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Summary专项练习一、Original:Myneighbor'schildrenloveplayinghide-and-seekasallchildrendo,butnooneimaginethatagametheyplayedlastweekwouldbereportedinthelocalnewspaper.Oneafternoon,theywereplayinginthevacantlotdownthecorner.YoungPaul,whoisonlyfiveyearsold,foundtheperfectplacetohide.Hissister,Natalie,hadshuthereyesandwascountingtotenwhenPaulnoticedthestoragemailboxatthecornerandsawthatthemetaldoorwasstandingopen.Themailmanhadjusttakenoutseveralsacksofmailandhadcarriedthemtohistruckwhichwasstandingatthecurbafewfeetaway.Paulclimbedintothestorageboxandpulledthedoorclosedsohardthatitlocked.Soonrealizingwhathehaddone,hebecamefrightenedandstartedcrying.Meanwhile,Nataliewaslookingforhimeverywherebutcouldnotfindhim.Itwasluckythatshehappenedtopauseatthecornerforaminuteandheardherbrother'scries.Sheimmediatelyrantotellthemailmanwhohurriedbackfromhistrucktounlockthemetaldoor.Paulwasnowfree,buthehadhadsuchabadscarethathecouldnotstopcrying.Themailman,however,soonfoundawayofmakinghimlaughagain.Hetoldhimthatthenexttimehewantedtohideinamailbox,heshouldremembertoputastamponhimself!Summary:Thechildrenwereplayinghide-and-seekinavacantlotoneafternoon.Findingthatthestoragemailboxhadbeenleftopen,Paulhidandlockedhimselfinitaccidentally.Hissister,Natalie,heardhiscriesandrealizedwherehewashiding,sosheimmediatelytoldthemailmantounlockthemetaldoor.Afterlettinghimout,themailmanmadehimstopcryingbytellinghimtoputastamponhimselfthenexthewantedtohideinamailbox.二、Original:Whydosomeanimalsdieout?Inthepasttwohundredyearspeoplehavecausedmanykindsofanimalstodieout--tobecomeextinct.Peoplekeepbuildinghousesandfactoriesinfieldsandwoods.Astheyspreadovertheland,theydestroyanimals'homes.Iftheanimalscan'tfindaplacetolive,theydieout.SixteenkindsofHawaiianbirdshavebecomeextinctforthisreason.Otheranimals,suchastheFloridaKeydeer,maysoondieoutbecausetheyarelosingtheirhomes.Huntershavecausedsomeanimalstobecomeextinct,too.Inthelastcentury,hunterskilledallthepassengerpigeonsinNorthAmericaandmostofthebuffalos.Todaytheyarefastkillingoffhawksandwolves.Pollutioniskillingmanyanimalstoday,too.Asriversbecomepolluted,fisharepoisoned.Manydie.Birdsthateatthepoisonedfishcan'tlaystrong,healthyeggs.Newbirdsaren’tborn.Sofar,noanimalshavebecomeextinctbecauseofpollution.Butsome,suchasthebaldeagleandthebrownpelican,havebecomerareandmaydieout.Scientiststhinkthatsomeanimalsbecomeextinctbecauseofchangesinclimate.Theplaceswheretheylivebecomehotterorcooler,drierorwetter.Thefoodthattheyeatcannotgrowthereanymore.Iftheanimalscan'tlearntoeatsomethingelse,theydie.Dinosaursmayhavediedoutforthisreason.Summary:Inthepasttwohundredyears,manykindsofanimalshavediedout.Thereareseveralreasonsforit.First,peoplekeepbuildinghousesandfactoriesinfieldsandwoods,whichdestroysanimals'homes.Then,hunters'killinghasalsocausedsomeanimalstobecomeextinct.Besides,someanimalsaren'tabletobearstrongoffspringandnordotheyhaveenoughfoodtoeatbecauseofpollutionandclimaticchanges.三、Original:OfallthegamesheldthroughoutGreece,thosestagedatOlympiainhonorofZeusarethemostfamous.TheGames,likeallGreekgames,wereanintrinsicpartofareligiousfestival.HeldeveryfouryearsbetweenAugust6andSeptember19,theyoccupiedsuchanimportantplaceinGreeklifethattimewasmeasuredbytheintervalbetweenthem–anOlympiad.AlthoughthefirstOlympicchampionlistedintherecordswasoneCoroebusofElis,acook,whowonthesprintracein776BC,itisgenerallyacceptedthattheGameswereprobablyatleast500yearsoldatthattime.Accordingtoonelegend,theywerefoundedbyHeracles,sonofAlcmene.TheGameswereheldatOlympiainthecity-stateofElis,onatrackabout32meters(35yards)wide.Theracinglengthwasonestade,adistanceofabout192meters(210yards)whichwasonelengthofthetrack.Atthemeetingin776BC,therewasapparentlyonlyoneevent,thestade,butothereventswereaddedovertheensuingdecades.In724BCatwo-lengthrace,diaulos,roughlysimilartothe400-meterrace,wasincludedandfouryearslater,thedolichos,along-distanceracepossiblytobecomparedtothemodern1500-oreven5000-meterevent,wasadded.wrestingandthepentathlonwereintroducedin708BC.Thelatterwasanall-aroundcompetitionconsistingoffiveevents–thelongjump,javelinthrow,discusthrow,footrace,andwresting.Boxingwasintroducedin688BC,andin680achariotrace.In648,thepancratium,akindofall-strength,orno-hold-barred,wrestingwasincluded.Kickingandhittingwereallowed;onlybitingandgouging(thrustingafingerotthumbintoanopponent’seye)wereforbidden.Between632and616BC,eventsforboyswereintroduced.Andfromtimetotime,furthereventswereaddedincludingcontestsforfullyarmedsoldiers,forheralds,andfortrumpeters.TheprogrammusthavebeenasvariedasthatofthemodernOlympics,althoughtheathletics(trackandfield)eventswerelimited:therewasnohighjumpinginanyformandnoindividualfieldevent,exceptinthepentathlon.Untilthe77thOlympiad(472BC)alloftheconteststookplaceononeday;latertheywerespread,with,perhaps,somefluctuations,overfourdays,withafifthdevotedtotheclosingceremonypresentationofprizesandabanquetforthechampions.Sourcesgenerallyagreethatwomenwerenotallowedascompetitorsor,exceptforthepriestessofDemeter,asspectators.Inmostevents,theathletespartic