七年级英语阅读补充(2016.10.10-10.14)

Girl’s big friend

The Big Friendly Giant and the girl Sophie in the film The BFG. 《圆梦巨人》开启奇幻之旅。

The BFG (《圆梦巨人》) is a new film. Its story is from a book by British writer Roald Dahl. Just about one month ago, the whole world celebrated Dahl’s 100th birthday. He wrote many popular stories for children. But he said he liked The BFG most. What’s the story about? The BFG is the Big Friendly Giant (巨人). He lives with nine other giants in Giant Country. While other giants spend every night eating people, the BFG doesn’t like it. He eats vegetables and collects dreams for children. One day, the BFG meets a 10-year-old girl Sophie in London. Sophie has no parents, so he takes her back to his home. Sophie is afraid at first. But when she gets to know the BFG, they become best friends. They have fun in the giants’ world. But other giants soon know about Sophie and they want to eat children in London. Sophie and the BFG try to tell the Queen of England about this danger. In the end, the Queen, Sophie and the BFG make a plan to fight the bad giants. Meet the characters

Sophie: Sophie grows up in an orphanage (孤儿院). She is brave. She is full of questions for the BFG, about his life and the other giants.

The BFG: He is a Big Friendly Giant. He is 7.3 meters tall, as tall as 2.5 stories (层) of a building. He only eats vegetables.

Fleshlumpeater: He is the boss of the bad giants. As the largest giant, he is much taller than the BFG. He has a good sense of smell. So he soon knows about Sophie when she comes to their world.

The Queen: Queen Victoria is the Queen of England. She loves making jokes. Choose the answer:

1. Where did Roald Dahl come from? A. The US. B. The UK. C. France. D. Italy.

2. What did the bad giants do in the book The BFG?

A. Grow vegetables. B. Help people. C. Eat people. D. Collect dreams.

3. When Sophie gets to know the BFG, she _____.

A. wants to run away B. tries to kill him C. makes friends with him D. makes fun of him 4. What does “this danger” refer to in the last paragraph?

A. The giants want to eat London kids. B. The giants want to kill the Queen. C. The giants want to eat Sophie. D. The giants want to kill the BFG.

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原汁原味：Finding his new hat新帽子失踪之谜

1. Mojo and Weeza looked very smart (聪明的). Mojo had new shoes and Weeza had a new hat. Then there was a gust (阵) of wind and Weeza’s new hat blew away (吹走了).

2. “My new hat!” said Weeza. “It’s gone!” “Where is it?” asked Mojo. Weeza looked around. “There! By those

rocks (岩石)!” he said. But it wasn’t Weeza’s new hat. It was a pan (平底锅).

3. “There! Up that tree!” said Mojo. But it wasn’t Weeza’s new hat. It was a bird’s nest. “There!Down that hole (洞)!” said Mojo. But it wasn’t Weeza’s new hat. It was a turtle.

4. Weeza sat down by the mud hole. Then Mojo saw Weeza’s new hat. “There!” he shouted (大

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喊). Both of them splashed (稀里哗啦地趟过) through the mud to get the hat. “That’s better,” said Weeza, as he put his new hat back on. The two of them looked smart again. (The end)

Australian outback

The big rock called Uluru, in the middle of Australia. 澳大利亚内陆有哪些好玩的？

If you visit Australia, you may go to Sydney. But Sydney is not the only interesting place in the country. There is also the outback (澳大利亚内陆). Australia is a very big country. But not many people live there. So there is lots of empty space. In Australia, people call this area the outback.

The outback is in the middle of Australia. There is a lot to

see. The most famous thing is Uluru, or Ayers Rock (艾尔斯岩). It is a beautiful big rock. It is sacred (神圣的) to the aboriginals (澳洲土著) in the area. Another great thing to see in the outback is Kakadu National Park. Birds, kangaroos, wallabies (小袋鼠), lizards (蜥蜴) and snakes all live in Kakadu.

Want to have a holiday in Australia? Choose the answer:

1. Which of the following is TRUE about the outback?

A. It is a big country. B. It is a big city. C. Few people live there. D. It is full of people. 2. In this sentence “It is sacred to people…”, “It” refers to (指代) _____.

A. the outback B. Australia C. the natural view D. Ayers Rock

3. What can you see in the Kakadu National Park, according to the story?

A. Huge rocks. B. Wild animals. C. Beautiful houses. D. Rivers and mountains. 4. The author wrote the story _____.

A. to introduce the history of Australia B. to introduce the outback of Australia

C. to protect (保护) the wild animals of the outback D. to help people plan a holiday to Australia

Visiting Maruko in Japan

Chibi Maruko and the Italian boy Andrea in Chibi Maruko-chan: The Boy from Italy. 樱桃小丸子有了新朋友！

Chibi Maruko is a Japanese girl. She has black hair and a pink face. She is nine years old and in the third grade. She is a little lazy and always late for school. She enjoys daydreaming (白日梦). But she is happy and kind. She helps her friends a lot. This year, six students from different countries visit Maruko’s school. A boy named Andrea from Italy lives at Maruko’s home. Later, Maruko and all the students travel to Osaka (大阪) and Kyoto (京都). On this trip, Maruko and

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Andrea become good friends.

Will Andrea go back to Italy? What will happen to other classmates? Find the answers in the movie Chibi Maruko-chan: The Boy From Italy. It is showing at Chinese cinemas now. Getting to know Maruko

Chibi Maruko-chan is a famous Japanese manga (动漫) series. Miki Miura (三浦美纪) started drawing it in 1986. In 1990, its cartoon first came out on TV. Soon, it became popular all over the world. It has games, movies and other things. Maruko is not a perfect kid. But she’s just like you and me. “It’s easy for both boys and girls to feel close to her,” said Jun Takagi, director (导演) of the cartoon.

任务型阅读：开心菜园

We buy vegetables in the supermarket. But students at Dalton Middle School in Georgia, US, may no longer need a supermarket! Seventh-grade science teacher Sarah Ott has a vegetable garden. Her spring students planted ① vegetable seeds (种子) in the garden. Her fall students will now enjoy the vegetables. The students picked ②, watered ③ and watched ④ the vegetables grow. The school garden is a good chance (机会) for them to know how to grow plants.

Seventh-grader Habibah Bikhit said she loves to work in the school garden. “It’s because we just get to pick and look at all the beautiful vegetables and the flowers,” she said. A class of language learners also joined them. Ott said it is a good way for them to learn English words, because they can connect (联系) the words with real things. “You would be surprised (惊讶的) how much the kids can learn from it,” Ott said.

阅读短文，根据所给语境，按要求完成下列各题。

1. 改写第二段中的划线句子，保持原意不变。

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2. 回答问题。 Why does Habibah love working in the school garden?

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3. 请将文章①②③④处含义的单词填入右上角的图片下面横线上。 4. 请仿照下面的形式，写一篇日记（diary），记录下自己在菜园里劳作一天的收获和感想，40词左右即可。 Monday October 17, 2016 Sunny

Today we went to the school garden with our teacher Miss Gao. I learned a lot about how to plant vegetables and take care of them. The most valuable lesson I learned today was to not waste food again and love life.

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七年级英语阅读补充(2016.10.10-10.14)

Girl’s big friend

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Australian outback

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任务型阅读：开心菜园

1. Her students in spring planted vegetable seeds in the garden. Her students in fall can eat the vegetables!

2. Because they can pick and look at all the beautiful vegetables and the flowers in the garden. 3. ③①②④

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