Mrs. Brown had a small garden behind her house. And in March she grew some vegetables in it. She looked after them very carefully, and when summer came, they looked very nice.
One evening Mrs. Brown looked at her vegetables and said, “Tomorrow I will pick them, and then we can eat them.” But early the next morning, her son ran into the house and shouted, “Mom, Mom! Come quickly! Some chickens from next door are in the garden and they are eating our vegetables.”
Mrs. Brown ran out, but it was too late! All the vegetables were finished! Mrs. Brown cried, and the owner（主人）of the chickens was very sorry, but it was too late.
Then a few days before Christmas, the owner of the chickens brought a small bag. In it was a beautiful fat chicken, and on it was a piece of paper with the words “Please enjoy your vegetables!”
1-2题完成句子；3-4题简略回答问题；5题将文中划线句子译成汉语。
1. Mrs. Brown’s house is
2.
3. How did the owner of the chickens feel when the vegetables were finished?
4. What did the owner of the chickens give Mrs. Brown?
5.
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Saving the Well
Once upon a time, in a vast desert, there was a small village that depended on a single well for water. The well was not only a source of life for the villagers but also for the travelers who passed through the desert.
One year, a really bad drought hit the village. The plants died, animals moved away, and the well’s water level started to drop. The villagers grew worried, knowing that they needed the well to live. Among them was a young boy named Amir. He noticed that while everyone was worried, very few were taking action to save the precious water.
Amir decided to make a difference. He started by using less water for his daily needs and collected rainwater in pots. He also suggested planting drought-resistant (抗旱) plants around the well to keep the soil wet and reduce water evaporation (蒸发). At first, only a few villagers took him seriously, but as the well’s water even got lower, more started to listen.
Amir taught the villagers how to create small basins around the plants to catch more rainwater and how to cover the ground with stones and leaves to reduce evaporation. He also organized teams to clean up around the well and dig small channels to direct any rainwater into the well.
As the weeks passed, the villagers noticed a change. The water in the well didn’t go down as much, and the plants around it began to grow well. The efforts to save water paid off, and the village was able to make it through the drought.
1. What happened to the village one year?2. A lot of villagers took action to save the precious water at the very beginning, didn’t they?
3. Where did Amir collect rainwater at first?
4. When did the villagers start to take Amir’s suggestions seriously?
5. How did Amir and the villagers direct rainwater into the well?
6. What can you learn from the story?
A young Chinese illustrator（插图画家）, who loves traditional Chinese culture, has created many interesting drawings. The artist’s online name is Jiao Xiangyue. She often posts her works on the Internet and the creative illustrations have won her more than 300,000 fans.
Jiao’s book, Da Tang Feng Su Zhi, came out in October 2018. The book, with beautiful pictures and writings, shows interesting daily lives of people in the Tang Dynasty. On the last day of 2019, Jiao posted the drawings she had created during the past year online. Since then, the illustrator and her works have caught the attention of the public.
“I’m deeply impressed by the people, culture and art of the Tang Dynasty,” Jiao says. In her drawings, most people have round faces. Her best-known series（系列）include drawings of women from the Tang Dynasty and classic images（形象）from Dunhuang art. In fact, many of her drawings are based on classic paintings from the Tang Dynasty, as Jiao hopes her works will help develop people’s interest in Chinese history and traditional art in this way.
Jiao pays a lot of attention to details（细节）. She has bought lots of books and studied ancient paintings to make sure she can draw things correctly. “Once a person told me that the pipa of Tang Dynasty had four or five strings（弦）while the pipa of today has only four,” she says. Through her works, people will realize that images from ancient times can also be cool and cute.
1. How many fans has Jiao Xiangyue received so far?2. What is the book, Da Tang Feng Su Zhi mainly about?
3. Why are many of Jiao’s drawings based on classic paintings from the Tang Dynasty?
4. Are Tang pipa and today’s pipa different or the same?
5. What do you think of Jiao Xiangyue’s drawings?
【推荐3】There is a little boy named Mark. He hopes he could fly like a bird. His parents tell him, “Dear, you can’t fly.” “Why can’t I? Some birds in the zoo are very big, but they can fly.” The boy can’t understand.
There is another little boy named Barry. He is crippled(跛脚的). He wishes he could walk and run like other children.
① “Why can’t I walk or run like other children?” Barry asks his father. His father doesn’t know what to say.
One day, the two boys meet in a park.
②“你想像鸟一样飞吗？”Mark asks Barry.
“No,” Barry says. “I just wish I could walk and run like you.”
Mark thinks for a minute, walks to Barry’s father and says something into his ear.
“That’s OK,” says the father.
Mark goes to Barry and says, “Get on to my back. Let’s run together.” Then Mark carries Barry and begins to run. He runs faster and faster. He runs across the park with Barry on his back. The crippled boy flaps(拍打) his arms up and down in the wind. He shouts at the top of his voice, “We’re flying, Mark! We’re flying!”
