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Gullivet'sTravelsfront of himself. The dancers jump over the wood, or go under it. TheEmperor raises and lowers the wood all the time,and it is difficult fonthe dancers to know whether they have to jump or to go under thewood. The best danceris given the blue thread, the second best danceris given the red one, and the third best is given the green one. Everyonein the court wants to win a blue thread. It is a great honour to have apiece of blue thread.I thought it was a good idea tomake a friend of the Emperor,and Itried to please him. He was very proud of his soldiers, and this gave mean idea. One day I organised a special military parade 1 for him.Iplaced some sticks on the ground. Then I tied my handkerchief to thesticks,and lifted some of the Emperor's horsemen onto thehandkerchief.They had a parade in the air, and this amused theEmperor greatly! Another time, the Emperor's armyhad a parade nearthe city. The Emperor asked me to stand very still with my feet apart-and the whole army marched 2 between my legs!I asked the Emperor again to give me my freedom.The Emperorasked his ministers if this was a good idea. They said I had to agree tocertain conditions a before I could have my freedom. The two mostimportant conditions were these:I must not leave Lilliput withoutpermission, and I must help the Emperor's army if there was a war, Iagreed to these conditions, and the Emperor gave me my freedom.1.militaryparade：阅乒2.marched：齐步行进3.conditions：条件。26
SACTT1ComprehensionSay if these sentences are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false ones.TFa.All of the people in the city are friendly to Gulliver.b.The colonel captures seven of the ringleaders国c.Gulliver decides to eat one of the prisoners.d.The people are very happy because Gulliver was kind口to the prisoners.2How long does it take Gulliver to learn the language of Lilliput?About a week.About a month.Aboutsixmonths.About a year.3 Gulliver allows the Emperor's men to search him. What is the object he doesnot show them?4 Gulliver describes two performances that are given at the court.a. Why is the first dance dangerous?b. What happens to the best dancer of the first dance?What is the winner of the second dance given?C.5Give one example of how Gulliver tries to please the Emperor.27
AASC2TT26 What are the two most important conditions of Gulliver's freedom?Vocabulary7Match the articles in column Awith the pictures in column B.ABa.A very large piece of clothb.Avery large metal boxSome pieces of white materialC.d. Machine with twenty piecesof metal onite. Avery long tube of metalattached to a piece of woodf.Machinethatmakes abig noiseg. Metal balls and some black powderWriting8 Gulliver thinks the two dances at the court are strange. Can you think of anycustoms in a foreign country that seem strange to foreigners? Are there anycustoms in your country that a foreigner might think were strange?28
PART THREEThe Wax of the 8gsnowasked the Emperorfor permission to visit thecapital city of Lilliput, which is called Mildendo.The Emperor allowed me to go, but he told me to becareful when I was there. He did not want me tofrighten the people.I was veryhappyto see the city,and particularlyto seethe Emperor's palace.I couldnot enterthe palace,of course,because I was too big.Icould look in through the windows,however,and Iwasdelighted2 by what I saw.I stayed in Mildendo about two weeks.One of the Emperor'sministers came to see me one day.He looked very worried, and he saidhe needed my help.Then he told me that there was going to be a warwith the country of Blefuscu.He explained the reasons for the war.01particularly尤其2.delighted：高兴。29