拓展阅读四&综合实践二-【快乐暑假·中学生】2025年七年级英语假期作业（外研版）

拓展阅读四 What foods would you like to try for24 solar terms(节气)？ Can you remember all the 24 solar terms?They were made to guide farming activities ()Even now,they still guide our lives,telling us when to eat special foods and what cultural activities to have.Do you know what to eat during different solar terms?Here are some summer traditions (传统).Let's see if you have tried them before! Xiazhi,or Summer Solstice(夏至)，is the 10 th solar term of the year. What would you like to eat on xiazhi? With it comes the longest day of the year,people in Shandong eat cold noodles.There is an old saying there:Eat dumplings on Winter Solstice and eat noodles on Summer Solstice.People in some other parts of China also have this tradition. During Great Heat(大署)，most parts of China see the hottest days of the year.In Fujian,people eat sweet litchi().In Shandong Province, many people go to restaurants to drink“summer mutton(羊肉)soup”.In Guangdong,there's a popular saying:eating grass jelly during Great Heat will make you stay young.Grass jelly,or riancaodong in Chinese,is a des- sert made with a special grass. Beginning of Autumn(立秋)，thel3 th solar term,marks(标志)the end of summer and the beginning of autumn.In Hangzhou,people often eat peaches on this day..They keep the peach stones(果核)and burn(燃烧) them into ash()on Chinese New Year's Eve.People believe that this can bring them health for the whole year.In Shandong.people make dump- lings during the Beginning of Autumn,and they call it "Eating the Au- tumn".Maybe this Beginning of Autumn,you would like to have some dumplings too! End of Heat()means that the hot summer is ending and autumn is coming in most parts of China.There is a tradition to eat duck during the End of Heat.Duck has a sweet taste.According to traditional Chinese med- icine,it has a“cool”nature..There are many recipes(食谱)for cooking duck,such as roast duck(烤鸭). 综合实践二 诗歌欣赏 诗以高度凝练的语言表达着人们的喜怒哀乐，用其特有的节奏和方式影响着人们 的精神世界。英诗浩瀚，篇幅长短不一，长至成集，短至几句。诗讲究联想，运用比喻 拟人等各种修辞手法，形成了独特的语言艺术。作为英语学习者，我们应从实用角度阐 述对英诗的欣赏：诗的格律、诗的押韵、诗的体式、诗的评判。 请欣赏下面这首小诗，并背诵。 What is Time? 时间是什么？ Time is grain for farmers. 对农民来说，时间就是粮食。 Time is wealth for workers. 对工人来说，时间就是财富。 Time is life for doctors. 对医生来说，时间就是生命。 Time is victory for soldiers. 对士兵来说，时间就是胜利。 Time is knowledge for students. 对学生来说，时间就是知识。 Time is speed for scientists. 对科学家来说，时间就是速度。 Time is money for businessmen. 对企业家来说，时间就是金钱。 Time is everything for all of us. 对我们大家来说，时间就是一切。 Therefore,seize the time of today! 因此，把握今天！ 请搜集一首你喜欢的英文诗歌，并摘抄下来。 18