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一.任務型閱讀(共15小題)

1.(2024春?慶云縣期中)NowDavidlivesinBeijing.It'sbeenmorethan8yearssincehemovedfromtheUSto

Beijing.Whenhewentofftocollege,heandhisparentsalsolivedindifferentcities,buttheystillkeptintouch

witheachotherbyphoneandemail.Atthattime,itwaseasyforhimtocalluphismomandcatchupwith

her.ButwhenDavidlivesinBeijing,hefeelsitdifficulttostayintouchwithhisfamily.

They'reseparated(分開)notonlybydistance,butalsobytime.Thereisa12-hourtimedifference(時

差)betweenBeijingandtheUS.Thismeansthatwhenit'smorninginBeijing，it'snighttimeinhis

hometown.ThiscanmakeitdifficultforDavidtofindasuitabletimetocontacthisfamily.

Butheandhisfamilymakeitworkanyway.Theytrytochoosetimesthatareconvenientforbothofthem.Th

ismeansDavidusuallycallshismomlateintheevening.Atthattime,hismotheristakingherlunchbreak.They

oftentalkabouttheirwork,theweather,andwhateverelseishappeningintheirlives.

Andofcourse,Davidtriestovisithomefromtimetotime.He'llflybacktotheUStoseehisparentsand

sistersfortheholidaysonceayear.It'suncommonforthemtogetthewholefamilytogether一butwhentheydo,

theyhavealotoffun.

LikemanyotherforeignerslivinginChina,Daviddoesmisshisfamily.Hetriestostayintouchwithhis

familyasmuchaspossible.Inhisopinion,it'simportanttotalkwithhisfamily.

(1)HowlonghasDavidstayedinBeijing?

(2)HowdoesDavidfeelwhenhewantstostayintouchwithhisfamily?

(3)WhendoesDavidusuallycallhismother?

(4)WhatdoDavidandhisfamilyoftentalkabout?

(5)HowoftendoesDavidvisithisfamily?

2.(2024春?慶云縣期中)YuhanginHangzhouisknownformakingoilpaperumbrellasforover230years.But

inthe1970s,itwasoutofproduction（停產）*assteel-ribbed（視骨的）umbrellasbecamemorepopular.

In2015,LiuWeixuegaveupawell-paidjobasadesignertolearnfromhisgrandfatherthetraditionalart

ofmakingYuhangoilpaperumbrellas."Ifellinlovewiththeartataveryyoungage.Iwanttobringittolife."Liu

said."Whenitrains,someoneusestheumbrella---that'swhatIwanttosee."

Therearemorethan70steps,includingmakingbambooribs（竹傘骨）andpasting（楔）papers.lttakes

atleastaweektomakeanumbrella.Aftermasteringtheskills,Liuopenedastudio（工作坊）andworkedwith

localumbrella-makingmasters.

Inordertowintheheartsofyoungpeople,Liuimprovedtheoilpaperumbrellas.Asthetraditionalpaper

breakseasily,heusedathicker（更厚的）paper.Heusesalighterkindofbambootomaketheribs,sothe

umbrellasweighless.Asyoungpeoplelikehand-paintedpictures,heinvitespainterstodrawpatterns（圖案）on

theumbrellacover.

Sinceonlineshoppingispopular,Liuopenedanonlineshoptosellumbrellas.ltnowhasmorethan80,000

foliowers.Still,Liudoesn'thurry.Toensurequality（保證質量），hisstudiomakesonly1,000umbrellaseachyear.

Liuhopestheartwillbepassedon.Hegoestolocalschoolstoteachstudentsandshowsupateventsin

differentplacestopromote（推廣）theart.

（1）Whatmadeoilpaperumbrellasoutofproductioninthe1970s?.（nomorethan5words）

（2）WhendidLiufallinlovewiththeoilpaperumbrellamaking?（nomorethan5words）

（3）HowmanystepsarethereintheprocessofmakingaYuhangoilpaperumbrella?

（4）HowdidLiuimprovetheumbrellastowintheheartsofyoungpeople?（Listatleast2ways.）

（5）Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

3.（2024春?高州市期中）左欄是五個人遇到的問題或困惑，右欄是問題的建議。請為左欄的每個人選擇

一個合適的建議。（有兩個多余項）

（1）Xiaomingisgettingshort-A.Don'tbecrazyaboutcomputergames.Spendingtoo

sighted（近視）.Hespendsalongtimeonmuchtimeonthemwillmakeyoumoretired.Justplay

homeworkinaverydarkroomandhasbadforashorttimetorelax.

readinghabits.B.Don'tsleepsolateeverydayandgotobed

(2)Lucyisunderstress.Shehasearlier.Alsoyoushouldhelpyourparentsdosome

toomuchhomeworktodoeverydayandhousework.

shedoesn'thavetimeforanyhobbies.SheC.Perhapsyoucanmakeaplanforstudyand

doesn'tknowwhattodo.hobbies.Youwillfindthatyoufinishyourhomework

(3)Johnlooksangryallthetimefasterandthenyouhavetimeforyourhobbies.

andoftenfightswithotherboys.Hedoesn'tD.Useyourmoneytodosomethingmeaningful.You

knowhowtogetonwellwithhisshouldspendmoretimedoingexerciseeverydayto

classmates.keephealthy.

(4)Janeisgettingfat.ShespendsE.Befriendlyandkind.Smilemore.Makemorefriends

mostofhermoneybuyingsweetsandice-andunderstandeachother.

creamsandshedoesn'tlikedoingexercise.F.Doinghomeworkwithenoughlightandreadingina

(5)Jimmyfeelstiredofstudy.Herightwayaregoodtoyoureyes.It'simportanttohave

onlywantstoplaycomputergamesandhehealthyeyes.

playsalongtimeonweekends.G.Trytogiveupbadeatinghabitsandgohome

early.Youshouldfinishyourhomeworkontime.

4.(2024春?高州市期中)Healthyeatinghabitalongwithregularexerciseistheonlywaytobecomefit.Ifyou

havethecorrectnumberofcalories(卡路里)andexerciseregularly,youwillloseweight,keepfitandfeel

great.

Duringyourteenageyears,itisimportanttogiveyourbodytheenergyitneeds.Ifyouskip(跳過)meals,

youwillfeeltiredbecauseyouwon'tgetenoughcalories,.Bytheway,calorieisjustanotherwordfor

energy.About50%ofyourcaloriesshouldcomefromrice,bread,vegetablesandfruit.Youalsoneedtodrinkalot

ofwater,6to8glassesaday.Waterhelpskeepyoursystemclean.Drinkingenoughwaterwillmakeyourskin

betterandmakeyouhealthy.

Exerciseissomethingthatcanhelptomakeyoulookgood,feelgoodandbehealthy.Experts(專家)

suggestthatteenagersspendatleast30minutesexercisingaday,fivetimesaweek.Thatiseasytodo!Youcan

walkorrideyourbiketoschool,anddosportsatschool.However,teenagersoftengiveupsports,sayingthey

havenotimeleftaftertheirstudies.Infact,doingexercisecanhelpthemsleepbetteratnightandincreasetheir

abilitytofocusontheirstudy.

Ifyoufollowthesuggestionsabove,youwilllookandfeelmuchbetterandbecomefit.

（1）Whatwillhappenifwehavethecorrectnumberofcaloriesandexerciseregularly?

（2）Howwillwefeelifweskipmeals?

（3）Howmanyglassesofwaterdoweneedaday?

（4）Whatcanmakeourskinbetterandkeephealthy?

（5）Accordingtoexperts,howoftenshouldteenagersexercise?

5.（2024春?德州期中）ThefollowingwerethreegoodofficialsintheSpringandAutumnPeriod（770—

476BC）.

ZichanwastheprimeministeroftheStateofZheng.Hewasknownformakingchangestothestateinall

aspectstomakeitstronger.Whiledoingthis,helistenedtotheideasofordinarypeople.Helatermadethelaw

knowntothepublicbycarving（亥!J）themonbronzeding（青銅鼎）.Suchfairandopenmethodswonthehearts

ofpeople.

Zijian,wholivedintheStateofLu,wasanofficialinChanfu,whichisintoday'sShandong

province.Believinginnon-action（無為）,hehiredpeopleofintegrity（賢人）tohelphim.Thoughhespent

muchofhistimeplayingmusic,peopletherelivedapeacefullifeandthoughthedidagoodjobofmanagingthe

region.

ThentherewasXimenBaointheWeiState.HeservedYeCounty,whichisintoday*sHebeiprovince.There,

everyyearagirlhadbeengiventotheso-calledRiverGodashisbride（新娘）.Awitch（巫婆）andseveral

dishonestofficialssaidthiscouldstopfloodsfromhappening.XimenBaostoppedthembythrowingthemintothe

river.Thenhebuiltcanals（運河）alongtherivertostopthefloodingforreal.

AccordingtotheRecordsoftheHistorian（《史記》），thesethreemenwerewiseleaders.Zichanmadeit

impossibleforpeopletocheathim.Zijianmadepeoplenotbear（忍心）tocheathim,whileXimenBaomade

peopledarenottocheathim.

回答問題

（1）WhatisZichanfamousfor?

（2）HowdidZichanletpeopleknowaboutnewlaws?

（3）WhatdidZijiandotokeepthegovernmentoftheStateofLurunningwell?

（4）HowdidXimenBaostopthefloodinginYeCounty?

（5）Whatdothethreemenhaveincommon?

6.（2024春?金州區期中）Collectingmustbeoneofthevarioushumanactivities,andit'sonethatmany

psychologists（心理學家）findmoreattractive.

Somepeoplecollectbecausetheywanttomakemoney.Wecallthembusinesscollectors.Thiscouldbecalled

aninstrumental（工具性）reasonforcollecting.They'lllookforantiques（古董）thattheycanbuycheaplyand

expecttosellatahigherprice.Buttheremaywellbeapsychologicalthought,too—buyingcheapandsellingdear

cangivethecollectorasenseofachievement（成就感）.

Anotherreasonforcollectingisthedesire（渴望）tofindsomethingspecial,suchasarareearlyrecording

byafamoussinger.Somemayspendtheirwholelivesinahuntforthis.Psychologically,thiscangiveapurposeto

alife.Thereisadanger,though,thatifoneisluckyenoughtofindwhatheislookingfor,hemayfeelempty,

becausethegoalthatdrovehimonhasgone.

Ifyouthinkaboutcollectingpostagestamps,anotherreasonisitseducationalvalue（教育價值）.Stamp

collectingopensawindowtoothercountries,andtotheplants,animals,orfamouspeopleshownontheir

stamps.Inthe19thcentury,manycollectorscollectedfossils,animalsandplantsfromaroundtheglobeandtheir

collectionsprovidedalargeamountofinformationaboutthenaturalworld.Withoutthosecollections,our

understandingwouldbefarbehindwhatitis.

Notallcollectorsareinterestedinlearningfromtheirhobbies.Somepeoplecollectbecauseoftheneedfora

senseofcontrol.Stampcollectors,forinstance,arrangetheirstampsinalbumsveryneatlyaccordingtotheir

preferredprinciples.

(1)Whatcangivethebusinesscollectorsasenseofachievement?

(2)Whydothecollectorsfeelemptywhentheyfindtheirspecialthings?

(3)Whatistheeducationalvalueofcollectingstamps?

(4)Ifyouareacollector,whatwillyoucollect?Andwhy?(Atleast30words.)

7.(2024春?瑞安市期中)ThetimeIspentatGrandma'shousewasenjoyableuntilGrandmastartedtellingme

howwonderfulmycousinMayawas.ThenitwasMayathisandMayathatuntilIdidn'teverwanttohear

anotherwordabouther.

That'swhyIdidn'tfeelexcitedwhenGrandmacalledmetocomeoverandbringmynightclothes.WhenI

arrived,itwasworsethanI'dexpected.There,inanarmchair,satMaya,alldressedupasifshe'djustbeenaparty.

"Surprise,Kristen!"Grandmasaid."Mayawillstaytherewithusthisafternoon."Grandmakepttalkingabout

howexcitedshe'dbeenforthissurpriseget-together,andhowcousinsshouldgettoknoweachotherbetter.

Ismiledandnodded,asifI'dbeenwaitingforeverforthischancetospendanafternoonwithMaya.Shortly,

Grandmawenttothekitchen,andjustleftmeandMayainthelivingroom.Mayawashere,lookinggreatwiththe

latesthaircutandafancydress.Lookingdownatmyoldjeansandshoes,howIwishedIhadn'tcome!Howcould

shebesoperfect?Everythingabouthermademejealous(嫉妒的).ButIstillforcedasmileandlistenedtothe

speechaboutherexperiences,whichIhadalreadyheardoffromGrandmaforathousandtimes!

nHowdoyoufeelwinningthebaseballmatch?"Sheturnedtoaskme.Andthenshekepttalkingaboutmy

experiences.

“Howdoyouknowthesethingsaboutme?"Iasked.

"ItwasGrandma!"shegrumbled(嘟嚷)，"Shealwayssharesyourlifewithme.

"Youtoo?"Ican'tbelievewhatIheard.Thentheonlywordscametomymindwas,"Youwonthefirstprize

inthemathcompetition,didn'tyou?"Mayalookedupandseemedtounderstandsomething.Infact,Grandmahad

alwaysbeenthebridgebetweenus.

Laterthatafternoon,bothofusfoundbackthelostjoythroughchattingabouteverystorytoldbyGrandma.I

finallyunderstoodGrandmawasright,andthankstoher,Ifellsoundasleep(酉甘睡)earlythatnight,enjoying

asweetdreamofregainingawonderfulcousin.

（1）HowdidKristenfeelwhenstayingwithMayaatfirst?

A.Excited.

B.Nervous.

C.Moved.

D.Uncomfortable.

（2）WhydidGrandmakeepmentioningMayatoKristen?

A.ShewantedtoshowMayaandKristenwereherfavorites.

B.ShehopedthatthewriterwouldbecomeagirllikeMaya.

C.Shebelieveditagreatwaytohelpthemknoweachother.

D.ShethoughtMayamadehermuchprouderthanthewriter.

（3）Whichofthefollowingisthebesttofillinthe""?

A.Howdifferentyourlifeis!

B.HowjealousIamofyou!

C.Whatalovelyladysheis!

D.Whatfuntohearaboutyou!

（4）WhydidKristenfallsoundasleepthatnight?（請用約40詞回答）

■.

8.（2024春?瑞安市期中）5；&Dr.Wang

hot13：50April.7th,2024PostinRui'an

【Dietsoftdrinks#nosugar!!Usually,ifthereis0.5grams（克）ofsugarorlessina100-gramdrink,

itcanbedescribedasadietsoftdrink.Althoughtheyhavelittlesugar,dietsoftdrinksstilltastesweetbyusing

artificialsweeteners（人工甜味齊!j）.Butwhenyoueatsweet-tastingthingslikesugar,ithitsyourbrainand

makesyouwantmore.Whenyoudrinkadietsoftdrink,thebrainreceivesthe"sweetsignal（信號）二butnosugar

arrives.Sincethebrainisfooled,itstillwantsmoresweets.Dietsoftdrinksmaycausesomehealthyproblems.We

shouldnotdrinktoomuch.

#Aredietsoftdrinks（低能量軟飲）reallyunhealthy?#

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Aredietsoftdrinksreallyunhealthy?

Factsaboutdietsoftdrinks：

Theyarethedrinksthathave(1)gramsofsugarorlessina100-gramdrink.Theymakeyour

brainfeelfooled,soitwillwantmore(2).

Opinionsondietsoftdrinks：

Opinion1：Dietsoftdrinksarehealthierbecausetheycanmakepeoplelose(3).

Opinion2：Dietsoftdrinksarenothealthy.Theyarebadforpeople's(4)andyoudon*twantto

eatmore.

Dr.Wang'sopinion：Dietsoftdrinksarenotashealthyaswethink.Weshoulddrink(5).

9.(2024春?寧津縣期中)Readingbooksisagoodhobbyforallkindsofreasons.

First,readingbooksisfun.Youcanalwayskeepyourselfhappyifyoulikereading.Thisisespeciallyuseful

whentheweatherisbad.ltisarelaxinghobbytoo.Youcanreallybecomelostinabook.

Next,youcanreadabookanywhere,inacar,inawaitingroom,onaplane,onthebed,andeveninthe

bathroom.Allyouneedisabook.Readingisaconvenient(方便的)hobbybecauseitiseasytostopandstart

again.

Anothergoodreasonforreadingbooksisthat(2)itisuseful.Ifyoutakereadingasahobbyyouwillget

betterandbetteratit.Thismeansthatyouwillreadfasterand(3)youwillbecomebetteratunderstandingwhat

youread.Asyourreadingimproves,youwillfindyourschoolworkbecomesmucheasier.Manyschoolsubjects

dependongoodreadingandasyouread，youwilllearnmoreandmore.

(1)Whyisreadingaconvenienthobby?

(2)Theunderlinedword"it"inthefourthparagraphrefersto.

(3)將文中劃線句子翻譯成漢語。

(4)Listtworeasonsthatreadingisagoodhobby.

(5)Giveapropertitletothepassage.

10.(2024春?東麗區期中)Howdoyoufeelwhenyouhavetomakeaspeechinfrontofclass?Howdoyoufeel

whenyougotoabirthdayparty?Doyougetreallyshy?

Shynessmeansfeelingnervousorfrightenedwhenyou'rearoundotherpeople.Experts(專家)havefound

thatmorethan80percentofmiddleschoolstudentsfeelafraidtobethecenterofattention.Somekidsarebom

shy.Somebecomeshylaterbecauseoftheirlifeexperiences.

It'sOKifittakesyouawhiletofeelyourselfagainwhenyougotoanewplaceormeetnewpeople.Infact,

everybodygetsalittleshysometimes.Itsjustacaseofhowmuch.

Mostpeoplehaveredfacesandtalkinbrokensentenceswhentheygetshy.Butsomebecomesoshythatthey

won'tgotoarestaurantbecausetheyaretoonervoustoorderandpaythebill(貝長單).Someareafraidofmeeting

newpeople,sotheyseldomgooutside.Thiskindofshynesscanbebadforaperson.

Ifshynessdoesn'tstopyoufromdoingsomethingyouwanttodo,beingshyisn'taverybigproblem.Some

expertssayshypeoplearequieterandclevererbecausetheythinkmoreandtalkless.Shypeoplearealsogoodat

workingwithothersbecausetheythinkmoreforotherpeople.Somegreatpeopleinhistorywereshy,too.

Yousee,beingshyisn'tallbad.Butremembernottoletgoodchancespassbyjustbecauseofit!Ifyouhave

tosingasongatabirthdaypartyorpracticeyourspokenEnglishinfrontofothers,justdoit!There'snothingtobe

afraidof.

Shyness

Meaning?Tofeel(1)______________orfrightened

Causes,Tobethecenterofattention

?Tobebornshy

?Tohave(2)___________experiences

EffectsBadeffects,Tohaveredfaces

?Totalkinbrokensentences

?To(3)_______________________meetingnew

people

Goodeffects?Tobequieterandcleverer

?Tobegoodat(4)

Advice?Toremembertotakeholdof(抓住)good(5)______________

11.(2023春?天津期中)Helenisanexchangestudent(交換生)atacollegeinBeijing.Herhometownisasmall

townnearLondon.Thetownisveryquiet.Helenlovesherlifeinthetown.Andshealsoenjoysherlifein

Beijing.Helen'steachersandclassmatesarefriendlyandhelpful.LiNaisHelen'sbestfriend,andsheoften

invitesHelentoherhomeatweekends.Theyalsoliketovisitniceplacestogether.Theyusuallytravelby

undergroundbecauseitisfastandcheap.

HelenandLiNalovetraditionalChineseculture.Theyenjoycrosstalk(相聲)atDeyunsheTheatres.And

theyoftengotoLaoSheTeahousetoenjoyBeijingoperaandnicetea.

HelenandLiNalovemodernfashiontoo.Sanlitunistheirfavouriteplace.ltisoneofthemostfashionable

(最時尚的)areasinBeijing.

Inthefuture,HelenhopestovisitmoreplacesinChina.

(1)Helen'shometownisasmallnearLondon.

(2)Helen'steachersandclassmatesareandhelpful.

(3)HelenandLiNausuallytravelbybecauseitisfastandcheap.

(4)HelenandLiNaoftengototoenjoyBeijingoperaandnicetea.

(5)Sanlitunisoneofthemostfashionableareasin.

12.(2023春?中山區期中)①IcametotheUnitedStatesfromAfricatolivewithmyuncleJiminMaryland.One

yearlater,Ilostmysightbecauseofaseriousillness.

②JimtoldmenottogooutHeworriedIwouldgetlostorhitbyacar.ButIwasdogged.ItoldhimI'dpay

attention!believedI'dsucceed.!mustsucceed.!mustputmywillintoaction.!dreamedofbeingabroadcaster.

③ThenaneighbourtoldmethatapubliclibraryinWashingtonD.C.wasofferingafreecourse,specially

designedforblindpeople.Thiswasanimportantchanceforme.ButhowwouldImapmyway?Iknewthatthe

AmericansingerRayCharles,alsoblind,gotaroundonhisownwithoutacane(手杖).Hissecretwastocount

steps.

@ButIcouldn'tseemtodothatway.InsteadIdevelopedmyimagination,sensingthelayout(布局)of

placesIvisitedandtakingnotesoflandmarksinmymind.Atfirst,Iwouldhavetostoptoimagineandmapanew

spaceinmymind.ThenexttimeIvisitedthatplace,I'dusethattofindtheway.Today,Iamusedtodoingit.But

I'vestilllostmywaymanytimes.Pdhavetoswallowmypridetoaskforhelp,notthinkingwhatothersthinkor

sayaboutme.

?SometimesI'dbedownandI'dconsidergivingup.Perhapsmyunclewasright.MaybeI'dstayhomeand

waituntilsomeonecametohelp.OnthosedayswhenIlostmyway,I'dgotobedwithabadfeeling.ButIkept

thattomyself.Ihadastrongwishtobeatblindnessandbesuccessful,andthatwasusuallyenoughtogetmeout

ofbedthenextdayandtryagain.

?AlongthewayIlearnedtobepatientwithmyselfandrealizedthataskingforhelpdidn'tdiminish(貶彳氐)

meinanyway.Pvegotthreeacademicdegreessofar.

?Today,I'mareporterandbroadcaster.Pveachievedmydream.

⑧Yes,I'velostmywaymanytimes一andfounditagain.Yes,Pvecomeclosetobeinghitbyacarbutnever

beenhitbyone.Whenpeopleask,"Aren'tyouafraidtobeoutalone?nTheanswertomeisclear：Iwouldface

dangerandfindhappinessinsteadofstayinghomeandbeingunhappy.

(1)WhathappenedtothewriteroneyearafterhemovedtotheUS?

(2)Whydidthewriterwanttogotothepubliclibrary?

(3)Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?

(4)Doyouthinkthewriterissuccessful?Whyorwhynot?

(5)Whatcanyoulearnfromthewriter?

13.(2024春?東城區期中)TraditionalChinesetoysarepartofthetraditionalChineseculture.Theymakethefolk

gamesandsportsactivitiesofChinarichandcolorful.HereisatraditionalChinesetoymanychildrenliketo

play一Chineseshuttlecocks(jianzi).

Shuttlecockskickinghasahistoryofmorethan2000yearsinChina.SincetheHanDynasty,peoplehave

beenplayingshuttlecockkicking.Evennow,shuttlecockkickingisstilloneofthemostpopularoutdooractivities,

notonlywiththechildren,butalsowiththeold.Shuttlecockkickingcanbeplayedbyoneoracircleof

people.Fiveorsixpersonsmayformasmallcircle,kickingashuttlecock.Therearealsopeoplewholikeplaying

alone.Evenwhenyouplaybyyourself,youcanoftenattractotherpeopleandmakethemwanttocomearound

andwatchyouplay.

