Hi! My name is Rachel. I’m a boy of 14 years old and I’m in the 8th grade. I live on a dairy farm（奶牛场） in Michigan with my dad, mom, grandma and my 12-year-old brother, Andy. I want to tell you what life is like living on a dairy farm!
On our dairy farm, we milk about 55 cows twice a day — at 5 o’clock in the morning and 5 o’clock in the afternoon. In addition to (除……之外) the milking herd, we have several calves, some bulls, and dry cows(不产乳的母牛). Calves are babies, bulls are the males, and dry cows are the adult females who are pregnant (怀孕), and close to having their calves. So we don’t milk the dry cows. Counting(点……的数目) the milking herd, calves, bulls and dry cows, we have about 130 cattle (牛) on our farm.
My brother and I help my dad with evening housework on school days. My mum works for the Michigan Department of Agriculture（农业）, so she helps out on the weekends. Since the rest of us are at school or work during the week, my grandma helps my dad with milking and feeding the animals on weekday mornings. It’s a busy schedule（日程安排） for all of us, but we wouldn’t trade（交易） farm life for anything!
My favourite part of living on the farm is taking care of the baby animals. My least favourite thing is getting up so early, especially(尤其) on weekends!
1. Is Rachel 12 years old?2. How many people are there in Rachel’s family?
3. How often do Rachel’s family members milk the cows?
4. Who helps Dad with the milking and feeding the animals on weekday mornings?
5. What do you think of Rachel’s farm life?
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My name is Mike. I am ten years old. I have two sisters, Ann and Rita. Ann is twelve and Rita is seven. And this is my best friend Dan. He is ten, too.
Mr. Black’s Toy (玩具) Store is my favorite store. Many nice toys are in it. Dan and I always go there in the evening. We like to look at the toys in the store.
Mr. Black has some model planes on the shelf (架子). They are small but nice. He has some dolls (玩偶) on the table. Ann and Rita like to look at the dolls.
Many games and books are in the store, too. Sometimes my parents buy some books and toys for my sisters and me there. Mr. Black is a nice man. My family like him very much.
1. How many (多少) sisters does Mike have?2. What is Mike’s favorite store?
3. When do Mike and Dan always go to the toy store?
4. Are the model planes on the table?
5. Why do Mike’s family like Mr. Black?
【推荐2】Hi! My name is Jack. I am a middle school student. There are four people in my family. I live with my dad, my mom, and my sister, Irene. Irene is only two years old, so I usually play with my cousin, Kevin. Kevin is the only son of Uncle Frank and Aunt Dolly. He is in a middle school, too. He gets up at 6:30 every day. ①Kevin’s home is not far from his school. He usually takes the bus to school. It only takes him 15 minutes. ②他有时步行去学校。It’s a 30-minute walk. But he thinks it’s good exercise. In his free time, he likes dancing, singing, playing the piano and playing soccer. He dances very well. He gets some awards（奖）in dancing. Every day he dances and does sports. However, Kevin doesn’t forget his lessons. He does his homework first after school. He is very busy, but he is one of the best students in his class. His classmates and teachers love him very much. He usually teaches me to dance. Kevin often says, “I want to be a great dancer one day.” Can his dream come true?
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. How many children do Uncle Frank and Aunt Dolly have?
2. Who is Irene?
3. 把划线句子①译成汉语。
4. 把划线句子②译成英语。
5. What does Kevin want to be?
【推荐3】Linda and Lily are twins(双胞胎). There are four people in their family.
The twins are in No. 1 Middle School. Linda is a class monitor. She works hard and she is good at all her subjects. She can get on well with everyone and she is ready to help others. Lily is shy(腼腆的) but she can play the piano well. There will be a piano competition(比赛) next week. Lily is getting ready for it.
Their father, Mr King, is an English teacher. He is good at drawing. Their mother, Mrs King, is a Chinese teacher. Mr and Mrs King are in different schools. Mrs King can cook very well. She makes delicious food for the family every day. She usually watches the cooking programme on TV on Saturday evening.
1. How many people are there in Linda’s family?2. What can Lily do?
3. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
4. What does Linda’s father do?
5. What does Mrs King do on Saturday evening?
Hi, I’m Wei Yan. These are many kinds of delicious food in the world. But I like beef noodles best. My parents also like beef noodles. But my mother is busy. She works in a hospital. She is a famous doctor. So my mother often has no time to cook. When I want to eat beef noodles, I often go to the restaurant.
