Unit 6-10课文改编阅读表达 2024-2025学年人教版英语八年级下册

人教版八年级下册Unit 6-10课文改编阅读表达——答案 （十一） In November 1979, pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program called Monkey. Most of them were hearing this story for the first time. However, this story is not new to Chinese children. The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the main character in the traditional Chinese book Journey to the West. The story says that once upon a time there was a magic rock. One day, it suddenly broke open and gave birth to a monkey. The monkey king is not just any normal monkey. In fact, he sometimes does not even look like a monkey. this is because he can also make 72 changes to his shape and size, turning himself into different animals and objects. But unless he can hide his tail, he cannot turn himself into a person. To fight bad people, the Monkey King uses a magic stick. Sometimes he can make the stick so small that he can keep it in his ear. At other times, he is able to make it big and long. The Monkey king has excited the children of China many years. And as soon as the TV program came out more than 30 years ago, Western children became interested in reading this story because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never gives up. 1. When did the TV program Monkey first come out in England? In November 1979. 2. Who is the main character in Journey to the West? The Monkey King or Sun Wukong. 3. Was the Monkey King born by a mother monkey? No, he wasn’t. 4. Why wasn’t the Monkey King a normal monkey? he sometimes does not even look like a monkey. this is because he can also make 72 changes to his shape and size, turning himself into different animals and objects. 5. When can the Monkey King turn himself into a real man? After he hides his tail. 6. Where does the Monkey King put his stick? In his ear. 7. Why has the Monkey interested the Western children so much? Because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never gives up. （十二） Hansel and Gretel lived near forest with their father and stepmother. One year, the weather was so dry that no food would grow. The wife told her husband that unless he left the children to die in the forest, the whole family would die. Gretel heard this, and Hansel made a plan to save himself and his sister. SCENE ONE: The children learn that something bad is going to happen. Gretel: Did you hear our stepmother planning to kill us? Hansel: Don’t worry! I have a plan to save us. Gretel: How can you save us? Hansel: Be quiet! I’m going outside to get something in the moonlight. Now, go to sleep. SCENE TWO: The children wake up. Wife: Get up, lazy children! Husband: Yes, dears. You must come with me to the forest to get wood. Wife: Here’s some bread. Don’t eat it until you get to the forest. SCENE THREE: Gretel learns about Hansel’s plan. Gretel: Hansel, what are you doing? Hansel: I’m dropping white stones along the way. Unless I do, We’ll be lost. Tonight, when the moon is shining bright, we’ll be able to see the stones. SENE FOUR: The children surprise the parents. Wife: You bad children! What a long time you slept in the forest! Husband: We thought you were never coming back. Wife: Now, go to bed. As soon as you wake up, you must go to the forest with your father. Hansel: What, again? I want to go out to look at the moon. Wife: No. You can’t go out now. SCENE FIVE: Hansel has to change his plan. Gretel: What can we do? You have no more stones. Hansel: I’ll drop pieces of bread. As soon as the moon rises, we can follow them instead. SCENE SIX: The children can’t find the pieces of bread. Gretel: I can’t see any bread on the ground. Maybe it was the birds. Hansel: Never mind! Just keep walking. Unless we do, We won’t find our way out. SCENE SEVEN:The children get lost. Gretel: Hansel, we’re really lost! Hansel: Listen! That bird’s song is so beautiful that we should follow it. Gretel: Look! It’s leading us to that wonderful house made of bread, cake and sugar. Hansel: Let’s eat part of the house! (Then they heard an old woman’s voice from inside the house.) Voice: Who is that? Who is brave enough to eat my house? 1. Why does the father agree to leave the children to die in the forest? Because the whole family would die, unless he left the children to die in the forest. 2. How do Gretel and Hansel get back home for the first night By following the white stones Hansel drops. 3. Why do Gretel and Hansel get lost for the second time? Because the birds may eat the bread they drop. 4. Was Hansel clever? Yes, he was. 5. What do you think of the step mother? Mean and cruel. （十三） One of the world’s most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, and one of the most popular places for this is the Himalayas. The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China. Of all the mountains, Qomolangma rises the highest and is the most famous. It is 8,844.43 meters high and so is very dangerous to climb. Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top. The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29,1953. The first Chinese team did so in 1960, while the first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975. Why do so many climbers risk their lives? One of the main reasons is because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature. 1. Where do the Himalayas lie? In the southwestern part of China. 2. Why is Qomolangma very dangerous to climb? Beqcause thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard. And there are more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top. 3. Why do so many climbers risk their lives to climb Qomolangma? Because they want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. 4. What can we learn from the climbers? We should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. 5. What other most dangerous sports do you know? (List at least 1) Bungee Jumping （十四） It is 8:30 a.m. at the Chengdu Research Base. Lin Wei and the other panda keepers are preparing the milk for the baby pandas’ breakfast. At 9:00 a.m., they find that most of the babies are already awake and hungry. When the babies see the keepers, they run over with excitement and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over! “They’re so cute and lovely. I take care of them like they’re my own babies. I wash, feed and play with them every day. They’re very special to me.”Lin Wei loves her job, but it is a difficult one. Pandas do not have many babies, maybe only one every two years. The babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long. Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo. Many years ago, there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China than there are now. But then humans started to cut down the forests, and there was less bamboo for the pandas. Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the remaining forests. Another 200 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries. An education program in Chengdu teaches children in cities about pandas and other endangered animals. They send people to schools to tell children about the importance of saving these animals. The children sing songs or make artwork about pandas and other wild animals. Teaching children is one way to help save pandas. The Chinese government is also planting more bamboo trees so there will be more forests for pandas to live in. We all hope that in the future there will be a lot more pandas than now. 1. When do the pandas have breakfast at the Chengdu Research Base? At about 9:00 a.m. 2. What is Lin Wei’s job at the Chengdu Research Base? She washes, feeds and plays with them every day. 3. How many pandas are there now? Fewer than 2,200. 4. Why are there fewer pandas now than before? Because humans started to cut down the forests, and there was less bamboo for the pandas. 5. What other ways do you have to save pandas? (List at least one.) By sending more doctors to take care of baby pandas to avoid their death from illness. （十五） When I first arrived on this island, I had nothing. But I’ve found the ship and made a small boat. I’ve brought back many things I can use— food and drink, tools, knives and guns. Although I have lost everything, I have not lost my life. So I will not give up and I will wait for another ship. I have already cut down trees and built a house. I go out with my gun almost every day to kill animals and birds for food. I’m even learning to grow fruits and vegetables. A few weeks ago, I found the marks of another man’s feet on the sand. Who else is on my island? How long have they been here? Not long after that, I saw some cannibals trying to kill two men from a broken ship. One of them died but the other ran towards my house. I helped him kill the cannibals. This man now lives with me and helps me. I named him Friday because that was the day I met him. He is smart and I have already taught him some English. 1. What did the writer bring back from the ship? Food and drink, tools, knives and guns. 2. Did the writer lose hope after he arrived on the island? No, he didn’t. 3. How does the writer feed himself? He goes out with his gun almost every day to kill animals and birds for food. he even learns to grow fruits and vegetables. 