Popcorn Park is a very special place. Workers at the zoo care for hurt or sick(生病的)animals. At first this unusual place was not a zoo. It was called the Forked River Animal Care Center. The workers there took care of lost or unwanted cats and dogs.

The change began in 1977 when a raccoon (浣熊) needed help. The workers cared for the animal. Finally it was better, but it could not care for itself. So people had to allow the raccoon to live at the center. After that, people began taking all kinds of hurt or homeless animals there. So many animals were living at the center that it became more like a zoo. It was time for a new name.

Popcorn Park Zoo got its funny name because many of the animals there like to eat popcorn. Also workers at the zoo sell the popcorn to care for the animals. People buy the popcorn to feed the animals as well. Popcorn Park Zoo now takes care of more than 200 kinds of animals. All the animals at the zoo get lots of care and love.

1.Workers at the zoo look after __________.

A. only homeless cats and dogs B. hurt or sick animals

C. all the unwanted cats and dogs D. young or old animals

2.Which animal was the first to live at the zoo?

A. An unwanted dog. B. An unwanted cat.

C. A raccoon. D. A tiger.

3.The zoo got its name because __________.

A. the popcorn at the zoo tastes best B. workers at the zoo like to eat popcorn

C. many animals there like to eat popcorn D. visitors can make popcorn themselves there

4.From the text we can know that __________.

A. the zoo was a very famous park in 1976

B. people look after the animals well at the zoo

C. the zoo spends much money feeding the animals

D. animals at the zoo don’t want to go back to their natural homes

The word “chicken” is used in so many English idioms. Do you know the following? Don't count your chickens before they hatch

The expression “Don't count your chickens before they hatch” means “Don't expect that all your eggs, which have been laid, will hatch.” “Hatch” is a verb, meaning the baby chicken breaks open the shell of the egg and comes out successfully. So the expression mainly means “Don't depend on things working out just as you want them to”. This saying appears in the story The Milkmaid and Her Pail in Aesop's Fables.

A chicken?and?egg situation

In history, philosophers(哲学家) and scientists have met this dilemma(困境): Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Aristotle thought that both the bird and the egg must have always been there. However, more recently, scientists such as Stephen Hawking have argued that the egg came before the chicken. In common speech, the term “a chicken?and?egg situation” means a situation where it is impossible to say which of two things appeared first and which caused the other one.

Don't be such a chicken

There seems to be an idea in English, somehow, that a chicken is a scared bird. Maybe that's not fair as most birds will probably fly away from you if you go towards them. But “Don't be such a chicken” means “Don't be so scared and get a bit more courage.” So if your friend fear to do something, you can say to him or her, “Don't be such a chicken. Just have a try!”

1.The underlined word “hatch” means “ ” in Chinese.

A. 孵化 B. 长大 C. 破碎

2.We may say “don't be such a chicken” to someone when he .

A. is good at math

B. has difficulty making a choice

C. is not brave enough to do something

3.What does someone get when he is given “chicken feed” for his work?

A. A high pay.

B. A little money.

C. A lot of food.

4.Which idiom can be used when we can't make a cause?and?effect relationship clear?

A. Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

B. Chicken feed.

C. A chicken?and?egg situation.

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