On a winter morning, a little boy of 10 years old or so went to a phone supermarket to make a telephone call. Clearly, he changed his tone (腔调) of voice while speaking over the phone. When all this was happening, the phone supermarket owner watched and listened with great interest to the conversation that followed:
“Madam, I am a poor boy. Can you give me a job cutting grass on your lawn (草坪)?” the little boy asked.
“Sorry, I already have someone to cut my lawn,” the woman at the other end of the phone line answered.
“Madam, I will cut your lawn for half the price of the person who cuts your lawn now.”
“The person who is now cutting my lawn satisfies me a lot. He is doing a good job.”
“Madam, I’ll even sweep your curb (清扫路边), so on Sunday you will have the prettiest lawn in all of Palm beach, Florida.”
“No, thank you.”
Instead of getting angry, the little boy smiled and put back the receiver (话筒) gently. The supermarket owner, who was listening to the conversation, walked over to the boy and said, “Soon, I like your manner and I would like to offer you a job.”
“No, thanks. But I will remember your offer.”
“But you were asking for a job so sincerely and seriously when you were talking to the lady over the phone.”
“No sir, I was just checking how well or badly I’ve done the job I already have. I am the one who is working for that lady I was talking to!” the little boy said.
1. Did the boy really need to ask for a job?2. Why did the boy change his tone on the phone?
3. What did the boy offer to do for the woman?
4. Do you think the boy should check in that way how well or badly he has done the job? Why or why not?
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Dave just gets a new job at an ice-cream shop next to his school. Its name is Creamy Goodness. It only takes him 10 minutes to walk there from home. Today is his first day on the job. He is nervous (紧张的). He is in the shop uniform. He arrives an hour early at the store. He doesn’t want to be late.
He goes to open the shop at 8:00 a.m. He has to bring the ice-cream out before the shop opens. Then, he needs to make all the tables and chairs in the right place. He has to clean all the tables, chairs, and the ice-cream machines (机器). After doing all these things, he makes sure everything looks OK. Later, his coworkers (同事) also come to help. There are four people working in the shop, including (包括) Dave. After a day’s busy work, Dave leaves the shop at 8:00 p.m. He thinks the job is fun and he loves the job very much.
Dave’s | |
| About the new job | ●He works in an ice-cream shop named Creamy Goodness. ●It is a ●He is nervous in the shop uniform and goes early to the store. |
| Things Dave and his coworkers do | ●Dave makes all the tables and chairs in the right place. ●Dave makes all the tables, chairs, and the ice-cream machines ●After doing these things, Dave’s |
| What Dave thinks of the job | ●It’s |
Good morning. My name is Su Lisha, a middle school student in Taiyuan. My parents are English teachers in my school, but they are not my teachers. My parents are good to their students. They always help them, so my parents are welcome in my school. I have a sister. Her name is Su Lina and she is 5. She is in a kindergarten (幼儿园) here.
Now I’m in my classroom. It’s nice. You can see a teacher’s desk, students’ desks and chairs. Three books are on the teacher’s desk. They are Mrs. Gao’s. She’s our Chinese teacher and she is nice to us. Oh, a school ID card is on the teacher’s desk, too. Who lost it? Oh, it’s Linda’s. She’s in Class 3, Grade 7 in our school. She can ask Mrs. Gao for it.
Grace is my pen friend. She is an English girl. I always talk to her about our family, friends and school online (在网上). In the email, I ask her, “What do you like? (你喜欢什么？)” She says she likes Chinese and she is learning it now. She wants to have some Chinese friends and she wants to come to China. Do you want to be Grace’s friend? You can email her at grace11@gfimail.com.
1. Are Su Lisha’s parents her teachers?2. How many people (多少人) are there in Su Lisha’s family?
3. How can Linda get her school ID card?
4. Why does Grace want to learn Chinese?
Because (因为)
5. What do you know about Grace’s family?
6. Do you want to have an English pen friend? Why?
7 November
Dear Dairy,
Today is our Open Day. Our parents come and visit our school on this day.
