题型：阅读选择 题类： 难易度：普通
广东省深圳市福田区高级中学2024-2025学年七年级上学期期中考试英语试卷
In China, a year has 24 solar terms. They were created thousands of years ago to guide people's lives. Grain Buds or Xiaoman, the 8th solar term of a year, begins on May 20 this year, and ends on June 4. Grain Buds holds both natural and cultural importance. It means that the seeds of summer crops like wheat are becoming full but are not ripe(成熟的). The name xiaoman has also special meanings in Chinese culture and shows how Chinese people think about life. The word mixes xiao, meaning little, and man, meaning"full". Together, it means"things are not yet completely full". This name shows that it is best not to do too much or too little.
Let's see what we can do during the"Grain Buds" period.
A good season for eating
During the Grain Buds period, summer harvest is about to begin. A saying about rain during this time goes, "A heavy rainfall makes the river full." Because of the great increase in rainfall, rivers are full of water, which makes fish and shrimps big and fat. This is a good time to enjoy them.
Grain Buds is also a season for eating mulberries(桑葚) and bitter herbs(苦菜) which can cool the blood and remove harmful things from the body.
A key period for flower caring
This time is a good period of the quick growth of flowers. It is also a season when plant diseases and pests are the most, which makes growing flowers even harder. Caring for your garden becomes even more important than any other time. If you take good care of them, your plants will be healthier.
High temperatures and wet days are common during the Grain Buds period. The increase in temperature over this season may make you get skin illnesses easily. It is also important to exercise during the hot summer days. Walking, jogging and practicing tai chi are popular.
Make a Difference Day
Have you ever heard of Make a Difference Day? It is a day of helping others and started in the US in the 1990s. It happens on the fourth Saturday in October, and this year it falls on 26th
October. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. You don't need to spend lots of time or money. It's just doing something to help make someone's life a little better.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#}. Cooking a meal or cleaning your room can make a difference at home. At school, you can be kind to someone on the playground or help your classmates with their homework. You can also make a difference for your neighbourhood by giving away your unwanted books, clothes or toys or taking part in a litter pick.
" Last year in primary school, I helped out in a Grade One class every week. I helped the pupils with their work and read with them. This gave them one- on- one help, and made them more confident talking to older kids. I felt happy helping them learn." said Rapha, an 11- year- old boy.
Maria Evans, a middle school teacher, said it was important to do something nice for another person because it could make the kindness pass from one person to another." The things you did show people that they matter. You may get closer to others. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}."
When you do something nice for someone else, you are showing yourself that you can make a positive change for others. You feel able to make a real difference. It is important when life sometimes seems difficult.
You might think making a difference is just about helping others. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. You can meet new people and build up friendships. It's a good way to let you believe in yourself because it lets you know that you are important and able to change.
任务 A： 阅读以下材料， 然后从下面方框中所给的 A、B、C、D、E选项中选择最佳答案 (其中一项为多余选项) 。
A. But it is also great for your own happiness. B. Your kindness might encourage them help others too. C. It helps you face difficulties bravely and deal with them actively. D. The idea behind it is to ask people to do something good for others. E. There are many wave you can make a difference to people you know or even strangers. |
任务B： 请结合第一节内容， 回答下面问题。 (约20词)
What are you going to do to make a difference? Why? {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
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