When much of the world shut down due to COVID-19, a family of four living in New York, decided to bring home six baby chicks. The plan was to raise them to provide the family with fresh eggs. What they hadn’t expected was the bond (情感纽带) that would form between these chicks and their nine-year-old daughter, Sophie.
Sophie fell in love with the baby chicks the moment they came home. She named the chicks Trixie, Bearty, Sweet Pea, Speedie, Captain Flint, and Adrian. She spent much of her time playing with them, reading to them, and even making them their own cardboard houses. She was even upset when her parents wouldn’t allow the chicks to sleep in her bed with her. “They’re really cute and warm. I like to hug them,” said Sophie, “Bearty is my favorite. She likes to go for a walk with me.”
The six chicks served as a distraction (分心的事物) during a time of loneliness and disease, but as the world began to settle into its new normal and the chicks grew into full-grown chickens, the bond continued to grow. Sophie liked to bring a chicken with her wherever her parents would allow. She even dressed as a giant chicken for Halloween and brought Trixie along for trick or treat. The chickens kept Sophie company during her online classes, and even joined in on the family photo. The bond between Sophie and these chickens was unbreakable.
However, the beloved Captain Flint died suddenly because of an accident. Sophie was heartbroken.
She mourned (哀悼) by painting Captain Flint and wearing a necklace with a photo of the chicken. “Her chickens are teaching her about love, loss, and pain. Sophie has handled it well,” said Sophie’s mom, “In a few short months, these chickens have taught us to relax, accept situations we can’t change, and find joy where we can. They’ve brought us comfort during uncertain times and changed our lives. We are thankful.”
1. Why did the family bring home the chicks?2. When did Sophie fall in love with the chicks?
3. What did Sophie dress as for Halloween?
4. How did Sophie mourn for Captain Flint?
5. What is the last paragraph mainly about?
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Everyone faces difficulties in their life. Daniel Kish was born with a special eye illness and lost his eyesight before he was only 14 months old.
Soon after, however, he started to do an amazing thing. He learned to make clicks(咔哒声) with his tongue to help him move around. Kish now moves about using sonar(声呐). He is so good at it that he can ride a bicycle by himself on public roads. And he started the organization World Access for the Blind(WAFTB) in 2000, teaching others how to use sonar. In the interview with National Geographic, he explains how the sonar works.
“When I make a click sound, it produces sound waves. These waves reflect off surfaces all around and return to my ears. My brain then deals with the sound and turns it into pictures in my mind. Each click is like a camera flash, which helps me make a 3D picture of my surroundings for hundreds of feet. It’s like having a conversation with the environment.”
Kish feels it is exciting to ride a bike using a sonar, although he needs to click twice a second, much more than he usually does. “It may sound a bit dangerous to move around the world in this way,” he says. “But most people in the world live in fear of things that they imagine. I love hiking and mountain-biking. I go almost everywhere. And I’ve never had an accident and hurt myself.”
He is happy to be able to help more blind children to improve their life. “We’ve served over 10,000 students in nearly 40 countries,” he tells the reporter. “Many students are surprised how quickly results come. Seeing isn’t in the eyes. It’s in the mind.”
1、2题完成句子；3题简略回答问题；4题用英语简要概括出第三段的主旨大意；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
1. Kish can
2. World Access for the Blind(WAFTB) is an organization teaching
3. How many students have been served by Kish and his organization?
4. The third paragraph is mainly about
5.
Zhao Jing is now a famous calligrapher (书法家) in Anhui. His works are getting more and more popular. Zhao Jing was a worker in a factory several years ago. His family lived a happy life until an accident happened to Zhao Jing.
One day, he was badly hurt by a large machine. The operation lasted for three hours. He woke up to find that he had lost both of his arms. That made him so sad that he even thought of ending his life. However, his wife’s and parents’ selfless love helped him to cheer up again. “I shouldn’t depend on my parents or my wife for the rest of my life. I want to learn penmanship (书法).” Zhao Jing told his family about his resolution.
Zhao Jing went from door to door to collect waste paper. He bit (咬) the writing brush with his teeth and began to write. He has kept on writing for thirty years. The piles of used paper and so many old brushes in the room made his dream come true. He is so good at penmanship that he has won lots of prizes.
“Never give up your dreams” is Zhao Jing’s motto (座右铭) and he will continue his steps.
1. What did Zhao Jing do before that accident? (no more than 8 words)2. What made Zhao Jing cheer up again after the operation? (no more than 14 words)
3. How did Zhao Jing practice writing? (no more than 15 words)
4. 请将文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。
5. 请给短文拟一个适当的英文题目。
【推荐3】Sally's parents were not at home，so she wanted to cook for herself.
