Mr. and Mrs. Jones had a drive in the country and saw an old woman there. She had some beautiful oranges. “The oranges are quite cheap, ” Mrs. Jones said. Mr. Jones stopped the car, and his wife got out and bought ten oranges. Then they talked to the woman. She said, “Come and have tea with my husband and me in our hut.”
They had some tea and cakes, and then Mrs. Jones said to the woman, “Your oranges are really sweet. Why are they so cheap?” The woman smiled and replied, “We live in the country, and nobody lives near us. We like talking to people, but nobody stops here. Then we put those cheap oranges there, and now a lot of people stop. I bring them home. We talk and we are happy.”
1. How did Mr. and Mrs. Jones go to the country?They went to the country
2. What did Mr. and Mrs. Jones buy?
3. Did the old woman live near or far away from other people?
4. Why did the old woman sell oranges cheaply?
5. What do you think of the old woman?
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When talking about livestreaming (直播), you might think of makeup vloggers (美妆博主) and movie stars. But Zeng Qinghuan, from Loudi, Hunan, is really different. She has turned her village into a livestreaming room to help villagers live a better life.
Zeng now has lots of fans online from all over the country. These years, she has posted about 370 short videos showing the life of people in her village. With the help of livestreaming, she has sold lots of delicious food made in her village, like fermented tofu (豆腐), preserved pork (腊肉) and dried sweet potatoes.
Zeng used to study and work in big cities. After working in big cities for 4 years, she went back to her village to look after her grandmother. Later she found that she could do something to help her villagers. “I am the daughter of the great mountains. I should take part in making my village more beautiful,” she said.
Zeng hopes that her story can encourage (鼓励) more young people to go back and build their villages. She plans to help 100 villages to be quite different in three years, and now two villages have joined her.
1. Is Zeng Qinghuan a makeup vlogger?2. What are Zeng’s short videos about?
3. What did Zeng do after she returned to her village?
4. Do you want to be a person like Zeng Qinghuan? Why or why not?
【推荐2】Many years ago, in a small Indian village, a farmer owed(欠) a lot of money to a village moneylender. The moneylender was old and ugly, but he liked the farmer’s beautiful daughter. So he said that the farmer didn’t need to pay off the debt(债务) if he could marry the farmer’s daughter.
Both the farmer and his daughter were frightened. So the moneylender suggested that they let God decide the matter. He told them that he would put a black pebble(鹅卵石) and a white pebble into an empty bag. Then the girl would have to pick one pebble from the bag.
If she picked the black pebble, she would become his wife and her father’s debt would be forgiven. If she picked the white pebble, she wouldn’t need to marry him and her father’s debt would still be forgiven. If she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into prison.
They were standing on a pebble-strewn path in the farmer’s field. As they talked, the moneylender picked up two pebbles. As he picked them up, the sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two black pebbles and put them into the bag. He then asked the girl to pick a pebble from the bag.
The girl put her hand into the bag and drew out a pebble. Without looking at it, she let it fall onto the path which was full of pebbles. So it immediately became lost among all the other pebbles.
"Oh, how clumsy(笨拙的) of me!" she said. "But never mind, if you look into the bag for the left one, you will be able to tell which pebble I picked."
The moneylender didn’t let them know his dishonesty. The girl needn’t marry the moneylender and her father was free of debt now.
1. What did the farmer owe the moneylender?2. What was the moneylender like?
3. What colour of the pebble did the girl wish to pick?
4. What did the moneylender put in the empty bag?
5. What do you think of the farmer’s daughter?
【推荐3】Clive is a lovely dog. With the help of Clive, Murray, a 14-year-old boy, his condition gets better.
Murray Whooley is an unlucky boy because he has autism (自闭症). He was unable to communicate with (与……交流) others, and the outside world seemed a frightening (可怕的) place for him. He was always alone, and never talked to others, even his parents.
When Murray was six, Clive came into his family. Since then, he has changed Murray’s world.
Clive is big and happy. He stays with Murray and plays with him. He is like Murray’s best friend. Now, Murray has become more open. He is able to go to the shops and other crowded places with Clive. He isn’t afraid to face other people any more.
They both like travelling. Clive has a pet passport. Together, he and Murray have travelled to America and some European countries. They are planning to visit a new place during the Christmas holiday.
What amazing animal magic!