4. What do you think of living on the island? Lonely, challenging and dangerous 5. Why do you think the writer helped Friday to kill the cannibals Because he is kind. / Because he could scare the cannibals away by doing so. （十六） When Sarah was a teenager, she used to fight over almost everything with her family. But five years ago, while she was studying abroad in England, she heard a song full of feelings about returning home on the radio. It made Sarah think about her family and friends back in the US. She came to realize how much she actually missed all of them. Ever since then, she has been a fan of American country music. Country is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America. Nashville, Tennessee is the home of country music. Many songs these days are just about modern life in the US, such as the importance of money and success, but not about belonging to a group. However, country music brings us back to the “good old days” when people were kind to each other and trusted one another. It reminds us that the best things in life are free—laughter, friends, family, and the beauty of nature and the countryside. Sarah hasn’t been to Nashville yet, but it is her dream to go there one day. She has already read a lot about the place and done some research on it. She knows that there is a Country Music Hall of Fame Museum in Nashville. There are also always a lot of great country music concerts with famous musicians and singers, like Garth Brooks. Sarah has already listened to most of his songs. “Garth is one of the most successful musicians in American history. He’s sold more than 120 million records. I hope to see him sing live one day!” 1. Did Sarah have problems with her family when she was home? Yes, she did. 2. How long has Sarah been a fan of American country music? Since she heard a song full of feelings about returning home on the radio while she was studying abroad in England. 3. Where is country music from? The southern states of America. / Nashville, Tennessee 4. What is country music about? Belonging to a group. 5. What’s the best thing in life according to the writer? Thins like laughter, friends, family, and the beauty of nature and the countryside. 6. What’s Sarah’s dream? To go to Nashville (to listen to country music live). （十七） Ken：The most interesting museum I’ve ever been to is the American Compute Museum. They have information about different computers and who invented them. The old computers were much bigger. It’s unbelievable that technology has progressed in such a rapid way! I’ve also learned that there was a special computer. It could play chess even better than humans. I wonder how much more computers will be able to do in the future. Amy：I’ve recently been to a very unusual museum in India, the International Museum of Toilets. I just couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw so many different kinds of toilets there. The museum teaches people about the history and development of toilets. It also encourages governments and social groups to think about ways to improve toilets in the future. Linlin：Last year I went to the Hangzhou National Tea Museum. It’s a relaxing and peaceful place near a lake. The tea art performances show how to make a perfect cup of tea. Watching them prepare the tea with the beautiful tea sets is just as enjoyable as drinking the tea itself. I’ve finally realized why my grandpa loves drinking tea and collecting tea sets. 1. What can you learn in the American Compute Museum? Information about different computers and who invented them. 2. Is the computer in the American Compute Museum better at chess than humans? Yes, it is. 3. What is the purpose of the International Museum of Toilets To encourages governments and social groups to think about ways to improve toilets in the future. 4. What can we see in the Hangzhou National Tea Museum? The tea art performances show. 5. Why do you think that Linlin’s grandpa loves drinking tea and collecting tea sets? Because they bring people peace, relaxation and joy. （十八） Have you ever been to Singapore? For thousands of tourists from China, this small island in Southeast Asia is a wonderful and safe place to take a holiday. On the one hand, more than three quarters of the population are Chinese, so you can simply speak Putonghua a lot of the time. On the other hand, Singapore is an English-speaking country, so it’s also a good place to practice your English! Have you ever tried Chinese food outside of China? Maybe you fear that you won’t be able to find anything good to eat when you travel. In Singapore, however, you’ll find a lot of food from China; you won’t have any problem getting rice, noodles or dumplings. Singapore is also an excellent place to try new food. Whether you like Indian food, Western food or Japanese food, you’ll find it all in Singapore! Most large cities have zoos, but have you ever been to a zoo at night? Singapore has a Night Safari. It might seem strange to go to a zoo when it’s dark. However, if you go to see lions, tigers or foxes during the daytime, they’ll probably be asleep! A lot of animals only wake up at night, so this is the best time to watch them. At the Night Safari, you can watch these animals in a more natural environment than in a normal zoo. One great thing about Singapore is that the temperature is almost the same all year round. This is because the island is so close to the equator. so you can choose to go whenever you like-spring, summer, autumn or winter. And, of course, it’s not too far from China! 1. What do tourists from China think of Singapore? Wonderful and safe. 2. Is it difficult for Chinese to tour in Singapore？ No, it isn’t. 3. When is the best time to see lions, tigers or foxes in the zoo in Singapore？ At night. 4. Why is the temperature in Singapore almost the same all year round? because it is so close to the equator. 5. What aspects（方面）may make people like to visit Singapore? Languages, food, zoos, and temperature (/climate). （十九） My children are growing up fast. My daughter is 16 and my boy has just started junior high school. As they get bigger our house seems to get smaller. So we’ve been clearing out a lot of things from our bedrooms for a yard sale. We’ve decided to each sell five things we no longer use. We’ll give the money we raise to a children’s home. My son was quite sad at first. He found a lot of toys that he doesn’t play with anymore but still wanted to keep. For example, he’s owned a train and railway set since his fourth birthday, and he played with it almost every week until he was about seven. And he didn’t want to lose the toy monkey he’s had since birth. I remember when he would never go to bed without it. My daughter was more understanding, although she also felt sad to part with certain toys. As for me, I didn’t want to give up my football shirts, but, to be honest, I haven’t played for a while now. I’m getting older, too! 1. What are they going to do with the things they clear out? To have a yard sale. 2. What are they going to deal with the money they get? They will give the money we raise to a children’s home. 3. Did the son want to give up his toys? No, he didn’t. 4. How long had the son play with the train and railway set? For about 3 years. 5. Why do you think they feel sad to part with the old objects? Because they bring them sweet memories. （二十） Some people still live in their hometown. However, others may only see it once or twice a year. Nowadays, millions of Chinese leave the countryside to search for work in the cities. Among these is Zhong Wei, a 46-year-old husband and father. He has lived in Wenzhou for the last 13 years. With a hard job in a crayon factory, he doesn’t find much time to visit his hometown. “I used to return home at least once a year, but I haven’t been back for almost three years now. It’s a shame, but I just don’t have the time,” he says. Many people like Zhong Wei regard with great interest how their hometowns have changed. Perhaps large hospitals and new roads have appeared. In many places, the government has also built new schools and sent teachers from the cities to help. “I noticed that’s true of my hometown,” adds Zhong Wei. “Children have learned to read and count at my old primary school since the mid-20th century. But now the buildings are really old. I hear they’re going to build a new school there.” Zhong Wei thinks such developments are good, and he also knows that his hometown cannot always stay the same. According to Zhong Wei, however, some things will never change. “In my hometown, there was a big old tree opposite the school. It is still there and has become quite a symbol of the place. Most of the children in my time liked to play together under that big tree, especially during the summer holidays. It was such a happy childhood. Our hometown has left many soft and sweet memories in our hearts.” 1. Why do so many Chinese people leave the countryside these days? To search for work in the cities. 2. How does Zhong Wei feel about not going back to his hometown? Shameful. 3. What new things may the countryside have now? Large hospitals, new roads, and new schools. 4. Will everything in the countryside change? No, it won't. 5. What may the big old tree remind people of? Their happy childhood. 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$人教版八年级下册Unit 6-10课文改编阅读表达——测试 （十一） In November 1979, pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program called Monkey. Most of them were hearing this story for the first time. However, this story is not new to Chinese children. The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the main character in the traditional Chinese book Journey to the West. The story says that once upon a time there was a magic rock. One day, it suddenly broke open and gave birth to a monkey. The monkey king is not just any normal monkey. In fact, he sometimes does not even look like a monkey. this is because he can also make 72 changes to his shape and size, turning himself into different animals and objects. But unless he can hide his tail, he cannot turn himself into a person. To fight bad people, the Monkey King uses a magic stick. Sometimes he can make the stick so small that he can keep it in his ear. At other times, he is able to make it big and long. The Monkey king has excited the children of China many years. And as soon as the TV program came out more than 30 years ago, Western children became interested in reading this story because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never gives up. 1. When did the TV program Monkey first come out in England? 