It’s Sunday morning. An old woman opens her windows and looks out into her garden. “What a fine day!” she says, but she is surprised to see that there is a man in front of her garden. The old woman looks at him and thinks, “Why is he eating grass?” She goes out into her garden and asks him, “Are you hungry? Why don’t you go to work and get some food?”
“I don’t like working. I just like eating. I’m hungry and I have nothing for breakfast. You see, I’m eating grass. Can you give me some food?”asks the man.
“Come to the back door of my house.” she answers. The man is very happy. He thinks he can get food from the old woman. So he goes with her.
The old woman opens the back door. “Look, the grass here is longer than that in the front garden. Just enjoy (享受) it here!” she says.
根据短文内容回答问题，请用完整的句子作答。1. What is the weather (天气) like in the morning?
2. Where does the old woman see the man?
3. Does the man like working?
4. Why does the man feel very happy?
5. What does the old woman ask the man to enjoy?
I have a problem and I need your help. My parents are really strict and they never let me do anything. For example, when I go out with my friends, my mom always asks, “Where are you going? Who are you going with?” Two months ago, I got an earring (耳环) and my father was really angry. He told me to take it out. My parents want to control everything I do. But I’m 18 years old! I try to talk to them, but they don’t listen. They say “This is our house and these are our rules.” Then we have a fight. Why is it so hard for them to understand me?
Josh
Dear Josh,You asked, “Why is it so hard for them to understand you?” That’s a good question. You’re growing up, but often, you’re still a child and they want to protect you.
Sometimes, it’s hard to talk to your parents. Here is an idea: Write a letter to them. Tell them your feelings. In the letter, talk about your friends. Tell them about yourself and your life. After they read the letter, try to talk to them. I hope this helps!
Emma
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。1. What is Josh’s problem in his letter?
2. Why does Josh’s father ask him to take the earring out?
3. What is Emma’s idea for Josh?
4. What does Emma advise Josh to do after the letter?
5. What kind of people do you think Emma is?
3 . Yang Xuan is a 13-year-old student in Jiangsu. He returned a lost bag with nearly 160,000 yuan in it although he needed the money badly.
Yang Xuan’s father was sick with a serious illness in hospital. On December 3rd, 2023, he rode back home after he visited his father. When he was riding on a bridge, he met a motorbike rider. He saw the rider drop a black bag. He thought it might be a rubbish bag. He planned to pick it up and throw it into the rubbish bin. But when he opened the bag, he saw much money in it. He got on his bike and tried to catch up with the rider but he couldn’t. Finally, he had to ride home with the bag.
After he got home, he found there was 158,000 yuan in the bag. “Mom, the motorbike rider rode too fast and I couldn’t catch up with him. He must be worried. Maybe he is waiting for the money to save someone’s life. We should call the police for help right now!” Yang said to his mother. Then they called the police. The police found the motorbike rider quickly and returned the bag to him. On December 11th, Yang’s school held a commendation ceremony (表彰会) for him. Yang got praise (表扬) from his school’s headmaster. And he also received a lot of praise on the Internet.
根据短文内容，请用完整句子回答下列问题。1. What did Yang do first after he picked up the bag?
2. How did Yang try to catch up with the rider?
3. Who helped find the motorbike rider?
4. When did Yang receive praise from his school?
5. What can we learn from Yang Xuan?
Have you heard of the air taxi? An air taxi can carry people from place to place by air. It looks like a helicopter (直升机). It doesn’t need a long runway to take off or land. It can go straight up. and down.
On February 27, an air taxi finished its first test flight (飞行) in Guangdong. The flight started from the Shekou Cruise Homeport in Shenzhen to Jiuzhou Port in Zhuhai. The 60-kilometer trip took about 20 minutes. By car, the same trip takes two or three hours.
The air taxi is powered (驱动) by electricity (电). It has a top speed of 200 kilometers per hour and can carry up to five people. On one charge (充电), it can travel 250 kilometers. If everything goes well, it hopes to start carrying passengers in 2026.
1. What does an air taxi look like?2. How long did the air taxi fly for its first test flight?
3. What's the top speed of an air taxi?
4. How many people can an air taxi carry up to?
5. How far can an air taxi travel on one charge?
The flu easily spreads from one person to another. If you are weak, you probably catch the flu easily. Do you know how you can avoid the flu? Here are four suggestions:
First, you can eat everything you want but make sure that your diet is healthy. The healthier you are, the better it is for you to avoid (避免) any type of illness around. Most doctors suggest drinking lots of fresh fruit juice and water is helpful to avoid the flu.
Second, if a member of a family or a friend has the flu, stay away from him or her until he or she is well. The flu is very communicable (可传染的). If you stay with the person with the flu, you can catch the flu easily. Wear a mask (口罩) and avoid using things that the person with the flu used.
Third, exercising will make you stronger, which means a stronger immune system (免疫系统), too. Exercise often so that your body will keep healthy. It doesn’t matter what kind of exercise it is.
Finally, happy people are healthy people. Their life isn't stressed out, so they may be safe from illness. If you are unhappy, you will easily get sick.
Follow the suggestions above and you can avoid the flu easily.
