You must have been to many places of interest and enjoyed all kinds of beautiful mountains and rivers. I am also sure that you have visited many old buildings covered with colorful pictures on the walls. Now imagine that a building with an exterior（外观）made completely out of corn and other grain! The building really exists—it is the Corn Palace.
The Corn Palace was built in 1892 in Mitchell, South Dakota. It was created to display the products of the harvest of South Dakota’s farmers, in murals（壁画）inside the building and on the outside walls of the building. The murals are made from lots of corn and other grain and grasses such as wild oats, rye, straw, and wheat. Each year these corn decorations are completely stripped down（剥下）and entirely new murals are created. The Corn Palace is a great tourist attraction and a meeting place for the community. Many events are held here and the most popular is the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo. But the horses must be watched carefully so that they don’t eat the building!
The Corn Palace | |
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| The reason that it was built | To display |
| The feature of it | It has an exterior made completely out of |
| Current situation | It is a place of interest and it is also used for |
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Wukong. Tiangong. Tianwen. Do you know where the names of Chinese space programs come from?
Wukong, the Dark Matter Particle Explorer satellite （暗物质粒子探测卫星）, is named after Chinese superhero Monkey King. According to Journey to the west, Monkey King has a pair of sharp eyes which can tell the difference between good and evil. The Wukong satellite is just as sharp-eyed as Monkey King to help scientists search for dark matter in space.
The name of the space station, Tiangong, means “Heavenly Palace”. In Chinese myths（神话）, this is the home of Tian Di. Now Tiangong Space Station is a home for Chinese astronauts in space. And China welcomes foreign astronauts to Tiangong in order that they can work together.
Tianwen, China’s Mars missions（任务）, gets its name from the poem Tianwen by Qu Yuan. Qu Yuan is a well-known poet from ancient China. In Tiamwen, he had the questions about the sky, stars, nature, myths and the real world, showing his hunger for truth. Perhaps the Tianwen missions will end up answering some of Qu Yuan’s questions.
If you look into more names of Chinese space programs, you will find that they all have beautiful meanings. We, the Chinese people, have a long-cherished （珍藏已久的） space dream. So it is serious to take the naming of Chinese space programs.
| What Beautiful | |
| Wukong | ◆It is named after Chinese superhero Monkey King. ◆The Wukong satellite is just as sharp-eyed as Monkey King to help scientists |
| Tiangong | ◆It means “Heavenly Palace” ◆Tiangong Space Station is a home for Chinese astronauts in space. ◆We hope that astronauts from other |
| Tianwen | ◆It gets its name from the poem Tiamwen by Qu Yuan. ◆Perhaps the Tianwen missions will help to find out the |
| Chinese people have a long-cherished space dream. So the naming of Chinese space programs is taken very | |
Pleasure of Farmhouse(农家乐) is very popular today. It’s a new way for holidays in China. ① Now, more and more people are interested in it, especially young people. Thousands of people drive to the countryside on weekends or vacations. The farmers invite them to their farms even homes. Many people help the farmers work on the farms, such as __②____, ____③_____.
If you come to the farm, you will fall in love with the country life at once. On the farms, you can listen to the birds, enjoy the beautiful view of countryside, breathe(呼吸) the fresh air and watch the crops(庄稼) grow. You can even taste the fresh farm produce, such as tomatoes and strawberries . . . . .
One farmer said, “Pleasure of Farmhouse brings a good chance to enjoy the life of countryside, especially for people living in the cities. It can make them relax. Welcome children to our farms. We will show you where your food comes from. And don’t forget to come with your family or friends!”
1. Please translate the underlined sentence ① into Chinese. (不超过25个汉字)2. 根据短文在 ②③处填写适当的内容，次数不限.
3. What will make you fall in love with the country life? (举一例即可)
4. Is it possible to taste pizza or corns in the Pleasure of Farmhouse?
5. What does the underlined word “it” refer to in the passage?
6. If you want to go to a Pleasure of Farmhouse,who will you go with？Why ?
Tons of fruit and vegetables go in the trash(垃圾) each year. People are working to stop that from happening.
Go to the store. Take a look at the fruit and vegetables sold there. Most of them look perfect. But not all produce(农产品) looks like that. Sometimes, vegetables do not grow well. Fruit is the wrong color. Those ones are not sold. Instead, people throw them away(把它们扔掉). But some people want stores to sell “ugly” fruit and vegetables. They say it is a way to cut down on waste(浪费). They think shoppers will buy those foods.
