地、

除草、干活才种出这样的水果吧！”

商人走了。两兄弟坐在那儿，目光越过钱袋顶看着对方。他们的双手变得粗糙， 磨出了老茧，正像老园丁临死时的手那样。

“金黄色的橘子，红艳艳的苹果和比红宝石还要大、还要晶莹鲜亮的樱桃，”一 个兄弟轻声地说。“我想这就是我们整整一年来一直挖找的财宝，也就是我们父 亲所指的财宝。” Text B 金色杨桃树

很久、很久以前，有一个富有的四口之家，他们是父亲、母亲和两个儿子。父母 去世时，把他们的金子、房子和地等财产都留给了两个儿子。但大儿子欺骗了弟 弟，几乎把所有的东西都自己拿走了。他留给弟弟的唯一一样东西是一棵杨桃树。 弟弟是个温和平静的人，对哥哥那种贪婪的欺骗行为并没有感到不高兴。他找到 一份工作，业余时间则照料那棵杨桃树。每当看到那棵树时，他都会想到自己的 父母。他希望它会结出丰硕的果实让他在市场上出售，从而额外挣些钱。 一天早晨，正当杨桃成熟时，一只凤凰飞下来，开始吃那些最好的杨桃了。“请 不要吃它们，”年轻人说。“我要在市场上卖钱的。我真的很需要这钱。也许我可

以拿些别的东西给你吃。”凤凰回答说，“我吃的杨桃我会用纯金来偿付你的。准

备好一只袋子，等我吃完，你就可以有一大笔金币补偿你的杨桃了。” 年轻人拿来一只口袋，凤凰吃饱后，便把他驮在背上，飞过大海来到远处一个地 上铺着厚厚一层金币的岛上。年轻人为凤凰吃的每一只杨桃拿了一枚金币，然后

那只大鸟又驮着他和那只装满金币的口袋回到他的家。

年轻人买了一幢新房子，在里面摆满了昂贵的家具。后来他又买下几家商店，便 安顿下来享受起富人的生活。很快他便邀请哥哥来共享美餐，庆祝他时来运转。 哥哥发现弟弟如此富有不禁大为惊讶。“你怎么这么快就变富了？”他急切地问 道。年轻人对他讲了凤凰和杨桃树的故事，哥哥马上就要用父母留下的金子、房 子和地来交换那棵杨桃树。弟弟觉得自己已经有了一辈子也用不完的财富，便同 意进行交换。

当杨桃树的果实再次成熟时，凤凰又飞回来吃了。哥哥要求吃杨桃要付钱，凤凰 同意了。“拿一只口袋来装金子，你会得到报酬的，”凤凰说。

当凤凰驮着哥哥来到岛上时，那个贪婪的人并不满足于一只杨桃换一枚金币，而 是抓起一把一把的金币，把口袋装得满满的。从岛上往回飞的路上，因为口袋太 沉，连大凤凰也承受不住它的重量了。它把人和口袋一起丢进了大海。哥哥淹死 了，而那些金币也丢失在了海底。 第六单元 Exercise 5

1. courage 2. attended 3. quit 4. injuries 5. overcome 6.somehow 7. debating 8. kindness 9. realized 10. race 11. worth 12.measured Exercise 6

1. mistake for 2. in pain 3. happened 4. turned around 5.tracked down 6.make a difference 7. prepare for 8. sure enough 9. even if 10. fall behind Exercise 7

1. as interesting as the one I read last week

2. as beautiful as the one you saw in his office 3. just as advanced as the one John bought yesterday 4. just as well-known as the one who won the prize last year 5. as large as the one Mary attended 6. as difficult as the one he passed last year Exercise 8

1. How nice it would be if you could stay a bit longer! 2. If I were you, I would certainly accept the job. 3. What would Nancy say if I asked her? 4. What would you do if you were in his place? Exercise 9

1. As a matter of fact, she had debated whether or not she should go abroad.

2. This is the most touching film I have ever seen.

3. I limped towards the classroom where I bumped into Tom.

4. He married Alice not because she was beautiful, but because she was rich. 5. The level of a student is not only measured in his marks but also in his ability to solve problems.

6. The happiest people are not always the people who have a lot of money, but the people who are ready to help others. Exercise 10

1. is 2. were 3. needs 4. is 5. was 6. is 7. is 8. does 9. were 10. was

Exercise 14

1. belief 2. faith 3. rocked 4. badly 5. explosion 6. attend 7. recommended 8. recover 9. forced 10. determined Exercise 15

1. a number of 2. instill in 3. cleaned out 4. burned out 5. throw away Exercise 16 DCABCB Text A 追寻我的梦想

这是地区的田径运动会——我们整个季节都在为之训练的田径运动会。我的脚 早些时候受了伤，此时还没有痊愈。实际上，我一直在考虑是否应该参加这次运 动会。但我还是去了，准备参加3200 米跑。

“各就各位……跑……”发令枪砰的一响，我们就出发了。别的女孩子都冲到了 我前面。我意识到我在一瘸一拐地跑，并且因为越来越落在后面而感到很丢脸。 跑第一的选手冲过终点线时领先了我两圈。“好哇！”观众喊道。这是我在田径运

动会上听到过的最响亮的欢呼声。

“也许我应该放弃,” 我一边一瘸一拐地往前跑一边在想。“那些人并不想等着 我跑完全程。”可是不知怎么的，我还是决定继续跑下去。在最后两圈，我跑得 很痛苦，决定下一年不参加田径比赛了。即使我的脚真的好了，这也不值得。我 永远也不可能战胜那个领先我两圈的女孩。

当我跑完时，我听到了一片欢呼声——就像第一个女孩冲过终点线时我听到的 欢呼声一样热烈。“这是怎么回事？”我问自己。我转过身去，果然，是男孩子 们正在准备开始比赛。“这肯定没错：他们在为那些男孩子欢呼。”