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Our school is beautiful all around the year.
In spring, plants turn green and the grass comes out. Some students often fly kites on the playground. While I like playing football with my friends on the grassland.
In summer, it is hot. All sorts of flowers can be seen everywhere. There is a spring (喷泉) behind the teaching building. My classmates sit around it and chat with each other.
In autumn, my friend Mary always takes photos of leaves. They are of different colors. The road with leaves looks like a colorful blanket. All kinds of fruit trees are my favorite.
In winter, when our school is covered (覆盖) by snow and it is white here and there, it looks attractive. Although it is cold, we all like playing with snow outside.
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| Spring | Plants turn green and the grass Students often fly kites on the playground but I like playing football. |
| Summer | We can see all kinds of Classmates sit around the spring , chatting with each other. |
| Autumn | My friend Mary always takes photos of I like all kinds of fruits . |
| Winter | Our school is covered by white snow. It is white We like playing with snow outside. |
7 . Li Hong is from China. She is a thirteen-year-old girl. My name is Rose. I’m from England. I’m a student in Guangzhou No.1 Junior High School now. I’m thirteen, too. We are in the same grade, but we are not in the same class. Li Hong is in Class Three, Grade Seven. I’m in Class Five. We are good friends.
阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。(使用完整句子作答)
1. Where is Li Hong from?
2. How old is Li Hong?
3. Where is Rose now?
4. What class is Li Hong in?
5. Are Li Hong and Rose good friends?
8 . Most people drink tea in the world. But tea does not mean the same thing to different people. In different countries, people have different ideas about drinking tea.
In China, for example, tea is often offered when people get together. Chinese people drink it at home or in tea houses at any time of the day. They often use hot water to boil（煮沸）tea leaves.
Tea is also important in other Asian countries. People in these countries have a special way of offering tea. They hold a tea ceremony（仪式）in their houses when important guests come. It is very old and full of meaning. Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in their houses.
In the United States,people usually drink tea at breakfast or they drink it after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make tea. This way is faster and easier than the way of making tea in the teapots. In summer, most Americans drink iced tea. They like to put some ice in their tea.
1. What do Chinese people often use to boil tea leaves?（根据短文内容，简要回答问题）
2. Chinese people drink it at home
（根据短文内容，填入恰当的词）
3. In the United States, people have a special way of offering tea.(判断正误T/F)
4. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.（请把文中画线句子译成汉语）
5. Give a proper title to the passage.（请给短文拟一个恰当的标题）
9 . Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed travelling on holidays. He usually went to the seaside, but one day he saw an ad in a newspaper which said. “Enjoy country life, spend a few days on West Hill Farm; good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing, cheap and interesting.” “This sounds like a good idea,” he thought. “I’ll spend a month there this holiday. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing.” He wrote to the Farm and said he would spend the whole July there.
Then on the first day of July, he went to the Farm. (A)But four days later, he returned home.
“What was wrong with the West Hill Farm?” his best friend John asked. “Didn’t you enjoy the country life?”
“The country life was very good,” Henry said “but there was another problem.”
“Oh, what?”
“Well,” he said, “on the first day a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”
“What’s wrong with that?” John asked, “Fresh meat is the best.”
“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.” “Sounds great!”
“You don’t understand” Henry said. “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.” “You can have different meat every day,” John said loudly, “but you are complaining!”
“Let me finish,” Henry said. “On the fourth day a (B)______ died, and I didn’t dare (敢于) to stay for dinner!”
1. How long did Henry plan to stay on the farm at first?2. 把A处句子翻译成中文。
3. What did Henry have for dinner during his stay on the Farm?
4. 在（B）处填入恰当的表达职业的单词，使这则幽默故事逻辑通顺。
5. Do you like the country life? Why or why not?
10 . The Communist Party of China (the CPC, 中国共产党) was founded (成立) in 1921. People around the city have held all kinds of activities to celebrate the 100th anniversary (纪念日).
In the City Art Museum, citizens (市民) show great interest in hundreds of paintings about the history of the CPC. The art show has 3 themes about the CPC. Some paintings describe Chinese people’s poor and painful lives in the past. Some show that the CPC overcame difficulties and led Chinese to build the People’s Republic of China (中华人民共和国). Others tell citizens about great changes that have taken place in China in the last 100 years. Seeing these paintings, a lot of citizens have a better understanding of the CPC and feel lucky to live in new China. Li Hua enjoys all the paintings and says, “It’s amazing that China has progressed in such a rapid way.”
Besides the painting show, a speech competition gets tons of attention. Tangtang takes part in it. He says that the CPC has given him a lot of chances to achieve his China dream—to become an excellent writer. As a party member, he makes an effort to serve people without thinking about himself. He often sends books to the children in the mountain villages. He also writes a lot of beautiful poems about our country. He thinks these poems are his best gifts to the 100th anniversary.
From these activities, we have realized there would be no China without the Communist Party.
1. When was the Communist Party of China founded?2. What can citizens see in the City Art Museum?
3. What is Tangtang’s China dream?
4. How does Tangtang help the children in the mountain villages?
5. What can we learn from these activities?