“Nobody is perfect. Why should we expect fruit and vegetables to be perfect?” Jordan Figueiredo said. “Ugly produce may be different looking. But it is perfectly fresh and tasty.”
The food store Giant Eagle sells “ugly” produce. It calls the foods “produce with personality(个性)”. Whole Foods Market also says it will sell ugly produce. It will sell the ugly ones for less money.
He puts funny photos of some ugly produce on the Internet. People like the pictures. Figueiredo hopes this will get more stores to sell them. “We are throwing so much good food away,” he says. “People understand how important this is.”
1. People are working to stopfrom going in the trash.（根据短文内容补全句子，词数不限）
2. What do people usually do with ugly fruit and vegetables?（根据短文内容回答问题）
3. What does Jordan Figueiredo think of ugly fruit and vegetables?（根据短文内容回答问题）
4. Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.（请将文中划线句子译成汉语）
5. What does the writer mainly want to tell us?
【推荐1】Please Touch Museum is a special museum where people can touch everything. It is in Philadelphia, the USA. The museum was built in October, 1976. It is a very big and interesting museum. It is popular among children, especially among children under the age of 5.
There are many things you can play and touch in the museum. In each area, there are different activities for children to do. Come with me to enjoy it!
Walking Piano
There’s a super big piano on the ground. Do you want to play it? It’s very easy. Just walk on the piano. Then you can play beautiful music.
Alice in Wonderland
You can go down along the rabbit hole like Alice did in the famous story. There you can meet the queen and Mr. Rabbit. You can even have tea with them. That would be a fantastic trip!
Flight Fantasy
Do you want to make your own rocker? Please come to Flight Fantasy. You can also dress like an astronaut and get into a rocket. You can have a chance to feel the sky. That is a special experience for every child.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. When and where was Please Touch Museum built?
2. The museum is popular not only among children but also adults, isn’t it?
3. How many activities are mentioned in the passage?
4. How can you play music on Walking Piano?
5. If you want to feel the sky, which activity can you try?
| 1 . Carla is on a plane. She’s going to India. 2 . Jean will go to Egypt with her friends this summer holiday. 3 . Victor is very interested in traveling . He plans to go to France next month. 4 . Paul likes Chinese culture very much. Taking a trip to China is his dream. | A. The Eiffel Tower It is the tallest building in Paris. It is more than 320 meters high. The towers has become the most important symbol of Paris. B. The Great Wall It’s about 6, 700 kilometers long and known as “ the Long Wall of 10, 000 Li”. It has become a symbol of China’s long history. C. The Great Pyramid It’s the largest and most famous pyramid in Egypt. It took more than twenty years to build the Great Pyramid. D. Taj Mahal(泰姬陵） Indian people are very proud of it, because it is considered as the most beautiful building in the world. |
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5. Where do you want to go traveling?
【推荐3】Have you ever visited the Forbidden City? This year is its 600th birthday. It is the world’s largest palace and has over 17 million visitors every year. But if we traveled back to the past, we probably wouldn’t be allowed inside.
In the past, all buildings in Beijing were low except for the Forbidden City. From outside, common people could only imagine what it looked like inside.
The Forbidden City takes up 720,000 square meters in the heart of Beijing. It was built from 1406 to 1420 by the third emperor of the Ming dynasty, the Yongle Emperor. After that, it was the living and working place of the emperors of the Ming dynasty and the Qing dynasty.
During those times, the Forbidden City was where the country’s highest power could be found. Emperors were born, lived, fought and died there. It saw the highs and lows of the Ming and Qing dynasties, as well as the end of feudal autocratic monarchy (封建君主专制) in China.
The cultural relics and documents in the palace show how the royal families lived. They are still used today for historical research, as well as inspiration for literature and entertainment.
In 1987, the Forbidden City was considered as a UNESCO World Heritage site. For world leaders who visit China, it has become a must-see. In 2017, when US President Donald Trump paid a state visit to China, President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcomed Trump and his wife there.
1. How big is the Forbidden City?2. What dynasties of ups and downs can we see in the Forbidden City?
3. Do you want to visit the Forbidden City? Why or why not?