根据短文内容回答问题（每小题答案不超过 10 个单词）。
1. Why was Murray unlucky before she was six years old?
2. When did Clive come into Murray’s family?
3. Could Murray communicate with others before Clive came?
4. How does Clive help Murray?
5. Do you want a dog like Clive? Why or why not?
【推荐1】Lin Peiying and her two brothers are now studying at Peking University. However, they are all from Taiwan. Why did they come to the mainland for further study? That’s because of their grandfather.
Lin Peiying’s grandfather was born in Putian, Fujian in 1926 and went to study at Fudan University in 1947. He left for Taiwan during the summer vacation that year to visit his sister. The trip changed his life. For some reasons, he couldn’t return to the mainland until the late 1980s. Since then, people from both sides have visited each other once again. Millions of them have traveled from Taiwan to the mainland to look for their family. Lin Peiying’s grandfather was among those. After 40 years’ wait, he could see his relatives again.
Influenced by their grandfather greatly, Lin Peiying and her brothers were looking forward to returning to the mainland. Through hard work, the three Lins were all accepted to Peking University. The wish of their grandfather finally came true.
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3. After 40 years’ wait, he could see his relatives again.
After 40 years’ wait, he was
4. Where are Lin Peiying and her two brothers studying now?
5. Why did Lin Peiying’s grandfather leave for Taiwan during the summer vacation in 1947?
6. What were Lin Peiying and her brothers looking forward to?
Most 11-year-old kids spend their summer holidays playing with friends and families, but one schoolboy from West Yorkshire, the UK, has very different plans.
The boy is named Jude Walker. He starts a 200-mile walk from his home in Yorkshire to London.
“During COVID-19 I am really worried about our Earth. I want to make people pay more attention to (关注) the environment,” Jude says. “I decide to do the long walk because I think I can make it. I have done lots of long walks.”
He started the walk on July 25th. He walked 10 miles a day, and he finished the walk on August 14th. His mother was with him all the way and she was in a car. They also used the car as a hotel to sleep in.
“We are very proud of him. It is all his idea. He plans the walk after a-day-long training walk,” says Sarah Courtney, Jude’s mother.
“We haven’t done enough for the environment. I will go on more walks to make people care about our Earth,” says Jude.
1. What is the schoolboy’s family name?2. In order to make people pay more attention to the environment, what does Jude decide to do?
3. When did Jude finish his long walk?
4. Where did Jude sleep during the long walk?
5. Is the plan all Jude’s idea?
【推荐3】“I’m Captain (上尉) Harry Miller. I’m here to visit Mrs. Kate Miller.” said Mr. Miller to the front desk of an old people’s home. “Oh, Kate has been asking about you all week. She is looking forward to seeing you. Here is your visitor ID.” the nurse said. “She is in Room 3417.”
The young man came to the door and slowly opened it. Inside, an old woman with grey hair lying in bed slowly opened her eyes. “Daddy,” she said quietly.
“Oh! Kate has aged so much since I last saw her months ago!” Mr. Miller thought to himself. Of course, a few months’ space time means that years has passed on the earth.
“How was your trip, Daddy? Did you bring me back anything?” Kate asked. She welcomed him home excitedly—just like a little girl. “Sure. I brought you this coin from Planet 8 and this stone font Planet 173.” She smiled and nodded (点头示意) towards her shelf. Hundreds of small stones and statues (雕像) lay in the shelf. He placed his gifts with the rest of her collection.
Kate was too old to talk more with her father: She was sleeping now, after taking some medicine. Mr. Miller came close to her beside. Warm tears filled his eyes. “I’m so sorry, Kate.” he said softly. “Your grandparents raised you to be a perfect young woman, but I missed your first steps. And then I missed your graduation, your wedding, your…I was asked to work as a captain for only two years in space. However, we had lost so many men in the First Space War. I couldn’t just leave my soldiers. I must stay in space longer to help protect our planet.” Mr. Miller held her hand in silence for a long time. He knew this might be the last time he saw his daughter alive. Another 3-month space mission (任务) was waiting for him.
He kissed Kate and left silently, with a note in her bed. Then he took a deep breath and climbed into his air taxi.
1. Was the old woman Mr. Miller’s daughter?
2. Who took care of Kate when she was young?
3. Why might this be the last time Mr. Miller saw his daughter alive?
4. If you are Mr. Miller, what would you write in the note? Please use your own words. (More than 20 words)