2. Who is the main character in Journey to the West? 3. Was the Monkey King born by a mother monkey? 4. Why wasn’t the Monkey King a normal monkey? 5. When can the Monkey King turn himself into a real man? 6. Where does the Monkey King put his stick? 7. Why has the Monkey interested the Western children so much? （十二） Hansel and Gretel lived near forest with their father and stepmother. One year, the weather was so dry that no food would grow. The wife told her husband that unless he left the children to die in the forest, the whole family would die. Gretel heard this, and Hansel made a plan to save himself and his sister. SCENE ONE: The children learn that something bad is going to happen. Gretel: Did you hear our stepmother planning to kill us? Hansel: Don’t worry! I have a plan to save us. Gretel: How can you save us? Hansel: Be quiet! I’m going outside to get something in the moonlight. Now, go to sleep. SCENE TWO: The children wake up. Wife: Get up, lazy children! Husband: Yes, dears. You must come with me to the forest to get wood. Wife: Here’s some bread. Don’t eat it until you get to the forest. SCENE THREE: Gretel learns about Hansel’s plan. Gretel: Hansel, what are you doing? Hansel: I’m dropping white stones along the way. Unless I do, We’ll be lost. Tonight, when the moon is shining bright, we’ll be able to see the stones. SENE FOUR: The children surprise the parents. Wife: You bad children! What a long time you slept in the forest! Husband: We thought you were never coming back. Wife: Now, go to bed. As soon as you wake up, you must go to the forest with your father. Hansel: What, again? I want to go out to look at the moon. Wife: No. You can’t go out now. SCENE FIVE: Hansel has to change his plan. Gretel: What can we do? You have no more stones. Hansel: I’ll drop pieces of bread. As soon as the moon rises, we can follow them instead. SCENE SIX: The children can’t find the pieces of bread. Gretel: I can’t see any bread on the ground. Maybe it was the birds. Hansel: Never mind! Just keep walking. Unless we do, We won’t find our way out. SCENE SEVEN:The children get lost. Gretel: Hansel, we’re really lost! Hansel: Listen! That bird’s song is so beautiful that we should follow it. Gretel: Look! It’s leading us to that wonderful house made of bread, cake and sugar. Hansel: Let’s eat part of the house! (Then they heard an old woman’s voice from inside the house.) Voice: Who is that? Who is brave enough to eat my house? 1. Why does the father agree to leave the children to die in the forest? 2. How do Gretel and Hansel get back home for the first night 3. Why do Gretel and Hansel get lost for the second time? 4. Was Hansel clever? 5. What do you think of the step mother? （十三） One of the world’s most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, and one of the most popular places for this is the Himalayas. The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China. Of all the mountains, Qomolangma rises the highest and is the most famous. It is 8,844.43 meters high and so is very dangerous to climb. Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top. The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29,1953. The first Chinese team did so in 1960, while the first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975. Why do so many climbers risk their lives? One of the main reasons is because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature. 1. Where do the Himalayas lie? 2. Why is Qomolangma very dangerous to climb? 3. Why do so many climbers risk their lives to climb Qomolangma? 4. What can we learn from the climbers? 5. What other most dangerous sports do you know? (List at least 1) （十四） It is 8:30 a.m. at the Chengdu Research Base. Lin Wei and the other panda keepers are preparing the milk for the baby pandas’ breakfast. At 9:00 a.m., they find that most of the babies are already awake and hungry. When the babies see the keepers, they run over with excitement and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over! “They’re so cute and lovely. I take care of them like they’re my own babies. I wash, feed and play with them every day. They’re very special to me.”Lin Wei loves her job, but it is a difficult one. Pandas do not have many babies, maybe only one every two years. The babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long. Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo. Many years ago, there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China than there are now. But then humans started to cut down the forests, and there was less bamboo for the pandas. Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the remaining forests. Another 200 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries. An education program in Chengdu teaches children in cities about pandas and other endangered animals. They send people to schools to tell children about the importance of saving these animals. The children sing songs or make artwork about pandas and other wild animals. Teaching children is one way to help save pandas. The Chinese government is also planting more bamboo trees so there will be more forests for pandas to live in. We all hope that in the future there will be a lot more pandas than now. 1. When do the pandas have breakfast at the Chengdu Research Base? 2. What is Lin Wei’s job at the Chengdu Research Base? 3. How many pandas are there now? 4. Why are there fewer pandas now than before? 5. What other ways do you have to save pandas? (List at least one.) （十五） When I first arrived on this island, I had nothing. But I’ve found the ship and made a small boat. I’ve brought back many things I can use— food and drink, tools, knives and guns. Although I have lost everything, I have not lost my life. So I will not give up and I will wait for another ship. I have already cut down trees and built a house. I go out with my gun almost every day to kill animals and birds for food. I’m even learning to grow fruits and vegetables. A few weeks ago, I found the marks of another man’s feet on the sand. Who else is on my island? How long have they been here? Not long after that, I saw some cannibals trying to kill two men from a broken ship. One of them died but the other ran towards my house. I helped him kill the cannibals. This man now lives with me and helps me. I named him Friday because that was the day I met him. He is smart and I have already taught him some English. 1. What did the writer bring back from the ship? 2. Did the writer lose hope after he arrived on the island? 3. How does the writer feed himself? 4. What do you think of living on the island? 5. Why do you think the writer helped Friday to kill the cannibals （十六） When Sarah was a teenager, she used to fight over almost everything with her family. But five years ago, while she was studying abroad in England, she heard a song full of feelings about returning home on the radio. It made Sarah think about her family and friends back in the US. She came to realize how much she actually missed all of them. Ever since then, she has been a fan of American country music. Country is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America. Nashville, Tennessee is the home of country music. Many songs these days are just about modern life in the US, such as the importance of money and success, but not about belonging to a group. However, country music brings us back to the “good old days” when people were kind to each other and trusted one another. It reminds us that the best things in life are free—laughter, friends, family, and the beauty of nature and the countryside. Sarah hasn’t been to Nashville yet, but it is her dream to go there one day. She has already read a lot about the place and done some research on it. She knows that there is a Country Music Hall of Fame Museum in Nashville. There are also always a lot of great country music concerts with famous musicians and singers, like Garth Brooks. Sarah has already listened to most of his songs. “Garth is one of the most successful musicians in American history. He’s sold more than 120 million records. I hope to see him sing live one day!” 1. Did Sarah have problems with her family when she was home? 2. How long has Sarah been a fan of American country music? 3. Where is country music from? 4. What is country music about? 5. What’s the best thing in life according to the writer? 6. What’s Sarah’s dream? （十七） Ken：The most interesting museum I’ve ever been to is the American Compute Museum. They have information about different computers and who invented them. The old computers were much bigger. It’s unbelievable that technology has progressed in such a rapid way! I’ve also learned that there was a special computer. It could play chess even better than humans. I wonder how much more computers will be able to do in the future. Amy：I’ve recently been to a very unusual museum in India, the International Museum of Toilets. I just couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw so many different kinds of toilets there. The museum teaches people about the history and development of toilets. It also encourages governments and social groups to think about ways to improve toilets in the future. Linlin：Last year I went to the Hangzhou National Tea Museum. It’s a relaxing and peaceful place near a lake. The tea art performances show how to make a perfect cup of tea. Watching them prepare the tea with the beautiful tea sets is just as enjoyable as drinking the tea itself. I’ve finally realized why my grandpa loves drinking tea and collecting tea sets. 1. What can you learn in the American Compute Museum? 2. Is the computer in the American Compute Museum better at chess than humans? 3. What is the purpose of the International Museum of Toilets 4. What can we see in the Hangzhou National Tea Museum? 