"a blind man " in this passage refers to a man who makes
or sends blinds.
8.窗帘挂于何处
一位军事训练中士命令两个年轻的女兵去油漆营房里的一间屋子，
并一再强调不得把漆弄到她们的制服上。她们很怀疑能不把衣服弄脏，
所以就把门插上，脱了衣服，裸体在里面油漆。大约一个小时过后，她
们听到有人敲门。
“谁呀？”其中一女子问。
“送窗帘的（与‘盲人’同音同词——编者），”来者答道。
她们觉得让一个盲人进来无妨，就开了门。
“哇，多动人的人儿呀！”那男子惊奇地说，“现在你们想把窗帘
挂在哪儿？”
9.whose dog was the smartest
four friends were arguing over whose dog was the smartest. the
first man, an engineer, called to his dog, "t square, show your
stuff. " the dog trotted over to a desk, pulled out a paper and
pencil, and drew a perfect triangle.
the next guy, an accountant, called to his dog, "slide rule,
go ahead. " the dog went to the kitchen, nibbled opened a bag of
cookies and divided the contents into four equal piles.
the next man, a chemist, beckoned his dog, beaker, to show what
he could do. the dog went to the fridge, took out a quart of milk
and poured out exactly eighty ounces into a measuring cup.
the last man was a government worker. "coffee break," he
hollered to his dog, "go to it. " with that, the dog jumped to his
feet, soiled the paper, ate the cookies and drank the milk.
notes:
(1) do (show) your stuff 显显你的本领；露一手
(2) trot v. 疾走；快步走
(3) triangle n.三角形
(4) accountant n 会计
(5) nibble v.轻咬
(6) beckon v.招手令他人走近或跟着来
(7) ounce n.盎司（重量单位，常衡为1/16 磅）
(8) holler v.喊叫
(9) soil v.弄脏；弄污
exercises:
根据短文回答问号问题：
1 what were the four friends arguing about?
2 what did the first man's dog do?
3 how many parts did the second man's dog divide the cookies
into?
4 how much milk did the third man's dog pour into the measuring
cup?
5 can we find out whose dog was the smartest?
9.谁的狗最聪明
四个朋友在为谁的狗最聪明而争吵。第一个人是个工程师，他对自
己的狗喊道：“t 形角，使出你的本领来。”这只狗便跑向一个书桌，拉
出一张纸和一支铅笔，画出了一个完美的三角形。
第二个人是个会计。他对他的狗说：“珠算法，上吧。”那狗直奔
厨房，用嘴咬开一袋甜饼并把饼分成了四等份。
第三个人是位药剂师。他命令他的狗——量杯，表现一下。但见那
狗径直走向冰箱，叼出一瓶牛奶并精确地把八盎司牛奶倒入一个量杯
中。
最后一位是政府职员。“休息时间，”他对自己的狗喊叫，“去吧。”
话还未落，那狗便跳将起来，踏污了那张纸，吃掉了所有的甜饼，喝光
了那杯牛奶。
10.what will be the headline
when a man in macon, ga. , came upon a wild dog attacking a
young boy, he quickly grabbed the animal and throttled it with his
two hands. a reporter saw the incident, congratulated the man and
told him the headline the following day would read, "local man saves
child by killing vicious animal. "
the hero, however, told the journalist that he wasn't from
macon, it well, then," the reporter said, 'the headline will
probably say, 'georgia man saves child by killing dog. '"
"actually," the man said, "i'm from connecticut."
"in that case," the reporter said in a huff, "the headline will
read ,'yankee kills family pet.'"
notes：
(1) ga. georgia 的缩写（美国的）乔治亚州
(2) come upon 偶然遇见
(3) grab v.抓取；揽取
(4) throttle v.勒死；缢死
(5) congratulate v.祝贺
(6) vicious adj. 凶恶的
(7) connecticut n.（美国）康涅狄格州
(8) huff n.发怒
(9) yankee n.（美国南北战争中）北部诸州的人；北方佬
excises:
根据短文回答问题：
1 the man carne from macon, ga.
2 the man killed the dog with a knife.
3 at first, the reporter was pleased with what the man had
done.
4 the reporter thought that the man was a local person.
5 we can see from the passage that the reporter didn't like
a person from connecticut.
10.标题是什么
一位男子在乔治亚州的麦根城遇到一条狗在袭击一个男孩。他敏捷
地用两手卡住了狗的脖子并掐死了它。一位记者目睹了这件事，向这位
男子表示祝贺并说次日的新闻标题将是：“本地男子杀恶畜救孩童”。
然而，这位英雄却告诉记者他不是麦根人。
“那么，”记者说，“标题可能为‘乔治亚男子杀狗救孩童’。”
“实际上，”那男子道，“我是康涅狄格人。”
“这样的话，”记者怒气冲冲地说，“标题将是‘北方佬杀死家庭
爱犬’。”
11.a challenging hunt
a woman answered her front door and found two boys holding a
list. "lady," one of them explained, "we are on a treasure hunt,
and we need three grains of wheat, a pork-chop bone and a piece
of used carbon paper to earn a dollar. "
"wow," the woman replied, "who sent you on such a challenging
hunt?" "our baby-sitter's boyfriend. "
notes:
(1) pork-chop 猪肉排
(2) carbon paper 复写纸
exercises:
根据短文回答问题：
1the list the two boys were holding must have been about _____.
a. the name of the baby-sitter's boyfriend
b. where the two boys should go
c. the lady's address
d. the things that the two boys should hunt
2 where did the two boys meet the woman?
a. on the-street
b. on the road
c. in the backyard
d. at her front door
3 why were the boys on the hunt?
a. because their parents told them to do so,
b. because their baby-sitter was not home.
c. because their baby-sitter's boyfriend wanted to stay with
her alone.
d. because it had bee their usual game.
4 the woman's attitude towards the boys' act was that_____ .
a. she was very happy
b. she was very angry
c. she was a bit disappointed
d. she was a bit surprised
5 from the passage, we may conclude that______ .
a. it would take the boys a long time to gather all the required
things
b. the woman would give all the required things to the boys
c. the boys were cheated by the baby-sitter's game
d. the baby-sitter ran away with her boyfriend
11.富有挑战性的搜寻
一个妇人打开前门，看到两个男孩手里拿着一张字条。“夫人，”
其中一个解释道，“我们在寻宝。我们需要三颗麦粒、一块猪排骨、一