There was a farmer who planted fields of wheat (麦子). He cared for the wheat and made sure that it received enough water and sun, because he lived on it.
One morning, the farmer awoke because of the sound of birds in his field. He ran outside and saw his wheat field covered with birds. He began waving (挥动) his arms and making loud sounds. He hoped this would scare the birds away. His plan worked. The birds flew away in hurry, and the farmer went back to do his work.
Early the next morning, the farmer was awakened to the sound of birds. He followed the same way and scared the birds by making sounds. It worked again. The birds flew away and left his wheat alone.
The birds began to realize that they were not in any real danger. They found the farmer just walked around waving at them and making sounds, so they got braver and braver.
On the third morning, the farmer heard the birds again and realized that he needed to be more serious. He kept his dog on a lead. The birds didn’t even move. They knew he would just scare them. So they weren’t too worried. The farmer let go of the dog and the dog went to chase (追赶) the birds. This made the birds fly away, never to be seen again.
At last, the farmer understood that if one stuck to the old rules: he wouldn’t make any progress.
1. At first, the farmer scared away the birds through waving arms and making2. The farmer followed the same way to chase birds for the second time, and it
3. The birds realized that they were not in any
4. Finally, the farmer let his dog go to chase birds, and the birds
5. From this passage, we can learn if we want to make progress, we should
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【推荐1】A cactus (仙人掌) stood all alone in the desert. It sighed, “I can’t offer shade or juicy fruit to any passing traveller. I can’t see that I have any use to others. I wish I could do something useful”.
One day some birds circled high over its head. “What can I do for you?” the cactus called. The birds flew away. At night, the Moon moved in the sky, looking at it coldly. A lizard (蜥蜴) passed by, leaving a little trail (痕迹) in the sand with its tail.
“What can I do for you?” the cactus called.
“You?” the lizard laughed. “You can’t do anything! The birds circle overhead, leaving beautiful forms for us all to admire. The Moon hangs high like a lantern at night, so we can see our way home. Even I have something to do. I decorate the desert with these beautiful trails as I pull my tail along. But you can do nothing.”
As time went on, the cactus grew old and it knew that its time was short. It cried out, “Forgive me! I have tried, but I failed to find something to do.” But just then, a beautiful flower opened from the cactus’ head like a crown. The desert had never seen such a flower before. It brought happiness to all those who passed by. The butterflies stopped to admire its beauty, and that night even the Moon smiled when it rose to find such a beautiful flower.
In the desert, a voice was saying, “I finally found something to do.”
1. What was the cactus’ wish?2. Did the cactus do anything for the birds?
3. How did the lizard leave a trail in the sand?
4. When did a beautiful flower open from the cactus’ head?
5. What can you learn from the cactus?
Clothing(服装) is a language. We can look at the traditional clothing to know more about culture.
Africa has a long history and a rich culture, and this is shown in traditional dress. The three colours—red, gold and green, are often used in the clothing. The first colour represents the blood of millions of people who fought for freedom; the second, rich resources of the African earth; and the third, the grassland of home.
Because clothing has strong social meanings, people are very careful in choosing what to wear. It would be a serious mistake to wear the wrong clothes, or to dress in the wrong way. For example, in Ghana, a woman should wear her waistband (腰带) differently according to the importance of the social event.
Traditional dress also tells us about everyday life. African designs are famous for loose (宽松的) clothing. The temperature there can be very high during the daytime but very low at night, so it requires that the clothes are comfortable for daily life.
Today although more and more young people like wearing Western clothes, especially in big cities in Africa, traditional African dress is still quite valuable. This is because it has deep cultural meanings.
| Traditional Dress in Africa | |
| Different colours | The three most Different colours |
| Social meanings | Because clothing has strong social meanings, people have to choose what to wear Women in Ghana even wear different waistbands according to how important the event is. |
| Everyday life | Because the temperature Though Western clothes are popular with young people in some areas, traditional clothes are still of great |
【推荐3】There was a baby whale named Ella. She lived with other whales in a deep bay. One day, she noticed something large pass overhead. It was as big as a whale, but it wasn't.
Ella had never seen a boat before. Although Ella was scared, she was curious(好奇的), too. She forced herself to swim to the surface. She saw several faces watching her. In fact, they looked very friendly. In the few months, Ella lost her fear of boats. People in the boats always enjoyed seeing her.
As time went by, people and boats became a part of her life. Whenever a boat passed overhead, she swam to the top to say hello. One night, Ella saw a lot of fish swimming around the bottom of a ship. Suddenly, she was caught by a fishing net. She fought hard to get free. Finally, she got away, but part of the net was tangled(缠住) in her mouth and around her tail. Ella was hurt and confused(困惑的). Slowly and sadly she made her way towards the deep ocean.
