79．Why Does It Rain?为什么要下雨呢？
WORD BANK 单词
country n.乡下，乡村
suddenly adv．突然地
hide/ haid／v．躲藏
cow/ kau／n．母牛
grow v．生长
second n．秒；片刻
EXERCISES 练习
I.Listen to the passage and decide which of the following statements are True and which are False.
I.听短文,判断下列哪个陈述是真实的,哪些是错误的。
A small boy and his father were having a walk in the country when it suddenly began to rain very hard.
一个小男孩和他的父亲在乡间散步时突然下起了大雨。
They didn't have their umbrellas with them and there was nowhere to hide from the rain,
他们没有带雨伞而且没有地方躲雨，
so they were soon very wet, and the small boy didn't feel very happy.
所以他们很快被淋湿了，所以小男孩有点不高兴。
For a long time while they were walking home through the rain, he was thinking.
他们在雨中往家走的很长一段时间中他一直在思考。
Then at last he asked his father, "Why does it rain, father? It isn't very nice, is it?"
然后最后他问他的父亲，“为什么下雨，父亲？下雨并不是很好，不是吗？”
"No, it isn't very nice, but it's very useful, Tom."answered his father.
不，这不是很好，但它是非常有用的，汤姆。”他父亲回答道。
"It rains to make fruit and vegetables grow for us,and to make grass grow for cows and sheep. "
“下雨使我们赖以生存的水果和蔬菜成长，使牛和羊赖以生存的草生长。”
Tom thought about this for a few seconds. and then he said, "Then, why does it rain on the road too, father?"
汤姆想了几秒钟。然后他说，“那么，为什么路上也下雨呢，爸爸？”
II. Listen to the questions about the passage and choose the best answer A. B. C or D.
II.听短文,选择问题的最好答案A.B. C或D。
1. Where were the small boy and his father when it began to rain?
开始下雨的时候小男孩和他的父亲在哪里？
2. Did they get wet?
他们被淋湿了吗？
3. How do you know rain is useful?
你怎么知道雨是有用的？
4. What did the small boy and his father do when it rained hard?
雨下大时小男孩和他的父亲做了什么？
5. Why does it rain? It's not very nice, isn't it?
为什么要下雨呢？这不是很好，不是吗？
EXERCISES 练习
I.Listen to the passage and decide which of the following statements are True and which are False.
I.听短文,判断下列哪个陈述是真实的,哪些是错误的。
( ) 1. It was a fine day in the story.
( ) 2. The boy was very happy when it began to rain.
( ) 3. Rain helps fruit and vegetables grow well.
( ) 4. Rain makes grass grow for cows and sheep.
( ) 5. The small boy thought that rain was useful at last.
答案 I. 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F
II. Listen to the questions about the passage and choose the best answer A. B. C or D.
II.听短文,选择问题的最好答案A.B. C或D。
( ) l.A. They were in the street.
B . They were at home.
C. They were in the country.
D. They were in the park.
( ) 2.A. No, they didn't. They had umbrellas with
them.
B. Yes, they did. It rained hard, and they didn't
have umbrellas with them.
C. Yes, they did. The boy liked to stay in the
rain.
D. No, they didn't. They stayed in a farmhouse.
( ) 3.A. From the growth of plants.
B . From the growth of cows and sheep.
C. From the growth of man.
D. A, B and C.
( ) 4. A. They walked on in the rain.
B. They stopped and waited.
C. They tried to get umbrellas.
D . They found a place to have a rest .
( ) 5. A. Yes. it is.
B. No, it isn't.
C. No, it's not very nice. But it's useful.
D . No, it's not useful at all.
答案 II. 1. C 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. C
III.Write down a key word in each blank.
写下一个关键字在每个空白。
A small boy and his father were___________in the ________when it suddenly began to __________ very hard. They didn't have__________. The small boy didn't feel very __________. He asked his father why it rains. His father told him that it rains to make____________and_______ grow foi man. And it makes ____ grow for___________and__________. The small boy still couldn't understand why it rains on the road.
答案 III. walking, country, rain, umbrellas, happy, fruit， vegetables,grass, cows, sheep