Unit 2 We're Family!（人与社会：和谐家庭）【同步拓展阅读】-2024-2025学年七年级英语单元阅读提升（人教版2024）

七年级上册 Unit 2 We're Family!（人教版2024） 人与社会：和谐家庭 目录 Home is where you make it ? 房子就是家吗？ 2 Four generations living together四世同堂 3 The best gift for mom.给妈妈最好的礼物 4 中国成语小故事01：Lying on the ice to catch carp for one's parents卧冰求鲤 5 中国成语小故事02：No silver buried here, three hundred taels此地无银三百两 6 练一练:小试牛刀 7 名言名句积累 人与社会 1. Home is where the heart is. 心所在，即是家所在。 2. My child, if your heart is wise, then my heart too will be happy. 孩子，你心若存智慧，我的心也甚欢喜。 3. Friends love all the time, and kinsfolk are born for times of trouble. 朋友乃时常亲爱，弟兄为患难而生。 4. The family which sings together stays together. 同歌唱的家庭永存不散。 5. A happy family is but an earlier heaven. 幸福的家庭就像是提前到来的天堂。—— 乔治·萧伯纳（George Bernard Shaw） Home is where you make it ? 房子就是家吗？ A tortoise (陆龟) was resting under a tree. When he looked up, he saw a bird sitting in its nest (巢) in the tree. The tortoise spoke to the bird mockingly, “What a shabby (破旧的) home you have! It is made of broken twigs (细枝), it has no roof, and looks crude (粗糙的). What’s worse, you had to build it little by little on your own. Look at my house. It’s my shell, which I was born with on my back. I think my house is much better than your poor nest.” “Yes, my house is made of broken twigs, looks shabby and is open to the wind and the rain. It is crude, but I built it myself, and I like it,” the bird replied. “I guess it’s just like any other nest, but not better than mine,” said the tortoise. “You must be jealous (嫉妒的) of my shell, though.” “Not really,” the bird answered. “My home has space for my family and friends; your shell cannot hold anyone other than you. Maybe you have a better house, but I have a better home,” the bird said happily. 一只陆龟正在树下休息。当它抬头时，看到一只鸟坐在树上的巢里。陆龟嘲笑地对鸟儿说：“你的家真简陋啊！它是由碎树枝做的，没有屋顶，看起来很粗糙。更糟糕的是，你必须自己一点一点地建造它。看看我的房子。它是我的壳，我出生时就在背上。我觉得我的房子比你的破巢好多了。” “是的，我的房子是用碎树枝做的，看起来很简陋，而且风吹雨打都挡不住。它很粗糙，但它是我自己建的，我喜欢它，”鸟儿回答道。 “我想它就像其他任何鸟巢一样，但不如我的好，”陆龟说。“你一定嫉妒我的壳吧。” “其实并不是，”鸟儿回答道。“我的家有足够的空间容纳我的家人和朋友；你的壳除了你自己，谁也装不下。也许你的房子更好，但我的家更好，”鸟儿高兴地说。 Four generations living together四世同堂 Do you live with your grandparents or great-grandparents? Recently, a video challenge (挑战) called “four generations” has become popular online. It shows the structure (结构) of a Chinese family—from young children to great-grandparents. In these videos, a little boy or girl calls for their mother or father. The parent smiles and calls for the grandparent. Finally, the grandparent calls for the great-grandparent! These videos show how much Chinese people love their family. In many Chinese families, several generations live together. This is called an extended family (大家庭). Usually it is “four-two-one”— four grandparents, two parents, one child. This family structure has both good and bad sides. When parents are busy with work, grandparents can help take care of the children. According to the Atlantic magazine (杂志), 90 percent of children in Shanghai and 70 percent of children in Beijing grow up with the care of grandparents. But some people say grandparents love their grandchildren too much and let them eat too much. Arguments (争吵) may happen among family members of different ages. Life can be both sweet and bitter (苦的). Family life is no different. But the most important thing to remember is that family is all about love. 你和你的祖父母或曾祖父母住在一起吗？最近，一个名为“四代同堂”的视频挑战在网上流行起来。它展示了中国家庭的结构——从小孩到曾祖父母。 在这些视频中，一个小男孩或小女孩会呼唤他们的父母。父母笑着呼唤祖父母。最后，祖父母呼唤曾祖父母！这些视频展示了中国人有多么爱他们的家庭。 在许多中国家庭中，几代人住在一起。这被称为大家庭。通常是“四二一”结构——四个祖父母，两个父母，一个孩子。 这种家庭结构既有好的一面也有坏的一面。当父母忙于工作时，祖父母可以帮助照顾孩子。据《大西洋月刊》报道，上海90%的孩子和北京70%的孩子都是在祖父母的照顾下长大的。 但有些人说，祖父母太溺爱孙子孙女了，让他们吃得太多了。不同年龄段的家庭成员之间可能会发生争吵。 生活有苦有甜。家庭生活也不例外。但最重要的是要记住，家庭就是爱。 The best gift for mom.