Unit2GrowingpainsReadingContents1.Haveyoueverhadthekindofexperiencewhenyourparentshadtogoawayandleaveyoualone?2.Canyouimaginewhatmighthappenifyouwereleftalone?HomewithKidsHomeAlone…AplayaboutDanielandEricwhowereleftaloneathome.ElementsofaplayWhatisaplay?Ifwereadaplay,whatthingsshouldwepayattentionto?I.Thecharacteristicsofaplay:a.Mostplaysareintheformofadialoguetobespokenaloud.b.Writersusedifferentstylesofspeech.Casualspeechisused，sometimeswithincompletesentences.II.HowtoreadaplayToreaditoutloudinsteadofsilentlytobetterunderstandaplay.b.Topayattentiontotheinstructionsortipsincludedinaplay.1.Intheformofa________2.Readthedialogue_______3.Remembertopayattentiontothe___________1.Whoarethemaincharactersintheplay?2.Whydotheparentsgetangry?3.Whatreallyhappenedtotheirdog,Spot?1.Theboysdonotexpecttheirparentstocomebacksoearly.2.Spot,thedog,looksfulloflife.3.Daniel’sparentsstillthinkofhimasanadult.4.Ericdoesnotwanttoexplaintotheirparents.5.Theboysdidnotcleanthehousebecausetheywenttotheclinic.6.ThemotherthinksthefathershouldbestricterwithDaniel.1.Whataretheboysdoingwhentheirparentscomehome?2.Howdoestheroomlookwhentheparentsarrivehome?3.WhyaretheparentsangrierwithDanielthanEric?4.WhatistheemergencythatEricwantstotellhisparentsabout?ThefatherwantstopunishDaniel.Thispassageismainlyabout________.A.WhatMomandDaddidaftertheyreturnedfromvacation.B.WhatDanielandEricdidathome.C.thereasonwhythedogwastiredandhungryD.abigquarrelanAmericanfamilyhad2.MomandDadleftDanielinchargeathomebecause______.A.hewasanadultB.hewastheyoungestC.theylikedhimverymuchD.theythoughthecouldtakegoodcareofeverythingwhiletheywereaway.3.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thechildrenwereveryexcitedwhentheirparentscamebackadayearlierthanexpected.B.Thechildrendidn’tusethemoneyforthemselves.C.Danielwasleftinchargeathomewhiletheirparentswereaway.D.Ericwantedtotellhisparentswhyhadhappened,butDanielsaidtheydidn’tneedto.4.Themainreasonfortheirquarrelisthat______.A.Dan