高中英语教学课件：阅读理解练习8.pptx

4. Why does Harold walk around in the neighborhood? A. To keep fit. B. To lend a hand. C. To look for a job. D. To pick up his wife.21. In quiet neighborhoods, you find quiet people going about their lives, doing good things. Harold is one of those people. A quiet man by nature, he finds himself happiest while changing the brake pads（刹车片） on an old truck or replacing a water heater. 2. As a mechanic, Harold runs a workshop after retiring. His wife Jeannette teaches English at the local high school. With their own kids grown, they don’t need a lot or want a lot, so Harold and Jeannette live a simple life. And while his wife is in the classroom. Harold often walks around in the neighborhood. There’s always a widow（寡妇） who needs a lamp fixed or a teenager who needs a tire changed. go about one’s life 奔波 5. What will Harold do when you get a leak? A. Go to fix it willingly. B. Wave a refusal directly. C. Work out the costs first. D. Check the toolbox slowly.3 Each day, Harold pulls on his coveralls (工作服) and goes to work. His wife teaches students to speak, while Harold economizes language. “Yep, you got a leak. I’ll get my toolbox.” That’s about as much as you’ll get out of Harold. Even when you thank him, he’ll just wave. 是的，你有渗漏。我去拿工具箱 6. Which words can best describe Harold? A. Hard-working and modest. B. Easy-going and efficient. C. Well-educated and generous. D. Good-hearted and skillful.4. In a world of social media, massive information floods our screens, with various ways to communicate. But if you want to talk to Harold, you have to go to his workshop and knock on the door. It’s reassuring to know that there’s Harold, willing to fix the mechanical things that stress us out. He always works slowly and methodically, removing the old pipe, pulling it to his truck, and cutting a new pipe. He’s done this hundreds of times. There’s no frustration, no hurry, only an ease and satisfaction, like a gardener taking care of his belove