1、（四）01Trish Mcmillan has a farm in Mars Hill, North Carolina. On the farm, there is a broody hen（想孵蛋的母雞）and her 1 is Ethel. These days, Trish helped make Ethels dream 2 by bringing her four young chickens.“Of my eight hens, Ethel was the 3 one who wanted to sit on eggs,” Trish said. “It was a (n) 4 b

2、ecause she had no interest in any other things. She ate and drank less, and even stopped laying eggs（下蛋）.”“In the spring of 2021，I 5 it was time to realize（實(shí)現(xiàn)）her dream. I don t have a rooster（公雞）, so I 6 her four baby chickens, ”she said. “I let her sit on the ceramic（陶瓷的）eggs 7 about three weeks.

3、And I played baby chicken sounds just before I was 8 to bring the real baby chickens home. Ethel was surprised at first, 9 she became happy to be a mom in the end.”What an interesting 10 to solve（解決）a farming problem！( ) 1. A. nameB. colorC. priceD. size ( ) 2. A. put upB. cutdownC. get lostD. come

4、true ( ) 3. A. realB. onlyC. otherD. good ( ) 4. A. endB. ideaC. giftD. problem( ) 5. A. dreamedB. DecidedC. sawD. forgot( ) 6. A. boughtB. thoughtC. caughtD. taught( ) 7. A. ofB. withC. fromD. for( ) 8. A. happyB. lateC. readyD. tired( ) 9. A. andB. butC. becauseD. if( ) 10. A. storyB. lifeC. wayD.

5、 placeADBDBADCBC農(nóng)場主Trish Mcmillan有一只想孵蛋的母雞Ethel。Trish先讓Ethel孵了大約三周的陶瓷蛋，然后給它買來四只小雞，讓它實(shí)現(xiàn)了當(dāng)媽媽的愿望。1. farm n. 農(nóng)場 v. 務(wù)農(nóng)；種田Farm workers milked cows by hand. 農(nóng)場工人們手工給奶牛擠奶。The family has farmed in Kent for over two hundred years. 這個家族在肯特務(wù)農(nóng)兩百多年了。2. young adj. 幼小的；年輕的The trees in this part of the forest are st

6、ill quite young. 森林中的這一片樹木還沒長大。3. sit on eggs 孵蛋4. play v. 播放Theyre always playing that song on the radio. 電臺總是播放那首歌5. sound n. 聲音；響聲She heard the sound of footsteps outside. 她聽見外面有腳步聲。1. What an interesting way to solve a farming problem!（What + a/an + adj. + n. ！“ 多么的一個呀！”）多么有趣的一個解決農(nóng)場難題的方法呀！2. I t

7、hought, “Wow, what a good idea!”我想：“哇，多妙的一個主意呀！”022022.04April Lucys to-do list（清單）Sun.Mon.Tues.Wed.Thurs.Fri.Sat.12345Dadsbirthday678Mathtest9101112131415Grandmasbirthday1617Swimmingwith Mia18Schooltrip1920Chinesetest2122Booksale23242526Artfestival27Badmintongame282930Shoppingwith AnnApr. 17: go sw

8、imming with Mia(cousin) at 3 pm; meet in front of the swimming pool.Apr. 30: go shopping with Ann(friend) at 9 am; meet at the shopping center.( ) 1. When is Lucys grandmas birthday?A. On April 5.B. On April 8.C. On April 15.D. On April 20.( ) 2. Who will go swimming with Lucy on April 17?A. Her fat

9、her.B. Her grandma.C. Her cousin.D. Her friend.( ) 3. Lucy will on the eighteenth of April.A. take a math test B. go on a school trip C. go to a book sale D. go to an art festivalCCB( ) 4. Lucy will go to a badminton game on the Wednesday of April.A. first B. second C. third D. fourth( ) 5. Where wi

10、ll Lucy meet Ann on the last day of April?A. At the shopping center.B. At the school gate.C. In front of Anns home.D. In front of the swimming pool.DA本文主要介紹了LuCy 2022年4月的計(jì)劃安排。1. test n. 測驗(yàn)She is studying for her math test. 她正在準(zhǔn)備數(shù)學(xué)測驗(yàn)。2. art festival 藝術(shù)節(jié)Lily had a lot of fun at the art festival. Lily在

11、藝術(shù)節(jié)玩得很開心。3. pool n. 游泳池4. center n. 中心；中央The staircase is in the center of the building. 樓梯在大樓的中心位置。03“Wow! They are so cool! ” People cant help feeling surprised when they see the dragon paintings.In these paintings, you can easily feel the dragons power（力量）.Their claws（爪）are strong. Their large an

12、d angry eyes are looking at you. Besides dragons, you can also see hard-working farmers and cows work in the terraces or mountains. The combination（組合）of these things shows respect（尊重）for farming culture and makes people think about humans and nature.Who painted these great pictures？The answer is a

13、young man named Wu Junda. Born in 1998, he became interested in painting when he was only three years old. Since then, he has never put down his paintbrushes. In college, he worked even harder and won many top awards（獎）, His works always take peoples breath away.“The beauty of Chinese culture and la

14、nd gives me the idea for painting. I will spend my life painting, if I can. I want more people to know about the Chinese art, ”Wu Junda said.( ) 1. What does the underlined sentence “They are so cool! ”describe（描述）？A. People.B. Dragons claws.C. Dragon paintings.D. Mountains.( ) 2. What can we see in

15、 the dragon paintings？A. Cows are working in the terraces.B. Dragons are sleeping.C. Wu is running after the dragon.D. Farmers are thinking about nature.( ) 3. What can we know from the last paragraph?A. Wu gets the idea of painting from movies.B. Wu thinks it takes him a lot of time to paint.C. Wu

16、hopes to make more people interested in painting.D. Wu wishes the Chinese art can be known by more people.CAD( ) 4. The main purpose（目的）of this passage is to .A. show the beautiful land of ChinaB. tell a story of dragons and farmersC. introduce a young painter and his worksD. ask people to learn mor

17、e about the farming culture of ChinaC本文主要介紹了一位年輕的畫家吳俊達(dá)和他的龍畫。吳俊達(dá)認(rèn)為中國的文化和土地之美給了他繪畫的靈感，他希望更多的人能了解中國藝術(shù)。1. surprised adj. 驚訝的；驚奇的She looked surprised when I told her. 我告訴她時她顯得很驚訝。2. dragon n. 龍3. besides prep. 除之外（還）We have lots of things in common besides music. 除了音樂，我們還有很多共通點(diǎn)。4. terrace n. 梯田；階地5. put

18、down 放下Its a great book. I couldnt put it down. 這本書棒極了。我是愛不釋手啊。6. paintbrush n. 畫筆7. college n. 大學(xué)Hes hoping to go to college next year. 他希望明年上大學(xué)。8. take sbs breath away 令人驚嘆；令人嘆絕My first view of the island from the air took my breath away. 我第一次從空中看到這個島時，嘆賞不已。1. People cant help feeling surprised wh

19、en they see the dragon paintings. （cant help doing sth.“禁不住做某事；忍不住做某事”）當(dāng)人們看到這些龍畫時，不禁感到吃驚。2. His joke is too funny. We cant help laughing.他的笑話太有趣了，我們禁不住笑了起來。04Its known that most animals have tails. But why dont humans have them？Well, millions of years ago, humans did have tails, but we slowly lost t

20、hem. However, a team has built a robotic tail for old people to help them keep their balance（平衡）.The tail is one meter long. People can wear it around their waist（腰）. “The tail works like a pendulum on the clock, ”said a scientist from the tails development team. When the body leans（傾斜）one way, the

21、tail moves in a different direction. The robotic tail works like a seahorses tail. It has a set of plastic vertebrae（塑料椎骨）to make it move easily. Users can take some of its parts out to make the tail lighter.There are a growing number of old people around the world. Some of them will lose their bala

22、nce and cant walk well because of their ages. This tail can help them get around more easily. The development team is also looking at other possible uses for the tail. It could help workers keep their balance while they are carrying heavy things. It could also give gamers a better experience when th

23、ey play VR（虛擬現(xiàn)實(shí)）games.( ) 1. What can the robotic tail help old people do？A. Keep their balance.B. Carry things.C. Walk fast.D. Exercise.( ) 2. Whats the meaning of the underlined word “pendulum” in Chinese？A. 指針B. 表盤C. 發(fā)條D. 鐘擺( ) 3. According to Paragraph 2, which of the following are TRUE about th

24、e robotic tail?a. It is one meter long. b. People can make it lighter.c. It moves in the same direction as our body.d. It works like a seahorses tail.A. AbcB. abdC. acdD. bed ADB( ) 4. Who may not use the tail?A. John, 6 months old, who cannot walk.B. Daisy, 65 years old, who cannot walk well by her

25、self.C. Thomas, 20 years old, who likes playing VR games.D. Eden, 31 years old, a worker, who often carries heavy things.( ) 5. The passage mainly talks about .A. animals tails B. the importance of keeping balance C. the robotic tail for humans D. the importance of helping old peopleCA為了幫助老年人更好地保持身體

26、平衡，科學(xué)家發(fā)明了一種機(jī)械尾巴。本文主要介紹了機(jī)械尾巴的工作原理及用途。1. tail n. 尾巴The dog ran up, wagging its tail. 那條狗搖著尾巴跑上前去。2. robotic adj. 機(jī)器人的3. development n. 開發(fā)；研制4. direction n. 方向；方位Tom went off in the direction of home. Tom 朝家的方向去了。5. seahorse n. 海馬6. lose ones balance 失去平衡She cycled around the corner, lost her balance a

27、nd fell off. 她騎車拐彎時失去平衡，摔了下來。1. Its known that most animals have tails.（It is known that.“眾所周知”）眾所周知，大多數(shù)動物有尾巴。2.It is widely known that he is good at playing football.眾所周知他擅長踢足球。05There are some truly amazing places of interest across the world. One such place is the worlds longest staircase（瑞士）on N

28、iesen, Switzerland（瑞士）The staircase is 3.4 kilometers long，and it has 11，674 steps. It is on the face of Mountain Niesen. The mountain is also known as the “Swiss Pyramid（金字塔）”.Usually, the staircase is closed. But every year in June，it is opened up for the worlds longest single-staircase（單跑階梯）race.

29、 Up to 500 racers climb this super long staircase at a great speed（速度）.The fastest record（紀(jì)錄）is one hour and two minutes for men，and one hour and nine minutes for women. The 2021 race was canceled（取消）because of COVID-19，but you can join the next one from June 11th to 12th, 2022.If you dont want to r

30、un up to the top, you can ride on the Niesen train. It runs along the staircase. The 28-minute ride is of course a great time for sightseeing!根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答下列問題。1. Where is the staircase?_.2. How long is the staircase?_.3. What is the fastest record for women in the race?_.4. When will the race be held i

31、n 2022?_.5. How can people get to the top of the mountain in a quicker way?_.It is on Niesen，Switzerland It is 3.4 kilometers longOne hour and nine minutesFrom June 11th to 12thThey can ride on the Niesen train瑞士的尼森山上有世界上最長的階梯。該階梯長3.4千米，擁有11674級臺階。這個階梯一般只在每年六月份開放一次，人們會在這里進(jìn)行一場爬階梯比賽。1. truly adv. 確實(shí)；（

32、指描述）精確She was a truly great actress. 她確實(shí)是一名很了不起的演員。2. amazing adj. 令人大為驚奇的The amazing thing is that it was kept secret for so long. 令人詫異的是，這件事竟然保密了那么長時間。3. step n. 臺階We walked down some stone steps to the beach. 我們走下幾級石階，來到海灘上。4. open up 開放；開門I open up the store for the day at around 8：30 am. 我的店每天早

33、上大約8：30開門。5. super adv. 特別；格外They were super helpful when I was having problems. 當(dāng)我遇到問題時，他們對我的幫助非常大。6. sightseeing n. 觀光；游覽Did you have a chance to do any sightseeing? 你有沒有出去游覽的機(jī)會？06Eleven-year-old Nandi Bushell was born in South Africa. At a young age, she moved with her family to the UK. Now, she lives with her 1._ and her brother.Bushell 2._ playing the drums. Her love for the drums began 3._ she was five. One day, she got a good grade in math Her father was so happy that he took 4._ to a toy shop. To his 5._ ,Bushell didnt want a toy. She just wanted a