给妈妈最好的礼物 It is in January, and Mao Hong always thinks about the Chinese New Year presents for her family. It is easy to buy a present for her father. Father loves history books and detective stories. She can look at the books he has and buy something like them.She only needs to ask Mother what she is going to buy for him first, so that they won't buy the same one! Mao's problem is what to buy for Mother. She doesn't read many books.She loves gardening,but she already has all the garden tools she needs.Also,she likes to choose the plants herself.Mao has a lot of ideas about the present. But nothing is perfect. Mao's mother always says that the best presents are the ones that a person puts time and hard work into.Suddenly Mao has an idea.Why not knit a scarf for Mother? Then she can wear it to keep warm when she is in the garden on cold days. So Mao buys some pink and orange wool. They are Mother's favorite colors because they remind her of the flowers she likes. Every day Mao spends a few hours knitting when other is not around.She wants it to be a big surprise.She hopes Mother will be very happy when she sees the scarf on the first morning of Chinese New year.She must like it very much! 现在是一月份，毛红总是想着为家人准备春节礼物。为她爸爸买礼物很容易。爸爸喜欢历史书和侦探小说。她可以看看他有哪些书，然后买一些类似的。她只需要先问问妈妈打算给他买什么，这样他们就不会买重复的了！ 毛红的问题在于给妈妈买什么。妈妈不怎么看书。她喜欢园艺，但她已经有了所有需要的园艺工具。而且，她喜欢亲自挑选植物。毛红对礼物有很多想法，但没有一个是完美的。 毛红的妈妈总说，最好的礼物是那些需要一个人投入时间和努力准备的。突然，毛红有了一个主意。为什么不为妈妈织一条围巾呢？这样，在寒冷的天气里，她就可以在花园里戴着它保暖了。于是，毛红买了一些粉色和橙色的羊毛。这是妈妈最喜欢的颜色，因为这些颜色让她想起了她喜欢的花。 每天，当没有人在的时候，毛红都会花几个小时来织围巾。她想给妈妈一个大大的惊喜。她希望妈妈在新年第一天早上看到这条围巾时会非常高兴。她一定会非常喜欢的！ 中国成语小故事01：Lying on the ice to catch carp for one's parents卧冰求鲤 In ancient times, there was a man named Wang Xiang. When he was young, his biological mother died early and his father remarried. His stepmother, Mrs. Zhu, was not kind to him and often spoke ill of him in front of his father, which led to him losing his father's love. 在古代，有一个叫王祥的人。他幼年时生母早逝，父亲续弦，继母朱氏对他并不慈爱，常在他父亲面前说他的坏话，导致他失去了父亲的疼爱。 However, Wang Xiang was always very filial to his stepmother. One winter, his stepmother Mrs. Zhu fell ill and wanted to eat fresh carp. But it was extremely cold at that time and the river was frozen, making it impossible to catch fish. 然而，王祥却始终对继母非常孝顺。有一年冬天，继母朱氏生病了，想吃新鲜的鲤鱼。但当时天寒地冻，河水都结冰了，根本无法捕鱼。 Wang Xiang was not intimidated by the difficulty. He came to the river, took off his clothes, lay on the ice surface, and wanted to melt the ice with his body temperature. His filial piety moved heaven and earth. Suddenly, the ice surface cracked by itself and two carp jumped out of the water. Wang Xiang happily took the fish home and made delicious fish soup for his stepmother. 王祥没有被困难吓倒，他来到河边，脱下衣服，趴在冰面上，想用自己的体温融化冰块。他的孝心感动了天地，冰面忽然自行裂开，两条鲤鱼跃出水面。王祥高兴地拿着鱼回家，给继母做了美味的鱼汤。 His stepmother was moved by his behavior and changed her attitude towards him since then, loving him like her own son. 继母被他的行为所感动，从此对他改变了态度，像对待亲生儿子一样疼爱他。 单词：ancient [ˈeɪnʃənt] adj.古代的,古老的 n.古代人; biological [ˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkl] adj.生物学的;有血亲关系的 filial [ˈfɪliəl] adj.孝顺的；carp [kɑːp] n.鲤鱼; 短语： filial piety 孝道 cracked by itself 自行裂开 The story teaches us to respect the elders, even in the face of difficulties and injustices. In modern society, we can draw strength from his spirit, care about our parents' needs in daily life, solve problems for them. 中国成语小故事02：No silver buried here, three hundred taels此地无银三百两 Long ago, there was a smart aleck man named Zhang San. 从前有个自作聪明的人叫张三。 He had accumulated three hundred taels of silver was so happy.However, he was also worried, afraid that someone steal the money and didn't know where to store it safely. He thought hard, and finally came up with a good idea.Under the cover of night, Zhang San dug a hole behind his house and buried the silver it. 他积攒了三百两银子，心里很高兴。但是他也很苦恼，怕这么多钱被别人偷走，不知道存放在哪里才安全。他苦思冥想了半天，最后终于想出了自认为最好的方法。张三趁着黑夜，在自家房后挖了一个坑，悄悄把银子埋在里面。 