First listen and then answer the question.

听录音，然后回答以下问题。

Who is Percy Buttons?

I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour told me about him. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.  

New words and expressions 生词和短语  

beggar (1. 1) /'beg+/ n. 乞丐

pocket (1. 5) /'pokit/ n. 衣服口袋

food (1. 4) /fu:d/ n. 食物

call (1. 7) /k&:l/ v. 拜访，光顾  

Notes on the text 课文注释  

1  He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. 他问我要一顿饭和一杯啤酒。ask sb. for sth. , 向某人索要某物。

2  in return for this, 作为报答，句中this指上文的a meal and a glass of beer。

3  stand on one's head, 倒立。

4  He calls at every house in the street. 他光顾街上的每一幢房子。  

参考译文  

我刚刚搬进了大桥街的一所房子。昨天一个乞丐来敲我的门，问我要一顿饭和一杯啤酒。作为回报，那乞丐头顶地倒立起来，嘴里还唱着歌。我给了他一顿饭。他把食物吃完，又喝了酒。然后把一块乳酪装进衣袋里走了。后来，一位邻居告诉了我他的情况。大家都认识他，他叫珀西·巴顿斯。他每月对这条街上的每户人家光顾一次，总是请求给他一顿饭和一杯啤酒。  

Summary writing 摘要写作  

Answer these questions in not more than 55  words.

回答下列问题，将答案组成一个段落，不要超过55个单词。

1  Has the writer just moved to a house in Bridge Street or not?

2  Who knocked at her door yesterday?

3  Did he sing songs, or did he ask for money?

4  What did the writer give him in return for this?

5  What is the beggar's name?

6  Does he call at every house once a week or once a month?  

Key structures 关键句型  

A The and Some

a  A and Some. 不定冠词和表示不确定数量的some

We can say:

我们可以说：

a pen, some pens; a book, some books; a picture, some pictures; a glass of milk, some milk; a bag of flour, some flour; a bar of soap, some soap.

We can also use some nouns without a or some in general statements. Read these sentences carefully.

在表示一种笼统概念的陈述句中也可以省略a或some。细读下列句子。

Yesterday I bought a book. Books are not very expensive. 昨天我买了一本书。书不很贵。

I have just drunk a glass of milk. Milk is very refreshing. 我刚刚喝了一杯奶，牛奶很提神。

Mrs. Jones bought a bag of flour, a bag of sugar and some tea. 琼斯太太买了一袋面粉、一袋糖和一些茶叶。

She always buys flour, sugar and tea at the grocer's. 她总是在食品店买面粉、糖和茶叶。

b  A and The 不定冠词和定冠词

Read this paragraph. Pay close attention to the words a and the: