My name is Anna. I am 13 years old. I am a student in Grade 7. I like to play badminton and I am strong.
For breakfast, I usually eat a piece of bread and some eggs, and I drink a cup of milk. This gives me about 400 calories (卡路里) for the morning. I often have rice and some beef or fish and also a banana for lunch. But I don’t like apples. This gives me 900 calories for the afternoon and for a game of badminton after school.
For dinner, I usually have bread, meat and vegetables. I don’t have hamburgers or Coke because they are not healthy for me. But sometimes I have a cake or an ice cream. At dinner, I take in about 750 calories.
I need to eat a lot of healthy food. It is also healthy to do sports every day.
1. What does Anna have for lunch?2. What game does Anna often play after school?
3. What do you think of Anna’s day?
任务二：请将划线句子翻译成中文。
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You may know well what you are supposed to do or not to do in your own country. But do you know the customs in other countries? Here are some manners you should pay attention to.
Taking off your shoes or not
It's bad manners to take off your shoes at the door of a London dinner party. But in Asia if you don't take off your shoes before entering a home, you are not polite enough.
What you should do instead: If you see shoes at the door, take off your shoes. If not, keep the shoes on.
Talking over dinner
In some countries, like Japan, don't start talking while everyone else is having dinner. You'll meet with silence—not because your group is unfriendly, but because mealtime is for eating, not talking. Also don't talk in places like churches (教堂) in Europe.
What you should do instead: Keep quiet!
Knowing your right from your left
Some cultures in Africa and the Middle East still like to eat in traditional ways—using their hands. When people eat in this way, food is often offered for several people to share at the same time. That is why it's important to wash your hands before eating. While eating, you have to follow the rule: Eat using your right hand, and use your left hand to do other things.
What you should do instead: Follow the others and use your right hand. Even left-handed children in these cultures are taught to eat with their right hands. If you really can't, explain yourself to others before you eat.
1. How many manners are mentioned in the passage?2. What are you supposed to do if you see shoes at the door?
3. How can you behave well when having dinner in Japan?
4. There are some table manners in Chinese culture. Please give an example.
3 . Hi, my name is Jiang Meimei. I am a 14-year-old girl. I am a middle school student in Beijing. I often have an egg, an apple and some bread for breakfast. For lunch, I have some rice, chicken and vegetables. When I am busy (忙的), I only have a hamburger for lunch. And for dinner, I often have tomatoes and salad.
My friend Linda is 13 years old. She likes unhealthy food. She often has some hamburgers and French fries. She likes dessert very much. And she eats ice-cream every day.
1. Is Linda Jiang Meimei’s friend?2. Does Jiang Meimei often have rice for breakfast?
3. How old is Linda?
4. What does Jiang Meimei often have for dinner?
My name is Nancy. I’m a student. I’m twelve. My parents are teachers. John is my brother. We are all in Beijing, China. The man in a black coat is my father. The woman in a red sweater is my mother. The boy behind the tree is John. We are very happy here. We love Beijing.
1. How old is Nancy?2. What does Nancy’s father do?
3. Who is Nancy’s brother?
4. Where are they now?
5. How many（多少） people in Nancy’s family?
5 . 亲爱的同学们，初中的英语课堂学习需要你们的充分参与，英语学习需要你们与老师合作、与同学交流。经过半个学期的学习，你是否对一些常用的英语课堂用语熟悉了呢？请将下面的图片与之对应的英语课堂用语进行匹配，再写出另外两句你所知道的英语课堂用语。
根据图片，在图片下写出与之相匹配的课堂用语。
| A. Take out your book, please. | B. Don’t talk. |
| C. Sit down, please. | D. Please open your book. |
| E. Listen to the teacher carefully. | F. Now, please work in groups. |
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7. 你所知道的另外两句课堂用语。
I went cycling one day and saw a man in front of me, for about 250 meters. I could tell, he was cycling a little slower than me and I decided to catch up with（赶上） him. So I started cycling faster and faster. After a few minutes I was only about 100 meters behind him, so I rode my bike really fast and pushed myself.
Finally, I caught up with him and passed him. I felt so good. “I win.” I thought. “Although he didn’t even know.” However, after I passed him, I found that I missed my turn. I went too far and had to turn around and go back. It was not so good.
