【第一节TheyoungboyandhisfathersatquietlywatchingthesnowfallonasnowySaturdayafternoon.“Dadmyfriendtoldmethateverysnowflakeis36.Buttheylookallthesametome.Howcanwetell?”】
第一节
TheyoungboyandhisfathersatquietlywatchingthesnowfallonasnowySaturdayafternoon.
“Dadmyfriendtoldmethateverysnowflakeis36 .Buttheylookallthesametome.Howcanwetell?”thechildasked.
Dadfeltitwashis37togiveamoresatisfyinganswer.“Sonsnowflakesarelikepeople.Weareeach 38inaveryspecialway.Wecantestitrightnow”hesaid.
Thechildstoodupputouthishandsand39assnowflakeslandedonhisgloves.“Thesesnowflakesarealldifferentonmyglovesbutthoseintheyardlookthesame.Togethertheyareevenmore_40andstriking.Thenifpeoplearelikesnowflakeswhydon'tthey 41?”
“Choice”Dadsaid."Theirchoices42themwhattheyare.”
“43choiceisabadthing?”theboyasked.
“Ohno.Onlywhenwechoosethe44things.”
“Howdowetellrightfromwrong?"thechildasked.
Dadwasgiventhechancetobuilduponthefoundationofhisson's45.Hereacheddownandbeganto46withthesnow.He47thesnowintotwosidesthreelargesnowballsononesideandseveralsmalleronesontheother.
“Whichsidedidtherightthing?”heaskedtheboy.
Thechildlookedatbothsidesbut48answer.ThenDadplacedthethreelargersnowballsontopofeachother.
“It’sasnowman!Theside49mademesnowman!”theboyrepliedwith50
Yesallthesepeoplecametogetherandrecognizedhowspecialeachofthemwassotheyjoinedina(n)51tobuildupmankind”Dadsaid.
Thechildthenstoodupand52anarmfullofthesmallersnowballs.Onebyonehebegantothrowthemattheothersmallpilesofsnow.Hesaid”Thisiswhathappenswhenpeoplecan'tworktogether.Theyhavea(n)53.”
Dadwasshocked.Hestoodupliftedtheboyand54himtightlywhisperingtohim“Ihopethatyourworldwilllearntoworkandlivetogether.Ihopeyouwillmaketheright 55
andlearntobuildthebestsnowmanever.”
36.A.similarB.differentC.freezingD.special
37.A.challenge B.trouble C.responsibility D.position
38.A.privateB.associated C.uniqueD.isolated
39.A.inspected B.watchedC.glancedD.glared
40.A.beautifulB.effectiveC.comfortableD.significant
41.A.getalong B.takecar