What should she do？She thought for a long time. At last she decided to cook egg and tomato noodles. 1._______，she cut up two tomatoes.2. _______，she poured two teaspoons of oil into the pan. And she put the tomatoes and a teaspoon of salt into the pan and mixed them up. After that she added some water to it. 3._______，she put some noodles and two eggs into it.4. _______，she boiled them for ten minutes. Her lunch was not very delicious，but she was very happy.
1. 任务一 将Next，Finally，First，Then填入文中的空白处。（1）
2. 任务二 翻译文中画线句子。
3. 任务三 回答问题。
Why did Sally want to cook lunch for herself？
4. How long did Sally boil the noodles？
5. How did Sally feel when she finished her lunch？
The Cat Loves Being Outside
Simon, a 6-year-old black cat, loves doing outdoor activities, such as mountain climbing, biking and even skiing. When he does these activities all over the world, his human friend Yosh, an adventurer (冒险家) is always by his side.
Yosh is Simon’s owner. He adopted (收养) the black cat in 2016. He brought Simon home and took care of him. Instead of making Simon a house cat, Yosh had big plans. He wanted the cat to enjoy the beauty of nature. So Yosh started to take Simon to go outside with him.
Surprisingly, Yosh found that Simon loved being outside. Then he decided to train Simon to be an adventure cat and experience the outdoor safely.
The two went to many places. For Yosh, going outside with Simon for activities was the best way to protect his pet.
Out in the world, when Simon gets tired, Yosh carries him on the shoulders. They’re Simon’s
favorite places. At home, Yosh and Simon are close too. Yosh never eats alone because Simon will do anything to get a piece of food from Yosh. Along with Yosh, Simon can also do many small tricks, such as high five and handshakes.“In a lot of ways, he does feel like my kid,” Yosh says. He hopes to encourage (鼓励) more people to take their cats outside. “I want people to know cats can be just as active as dogs if they get good training,” Yosh said.
1. When did Yosh adopt Simon?2. For Yosh, what was the best way to protect his pet?
3. Does Yosh eat alone?
4. What does Yosh hope to encourage more people to do?
5. What do you think of Yosh?
【推荐2】Hello! We are students from Thailand, and we want to save the elephants. 1._________
Our first flag had a white elephant on it. This is a symbol of good luck.
2._________ They can play soccer or music. They can also draw very well. Elephants can walk for a long time and never get lost. They can also remember places with food and water.
3._________ People cut down many trees so elephants are losing their homes. People also kill elephants for their ivory. Today there are only about 3,000 elephants (over 100,000 before).
4._________ We must save the trees and not buy things made of ivory. Remember that March 13th is Thai Elephant Day.
A. Please come to Thailand.
B. Elephants are smart animals.
C. How can we save the elephants?
D. But elephants are in great danger.
E. The elephant is one of Thailand’s symbols.
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4.
5. Do you like elephants? Why or why not?
Things about Giant Pandas ●Giant pandas are good at climbing trees. They can also swim. ●Giant pandas do not sleep over the winter like bears because they cannot get enough fat from bamboo to stay alive. ●A one-day-old giant panda looks like a small white rat. It weighs about 85-140 grams. That’s about 1/900 of the mother’s body weight. |
Where do giant pandas come from?
Giant pandas have lived in the bamboo forests of China for millions years and have been liked by Chinese for a very long time. In fact, giant pandas have appeared in Chinese art for thousands of years.
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There is only one place where giant pandas live in the wild: high in the mountains of central China. There, they live in cold and rainy bamboo forests. Once upon a time, giant pandas lived in lowland areas. However, as people built more and more farms, the giant pandas were forced up into the mountains.
What do giant pandas eat?
In the wild, a giant panda’s diet is 99% bamboo. Giant pandas also eat grass and insects. An adult giant panda eats between 20 and 40 or more pounds of bamboo each day. There are about 25 different types of bamboo that wild pandas will eat. Giant pandas usually eat for at least 12 hours a day.
Giant pandas used to be at risk of becoming extinct (灭绝的). But China has made great achievements in protecting giant pandas and their habitats (栖息地), according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration. Let’s look at some facts.
