I used to be lazy, but now I am hard-working. Washing dishes, cooking and making the bed…all of these tasks have become part of my daily life.
This big change is the result of a new program at my school. Starting from last term, Huaxi No.1 Middle School has made housework part of its students’ homework in order to improve our life skills. At the beginning of each month, every student gets a list of housework to do every weekend. Some of the tasks are quite specific (具体的), such as cleaning out closets (衣柜), washing cups and cooking food.
My best friend Wan Li, a 14-year-old girl, also learned some life skills through the program. “I used to be afraid of fire,” she said. But she managed to overcome her fear and complete her cooking tasks. At the same time, she has also realized how tired her mother gets after doing housework every day.
On April 27, 2023, No.17 Middle School in Yunnan held a housework competition. Students had to complete many tasks, including cooking and folding clothes, They showed their skills and proved (证明) that they are growing up. The winner of the competition, Zhou Min said, “I learn how to be an independent person by doing housework.”
1. Why does the writer become hard-working now?2. What do the students get at the start of each month?
3. Please translate (翻译) the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 into Chinese?
4. What did Zhou Min learn by doing housework?
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【推荐1】Monty Roberts was the son of a horse trainer who would go from farm to farm and ranch（牧场）to ranch, training horses. One day, while he was still in high school, Roberts was asked to write an article about what he wanted to be in the future. That night, he wrote a seven-page article describing his goal of someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great detail and even drew pictures of the ranch.
He put a great deal of heart into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later, he got his article back. On the front page was a large red F with a note that read, “See me after class.”
Confused, Roberts went to see his teacher after class and asked, “Why did I receive an F?”
The teacher said, “This is an unrealistic（不切实际的）dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. You come from a poor family. You have no resources. Buying a horse ranch takes a lot of money. There’s no way you could ever do it. Change it.”
Roberts went home and thought long and hard. One week later, the boy turned in the same paper, making no changes at all.
He said, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.” After that, Roberts worked very hard, little by little, and many years later he finally owned a 200-acre（英亩）horse ranch. He shared his experience with his friends. “I could succeed because I had enough courage not to give up on my dream. Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.”
Answer the questions according to the passage.
1. What was Monty Roberts’ father’s job?
2. What was Monty Roberts’ dream?
3. Why did Monty Roberts receive an F?
4. Did Monty Roberts change his article after hearing the teacher’s explanation?
5. What can we learn from the passage?
[1] I’m a 34-year-old man, married, lived in a nice house, and have a successful career. But my life was not always so great. I had a learning disability from an early age. I went to a special school where I got plenty of extra (额外的) help. Still, I suffered the rest of my school days in public schools.
[2] My life improved greatly when I discovered art. The art world gave me a chance to express myself without words. I went to a workshop and gradually became good at making things with clay. Here I learned my first important lesson: disabled as I was in language, I could still be smart and well express myself with clay. And my confidence（自信）came along.
[3] I got my next lesson from rock climbing. It was a fun thing but I was scared from the start. （68）I soon noticed it wasn’t a talent thing; it needed lots of practice. So I did it more. After about five years of climbing, I found myself in Yosemite Valley on a big wall. I learned that if you fall in love with something and do it all the time, you will get better at it.
[4] Later I decided to learn (69) ① to read and write. I practiced reading and(69)② , which I used to avoid as much as possible. After two years, I was literate(有文化的).
[5] Through the long process with art, (69) ③ , and reading and writing, now I’ve got to a point in my life: I am smart enough to dive into (潜入) an area that is totally unknown, hard, but interesting.
1. What made the writer’s school days difficult? (No more than 5 words)
2. Why did art give the author confidence? (No more than 11 words)
3. Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese.
4. Fill in the blanks in the last two paragraphs with proper words.
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5. What have you learned from the passage? (No more than 20 words)
Two men left home to look for some treasure (珠宝). One man was tall and the other was short. On their way, they found some wool (羊毛). They carried wool as they could because wool was useful to them. They could use it to make clothes.
They went on and saw some silver (银的) plates in the street. The tall man threw away the wool and picked up as many plates as he could. The short man said, “Why do you throw away the wool? It is nice. I have enough wool. I can’t carry any plates.” As a result, the short man didn’t take any of the plates.
On their way home, it began to rain. The short man had to throw all the wool away because it was wet. The tall man kept his silver plates. Later he became rich.
Sometimes we like keeping the old things and refusing the new ones. It is not clever. We need to know which are more valuable (有价值的).
1. Why did the two men leave home?2. What did they find on their way?
3. Who picked up many silver plates?
4. What was the weather like on their way home?
5. What can you learn from the story?
【推荐1】Dumplings
With a history of more than 1,800 years, dumplings are a classic Chinese food. They are also a traditional dish on Chinese New Year’s Eve(除夕). They are really popular in China, especially（尤其）in the north of China.
Dumplings usually look like Chinese silver ingots(银元宝). Chinese people like to eat dumplings. There are some interesting ideas about them. For example, the more dumplings you eat during the New Year celebrations, the more money you can make in the new year.
Dumplings have different tastes because of their different fillings(馅). There are many different kinds of fillings. Some popular fillings are pork, shrimp, fish, chicken, beef, mutton and vegetables. Different people like to eat dumplings with different fillings. As for me, I like dumplings with mutton best.
