper n.摩天大楼
(7) regidly adv.僵硬地
(8) clutch v.紧抓；紧握
(9) be used to 习惯于
Exercises:
根据短文填空：
① While _____vacation in San Francisco, my sister developed
a toothache.
② The hotel desk clerk _____a dentist.
③ Susan, who dislikes heights, was horrified to discover that
he was_____ on the 14th floor of a skyscraper, with two of the office
walls made _____of glass.
④ Susan was sitting _____in the examination chair, clutching
its sides, when the dentist came in.
⑤ "It' s just that I'm not used to being up this high "Susan
replied, eyes_____ .
88.他把她的椅子降低了6 寸
在旧金山度假期间，我妹妹得了牙痛。宾馆接待员向她推荐了一名
牙医。苏珊有恐高症，她惊恐地发现他的诊所位于摩天大楼的14 层上，
办公室有两面墙壁全用玻璃制成。
苏珊僵硬地坐在候诊椅里，紧紧地抓住两边的扶手，这时牙医进来
了。“你总是这么紧张吗？”他问。
“这只是因为我不习惯这种高度。”苏珊回答，眼睛紧闭。
“哦，对不起，”他说。然后他把她的椅子降低了6 寸。
89.The ability of the Kangaroo
The zoo built a special eight-foot-high enclosure for its newly
acquired kangaroo, but the next morning the animal was found
hopping around outside. The height of the fence was increased to
15 feet, but the kangaroo got out again. Exasperated, the zoo
director had the height increased to 30 feet, but the kangaroo still
escaped. A giraffe asked the kangaroo, "How high do you think
they'll build the fence?"
"I don't know, " said the kangaroo. "Maybe a thousand feet if
they keep leaving the gate unlocked.
Notes:
(1) enclosure n.围墙
(2) kangaroo n.袋鼠
(3) exasperated adj.恼火的
Exercises:
根据短文回答下列问题：
① What had the zoo newly squired?
② Why did the zoo keep increasing the height of the fence?
③ How did the zoo director feel about it?
④ Why could the animal still escape even when the fence was
increased to a height of 30 feet?
⑤ What does the passage imply?
89.袋鼠的能力
动物园为刚引进的袋鼠建了一个特殊的八英尺高的围墙。但是第二
天早上，人们发现这动物在围墙外面蹦跳着。于是围墙高度增加到十五
英尺，但袋鼠还是跑了出来。动物园经理甚感恼火，又叫人把围墙高度
加到三十英尺，但袋鼠还是逃了出来。一个长颈鹿问袋鼠：“你认为他
们会把围墙建到多高？”
“我不知道，”袋鼠说，“如果他们继续开着大门，可能要修到一
千英尺吧。”
90. Dream
The school of agriculture's dean of admissions was
interviewing a prospective student. "Why have you chosen this
career?" he asked.
"I dream of making a million dollars in farming, like my
father," the student replied.
"Your father made a million dollars in farming?" echoed the
impressed dean.
"No," replied ft applicants "But he always dreamed of it.
Notes:
(1) dean of admissions 招生办主任
(2) prospective adj. 预期中的，可能的
(3) echo v. 重复，附和
Exercises:
根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）：
① The principal interviewed the student.
② The student was prospective.
③ The student chose forming as his career.
④ The student dreamed of becoming a millionare.
⑤ The student's father was a millionare.
90.梦想
农校的招生办主任在面试一个上线的学生，“你为何要选择这个职
业？”