同步拓展阅读：新概念英语第3册第19课
一、往期回顾
【参考答案】
1-5 TFFTF
二、本期内容
【课文主题】
第19课讲的是一只宠物猫被绑架后，主人用高价把它赎回的故事，所以我选择了一篇同样是有关宠物的主题文章。
【拓展阅读】
一、文章内容
Japan's Most Loyal Dog, Hachiko
The most famous dog in Japan is surely Hachiko. Hachiko was an Akita that showed intense loyalty to his owner, Hidesaburo Ueno, a professor at Tokyo Imperial University. Each day, Hachiko waited at the train station for Ueno to return.
Sadly, Ueno died at work of a cerebral hemorrhage on May 21, 1925. For the next nine years, Hachiko walked to the train station and patiently waited for his master. After Hachiko died on March 8, 1935, the faithful dog was memorialized across Japan with statues and in artwork as a symbol of enduring fidelity.
Bill Clinton's Cat, Socks
Socks was probably America's most famous presidential pussycat. The stray tuxedo cat was adopted by the Clinton family in 1991 when he jumped into the arms of future First Daughter Chelsea Clinton on her way home from a piano lesson in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Socks made appearances at schools and hospitals, was featured on the White House website and was the subject of several books. Socks’ political career came to an end when the Clintons adopted a Labrador retriever named Buddy. When President Clinton left office in 2001, the family kept Buddy but gave Socks to the president’s secretary, Betty Currie.
Michael Jackson's Chimpanzee, Bubbles
There’s probably no chimpanzee more famous than Michael Jackson’s pet, Bubbles. Acquired in 1988, Bubbles lived at both the Jackson family home in Encino, California, and Jackson’s Neverland Ranch. Treated like an infant, the chimpanzee slept in a crib, used a toilet and ate candy.
But as Bubbles matured, the wild animal became increasingly more aggressive and was sent to live with an animal trainer. In 2005, Bubbles was turned over to the Center for Great Apes primate sanctuary in Wauchula, Florida. Although Jackson passed away in 2009, his estate supports the annual cost to care for Bubbles.
【词汇注释】
1. loyal：忠诚的（名词：loyalty）
2. Akita：秋田犬
3. intense：强烈的
4. imperial：帝国的
5. cerebral：大脑的
6. hemorrhage：出血
7. faithful：忠诚的
8. memorialize：纪念
9. eduring：持久的
10. fidelity：忠诚
11. stray：迷路的
12. tuxedo：燕尾服
13. Labrador retriever：拉布拉多猎犬
14. crib：婴儿床
15. aggressive：侵略性的
16. sanctuary：避难所
二、阅读题目
根据短文内容，回答下列问题：
1. What did Hachiko do to his master every day?
2. What artistic image did people give Hachiko after his death?
3. What happened to President Clinton’s cat Socks after Clinton had left his post?
4. Where did Michael Jackson’s chimpanzee Bubbles live?
5. What happened to Bubbles in 2005?
三、参考答案