Isn’t it just like life? We often focus on （集中注意力于） competing（竞争） with others, trying to show that we are better than them. We spend our time running after them and we miss out on our own paths（ 道路） in life.
The problem with unhealthy competition is that it never ends. There will always be somebody in front of you. So don’t worry too much and live a healthy life. Run your own life and wish others well.
1. What did the writer decide to do when he saw the man?2. What happened to the writer when he passed the man?
3. How did the writer feel after he passed the man by?
4. What can you learn from the story?
5. 请将文中划线句子翻译成中文。
7 . Hi! I’m Tina Smith and I’m thirteen years old. I live in Quebec with my parents, two little brothers, Peter and Mike, and a clever dog Blacky.
The city we live in is really beautiful. In winter it often snows and you can see the snow in the streets and on the houses. When the temperature（气温）is lower than thirty-five degrees（度数）below zero we don’t go to school but stay at home. It is very, very cold! Sometimes there are heavy snowstorms and you can’t see anything. There are often very cold winds and it is difficult to stay in the streets for a long time. That’s why we wear warm coats, hats and scarves not to freeze（冻结）.
I like winter when the weather isn’t very cold. Then we go outdoors, make snowmen, play snowballs, skate or ski. But sometimes I hope to live in a warm country.
任务—根据短文回答下面问题。
1. How many people are there in Tina’s family?
2. When do the students in Quebec have to stay at home?
3. Why can’t people sometimes see anything in winter?
任务二：划线句子翻译成中文。
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Hi! I’m Jack. I don’t like to get up early. In the morning, I get up at eight. Then I go to school at eight thirty. I don’t have much time for breakfast, so I usually eat very quickly. For lunch, I usually eat hamburgers. After school, I often play basketball for half an hour. When I get home, I always do my homework first. In the evening, I either watch TV or play computer games. At ten thirty, I brush my teeth and then I go to bed.
Mary is my sister. She usually gets up at six thirty. Then she always takes a shower and eats a good breakfast. After that, she goes to school at eight thirty. At twelve, she sometimes plays volleyball. She always eats ice cream after dinner. She knows it’s not good for her, but it tastes good! In the evening, she does her homework and usually swims or takes a walk. At nine thirty, she goes to bed.
1. Do Jack and Mary go to school at the same time?2. What does Jack usually have for lunch?
3. How long does Jack often play basketball after school?
4. What time does Mary go to bed?
Some boys like wearing the same kinds of clothes as girls, and some of them have long hair, so sometimes it’s difficult to tell whether they are boys or girls.
Today is Sunday. I have a walk with my grandmother in the park. My grandmother is 80 years old and she can’t see well. After some time, my grandmother is tired, so she sits down on a chair. There is another person sitting on the chair, too.
“Hello,” my grandmother says to the person with long hair next to her. “Can you see the person with long hair under the big tree? Is it a boy or a girl?”
“Which one?” asks the person.
“The one eating under the big tree,” says my grandmother.
“The boy!” says the person. “He’s my brother Mark.”
“Oh,” says my grandmother, “I don’t know you are his sister.”
“No, I’m not his sister. I’m his brother.”
1. What day is it today?2. How many people are sitting on the chair?
3. Why does the writer’s grandmother think the person next to her is a girl?
10 . Xiao He is from Guangdong, China. He lives in Heyuan, a small city in Guangdong, with his grandparents and sister. His parents leave home and work in a factory (工厂).
There is a famous school in the city. Xiao He and his sister study there. Every day, they get up at 6:30 a.m. They have to eat quickly for breakfast in the morning, because they can’t be late for school. Then they ride a bike to school. The school is far from their home and it takes them about 45 minutes to walk there. There are many rules in their school. Students have to do morning exercises at 8:00 a.m., and they can’t bring music players to school. The teachers are strict there, too. But Xiao He loves his school and his head teacher, Mr. Bai. Mr. Bai teaches English, and he can speak English well. Xiao He thinks strict rules help him grow up (成长) better.
1. Who do Xiao He and his sister live with?2. How do they go to school?
3. What do they have to do at 8:00 a.m.?
4. What does Xiao He think of the school rules?
