Little Gecko Borrows Its Tail（小壁虎借尾巴）

One sunny day, a little gecko was busy catching mosquitoes in a corner. Suddenly, a sneaky snake slithered up and bit its tail! The gecko wriggled hard and managed to break free, but it lost its tail in the process. "Oh no! I look so strange without my tail," the gecko thought. "I should borrow one."

So, it started its journey. It crawled all the way to the river. There, it saw a little fish swimming merrily. "Fishy, could you lend me your tail?" the gecko asked. "Sorry," the fish replied. "I need it to swim."

Next, the gecko climbed up a big tree. An old ox was there, munching on grass. "Ox uncle, may I borrow your tail?" the gecko pleaded. "No way," said the ox. "I use it to shoo away flies."

Finally, the gecko reached the eaves. Swallows were flying around. "Aunt Swallow, please lend me your tail," the gecko begged. "Can’t do," said the swallow. "I need it to steer."

Feeling sad, the gecko went home. When it told its mom, she just smiled. "Turn around, dear," she said kindly. The gecko did and was thrilled to find a new tail!

This story shows that every animal’s tail has a special job. And when we face problems, we should keep trying like the gecko. We might find that things work out just fine in the end.

一个晴朗的日子，小壁虎正在墙角忙着捉蚊子。突然，一条狡猾的蛇悄悄爬过来，咬住了它的尾巴！小壁虎使劲扭动身体，好不容易挣脱开来，可尾巴却断掉了。“哎呀！没有尾巴，我样子好奇怪，” 小壁虎心想，“我得去借一条尾巴。”

于是，它踏上了借尾巴的旅程。它一路爬到河边，看见一条小鱼快活地游来游去。“小鱼姐姐，能把你的尾巴借给我吗？” 小壁虎问道。小鱼回答：“对不起，我要用尾巴游泳。”

接着，小壁虎爬到一棵大树下。老牛正在那里吃草。“牛伯伯，您能把尾巴借给我吗？” 小壁虎恳求道。老牛说：“不行哦，我要用尾巴赶苍蝇。”

最后，小壁虎来到屋檐下，燕子正四处飞来飞去。“燕子阿姨，请把你的尾巴借给我吧。” 小壁虎央求着。燕子说：“不行呀，我要用尾巴掌握方向。”

小壁虎心里很难过，只好回到家里。它把这件事告诉了妈妈，妈妈温柔地笑了。“宝贝，转过身看看。” 妈妈亲切地说道。小壁虎转过身，惊喜地发现自己长出了一条新尾巴！

这个故事告诉我们：每种动物的尾巴都有独特的作用。当我们遇到困难时，要像小壁虎一样不断尝试，最后事情往往会顺利解决。

重点词汇与核心短语（中考高频）

核心单词

1. gecko /ˈɡekəʊ/n. 壁虎
2. mosquito /məˈskiːtəʊ/n. 蚊子
3. sneaky /ˈsniːki/adj. 狡猾的，偷偷摸摸的
4. slither /ˈslɪðə(r)/v. （蛇）滑行，蜿蜒爬行
5. wriggle /ˈrɪɡl/v. 扭动，蠕动
6. crawl /krɔːl/v. 爬行
7. munch /mʌntʃ/v. 用力咀嚼，大口吃
8. eaves /iːvz/n. 屋檐
9. steer /stɪə(r)/v. 控制方向，掌舵
10. thrilled /θrɪld/adj. 激动的，欣喜的

必考固定短语 & 语法搭配

1. be busy doing sth. 忙于做某事
2. manage to do sth. 设法成功做成某事
3. break free 挣脱，逃脱
4. in the process 在这个过程中
5. all the way to 一路到……
6. lend sb. sth. 借给某人某物
7. shoo away 赶走，驱赶
8. fly around 四处飞
9. keep trying 不断尝试
10. work out 进展顺利，得到解决

阅读理解

1. What happened to the little gecko when the snake bit it?
2. Why couldn’t the little fish lend its tail to the gecko?
3. What does the old ox use its tail to do?
4. Where did the gecko see swallows flying around?
5. What surprise did the gecko find when it turned around at home?

参考答案

1. It wriggled hard and managed to break free, but it lost its tail.
2. Because the fish needed its tail to swim.
3. It uses its tail to shoo away flies.
4. Under the eaves.
5. It found that it had grown a new tail.

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