Yesterday I went to a restaurant to eat beef noodles. On my way back home, I thought I should learn to make beef noodles. If I can cook them, I will make beef noodles for my mother on her birthday. It is on Wednesday, October 28. She must be happy. So when I got home, I began to learn to make beef noodles on the computer. Here’s the recipe.
First boil some noodles. Next cut up some beef. Then mix them up and add some relish and sauce. Now you can eat them! They not only look good, but also are good for our bodies.
1. What kind of food does Wei Yan like best?2. Does Wei Yan’s father like beef noodles?
3. Where does Wei Yan often eat the food?
4. When is Wei Yan’s mother’s birthday?
5. How did Wei Yan learn to make the food?
| Dear Anna, Thank you for the photo of your family. Here is my family photo. This is my grandfather. ①These are my parents. My father’s name is Mike Smith. He is an English teacher. My mother is Linda Smith. She is not a teacher. This boy is my brother. His name is Mark. He is 12. ②他是一个学生。 And this is me. ③我14岁。I’m a student, too. We are in my parents’ room now. Alice |
1-2根据文章内容，回答问题。3-5翻译文中划线的句子。
1. Who is Alice’s mother?
2. Is Alice’s father an English teacher?
3. 将文中①处划线句子翻译成汉语。
4. 将文中②处划线句子翻译成英语。
5. 将文中③处划线句子翻译成英语。
Mrs. Smith has two daughters. Let’s have a look at what chores they do at home.
“Alice started doing chores when she was eight years old. At that time, she did the dishes with me together and she had to sweep the floor. She is ten years old now. 1.She is now doing the dishes herself and has to take out the rubbish, too. ”.
“Amy is four and she started doing chores this April. 2.She cleans the table after dinner and she also learns to fold her clothes. She likes to help me sweep. I asked her to help me mop the floor(拖地), but she fell down too many times. Sometimes she also helps her elder sister. Her work is usually not perfect(完美的).”
“Last week Alice got her pocket money, but lost it two days later. She didn’t do her chores the next two days. She will get the money back if she can keep doing her chores every day till the end of this month.”
1. When did Alice start doing chores?(根据短文内容简要回答问题)2. How old is Amy this April? (根据短文内容简要回答问题)
3. 将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
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4. 将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
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5. 请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。
【推荐1】Linda loves her dog Davy. They went to Now York City last Saturday.
While Linda was buying a newspaper at the train station, the dog got out of his box and ran away. The station was crowded and Linda couldn’t see Davy anywhere. When Linda shouted his name, some people looked at her but Davy didn’t come. Then she called the police.
While she was talking on the telephone, Davy met another dog outside the station. While the Police were coming, Linda walked around the station and called Davy’s name. She didn’t think about looking outside the station. Finally, a little boy said to her, “Did you look outside? I saw a big black dog when I came in.”
When Linda finally saw Davy, he was jumping and running with another dog. There was a police officer next to them. The police officer said to Linda, “I think my dog found your dog.”
阅读短文,回答下列问题。
1. What was Linda doing when Davy ran away?
2. How was the station?
3. What did Linda do when she couldn’t find her dog?
4. Did Linda look for Davy outside the station at first?
5. Who gave Linda the tip (提示) to find Davy?
A crow（乌鸦）noticed that white doves（鸽子）could get food from humans. He was hungry and hoped to get food from humans as well. He cried but nobody noticed him. He thought, “It’s better to be a dove than a crow.”
Just then he saw a bucket（桶）full of white paint. He jumped into the paint and flew out. Now, he was as white as a dove. Then he flew towards doves and ate corn given to doves. None of the doves noticed that there was a crow among them.
The crow was so happy that he cried loudly, “Caw, caw.” All the doves found that this bird in white was a crow. They started to hit him and forced him to fly away.
Later, the crow saw some crows and thought, “Ah! Friends.” He flew towards them but the crows were surprised to see a white bird flying among them. They all flew away, leaving him alone.
Suddenly it started raining and the rain washed away the paint. The crow became sad and he flew towards another group of crows. The leader of the group asked him what had happened, and the crow told his story. After hearing the story, the leader said, “Copying others never lasts long and can’t bring happiness. Always be yourself.”
1. Why did the crow think it was better to be a dove than a crow?（不超过10个词）2. How did the crow become as white as a dove?（不超过10个词）
3. What did the crow learn from his experience?（不超过15 个词）
【推荐3】When Chinese movie lovers watched Fantastic Beasts which came out on April 8th, 2022, they would see the phoenix (凤凰) and the qilin. These are the well-known animals with mysteries in their childhood.
