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新概念英语青少版(2B)课文 Unit16 Whats your middle name? William:?Is there something wrong, Karen? Karen:?Its OK. Im being silly. William:?Thats impossible. Youre never silly. Karen:?Oh, but I am! Im silly all the time. Believe me! Karen:?I did something very silly this morning. I picked up some shopping in town. Karen:?I arrived home at about 10 oclock, and parked the car in the drive. I unlocked the house with my house keys. Karen:?Then, Daisy called me on my mobile, and we talked about the weekend. We discussed plans for Sunday. Then we finished the call. Karen:?Then I looked for my car keys. I looked in my bag, in my coat, in the kitchen, everywhere. William:?And where were they? Karen:?They were in my hand! The key-ring was on my little finger. William, Silliness is my middle name! -----------------------------------------------------------------------1 Unit17 A cuckoo in the nest Pauls father. Ken Bruce is an engineer. Hes also an enthusiastic birdwatcher. Last spring, two little birds appeared in his garden. Ken installed a webcam, and invited his neighbours to log on. Everyone watched enthusiastically. Soon, there was a little nest. Then, another bird arrived. It was a cuckoo. The cuckoo watched patiently. Three little eggs appeared in the nest. The cuckoo waited. Suddenly, she had her chance. The mother wasnt there. The cuckoo darted to the nest. In two seconds, there was a fourth egg beside the other three. After twelve days, the young cuckoo hatched. The little birds hurried to get food for the baby cuckoo. Kens neighbours watched excitedly. The baby cuckoo picked up the other eggs easily with its back, and pushed them out of the nest. The birds returned and pushed food into its mouth. After twenty days, the cuckoo was enormous! On 6th May. it opened its wings. In a moment, the nest was empty. The show was over. Kens neighbours are all enthusiastic birdwatchers now, of course! -------------------------------------------------------------------------2 Unit18 Read t