5. Why do you think that Linlin’s grandpa loves drinking tea and collecting tea sets? （十八） Have you ever been to Singapore? For thousands of tourists from China, this small island in Southeast Asia is a wonderful and safe place to take a holiday. On the one hand, more than three quarters of the population are Chinese, so you can simply speak Putonghua a lot of the time. On the other hand, Singapore is an English-speaking country, so it’s also a good place to practice your English! Have you ever tried Chinese food outside of China? Maybe you fear that you won’t be able to find anything good to eat when you travel. In Singapore, however, you’ll find a lot of food from China; you won’t have any problem getting rice, noodles or dumplings. Singapore is also an excellent place to try new food. Whether you like Indian food, Western food or Japanese food, you’ll find it all in Singapore! Most large cities have zoos, but have you ever been to a zoo at night? Singapore has a Night Safari. It might seem strange to go to a zoo when it’s dark. However, if you go to see lions, tigers or foxes during the daytime, they’ll probably be asleep! A lot of animals only wake up at night, so this is the best time to watch them. At the Night Safari, you can watch these animals in a more natural environment than in a normal zoo. One great thing about Singapore is that the temperature is almost the same all year round. This is because the island is so close to the equator. so you can choose to go whenever you like-spring, summer, autumn or winter. And, of course, it’s not too far from China! 1. What do tourists from China think of Singapore? 2. Is it difficult for Chinese to tour in Singapore？ 3. When is the best time to see lions, tigers or foxes in the zoo in Singapore？ 4. Why is the temperature in Singapore almost the same all year round? 5. What aspects（方面）may make people like to visit Singapore? （十九） My children are growing up fast. My daughter is 16 and my boy has just started junior high school. As they get bigger our house seems to get smaller. So we’ve been clearing out a lot of things from our bedrooms for a yard sale. We’ve decided to each sell five things we no longer use. We’ll give the money we raise to a children’s home. My son was quite sad at first. He found a lot of toys that he doesn’t play with anymore but still wanted to keep. For example, he’s owned a train and railway set since his fourth birthday, and he played with it almost every week until he was about seven. And he didn’t want to lose the toy monkey he’s had since birth. I remember when he would never go to bed without it. My daughter was more understanding, although she also felt sad to part with certain toys. As for me, I didn’t want to give up my football shirts, but, to be honest, I haven’t played for a while now. I’m getting older, too! 1. What are they going to do with the things they clear out? 2. What are they going to deal with the money they get? 3. Did the son want to give up his toys? 4. How long had the son play with the train and railway set? 5. Why do you think they feel sad to part with the old objects? （二十） Some people still live in their hometown. However, others may only see it once or twice a year. Nowadays, millions of Chinese leave the countryside to search for work in the cities. Among these is Zhong Wei, a 46-year-old husband and father. He has lived in Wenzhou for the last 13 years. With a hard job in a crayon factory, he doesn’t find much time to visit his hometown. “I used to return home at least once a year, but I haven’t been back for almost three years now. It’s a shame, but I just don’t have the time,” he says. Many people like Zhong Wei regard with great interest how their hometowns have changed. Perhaps large hospitals and new roads have appeared. In many places, the government has also built new schools and sent teachers from the cities to help. “I noticed that’s true of my hometown,” adds Zhong Wei. “Children have learned to read and count at my old primary school since the mid-20th century. But now the buildings are really old. I hear they’re going to build a new school there.” Zhong Wei thinks such developments are good, and he also knows that his hometown cannot always stay the same. According to Zhong Wei, however, some things will never change. “In my hometown, there was a big old tree opposite the school. It is still there and has become quite a symbol of the place. Most of the children in my time liked to play together under that big tree, especially during the summer holidays. It was such a happy childhood. Our hometown has left many soft and sweet memories in our hearts.” 1. Why do so many Chinese people leave the countryside these days? 2. How does Zhong Wei feel about not going back to his hometown? 3. What new things may the countryside have now? 4. Will everything in the countryside change? 5. What may the big old tree remind people of? 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$