1. What does Mark hope to do?2. 请将文中①处句子翻译为汉语。
3. 请将文中②处句子翻译为英语。
4. The two boys met
5. How does Barry feel when he runs with Mark on his back?
【推荐1】Imagine this: your parents go away on business, but you have to stay at home alone. Would life be as easy as when your parents are around? Would it be a perfect holiday for you?
“I can fill an empty stomach with tomato and egg soup, but that’s all. I think many of my classmates are the same. We wouldn’t know what to do, or how to look after ourselves,” said Zheng Chenyu.“And I’d forget something important. I’d probably watch television and burn the soup.” “The moment I leave home, I’ll learn to cook. But now parents do almost everything for us. We’re very lazy,” she said.
Most teenagers have only time for their homework. (1)They don’t learn any life skills until they go to college.
However, Sima Yige doesn’t think so. “I think I’d be all right. I wouldn’t just eat sandwiches or fruit. I know how to cook some simple dishes because my mum showed me,” the 13-year-old boy said. In his opinion, many teenagers (2)过分依赖 their parents, and there is much more to learn than cooking, like “tidying up your room or even dressing yourself properly”.
For most teenagers, it wouldn’t be a holiday at all.
任务一：完成句子。
1. Zheng Chenyu thinks now teenagers are lazy because
2. Zheng Chenyu will learn to cook as soon as
任务二：英汉互译。
3. 将(1)处的画线句子译成汉语：
4. 将(2)处的“过分依赖”译成英文：
任务三： 回答问题.
5. Would life be as easy for teenagers living alone as when their parents are around?
I love to visit Grandma’s farm.
I love the horses on Grandma’s farm.
I visit for two months with my little sister.
My favourite horse is called Chief.
We grow sunflowers and roses.
A brown thing with big eyes.
We pick up water lilies (睡莲).
I give him water and I feed him grass.
We play on a swing (秋千).
He stamps his feet.
We have the best time.
He shakes his tail.
One day I might get to ride him.
I love to work on Grandma’s farm.
I find a bird’s eggs in the tree which I climb up the ladder to look after.
Dung beetles (蜣螂) help break down the animals’ poops.
Six legs, a dark round body and long wings.
Here are 8000 kinds.
I love to hear about the farm.
Grandma tells funny stories about when she was a girl.
We laugh and laugh.
My dear Grandma uses her farm to light up my dream.
How many kinds can I find?
1. How long does the boy visit his Grandma’s farm? (不超过5个词)2. What do dung beetles look like? (不超过15个词)
3. How does the boy help Grandma with the horses? (不超过10个词)
December 21 was Becky's fourteenth birthday. When she got home after school, she saw her parents in the living room. They said to her, "Happy birthday, dear! We have a present for you, Becky. Go and look for it in your bedroom."
Becky ran quickly to her room. On her bed she saw a bright red box. She thought that her present must be in the box. She opened it. There was nothing but a card in it. The girl took it out and read.
"Dear Becky, I'm your present. My first three letters are the same as in the word 'come'. My last two letters are the same as in the word 'water'. My middle three letters are in the word 'put'. What am I?"
Becky thought hard and soon smiled. She then went back to the living room and shouted. "Aha, I know what present it is. Thank you very much, Mum and Dad! But where is it?" Her mother answered, "Look at the back of the card. "Becky turned it over and read, "Come and look for me in the study."
Becky hurried to the study. There on the desk she found her present. What was it? Do you know?
根据短文内容，完成下列小题。
1. Why did Becky's parents give a present to her?
2. Did Becky find her present in the box?
3. What was in the box?
There was
4. What was the present?
It was
5. Where did Becky find her present?
She found it
I'm writing to invite both of you to my 15th birthday party on Saturday, November 13th.We're having dinner at a restaurant and then having a party at my home.I would like both of you to come if you can.If you need a place to stay for the night，you can sleep on the floor in our sitting room,
But bring a sleeping bag please! Ha! Ha! It's only a joke. If you want to stay at my home for a night, please tell me.
The dinner is at Mama Mia, a good Italian restaurant.It starts at 7:30 p.m. You can take the train at 5:00 p.m. and arrive in my city at 6:45 p.m. Then go to the restaurant by taxi. After dinner, we have the birthday party at about 9:00 p.m. My mother makes a birthday cake and some snacks(小吃)for us. I'm sure they are very delicious. I know that you have some nice CDs. Could you please bring them to my party? Then we can enjoy some good music. I think we will have a good time.Hope you can come!
Debbie
根据短文内容,回答下列问题。
1. When is Debbie's birthday?
2. Where will they have the party?
3. How old is Debbie now?
4. How long does it take Jane and Bob to take the train?
5. What may Jane and Bob take to the party?
Be open to others. Tell people you are shy. There is no need to hide it. When they get to know you are a shy kid, they will understand you better. This also helps you feel more comfortable in talks.
Try to smile more. When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk with. Remember that other people have feelings, too. And most people will stay away from an angry-looking face.
Learn to be a good talker. If you find it hard to start a conversation, say something nice about people around you. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to keep talking to that person?
Get your attention elsewhere. Think more about ways to enjoy parties or games. Don’t waste time worrying about your look or whether people like you or not. You will become relaxed and find it’s not so hard to talk with others.