The qilin is a kind of animal that can only be found in East China. Being able to look into a person’s heart, it has been admired by wizards (巫师) for a long time.
The qilin is seen as a kind animal in Chinese culture. Its head looks like a dragon and its body looks like a deer or horse. It can tell the good and nice things from the cruel and harmful ones. It can even bring good luck.
In English, the qilin is sometimes called the “Chinese unicorn (独角兽)”. This is probably because it is not only kind but also behave in a good way, like the unicorn. In the west, this horse-like animal has one horn (角) on its head. It is said that a unicorn’s horn or tears can treat serious illnesses.
There are other animals appearing in both Chinese culture and western culture. In Chinese culture, the phoenix is very important. It is a symbol of luck and is the “king of birds”. In the west, it is a symbol of rebirth (重生). Although dragons in China and west look alike, they are very different. The dragon is well admired in China, symbolizing good luck, while western dragons are always full of bad thoughts and bring dangers to the world.
1. When did Fantastic Beasts come out?2. Can the qilin be found in the western world?
3. What do the qilin and a unicorn have in common?
4. How many animals are mentioned in the passage?
5. What is the passage mainly about?
Yesterday evening, when I went to town with my mother, we met a strange man. It was raining hard and we had no umbrella. We were trying to get into a taxi when he came up to us. He was carrying a nice umbrella and he said that he would give it to us for only a pound. He said he had forgotten his wallet and needed taxi-fare (出租车费) to go back home. My mother didn’t believe what he had said at first, and asked him a lot of questions. But she finally believed the man and gave him the pound. She was happy to have a good umbrella for so little. But the man didn’t get into a taxi. We followed him and found he went into a pub (酒吧) and bought himself a glass of whiskey (威士忌) with the pound. After he drank it, he put on his hat and took up one of the many wet umbrellas there and went off with the new one. Soon after that, he sold it again.
1. How was the weather yesterday evening? (根据短文内容回答问题)2. How much did the man ask for when he gave the umbrella to the writer? (根据短文内容回答问题)
3. What did the man do after he got the pound? (根据短文内容回答问题)
4. 从短文中找出与下面句子画线部分意思相近的单词。
But at last, she believed the man and gave him the pound.
5. What is the passage about?
【推荐2】It is not easy to become a Santa (圣诞老人). In London, UK, there is a Santa school. Each year before Christmas, Santa Clauses go to school to have training.
There, they learn the history of Santa Claus, how to dress and how to laugh: “Ho Ho Ho !” They also learn how to say “Merry Christmas” in different languages.
Most importantly, they learn how to answer difficult questions from kids. For example, “Are you the real Santa ?” The answer might be: “I’m the spirit (精神) of Christmas. I stand for love and giving.”
The Ministry of Fun set up the Santa school in 1999. It is an entertainment (娱乐) company in the UK. It puts on Christmas activities, like parades (游行) and a Christmas choir (唱诗班).
1. Where is the Santa School ?2. Does Santa Claus say “Merry Christmas” only in English ?
3. When was the Santa School set up ?
4. What activities does The Ministry of Fun put on Christmas ?
Kites are made from bamboo and decorated with traditional Chinese paintings. Weifang in Shandong Province has a long history of making kites. Weifang kite-making was included in the national-level intangible cultural heritage（国家级非物质文化遗产）lists in 2006. The International Kite Festival has been held in Weifang every year since 1984.
Yang Hongwei, 56, is an inheritor（传承人）of Weifang kite-making skill. She was born in a kite-making family. Yang often saw different kinds of kites in her grandfather’s workshop. Having a special connection with kites, Yang learned the skill from her grandfather at the age of 16. After practicing the skill for 10 years, she started her own shop in 1992.
In her free time, she also travels to different countries including Germany, Australia, the US and New Zealand to teach people how to make kites. Also, she wants to tell people about Chinese stories seen on kites.
In fact, Yang Hongwei is not alone. There are many inheritors of the culture. It is their important job to spread（传播）the Chinese culture around the world.
1. Does Weifang have a long history of making kites?2. What did Yang Hongwei often see in her grandfather’s workshop?
3. Why does Yang Hongwei travel to different countries in her free time?
4. What other things can we do to spread the Chinese culture around the world?