Data | Facts |
1,900 | The number of wild giant pandas in China has increased from around 1,100 in the 1980s to nearly 1,900 now. This has changed the threat perception status (濒危等级) of giant pandas from “endangered” to “vulnerable (易危的)”. |
25,800,000,000 | The protected habitats for giant pandas have reached 25,800,000,000 m². |
728 | The captive (被圈养的) population of giant pandas now is 728, with 46 born in 2023 in China and abroad. |
200 | The captive population can keep 90 percent of its genetic diversity (基因多样性) for up to 200 years. |
1. Why don’t giant pandas sleep over the winter like bears?
2. What is the subtitle (小标题) of Paragraph 2?
3. What do giant pandas eat besides bamboo? (One example is OK.)
4. What is the threat perception status of giant pandas now?
5. How many captive giant pandas were born in 2023?
6. How do you like giant pandas? What would you like to do to protect them?
【推荐1】Yuhang in Hangzhou is known for making oil paper umbrellas for over 230 years. But in the 1970s, it was out of production (停产) as steel-ribbed (钢骨的) umbrellas became more popular.
In 2015, Liu Weixue gave up a well-paid job as a designer to learn from his grandfather the traditional art of making Yuhang oil paper umbrellas. “I fell in love with the art at a very young age. I want to bring it to life.” Liu said. “When it rains, someone uses the umbrella—that’s what I want to see.”
There are more than 70 steps, including making bamboo ribs (竹伞骨) and pasting (样) papers. It takes at least a week to make an umbrella. After mastering the skills, Liu opened a studio (工作坊) and worked with local umbrella-making masters.
In order to win the hearts of young people, Liu improved the oil paper umbrellas. As the traditional paper breaks easily, he used a thicker (更厚的) paper. He uses a lighter kind of bamboo to make the ribs, so the umbrellas weigh less. As young people like hand-painted pictures, he invites painters to draw patterns (图案) on the umbrella cover.
Since online shopping is popular, Liu opened an online shop to sell umbrellas. It now has more than 80,000 followers. Still, Liu doesn’t hurry. To ensure quality (保证质量), his studio makes only 1,000 umbrellas each year.
Liu hopes the art will be passed on. He goes to local schools to teach students and shows up at events in different places to promote (推广) the art.
1. What made oil paper umbrellas out of production in the 1970s? (no more than 5 words)2. When did Liu fall in love with the oil paper umbrella making? (no more than 5 words)
3. How many steps are there in the process of making a Yuhang oil paper umbrella?
4. How did Liu improve the umbrellas to win the hearts of young people? (List at least 2 ways.)
5. What is the best title of the passage?
This is such a heart-warming piece of news in the cold winter. Some days ago, the temperature was only—6 in Kaifeng, Henan. Someone ordered 50 cups of warm porridge through Meituan App and noted “Please give the porridge to those sanitation workers who are clearing snow on the road nearby and those delivery (递送) men who are delivering food.” When the porridge shop owner received the order, he was moved by the note and provided 60 cups.
The story didn’t end here. As soon as the food delivery man got the big order, he shared it with his workmates so that they could also get paid. Finally, Meituan returned the money to the porridge buyer, Mr. Zhang and gave him a reward of 500 yuan. Although he had to raise his newly-born baby and pay for his house every month. Mr. Zhang said he would surely continue delivering love.
The kind help also encouraged many other citizens in Kaifeng. This summer, volunteers are sending cool drinks every day.
Similar stories have happened in many other places in China. Outdoor worker in different cities are able to enjoy free and caring help. Lots of “love posts” are providing “coolness” in hot summer and “warmth” in cold winter. Just as a citizen of Kaifeng said “I feel deeply moved and warm in heart.”
In fact, we get love and give love every day. Love delivery makes our life better and more beautiful.
1. How did Mr. Zhang order the porridge?2. How many cups of porridge did the shop owner provide?
3. What did the delivery man do when he got the big order?
4. Was Mr. Zhang rich?
5. How do you feel after reading this passage?
【推荐3】The school music club opens. Tony wants to join（加入） the club, but he doesn’t want to go alone. He wants to ask his friends to go to the club with him. So he calls them at home, but no one is free.
Martin is doing his homework at home. 完成这些作业通常需要花费他两小时的时间。
Peter is writing an e-mail on the computer to his pen friend Gina, a girl from America. He is telling her about his school life. In fact, he doesn’t like music.
Lily likes music very much. So Miss Green is teaching her and her classmates to sing songs at school. They are having a singing competition.
Alice is having her twelfth birthday party. Her parents are making dinner for her.
Kate is helping her brother with his English. He doesn’t do well in English.
Tom is playing baseball with his sister. It is his favorite sport.