Take one small step at a time. Each time when you say “Hi!” or smile at someone, say to yourself “You can make it.” Keep trying and one day you’ll never feel shy when you talk to others.
Advice on
Advice | Reasons |
Don’t | If you tell people you are shy, they will understand you better. This will help you less |
Try to smile more. | Try to be |
Start a conversation with something | People |
Pay more attention to ways to enjoy | Never |
Encourage yourself to say “Hi!” or smile at someone. | If you keep |
| Dear friends, Today is a great day. It’s my twentieth birthday.Would you come to my birthday party? I have some intersting things and nice food for you. We play fun games and eat fruit and a big birthday cake. Let's meet at 5:30 pm, July 10th, in Star Restaurant (餐厅). Please call me at 45612219. Anna |
阅读Anna的邀请函并回答问题。
1. Is Anna's birthday on July 10th?
2. How old is Anna?
3. What do they do in her birthday party?
4. How do we contact（联系）Anna?
5. 请将画线部分的句子翻译成中文。
【推荐1】Taco Liberty Bell (塔可自由钟) is one of the most famous hoaxes in 1996. The Taco Bell Corporation (塔可公司) announced on TV it had bought the Liberty Bell and was renamed the Taco Liberty Bell.
Hundreds of outraged (愤怒的) people called the National Historic Park in Philadelphia where the bell was lying to ask to cancel the news. Their worries were only calmed when Taco Bell announced a few hours later that it was all a practical joke. The most unbelievable thing of the day came when White House secretary Mike McCurry was asked about the sale. Without thinking, he responded that the Lincoln Memorial (林肯纪念碑) had also been sold. It would be named as the Ford Lincoln Mercury Memorial (福特林肯水星纪念碑).
根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词。
1. h2. c
3. 进行同义句转换，每空一词。
Taco Liberty Bell is among the most famous hoaxes in 1996.
Taco Liberty Bell is
任务4：内容回答问题。
4. Where did Taco Liberty Bell lie?【推荐2】Are you a fan of adventure(冒险) stories? If yes, a new novel called Dragon Mountain by Katie and Kevin will be to your taste.
Living in London now, the couple writers had so much fun writing this book. They were inspired(启发) by classic adventure stories as well as old Chinese stories, and of course, their love of dragons.
In the novel Dragon Mountain, A 12-year-old boy, Billy finds out his parents are sending him to a summer camp in China to learn Chinese culture and improve his Chinese. There he makes friends with three other campers—careful Dylan, confident Charlotte and kind-hearted Ling.
The children enter a world of magic(魔法) and adventure as they discover four dragons hidden in the mountain behind the camp. The dragons have been trapped(被困) there since a big fight with the Dragon of Death long ago and need the children’s help to set them free. The four children and the four dragons must set off on a dangerous adventure that will take them to the heart of the Dragon Realm. (A)They will fight with the Dragon of Death to save both the human and the dragon world.
This book is a must-read for anyone who has an interest in stories of heroes and dragons. Also, it is fit for the people who love excitement and action, who love to be surprised and shocked. (B)This book will lead you to a magical, exciting and dangerous world that you don’t want to leave. Don’t miss it!
1. What inspired Katie and Kevin to write the novel?2. Why do Billy’s parents send him to a summer camp in China?
3. 请找出文中(A)处划线部分They指代的内容：
4. 从文中找出与“If you are interested in books about heroes and dragons, this book won’t let you down.”意思相同或相近的句子。
5. 将文中(B)处划线句子This book will lead you to a magical, exciting and dangerous world that you don’t want to leave.译成汉语。
【推荐3】China’s 15-year-old Chen Ye won gold in the men’s park final of skateboarding（滑板男子碗池决赛）at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou.
Chen Ye started getting into this sport in 2016. One day he went to a sports store, and he saw a skateboard. He decided to give it a try. Although it was really challenging to stay on the board in the beginning, Chen found it very interesting. Every time he did some difficult tricks, he felt the joy of making breakthroughs（突破）.
Gradually, Chen needed a better skatepark（滑板场）for training. To meet the need, his father decided to make a skate bowl himself. He worked on it late into the night, sometimes until three or four in the morning. Chen is really thankful for his father’s support.
As a junior high school student, Chen needed to find a balance between his schoolwork and skateboarding. His only “privilege （特权）” was being free from PE classes, during which he would do schoolwork because he needed to practice in his own skate bowl for hours after returning home.
He trained in the morning, studied in the afternoon and sometimes had to have extra（额外的）classes with the teachers’ help. While getting ready for the competition this year, Chen even disagreed with his father over his study plans. He wanted to train for more hours at night.
Looking at the seven years of learning skating, Chen said this experience made him stronger and more determined（坚定的）to do something he truly loves.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. When did Chen Ye start getting into his sports?
2. What did Chen Ye think of staying on the board in the beginning?
3. Why did Chen Ye’s father make a skate bowl himself?
4. What did Chen Ye do during PE classes?
5. What made Chen Ye stronger and more determined?