Do you know how to make dumplings? Almost all Chinese people can make dumplings. They think it’s very easy to make dumplings. Here is a recipe for making dumplings.
First, mix the dough(面团).
Second, make the dough into round wrappers(面皮) with a rolling pin(擀面杖).
Third, fill the wrappers with fillings.
Fourth, pinch(捏)the wrappers together.
And fifth, cook them in the hot water.
根据短文内容，简要回答下列问题。
1. How many years of history do dumplings have?
2. What do dumplings usually look like?
3. Why do dumplings have different tastes?
4. How many steps are there to make dumplings according to the passage?
5. Are dumplings popular in the north of China or in the south of China?
Members of Shenzhou XIII gave a science lecture（讲座）to millions of students on December 9, 2021 in the Tiangong space station.
The three astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu said hello to students, teachers and other viewers（观众）when the lecture started in the afternoon. They explained their life and work inside the space station.
The astronauts made some interesting scientific experiments（实验）in space, such as a “water ball”. They also invited young viewers to do similar experiments along with them. Besides, they answered the questions from students during the lecture.
It was the first lecture of the Tiangong Class and more lectures will be held. Such activities will make young people know more about space and love science.
1. When did the members of Shenzhou XIII give the lecture?2. How many members are there in Shenzhou XIII?
3. What did the astronauts explain inside the space station?
4. Did the astronauts invite young viewers to do similar experiments along with them?
5. What do you think of the lecture?
A boy called Kenny moved to the countryside from a large city. He wanted to buy a donkey (驴子)from a farmer. It cost him 100 dollars. The farmer agreed to bring the donkey the next day. The next day, the farmer came and said, “Sorry, the donkey died.” “OK,” he said. “Please give the money back to me.” “But I have spent all the money!” “Then give me the donkey,” Kenny said. The farmer wondered, “Why do you want the dead donkey?” “I can use it as a prize in a draw lot (抽奖).” The farmer shouted, “No one wants a dead donkey! You are crazy.” Kenny answered, “Don’t worry! I won’t tell them the donkey is dead.”
A few months later, the farmer met Kenny. “How about the dead donkey?” he asked. Kenny said, “Well, I held a lucky draw lot, and I told them the prize(奖品) is a donkey. I sold 500 tickets, 2 dollars each. So I got 998 dollars.” The farmer was very much surprised . “Why doesn’t anyone say ‘No’?” Kenny answered, “Only the winner said ‘No’. So I gave the money that he bought the ticket to him.”
Many years later, when Kenny grew up, he became the chief of Anther (安然公司主管).
1. What did Kenny use the dead donkey as?2. How many people said “No” when Kenny sold the tickets?
3. What do you think of Kenny? Why do you think so?
A few years ago, the company I work for sent my wife and me to live in New York for a year. I’ve always loved jogging, so I was really happy when I found out the apartment they had rented（租）for us was next to Central Park. This meant that every morning I could go for a run before I went to work.
Because a lot of people had told me to be careful of robbers in the park, I didn’t usually take anything with me. How could they rob me if I have nothing? But this morning my wife asked me to buy some bread on the way home, so I put a $10 note in my pocket.
While I was running through the park, another jogger bumped into me. He apologized and continued running. I thought it was a bit strange so I checked my pocket and found that the money was missing. I immediately started to run after another jogger. I finally caught up and grabbed him by his arm. I started shouting and demanding that he gave me the $10. I’m not usually a hot-headed person but I really lost my temper. This seemed to frighten him and he quickly put his hand in his pocket and gave me the money. Then he ran away as fast as he could.
I bought the bread and went home. As soon as I got home, I began to tell my wife my story.
“You won’t believe what happened to me,” I started. She immediately interrupted, “I know，you left the money for the bread on the kitchen table.”
根据短文内容，回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。
1. What’s the writer’s hobby?
2. What did the writer’s wife ask him to do on his way home?
3. How did the writer find his money was missing?
4. Who did another jogger think the writer might be?
5. Where was the writer’s $10?
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?
My name is Lola and I’m going to tell you what happened to me last week.
I love eating chocolate very much. I like all kinds of chocolate and white chocolate is my favorite! Last Monday, I bought some bars (块) of white chocolate. Before bedtime, I ate three bars.
The next morning I had a bad stomachache. Mom told me to stay in bed so that I could feel better. I didn’t go to school and spent the morning in bed. Before lunch, I felt a little better. Mom was at work and Dad was visiting my grandparents. So I ate five chocolate bars secretly (偷偷地).
When Mom arrived home from work, I was feeling really terrible. She took me to Dr. Sarmiento, our family doctor. After a careful check, Dr. Sarmiento asked me what I ate. I told him about the chocolate.
“That is not healthy, Lola! If you eat too much chocolate every day, you’ll have serious health problems,” Dr. Sarmiento said. Then he prescribed (为……开) me some medicine. Mom was very angry and she prescribed me a different thing: no more chocolate!
1. What kind of chocolate does Lola like best?2. Why didn’t Lola go to school last Tuesday?
3. How many chocolate bars did Lola eat in total?
4. Who took Lola to the doctor?
5. Did Lola get some medicine from Dr. Sarmiento?
