Looking after my school flour(面粉) baby

Many girls like to have dolls in their childhood. If you visit our school, you will see lots of students carrying flour babies. We also have such classes to learn about what it’s like to be a parent.

The 10-pound (4.5kilograms) flour bags were used as babies. We decide the gender (性别) by throwing a coin. We parents must keep the babies’ faces exposed (暴露) for their breath and have to keep a close eye on them so that we don’t lose them. Mr. Craton, our history teacher like taking away “babies” when we parents lose attention. He takes 22 babies away from parents in four days.

We need to write a baby diary. To support the baby, we also need to find a job to feed the baby. Do you know the total cost of raising a baby for the first year? It is about $5,000.

I really love this special class. It helps students to understand how much their parents spend on them when they were little.

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Practice being a 1.__ ___

Babies

They are made of flour.

They weigh about four and a half kilograms.

We throw a coin to make a 2.___ __about its gender.

How to take care of babies

We carry the flour babies to school every day.

We had better not cover the babies’ faces 3.__ __they need to breathe.

We should take notice of them 4.__ _in order not to lose them.

We will find a job to support the baby.

We need to 5.__ __about $5,000 to raise a baby for the first year.

Meaning of the activity

The special class helps us understand how much our parents spend on us when we were young.

A poor boy lived in a small town. He sold goods from door to door to pay for school. One day, he only one cent left, and he was hungry. He decided that he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, when a young woman opened the door, the boy was shy, so he just asked for some water. The woman knew he was hungry, so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much should I pay for it?” “You won’t pay for it. My mother has told me that it is good to help the people who are in trouble.” She replied. The boy said, “Then I thank you from my heart.” As the boy left that house, he felt stronger. He knew he had many things to do.

Many years later, the young woman became ill. The local doctors couldn’t save her. People had to send her to a big city. When the doctor knew who the woman was, he was excited and tried his best to save her life. He succeeded. The woman needed to pay for the medical bill. The doctor learned that she couldn’t afford it. So he wrote something down on the medical bill. The woman read the bill, “You have paid it with a glass of milk.”

1.The poor boy sold goods from door to door because _________.

A. he had no money left

B. he needed money to buy some food

C. he wanted to raise money for Project Hope

D. he had to make money for his school

2.Why was the young woman sent to a hospital in a big city? _________

A. Because she was seriously ill

B. Because she had lots of money

C. Because she wanted to visit the doctor

D. Because she knew the poor boy worked there

3. From the passage we can know the doctor(the poor boy) ________.

A. let the young woman pay for the bill.

B. was always thankful for the young woman’s kindness.

C. didn’t remember the young woman.

D. failed to save the young woman’s life.

4.Which is the following sentences is true?

A. The young woman had a bad mother.

B. The poor boy asked for some money.

C. The young woman and her mother were both kind to others.

D. The poor boy became a famous engineer when he grew up.

5.What’s the best title(标题) for the article?

A. A kind Mother B. A Lovely Young Woman

C. A Poor Boy D. A Glass of Milk

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