高中英语 名著 Tom Swift & his Big Tunnel（汤姆史威夫特和他的大遂道）阅读素材（pdf）.rar

TOMSWIFTANDHISBIGTUNNELTOMSWIFTANDHISBIGTUNNEL(orTheHiddenCityoftheAndes)VictorAppleton1TOMSWIFTANDHISBIGTUNNELCHAPTERIAnAppealforAidTomSwift,seatedinhislaboratoryengagedintryingtosolveapuzzlingquestionthathadarisenoveroneofhisinventions,wasstartledbyaloudknockonthedoor.Soemphatic,infact,wasthesummonsthatthedoortrembled,andTomstartedtohisfeetinsomealarm."Hellothere!"hecried."Don'tbreakthedoor,Koku!"andthenhelaughed."Noonebutmygiantwouldknocklikethat,"hesaidtohimself."Heneverdoesseemabletodothingsgently.ButIwonderwhyheisknocking.Itoldhimtogettheengineoutoftheairship,andEradicatesaidhe'dbearoundtoanswerthetelephoneandbell.Iwonderifanythinghashappened?Tomshovedbackhischair,pushedasidethemassofpapersoverwhichhehadbeenpuzzling,andstrodetothedoor.Flingingitopenheconfrontedaveritablegiantofaman,nearlyeightfeettall,andbiginproportion.Thegiant,Koku,forthatwashisname,smiledinagood-naturedway,remindingoneofanovergrownboy."Masterhearmyknock?"thegiantaskedcheerfully."Hearyou,Koku?Say,Icouldn'thearanythingelse!"exclaimedTom."Didyouthinkyouhadtoarousethewholeneighborhoodjusttoletmeknowyouwereatthedoor?Jove!Ithoughtyou'dhaveitoffthehinges.""Ifmebreak,mefix,"saidKoku,who,fromhisappearanceandfromhisimperfectcommandofEnglish,wasevidentlyaforeigner."Yes,Iknowyoucanfixlotsofthings,Koku,"Tomwenton,kindlyenough."Butyoumusn'tforgetwhatenormousstrengthyouhave.That'sthereasonIsentyoutotaketheengineoutoftheairship.Youcanliftitwithoutusingthechainhoist,andIcan'tgetthechainhoistfastunlessIremoveallthesuperstructure.Idon'twanttodothat.Didyougettheengineout?""Notquite.Almost,Master.""Thenwhyareyouhere?Hasanythinggonewrong?"2TOMSWIFTANDHISBIGTUNNEL"No,everythingallright,Master.Butmancometomachineshopandsayhemusthavetalkwithyou.Inolethimcomepastthegate,butIsayIcomeandcallyou.""That'sright,Koku.Don'tletanystrangerspastthegate.Butwhydidn'tEradicatecomeandcallme.Heisn'tdoinganything,ishe?Unless,indeed,hehasgonetofeedhismule,Boomerang.""Eradicate,hecometocallyou,butthatblackmannogood!"andKokuchuckledso