Tony is not happy because no one can go to the club with him.
1. What club does Tony want to join? (根据短文内容回答问题)2. 把第二段中的汉语译成英语。
3. Where is Gina from? (根据短文内容回答问题)
4. 从文中找出与下面句子画线部分意思最接近的短语。
Mark Twain and William Shakespeare are famous writers, they are good at writing.
5. In the passage, the underlined word “it” refers to
【推荐1】Do you have a problem? Write to Diana at New Standard Magazine and ask for (A)________.
| Dear Diana, Last week, my friend David came round with a new computer game and asked to play it on my dad’s computer. I was worried, because I should ask my dad before I use his computer. He uses it for his work, and I can only use it for my homework. Well, while my dad was out, we decided to try out David’s game. We copied it to the computer, and after we finished playing, we took it off the computer. But when I started the computer again to check if everything was OK, I found some of my dad’s documents (文件) were (B)________. I couldn’t find (C) them anywhere! I didn’t tell him about the computer game because I didn’t want him to be angry with me. Now I feel terrible. I am not sure whether a computer repair shop can get the documents back. And I don’t know how much I should be (D) charged for repairing it. Should I tell him about the computer game? Should I pay to repair it? Steve |
| Dear Steve, Oh, dear! (E)________ It is bad enough that you used your dad’s computer to play games when he told you not to. And it is even worse that you didn’t tell him about it. If you tell him the truth now, you will show that you are honest. You should apologize to your father. You should also pay the bill to repair the computer. If you offer to give up your pocket money, your father will realize that you are very sorry. Remember, next time, play football with David and not computer games! Best wishes, Diana |
1. 在文中(A)处和(B)处各填上一个合适的单词, 使文章意思完整。(A)
2. 用英文写出文中(C)处them所指代的内容：
3. According to the context(上下文), guess the Chinese meaning of (D) charged：
4. 为文中(E)处选择一个适合的语句： ________
| A．You have made two mistakes. |
| B．It’s not your fault. |
| C．Don’t be nervous. |
My feelings were the same as the fine weather on that day when I was passing by a yard sale. I decided to stop and see what the lady was selling. The woman was an old lady with health problems.
Of all her used things on the table, the toy plane was what I wanted most. My son was sure to love it. What’s more, I wanted so much to buy something from her because she was poor and suffered from illness. I was expecting to spend a few dollars until she told me that she had to take the toy plane out of them. With a puzzled expression, I asked her why.
“That is my son’s fifth birthday present.” she said.
“Your son’s fifth birthday present?” I said in surprise. “But how old is he now?”
“Oh, he should be 50 this year, but he died 10 years ago. He used to enjoy it as a child. ”
That broke my heart! At that moment I knew I had to do all I could to help her. I asked her how much all of her things would be worth. She replied, “$75.”
I passed her a banknote of $100, and had left with things before she gave me her $25. I could know she thanked me ever so much. I felt good to be able to help her out.
1. How did the writer feel when he was passing by a yard sale? (not more than 9 words. )2. Why did the woman take the toy plane out of all things on the table? (not more than 8 words. )
3. How much did the writer pay at last? (not more than 6 words. )
When I opened the box at my 12th birthday party, I couldn't believe my eyes. I really got a cell phone! As soon as I got to my school the next morning I showed off my phone and asked everyone for their number. I wouldn't listen to the teachers because I was too busy on my phone.
A week later we took a test and I got Grade d for the first time. To make matters worse, my mom had to sign the test. It was hard to show my mom the paper. She never saw “D”on my tests .Well, finally, I showed her and she couldn't believe it. She was angry but most of all, she was disappointed(失望).
Weeks passed and my parents started to dislike the fact that I had a phone. They would say, "We have noticed that you never talk to us. It's like you have your own little world now and your phone is more important than anything else. First I thought hey were wrong, but then I got to know that I was spending too much time on the phone.
A week later I tried going a whole day without a cell phone and it didn’t go that badly I had so much fun because I was actually spending time with my family and caring about them. From that day,I had a different idea towards cell phones.
Phones really take you away from the rest of the world. I'm not saying that phones are bad and not to use them but you do have to spend some time with your family and not play with your phone all day, My phone took away time from my homework and from my family. That,s why I didn't do well in the test.
So, I will keep using my phone, but I will have it under better control(控制).
1. Was the cell phone the writer's birthday gift?_________________________________________________________________
2. How did the writer's mother feel when she saw the test paper?
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3. Why did the writer have fun for a whole day without the phone?
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4. What does the writer want to tell us?
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