與熊同居

孫啟祿

1 We 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.

2 Twenty?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 bears sad condition and took him to their home.

3 There， they nursed the bear back to health and named him Stepan. They took great care of the wild bear and theyve 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.

4 Stepan 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 isnt 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.

5 The bear has done well adapting to domestic life， the only life hes ever really known. Thankfully， hes 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.

6 Although this is definitely an unusual wild animal to live in ones home， Stepan and the Panteleenkos clearly have an understanding， and their relationship has continued to flourish （蓬勃發(fā)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(yǎng)，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

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。

2. Although this is definitely an unusual wild animal to live in ones 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(guān)系在過去二十年中持續(xù)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(dǎo)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(zhàn)，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(wǎng)站看到以下招聘廣告，請你根據(jù)廣告內(nèi)容寫一封求職信。

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)80左右；

2. 可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

Dear Sir/Madam，

I am Li Hua， a student from China.

Looking forward to your early reply.

Yours，

Li Hua