Many weeks passed, and the net in her mouth made it hard for her to eat. And every time she tried hard for air the net cut into her tail. But if she didn't get air every half an hour, she would die. Winter was coming, she had to move to warmer waters with others. However, this time she had no choice but to stay in the bay and wait to die.
One morning, to her surprise, the water was filled with boats. When the boats came closer, a person reached into the water. Soon many hands touched her. Ella felt them pulling the lines of the net. Moments later, she was free as before! The people were waving their starfish-shaped hands. Ella knew that the hands would always be there in her life.
1. What passed over Ella's head one day?______________________________________________________________________
2. Why did Ella force herself to swim to the surface?
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3. How was Ella when she was caught by a fishing net?
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4. Where did Ella have to go before winter came?
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5. What happened to Ella after some people pulled the lines off her at last?
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【推荐1】Do you like playing basketball? If so, you must be very shocked and sad about the death of Kobe Bryant, a famous NBA basketball player. Kobe died in a helicopter accident in California on January 26, 2020. Just three days before the accident, he sent out the Chinese New Year wishes, and encouraged Chinese fans to live(实践) their dreams and dare to win.
Bryant is a popular basketball player in China. On March 17, 2019, Kobe Bryant visited a middle school in Shenzhen to meet students. At the school, he also shared his new sports novel.
Kobe was known for trying the hardest to be the best. And he called it “Mamba Spirit”. He once said, “Life is too short to get bogged down. You have to keep moving. You have to keep going.” He retired from basketball in 2016, but he still woke up before the sun rose to go training at 4:00 a.m.. From middle school to college, Bryant’s stories went along with so many Chinese people and fired up their love for basketball. “I grew up watching him play. Because of him, I began playing basketball,” one of his fans said. His excellent performance, strong will and continuing training made him a superhero among Chinese fans.
1. Who was Kobe Bryant? (no more than 7 words)2. What happened to Kobe Bryant on January 26, 2020? (no more than 6 words)
3. What time did Kobe usually go training in the morning? (no more than 2words)
4. What is “Mamba Spirit”? (no more than 7 words)
5. Why did Kobe say “You have to keep moving. You have to keep going.”? (no more than 9 words)
Zhang Guimei, the principal of Huaping High School for Girls, has been given the title “Role Model of the Times” for helping girls from poor families.
The school was the first high school in the country to provide free education for girls who would otherwise have been unable to continue their studies after completing their nine years of education.
Zhang moved to Lijiang at the age of 17 to teach in the middle school in Huaping County. Once, she got badly ill but had no money for the treatment (治疗). ①在当地人们的帮助下，她得到了必要的救治。“From then on, I told myself that I must do something for those people who helped me,” Zhang said.
Slowly, a dream of setting up a free high school for girls in Huaping County appeared in Zhang’s heart. From the year of 2002, she began a six-year journey to look for funds (资金). ②In 2008, Zhang finally set up Huaping High School for Girls. It is located at at the foot of the Shizi Mountain in Huaping.
Thanks to her efforts, more than 1, 800 girls from poor families have entered universities through her education until now.
Zhang has been helping to improve the area as a whole. Influenced by her, many of her students have chosen to teach in poor areas. Now, with Zhang having got the honorary title, education for girls from poor areas will receive more attention.
What she has done will be long remembered and encourage more to follow her example.
1. 回答问题：Why was Zhang Guimei named “Role Model of the Times”?
2. 将文中①处划线的汉句子译成英语。
3. 将文中②处划线的英语句子译成汉语。
4. 回答问题：What does the underlined word “It” refer to?
5. 从文中找出与下面所给句子意思相同的句子。
Under her influence, many of her students have chosen to teach in poor areas.
A two-week-old baby hippo sat alone on the bank of the Zambezi River in Zambia, a country in Africa. His mother was dead. The morning sun rose and with every passing minute he lost more strength. Without his mother, the baby probably wouldn’t make it through the night.
Luckily, Ian Stevenson and his friends saw the baby hippo. They took him back, fed him milk and eggs. The young animal was saved and soon doubled his weight. He seemed happy and healthy.
Later, the hippo, now called Douglas, was moved to an ideal home at Chipembele, a wildlife center owned by Ann and Steve Tolan. They built a sleeping place for Douglas by a pool where he liked to swim. They fed him every three hours. Douglas enjoyed playing with the Tolans’ pet dogs and swimming in the pool. Sometimes at night, other hippos came from the nearby river to eat grass. At first, Douglas would walk into his pool to hide. “But he soon fought against his shyness and played with them,” Tolan says. Douglas remained at Chipembele for about five years before he was moved to another part of Zambia.
1. What’s the name of the hippo?2. How did the baby hippo survive the night without his mother?
3. In your opinion, where was the hippo moved five years later, a zoo or the wild, Why?