Our school looks nice and big. The playground is very big and our classrooms are clean and bright. We also have an art room, a music room, a biology room and a small hall.
The Open Day starts at 9 a.m. in the playground. Everyone watches the students play different sports. Next we go to the art room to enjoy all the students’ pictures at 10 a.m. At 11 o’clock we all go to the school hall for a short meeting, and then we have lunch. After lunch, we have a little rest for half an hour in the hall. At 2p.m.we have a look at all the students’ work in the biology classroom. Finally we go to the music room and listen to some students play music at 4p.m.
Everyone has a good time at school on this day.
| Open Day | ||
| Date: | ||
| Time | Place | |
| 9a.m. | Watch the students | Playground |
| 10a.m. | Art room | |
| 11a.m. | School hall | |
| After lunch | Have a rest for thirty | Hall |
| 2p.m. | ||
| 4p.m. | Listen to | Music room |
| Everyone has | ||
【推荐1】I’m Robert. 1.I’m having a lot of fun in New York with my family. Yesterday morning, we went to Central Park. In the afternoon, we visited the Statue of Liberty. And tomorrow we will visit the Brooklyn Bridge.
Today we went to a special festival. All my family enjoyed it. Dad liked it because it was free to go in! There were many interesting activities. That’s why I liked it. We tried on spacesuits（航天服）and we made some model planes. Mom’s favorite was the clocks and she bought a beautiful one at the shop.
2.在节日上有许多来自不同国家的年轻人。I met a boy called Alex. He comes from Australia and he is good at making robots. He even started his company to sell them! I also want to start my own company, but Mom says I need to finish school first.
The festival gave me lots of ideas for my science homework. I could do something about electricity or ice, but I think I’ll write about robots because I’m interested in robots now.
根据短文内容简要回答下列问题。
1. Where will Robert and his parents go tomorrow?
2. Why did Robert like the festival?
3. What did Robert’s mother buy in the shop?
把短文中划线句子翻译成中文或英文。
4.
5.
Last week, we took my school trip to Shanghai by train. It took us about 12 hours to get there. When we got there, it was quite late. Although I missed my mom a lot, I didn’t call her because I was so tired.
On the first day, I learned how to fold a blanket(叠毯子) by myself. It was great fun and useful to learn. On the second and third days, my classmates and I visited an aircraft carrier (航空母舰). It rained heavily on the fourth day. We changed our plan because of the weather. We played a game called “The Quickest”. It took our group only two minutes to finish the task. We won the game. I was so excited and I called my mom that day and told her how happy I was. We went back to Changchun on the sixth day. I missed my family a lot when I was gone.
My trip to Shanghai was one of the most unforgettable experiences(经历) in my life. I learned how important my mom’s love is. I also learned some life skills that I will use for my life.
1. Did the writer call his mom when he got to Shanghai at first?2. Why did they change their plan on the fourth day?
3. How long did it take their group to finish the game?
4. When did the writer go back to Changchun?
5. How did the writer like the trip?
【推荐3】I’m David. My uncle has a big farm in Sydney. It was cool, so I went on a trip with my parents there last weekend. We got up early on Saturday morning and left home at 7 o’clock in the morning. We went there by car. We spent three hours getting there.
When we arrived, my uncle and my aunt were busy picking strawberries on the farm. I helped them feed the chickens and the horses. In the afternoon, my aunt taught me how to grow vegetables. It was really difficult for me. The next day, it was sunny and warm. My cousins and I went fishing. It was exciting. There were many apple trees on the farm. All of us went to pick apples in the afternoon. My uncle put some apples in a basket and told us to take them home. At 3:45 p. m. we drove home happily.
请根据短文内容，完成下列问题或任务：
1. When did David leave home on Saturday morning?
2. 写出文中划线部分的同义句。
3. What was the weather like on Sunday?
4. Was it really difficult for David to grow vegetables?
5. What did David take home?