Even after burying them, he still uneasy, fearing that others might suspect there was silver there.So, he wrote seven words on a piece of paper 'There is no three hundred taels of silver here' and pasted it on the wall. 埋好后，他还是不放心，害怕别人怀疑这里埋了银子。他想了又想，在一张纸上写了 ‘此地无银三百两’ 七个大字，贴在墙上。 He felt this was the safest way, so he went back to home sleep. 他觉得这样是最安全的了，便安心回屋睡觉了。 However, Zhang San's actions had been seen by his neighbor, Wang Er.While Zhang San was asleep, Wang Er dug up the silver.Wang Er returned to home, extremely happy to have the silver, but then he became afraid. He thought, "What if Zhang San finds out the silver is missing tomorrow and suspects me?" 谁知，张三的举动早已被邻居王二看到了。趁着张三回屋睡觉，王二偷偷的把银子挖了出来。王二回到自己家里，见到眼前白花花的银子高兴极了，但又害怕了起来。他一想，"如果明天张三发现银子丢了，怀疑是我怎么办？" So, he also wrote seven words 'Next door Wang Er has not stolen' on a piece of paper and pasted it on the wall. 于是，他也自作聪明拿起笔，在纸上写了‘隔壁王二不曾偷’七个大字，贴在墙上。 单词：buried [ˈberid] v.埋葬( bury的过去式和过去分词 );掩埋; suspect [səˈspekt] vt.猜疑(是),怀疑， 短语： Smart aleck 自作聪明 This story describes someone who tries to cover up the truth but instead reveals it. 练一练:小试牛刀 There is a big and interesting family in the US. Gaby Hagler is 40 years old and Patrick Hagler is 51 years old. They have seven children(孩子). They are 14-year-old Kalleigh, 13-year-old Paxton, 3-year-old Sammy and quadruplets(四胞胎)—Adam, Bennett, Coby and Dane. Here is a picture of the quadruplets. They are about one year old. The four children look the same, so it is not easy for the family to tell them apart(区分). After thinking, the family have a cool idea(主意). Colors and animals(动物) can help them! Adam has a yellow and theme(主题). Bennett has a brown and theme. Coby has a white and theme. And Dane has a gray and theme. With these colors and animals, the family find it easy to tell the quadruplets apart. How interesting the family is! 1．Which of the following about the family is TRUE? A．The first child is 13 years old. B．Paxton is the second child. C．There are seven people in the family. D．Sammy doesn’t have any brothers or sisters. 2．The underlined word “gray” is a kind of________. A．color B．name C．picture D．animal 3．Please match(搭配) ①—④(names) to a—d(animals). ①Adam    a.         ②Bennett    b. ③Coby    c.     ④Dane    d. A．①-a; ②-d; ③-c; ④-b B．①-a; ②-c; ③-d; ④-b C．①-d; ②-a; ③-c; ④-b D．①-d; ②-c; ③-a; ④-b 4．What does the writer think of the family’s idea? A．Easy but boring. B．Difficult but cool. C．Easy and fun. D．Difficult and boring. 5．What is the best title for the passage? A．Colors and Animals B．A Big and Interesting Family C．How to Tell Quadruplets Apart D．How to Know Colors and Animals 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！6 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 七年级上册 Unit 1 You and me（人教版2024） 参考答案 【答案】 1．B 2．A 3．D 4．C 5．B 【导语】 本文主要讲述了一对夫妻原本有3个孩子，后来又生了四胞胎，他们用不同的颜色和动物来区分四胞胎。 【详解】 1．细节理解题。根据“They are 14-year-old Kalleigh, 13-year-old Paxton, 3-year-old Sammy and quadruplets(四胞胎)—Adam, Bennett, Coby and Dane.”可知，Paxton是第二个孩子。故选B。 2．词句猜测题。根据“Adam has a yellow…Bennett has a brown…Coby has a white…And Dane has a gray… .”可知，此处gray和前文中yellow、brown，white一样，是一种颜色。故选A。 3．细节理解题。根据“ Adam has a yellow… And Dane has a gray and…theme.”可知， Adam用长颈鹿、Bennett用考拉、Coby用熊猫，Dane用大象。故选D。 4．推理判断题。 根据“With these colors and animals, the family find it easy to tell the quadruplets apart. How interesting the family is!”可知，作者认为这家人的主意很容易且很有趣。故选C。 5．最佳标题题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了一对夫妻用不同的颜色和动物来区分四胞胎。故选C。 【参考译文】 美国有一个庞大而有趣的家庭。 加比·哈格勒40岁，帕特里克·哈格勒51岁。他们有七个孩子。他们是14岁的卡莱、13岁的帕克斯顿、3岁的萨米和四胞胎——亚当、本尼特、科比和戴恩。 这是四胞胎的照片。他们大约一岁大。这四个孩子看起来一样，所以家人不容易区分他们。经过思考，这个家庭想出了一个很酷的主意。颜色和动物可以帮助他们！亚当有黄色和长颈鹿主题。本尼特有棕色和考拉主题。科比有白色和熊猫主题。戴恩有灰色和大象主题。有了这些颜色和动物，家人发现很容易区分四胞胎。 这个家庭多么有趣啊！ 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！6 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$