Makingashuttlecockisquiteeasy.Youjustneedtofindtwoorthreecoinswithholes,putseveralfeathersin

thehole,andthensewdownthefeatherstothecoinwithclothesstrips.Theruleofshuttlecockkickingisalso

simple：keepingtheshuttlecockintheairbyusinganypartofyourbodyexceptyourhands.

(1)HowlonghaveChinesepeoplebeenplayingshuttlecock?

(2)Whomisshuttlecockkickingpopularwith?

(3)Whatistheruleofshuttlecockkicking?

(4)Whatdoyouthinkofshuttlecockkicking?Whydoyouthinkso?

14.(2024春?東城區期中)

Herearesomepicturebooks.

AB

RoomforEveryoneGladystheMagicChicken

Writer：NaazKhanWriter：AdamRubin

MoreandmorepeoplegetonthebusonthewaytoItcanhelpyoushareabiglaughwithyour

theprettybeach.ltseemstherecan'tberoom,family.Setinancienttimes,thestorycentersaround

butnaftersomemovingaroundandfun,theymakeachickennamedGladys.With48pages,thisbookis

enoughroomforeveryone."Thisisabookyouwilllongerthanusualpicturebooks,andthatmakesit

behappytoreadagainandagainbecauseitisfulllookmorespecialandamazing.

ofhappinessandenergy.

CD

ABoyNamedIsamuTheVeryHungryCaterpillar

Writer：JamesYangWriter：EricCarle

ThewritertellsthestoryintheJoininacolorfuladventurewithahungrycaterpillar

secondpersonanditseemsthebookistalkingtoasitmunchesthroughdifferentfoods.Withbright

you.Youcanjointhemaincharacterinanadventurepicturesandcleverpages,thisstoryteaches

anduseyourimaginationtoexplorebeingalonecounting,daysoftheweek,andthebutterflieslife

andbeingcreative.Thisbookmighthelpeveryonecycle.EricCarle'stimelessstoryhasattracted

understandhowonemightbe"alonebutnotlonely".childrenforgenerations,makingitamust-readfor

everylittleone.

For21-23,matcheachonewiththechoices(A-D).Thereisoneyoudonotneed.

(1)JackIaminterestedininsects.Iwanttolearnaboutthelifeofbutterfliesthroughapicture

book.

(2)AmyIwanttoreadapicturebookwhichiswritteninthesecondpersonandfullof

imagination.

(3)KevinIwanttoreadaninterestingpicturebookwithananimalasthemaincharacter.AndI

hopeit'slongerthanusualpicturebooks.

15.(2024春?河西區期中)

Howdoastronautsliveinspace?

Areyouinterestedinthelifeofastronautsinspace?Doyouknowhowtheyeat,sleepandbatheinspace?

Nextwewilltellyousomeusefulinformation.

Howdotheastronautseatinspace?

Likepeopleontheearth,theastronautsalsohavethreemealseveryday.Theystoredtheirfoodinsome

speciallockertrays.Theycanhelpstopthefoodfromflyingaway.Theastronautsneedtoheattheirfoodbefore

theyeat.lttakesthemabout20to30minutestofinishthisstep.Howdotheastronautssleepinspace?

Weallknowthatthingsareeasytofloatinspace,andsoarethebodiesoftheastronauts.Tosolvethe

problem,theirbodieswillbestrappedwhentheysleep.Theastronautscanbestoppedfromfloatingawayinthis

way.Theastronautshavebedtimes.Theyusuallysleepfor8hoursaday.

Howdotheastronautsshowerinspace?

Becauseoftheeffectofzerogravity(重力)，theastronautsdon'thavetheluxuryoftakingshowersinouter

space.Watercan'tflowthewayasitdoesontheearth,sotheastronautshavetouseothermethodstokeep

themselvesclean.Forexample,theyusewettowelsandwaterlessshampoos(免洗洗發水).

Usefulinformationaboutspace(1)___________

EatingTheyhaveasmanymealsaspeople(2)